“Find something that you are really passionate about”
To do that, you need to be honest with yourself, observant, and make the most out of a situation.
This story is part of the book I’m authoring titled, ‘Rings to Cubicles: Inspiring Lessons of Grit, Perseverence and Sportsmanship from Olympic Athletes for Corporate Professionals‘. Read more about the book here http://www.Kiruba.com/olympics Its a compilation of inspiring real life stories from Olympic Champions. Here is one very fascinating story. Read on. Winning an Olympic Gold Medal is considered the ultimate in sports. Hundreds of elite athletes have done that across many Olympic events....
Mahesh Baxi is CEO of Compassites Software and earlier, Managing Director of ThoughtWorks, a company I have huge respect for. I have known Mahesh for a while now, mainly through online interactions and I like his attitude to life. When I was approached to write the foreword for his new book titled ‘New Age Leadership’, I felt honored. Knowing that forewords are usually not read ( I know. I skip that part always!!), I made sure that the one I write is brief and to the point. Here it is. I have been a...
I came across this particular piece of statistics while browsing through the Net last night. It says that an average Indian lives around 70 years. Lets do the math. If you’re 20 years old, you have approximately 2,500 weekends left to live. If you’re 30 years old, you have 2,000 weekends left. If you’re 40, you have 1,500 weekends left. If you’re 50, you have 1,000 weekends left. If you’re 60, a mere 500 weekends. A lot of things come out clear after reading this. 1) I will turn...
With Olympics a little over a month ago, I’ve already been bitten by the Games bug. I’m compiling a list of very inspiring stories from the Olympic Games (all forms: Summer Games, Winter Games, Paralympics and Youth Games). This is for a newly launched book project. The idea is to pick up these inspiring lessons and apply them to our working and real life. To see an example of the success stories, please take a look at this page to get an idea. These can be stories which illustrate the...
There’s an amazing charm and aura about old bungalows. I have always been fascinated by them. The spaciousness, the greenery, the authority… I can’t pin on one why I like them so much. I can tell you one thing clearly though… I feel extremely sad when I see these treasure houses of history being razed to the ground. Old majestic looking homes being replaced by boring multi-storeyed apartments. I don’t have the power to stop this but I do have the power to capture the memories of...
I need your help. I have just finished authoring my 4th book. Its about Unconferences, a subject that I’m very passionate about. The book is called ‘Unconference: 10 Powerful Ways to Spice-Up Meetings & Events‘. The book is hitting the printing press on Monday, 14th May at 4 pm. But to do that, the book cover needs to be finalized. We have nine book covers. But only one will have the privilege of making it to the printing press along with the book. You can help choose that cover by...
http://Kiruba.com/couch I don’t cry often. Never in public. So, it completely surprised me when I broke down in the middle of my talk at the launch function of my book ‘Copy Right and Left‘ two weeks ago. Right in front of a packed audience. For a full 20 seconds (which felt a lot, lot longer, trust me !!). It was an outpouring of relief. Authoring a book had been on my bucketlist for as long as I remember. I have tried many times and failed in as many times! Wrting a book is a long,...
A recent news episode caught my attention. More so because of the new book project that I’m working on. A lady rented out her apartment to another person using the site AirBnB, a site that helps home owners rent out an extra room or the entire house to a guest who is willing to pay. So, look at this as a commercial version of Couchsurfing.com. Problem erupted when the house owner returned to find her house completely ransacked. She blogged about it and this started an avalanche of bad press for AirBnB, a...
I have been hunting for good videos that explains what Couchsurfing is all about. I feel good documentaries do a better job that me trying to explain it. So I spent time on YouTube and fished out four good videos that I found interesting. Here they are. Here’s a short but nice TV documentary on Couchsurfing. Molly’s special report “Couch Surfing” won her 1st place for Feature News in 2008 for the Society of Professional Journalists’ Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism...
Its July 20th. Already? Whoa. Time can run really fast. The book ‘Copy Right and Left’ has been a 3 month labour of love. Its finally set for launch. The launch function is at Anna University campus in Chennai. Specifically at the Henry Maudslay Hall, right next to the Mechanical Department. Time : 9:45am till 11 am on July 20. (today) We wanted it to a crisp little function. We would love to have you at the launch function. Please consider this as my personal invitation. If you are coming over and...