Category Archives: Inspirational

The Private Man blog

https://theprivateman.wordpress.com/ Came to know about this blog from the book I am reading right now, ‘The Rational male’ Although the title of the website ( posted above) could be a bit misleading, riddles with several issues that men face including things related to the self image and so on

Creativity

To create is to move into the unknown, to move into the mystery of yourself, to have a feeling, to awaken buried perceptions, to be alive and free without worrying about the result. But the mind is conditioned to think that it wants a nice painting, a nice tree, beautiful scenery. No, maybe you want… Read More »

Expectation vs Reality

We always want the best for others. We want others to perform at the best, ALL THE TIME. But when we do this, we are losing an opportunity to learn new skills and make improvements in our lives. Let’s take an example. Let’s assume, that your wife is not that great of a cook. Now… Read More »

ABCD vs ROAD

At a workshop on Make in India on Monday evening, Mr Modi told bureaucrats that the earlier Congress government’s culture of “ABCD” – avoid, bypass, confuse and delay – must be replaced by  that of “ROAD” – responsibility, ownership, accountability and discipline.

Woman rights – Emily Davison

How can one woman have so much courage. She was jailed 9 times and force fed 101 times ! My goodness ! I have never heard about her before. Why ? She was escorted by police men, and died a very painful death. What did she have with her ? From the photos, she was… Read More »

Jacques Sayagh – SDF Bodybuilder

Jacques Sayagh, from a distance the 50-year-old looks like the type of man you’d see grunting in the weight section of your gym. But do not let his six pack and bulging biceps fool you, Jaques is in fact homeless and he use the streets of Paris as his gym.  

What can an enterpernuer achieve ?

These days, entrepreneurship is more about establishing a new company, bloat up balance sheets with ‘imaginary’ assets and go IPO at rates more than what it should receive. Once the shares reach the high price, sell out, move on and start the next company. Shares of several companies which started out with huge promises including goPro… Read More »

Animator vs. Animation IV

Such a beautiful story, animated using stick figures, just an amazing creation by the artist. And when I learned that it took 11 months ( 750 + hours) I felt even more respect for his dedication and commitment, to the project. It goes on to show the effort required for something as small as a… Read More »