9 ways Disney’s Moana teaches us management lessons

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Yes, I know what you’re thinking. Management lessons can be found in abundance in books, business schools, seminars and mentoring sessions. You’ve most probably already gone through the grind and rigor of management training and experience. Well, that’s how life unfolds. New learning and lessons reside in every corner of our world. We’ll get to … Read more

From proving to hence proved

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“No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right, a single experiment can prove me wrong.” A lingering thought in the mind of Albert Einstein shows us his innermost vulnerabilities. Even a person of his caliber had to face the test of time. A recent conversation with a female college batch mate triggered the thought … Read more

How safe is your heart and mind from emotions?

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Harry Potter: what does a patronus look like? Professor Lupin: each one is unique to the wizard who conjures it. Harry: And how do you conjure it? Professor Lupin: With an incantation, which will work only if you are concentrating, with all your might, on a single, very happy memory. Yes, this is the conversation … Read more

Warning: Don’t ignore these 7 ways to live and not simply exist

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Talking about life and living, Pope Paul VI had the following thoughts to share: “Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying, Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There … Read more

Footprints

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Vivian Leigh once said that, “Life is too short to work so hard.”   [Tweet This Thought]. In keeping with these periods of time available to us in short supply, I present to you something short to inspire you, 50 words to be precise. Six years. Finally, Zack’s startup was showing some promise. Zack was … Read more

Lost

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Dion Boucicault once said that, “Men talk of killing time while time quietly kills them.” [Tweet this Thought]. He did have a point when he said this but more than that he had enormous amount of foresight. Why do I say foresight, you may ask? That’s simply because this single quote/thought holds true regardless of … Read more

20 Quotes To Get You Charged Up In The Morning

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“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.” – Buddha [Tweet This Thought]. “Life is like riding a bicycle, you don’t fall off unless you plan to stop peddling.” – Claude Pepper  [Tweet This Thought]. “All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of … Read more

3 Ways To Stop Constraints From Becoming Obstacles

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Referring to the subject of constraints, Ronald Reagan once said that, “There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.” Yes, constraints are a way of life and no matter how hard we try, they always keep cropping up in … Read more

10 Things To Stop Doing To Yourself To Enjoy Life

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William Lyon Phelps once said that,   “There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life.”    We all know that this quote applies to many people out there but are you nodding in affirmation to the above quote? Are you one of those people who have just … Read more

In Praise Of A Girl: Aicha

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Here’s a beautiful song, Aicha, originally sung by Khaled in 1996 but which was later sung in 2003 by the Danish Band, Outlandish. This song has been sung in praise of a girl named Aicha. In the current scenario and instances of rapes occurring in India at this moment, this song goes out as a tribute … Read more

Is This Life For Real Or Simulated?

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“What is real? How do you define real? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain. This is the world that you know. The world as it was at the end of the twentieth century. … Read more