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It’s seldom that you come across a book, where you are compelled to read the first page several times. It’s not that the text is tough to comprehend, it is meaningful enough to read many times to imbibe what it says. Highly recommend ‘Men and rubber’ – Harvey Firestone. From the book… ‘Thomas A Edison…

Ever since I started to have consciousness about the importance of health (yes, was quite a while for when I took it for granted) I began to read and read more. The use of chemicals and more chemicals has a long term impact on your health. This is almost entirely overlooked. Why? It’s the same…

Being ill, sucks! That’s just it. For all the fancy things we strive to own, dream about – a simple cold will bring all of that crashing. Then all you wish for is to get better. Health is of real value – dont take it for granted. How as we age – we spend less…

Is perhaps the most difficult thing for me. The new resolution is that if I can’t get sleep due to new ideas keeping me awake – get out of bed and write them down. Send them to a friend who is willing to discuss. I miss my B-School, where there was always someone at the…

Just Take the First Step Last evening, my friend Aakash dropped by, and as always, our conversation drifted into unexpected, thoughtful directions. We started talking about business, and the uncertainty that comes with it—questions like: How do you know what to do next? How far should you plan? What if you’re wrong? How do you…

How is it that we remember some people for a lifetime while others don’t even leave a blur? I’ve realized it’s either an incredibly positive energy or the exact opposite that makes someone unforgettable—either as a fond memory or a disturbing one. Last evening, I had a chance meeting with Pavan Chauhan after what must…

We grow up admiring someone who has accomplished X in their career. Increasingly, this has started meaning less to me – or rather what I admire or respect in people has changed. What has become more interesting is people who have a well researched perspective. People who can argue an issue from several views and…

Wifey had a bad back and we had to get an MRI done. I was with her in the MRI room, where we could have no phones, no stuff to distract – so we got talking about a variety of stuff (before the nurse came in and told us to keep quiet, felt like school).…

As the kids have grown up – they continue to complain about how one teacher said and the other said that, how things are unfair. I have an even greater respect for teachers and how tough it can be to manage young students.

The overuse of words Everyone has some fillers, while they get their thoughts together but some of this is going too far. I play a little game with my daughters to see how far we can go without using the following words