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Are Demons at work?

Mar 27
3 min

Are Demons at work?

Like other members of my family I pursue goals with passion, and surprise myself and others by often succeeding. Could this have something to do with what my wife describes as our obsessive nature? Are Demons at work, when we are supposedly Obsessed or Possessed? What do we really mean by obsessed? Is obsession a bad thing? Permit me to throw some light. Obsession, from Latin 'obsidere' (to besiege), is a form of insanity caused, according to an invading spirit which takes o

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Management by Processes. A key to Success

Jan 7
3 min

Management by Processes. A key to Success

The so called 'secrets of success' are no secrets at all. They are actually keys consisting of attitudes, skills, knowledge and discipline. One of the keys to success in any and every field is managing processes. What is a process? A process could be defined as a series of actions directed to some end. We may not realise it but everything we humans do is a process. In fact, every human initiated activity whether by design or default is a process. Life becomes easy when we ha

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May laugh at the old, but never at the young.

Nov 30, 2020
1 min

May laugh at the old, but never at the young.

Experience and knowledge which usually comes with age and tells us what has happened. So we form strong opinions on what works and what does not, what is good or what is bad. We become fixed in our mind and we rigidly assume what happened in the past will happen in the future. In a sense we believe we have arrived at that intellectual destination where we smugly feel that we need little or no new learning. Almost impossible for adults to imagine a future much different from t

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What really is Experience, and its importance to Success?

Nov 24, 2020
2 min

What really is Experience, and its importance to Success?

All individuals that achieve success, commit errors, even blunders. Success or failure occurs only when we do something. If we are not making mistakes, we are probably not making anything. Fearful of failure, most of us dare not do anything. We often forget that, the path to success and happiness always passes through numerous disappointments, setbacks and failures. It can easily take ten years of hard struggle, mistakes and failures to become an overnight success. It is only

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It is necessary to constantly shed baggage in life.

Oct 26, 2020
3 min

It is necessary to constantly shed baggage in life.

An American tourist desired to meet an Indian Mystic. So his hosts arranged for him to meet a Rishi (an enlightened being). On entering the small room, the American was astonished to see the Rishi's room and living space, so bare and simple. The only furniture was a mat and a few wooden utensils. Tourist :"With due respect, may I ask where's your furniture and other household things?" Rishi : "Where is yours?" Tourist : "Mine? But I'm only a visitor here." Rishi : "So am I..

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The eighth wonder, is swallowing the world.

Jul 21, 2020
4 min

The eighth wonder, is swallowing the world.

There is so much beauty, and wonder in the universe, but it seems, we spend most of our lives, wondering, 'What is wrong with the world?' Nothing and yet everything. Nothing is wrong with Nature and Creation, its exquisite and unfathomable. So what we do not understand, we condemn. Humankind, now that is a completely different matter, for here, everything seems to be wrong. Which leads us to the question, 'What is the root cause of all that is wrong?' The 'will to power', the

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Those, who seek the rose.

Jul 14, 2020
1 min

Those, who seek the rose.

Nothing in life is absolute. Everything comes in pairs and opposites. Day and night, light and darkness, joy and sorrow, sweet with bitter and success always accompanied by some failures. Those who seek the rose will also get the thorn, whether they want it or not. Therefore those who fear the thorn are unlikely to get the rose. To seek success is natural. However to succeed one needs to, 1. Study, strategise and plan 2. Make preparations and be adequately resourced 3. Implem

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Please, hold my hand.

Jun 19, 2020
2 min

Please, hold my hand.

Many years ago, a friend shared an anecdote with me. Which I now recall every 'Father's day'. A little girl was walking along a path with her father, when they came to a rickety and treacherous bridge. Instinctively the father stretched out his hand to his daughter and said; "Here, take my hand." The daughter replied; "No father, you please hold my hand." The father was confused, "What is the difference, whether you hold my hand or I hold yours?" The little girl smilingly sai

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How to make people believe a lie

Feb 27, 2020
2 min

How to make people believe a lie

"The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly and with unflagging attention. It must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over. Here, as so often in this world, persistence is the first and most important requirement for success." ~ Adolf Hitler Hitler managed to use democracy to gain absolute control of Germany and its people. in the name of 'German Workers Socialist party.' ab

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Succeed by working smart.

Dec 19, 2019
4 min

Succeed by working smart.

