Learning, Practice, Experience
Something to ponder about: Learning something is not easy. Putting that learning into practice is harder. Doing it long enough to be able to bring it into your experience is extremely difficult. What have...
Monthly Archive: December 2017
Life’s a cricket match
You know your team, you know your target, you know your required run rate, the players you have to watch out for and the pitch. You are on the high alert every minute lest...
Identifying your interests
You tend to succeed at what you are happy doing. And you tend to be happy when you do what you know you are good at. What comes first? How do you identify your...
Compliance and Regulatory Bodies
Every industry has them in practically every geography: The need to have processes and procedures audited for the conformance of the organization to compliance requirements laid out by regulatory bodies. If you study HIPAA,...
You don’t need experience
Experience gives you two things: It exposes you to a broader spectrum of scenarios It reduces the need to think too much as your work tasks, though complex, become second nature to you You...
How to be successful?
I have often had youngsters ask this question. Here’s the answer: Wake up at 4:00 AM, have a hot shower, mediate for atleast 15 minutes, workout for an hour, read something that relates to...
Harmony and dissonance in life
Seeking harmony is not bad; nurturing dissonance is! But if chasing external harmony becomes your way of life, you can be assured of inner dissonance. I am not suggesting confrontation, but maturity lies in...
The negative side
Someone’s sickness is a Physician’s source of bread. Someone’s crime is an Attorney’s source of bread. Someone’s insecurity is a Policeman’s source of bread. Someone’s fear of illiteracy and mediocre life is a Teacher’s...
Your tipping point
I was at an airport recently where our flight was canceled. We had to wait in a queue for about 4 hours. The first hour was fun. Everyone spoke to everyone else; expressed...
Do you use your Retrospectoscope completely?
You have a built in “Retrospectoscope”. It has a dual purpose: 1. Recounting incidents from the past 2. Predictive Analysis for a better future Are you using it for purpose 1? Are you using...
