Leadership
Only way to change others — Change ourselves first
Look for a moment at someone in your life who bothers you. Describe three things about this person that you don’t like, things that you want him or her to change. Now, look deeply inside of you and ask yourself, “Where am I like that, and when do I do the same things?” Close your eyes and give yourself the time to do this. Then ask yourself if you ARE WILLING TO CHANGE. Continue reading
Mumbo Jumbo
In Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, we meet a strange group called the Laputans, who are the ruling elite in their country. Continue reading
God never made a deal with anybody
The devil is always making a deal with somebody. God never made a deal with anybody. Continue reading
Why don’t you have a huge love affair?
All these things are needed for you to have a fruitful life. Why don’t you just fall in love with the whole situation? As long as you wish to be in that situation, make it happen like a huge love affair. Why not? That’s how it should be. Only then work becomes effortless. What is it you’re calling a love affair? It’s unconditional involvement and doing whatever is needed. If you don’t have that sense of involvement, you will always try to get the best deal out of somebody. That means you must meet the dumbest people in the world. Continue reading
Top of Mind
The Libran prayer: “Lord, help me to be more decisive… but on the other hand, what do You think?”
“Finally it is Faith that cures.”- Mother
‘In a contrary balance to earth’s truth of things The gross weighs less, the subtle counts for more; On inner values hangs the outer plan.’ —Sri Aurobindo, Savitri
“Good people in a bad system typically go bad. Bad people in a good system become good. That sounds simplistic, but it’s true. For the majority of us, the system becomes your dharma.” – Dr.V
“Soul, stillness, and surrender—these are difficult words to fit into organisational strategy…” Dr.V
“When you begin doing the work you are meant to do, unexpected resources will find you…” – Dr.V
“Make of me what you want” – Dr.V
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A Dream
There should be somewhere upon earth a place that no nation could claim as its sole property, a place where all human beings of goodwill, sincere in their aspiration, could live freely as citizens of the world, obeying one single authority, that of the supreme Truth; a place of peace, concord, harmony, where all the fighting instincts of man would be used exclusively to conquer the causes of his suffering and misery, to surmount his weakness and ignorance, to triumph over his limitations and incapacities; a place where the needs of the spirit and the care for progress would get precedence over the satisfaction of desires and passions, the seeking for pleasures and material enjoyments. Continue reading
Book Recommendation: Infinite Vision
by Pavithra K. Mehta, Suchitra Shinny
THE WISDOM OF AN IMPOSSIBLE ORGANIZATION
“Again, may I say, how profoundly I admire your work and how deeply gratifying it is for me to hear that you appreciate mine.”
—Peter F. Drucker in a letter to Aravind’s founder, Dr. V Continue reading
Come From Your Heart
“We told people that it’s got to come from your heart, not your head, to be effective,” Kelleher says, “that it’s a feeling of empathy towards your people and of acting out of their best interests. Continue reading
Do the right thing
One thing Hassan did to turn Schering around was to move the sales force’s compensation system from 60/40 salary-versus-commission split to an 80/20 split. Continue reading
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