Pick your fights
It may not always seem easy or possible to reconcile seemingly divergent points of view. Some of the greatest battles that the world has seen are a result of varying points of view that...
Author: Sashank Purighalla
Don’t hide behind the veil of ‘learning’
How many times have you seen people quote, “I learnt from my mistakes”? Learning cannot become the guise for mediocracy, poor execution, misconduct or deliberate mistakes. Have the strength to accept when you simply...
Ambition with detachment
How about being laser focused on your goal and your task at hand with no attachment nor worry about the result? This is the method to apply the doctrine of ‘Karma’ to your life....
The difference between great and mediocre
You will notice little difference in the day-to-day routines of a really successful and a very mediocre man. Yet over a span of time, these seemingly similar people that apparently lead similar lives see...
The more you grow…
The more you grow, the more do you realize the value of those about you and the more do you realize that you have nothing to complain about. The more you grow, the more...
When in doubt about what is right
As a lion, you are expected to live up to this tenet: “Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against...
Your Karma and Value System
I was raised in a culture that subscribes to the doctrine of ‘Karma’. “You reap where you sow”. This is a subtle, yet an important deviation from “You reap what you sow”. Karma is...
Stage relevance
An important aspect of the professional skills needed in your work sphere is ‘Stage Relevance’. ‘Stage’ here refers to the stage of the business that you are a part of. Consider an extremely successful...
Do not justify your actions
If you have to justify your actions, it is the effect of someone not liking what you did! If it is someone else, is that person unreasonable? If so, he does not deserve it....
Take a ‘bug’ as an insult
Yes, I am addressing programmers again! Imagine a mechanical engineer delivering a bridge and stating that “the bugs found in production can be fixed in the next sprint”. Or how about a civil engineer...