Ask any adult, which teachers do they respect? At one time we may have been angry and displeased with some of them, for being so demanding of us, but years later always remember with gratitude those who pushed us to better ourselves, and realise our true potential. The same goes with parents, and seniors. Those who pampered us we may remember with a fondness but rarely with respect. Like a potter, who moulds the lump of clay into a fine piece of pottery, so it is with a good

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Charlie Chaplin and the experts

Dec 14, 2019
2 min

Charlie Chaplin and the experts

Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977) is considered a great humanitarian and one of the most important persons in the history of film making. He loved to entertain himself and people. In 1975 Charlie Chaplin, decided to enter a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest held in France. His entry was amongst one of many entrants. Well, what do you know? The experts on the panel of judges placed Charlie Chaplin third. This incident begs the question, 'Who is an expert?' An expert is defined a

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Way we see things

Dec 9, 2019
2 min

Way we see things

We often ask, why can't they see the obvious. What is obvious to us, is not necessarily obvious to others. A man is usually stretched between two women, both who who desire to monopolise him. The mother and the wife. The affection they have for the man is of different types, but yet he must belong to them both. Both women are right but not entirely. This is because we recognise things, events, relationships and experiences through the window and filter of our mind. We like to

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The Upward Delegation Trap

Sep 20, 2019
3 min

The Upward Delegation Trap

Work never ends, especially if you are looking for it. There is always something new to be planned, and executed, or something that needs to be attended to. Such people who are obsessed with work are known as workaholics. If one is focussed, result oriented and fortunate, success is bound to come. The danger is workaholics become magnets for more work and challenges, especially if one commands necessary resources and authority. The danger for workaholics is that they grown d

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'Walk the Talk' - I Cannot be Untrue

Sep 4, 2019
3 min

'Walk the Talk' - I Cannot be Untrue

A mother accompanied by her young son came to meet the Indian Saint, Baba Farid ji. The woman pleaded, "Babaji, my son consumes an excessive amount of sweets, and I want him to stop. But he does not listen to me. Please I beg you, to scold him, or bless him with some common sense and get him to stop eating so much sugar." Babaji asked the woman to return in a months time. The woman could not understand why a person of Baba ji's fame and stature needed a month's time to simpl

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The Boss is always right

Aug 24, 2019
2 min

The Boss is always right

It was in 1502 C.E. that the egotistic mayor of Florence (Italy), Piero Soderini was under great pressure. He had appointed a novice to work on a giant piece of beautiful marble to make a sculpture under his guidance. Typical of many bosses Soderini had overestimated his own capabilities and by drilling a big hole in the middle of the block of marble, Soderini and the novice had ruined it. Soderini had to find a solution, and finally commissioned Michelangelo to do a sculptu

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Want to become World-Class?

Jul 31, 2019
3 min

Want to become World-Class?

Many people express a desire to be world-class . Delve a bit deeper and one can discover good intentions and a lot of rhetoric. My own experience might be helpful. What is World Class? Means an organisation or entity that delivers products and services superior to or equal to the best in its field of activity in the world. In 1985 the directors of purchase and quality of Bendix Corporation, a leading American company at that time, visited our manufacturing facilities. Impress

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Kill the mentor

Jul 16, 2019
2 min

Kill the mentor

In an effort to progress and succeed, we humans constantly seek to acquire information and knowledge . There is however a great gap between theory and reality and then there are nagging doubts about what could be relevant and how best to apply that knowledge. Experience is a great but slow and expensive teacher. Probably its greatest drawback is it rarely helps the experiencer. However if the experience is well articulated and shared, it can help others to achieve success a

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Creativity, Innovation and Solving Problems

Jul 9, 2019
3 min

Creativity, Innovation and Solving Problems

Where /How do you get your ideas? People often ask me, "Where /How do you get your ideas? They do not want to know my sources, or the basis, as much as they are curious about how my mind, imagination and creative instincts work to come up with thoughts, concepts and solutions. I never thought about this before. The simple answer was, 'I don't know'. But I felt compelled to discover the answer for myself. Our mind functions in fascinating and abstract ways and thus creativity

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Running after money is a biological compulsion

Jul 6, 2019
3 min

Running after money is a biological compulsion

We are often advised not to run after wealth, power, influence etc. Yet we humans crave these things all the more. What could help explain this behaviour? Nature has designed creation such that, every creature once born, fights to survive, to reproduce, rear their young and to die. We humans are no different even though we have concealed this fact under tomes of religious and intellectual literature. Mating is carried out by a process of natural selection, wherein males and f

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Style is not substance

Jun 9, 2019
2 min

Style is not substance

Rahul Gandhi the president of the Indian National Congress party led his party to another humiliating election defeat. What are the management and life lessons one can learn. Rahul belongs to the Nehru -Gandhi political dynasty. Like many other scions of dynasties he got the job of president of the 134 year old political party without possessing any political experience, leadership skills, and lacking a vision for both the country and the party he wants to lead. However with

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