Monday 9 November 2015

Here are the 10 most significant features of the best startup CEOs.

The Power of Persuasion
The most impressive CEOs won’t go far in the event that they can’t influence others regarding their own splendor and convictions.
An Analytical Mindset
Chiefs must have the capacity to gauge and investigate everything that their organization does. They ask analytical inquiries, actualize information driven best practices and are continually contemplating reports on how their organization is getting along or how they can move forward.
Persistent Determination
Even the CEOs of the best and prosperous new businesses will have days that make them need to drag their hair out and simply surrender. The best CEOs burrow thoughtful when difficult situations arise and are resolved to endure pushing toward their objectives.
Clear Communication
CEOs ought to be clear and short in all infrastructure, of their both composed and verbal. If they can’t express their objectives, principles, manners to groups of spectators, they won’t have the capacity to develop their business.
Empathy
CEOs often have to put themselves in the shoes of others – including clients, investors and employees. If you can’t understand and empathize with your customers’ or employees’ concerns, you might quickly separate both parties, who are highly dangerous to your business.
Imaginative Innovation
The challenging reality in today’s business world is that most new companies never make it out of ahead of schedule stages. To stay focused, CEOs should continually have earth shattering thoughts and bleeding edge advancements for making sought after items or administrations and to stay in front of the business administration bend.
A Detail-Oriented Mindset
The best CEOs are particular and display great time administration and authoritative aptitudes. This doesn’t mean micromanaging so as to make their workers desperate them, yet rather resulting that there is a compelling framework set up to track key deals execution measurements of individual representatives.
A Keen Eye for Talent
A portion of what makes an extraordinary CEO is being a brilliant enrollment specialist. Attempt as they may, CEOs can’t deal with everything themselves, which implies that they must put the right individuals and the right groups around them. While ability is imperative, social and philosophical fits may be generally as basic.
Motivational Skills
Rewarding CEOs make it their central goal to reliably urge their representatives to continue putting in superior exhibitions in light of a sincere concern for the whole group. Inspiration can be the distinction between unremarkable exhibitions and remarkable ones.
Unbridled Passion
Finally, the best CEOs simply love what they do. The passionately believe in what they have to offer and the greatness of their company and their team. They are always focused on creating and discovering new ways to better their business.
While there are a wide range of characteristics that make an incredible CEO, these are among the top properties basic for their survival, particularly among right on time stage new companies.

Wednesday 23 September 2015

Side effects of Entrepreneurship

·         Frustration Frustration hits you like the monthly mobile bill. Every month, we plan something great, but plans fail quite often. We can’t avoid the frustration of failure, but we can learn how to handle it.
·         Insecurity-You doubt your decisions many times. You won’t find anyone to help you out. This is a side effect of becoming your own boss. You can’t ask for directions all the time, even if you have mentors.
·         Self-worth issues-You doubt yourself. After continuous failures, you start feeling like you aren’t worthy of anything. Persistence and perseverance are keys to tackling such a situation.
·         Addiction of work-This happens with almost every entrepreneur. Addiction to anything has an adverse effect on life. It’s even possible for someone to become addicted to smoking or alcohol after starting up, as they use it to alleviate stress.
·         Sleep disorders-Bad sleep habits take the front seat when you have to deliver a product in time. There is so much chaos, from customers and employees to family, that you often mess up your sleep schedule. My own bad sleep patterns began to affect my productivity, so I started waking up at the same time every day irrespective of my sleep time. My routine adjusted automatically to my sleep timings.
·         Family relationships suffer-Have you experienced this when you don’t give time to your girlfriend, wife or kids? Even when you sit with them, you talk about recent funding news, or your difficulties in hiring, or how tough your customer is. Give it a break! Spend some quality time with your family.
·         Bad food habits-A very likely situation for bachelor entrepreneurs. You won’t have time to cook food. You will subsist on ready-to-eat junk food alone. You had better get on a fruit diet instead.
·         No social life-You won’t feel it because you are busy building your product or chasing your next customer, but your friends know how many parties you are missing.
I am not trying to scare you, but it is scary because I have experienced this in my startup life. If you still want to take a leap then go through the checklist below before taking the final decision.

Checklist before leaving your job
·         Why quit? Is it because I hate my boss or work, I want to pursue my passion, or I want to become my own boss?
·         Can I work on my dream venture while doing a full-time job? How much time will it take to launch an MVP (Minimum Viable Product)?
·         What are my Plans A and B? What if both fail? Do I have plans C and D?
·         How much do I spend monthly? Calculate your present expenses and future expenses.
·         How much do I need to support the family in the future? Consider your obligations like marriage, your kid’s education, and the foreign vacation you promised your family.
·         How long can I survive without a salary? If you think your venture will start paying you back in one year then save money for yourself for at least two years, because your plans will fail quite often.

Monday 21 September 2015

POWER OF RIGHT THINKING AND VISUALIZATION

Success is development of power to get whatever one wants in life without interfering with the rights of others. In an age of tough competitions success can come through the use of such power only. Power is an organized energy or effort. It’s an ability to organize knowledge and the faculties of mind. We call it HUMAN SOFTWARE. Human mind can be compared with a computer, which cannot run a programme without software. The thinking process and the life experiences are what make our memory, which works like a human software.
Our experiences are not what happened to us but what we did with what happened to us. In other words our experiences are our responses to stimuli created by events of our life. Our responses to forthcoming events are based on past experiences in similar situations. Our thinking pattern plays the most crucial role in creating our memory and influencing our attitude. In fact, thinking creates memory and memory creates attitude which ultimately decides success or altitude of life. Thinking is the process of creating human memory. All that we are is the result of what have been thought so far. Every word we think is creating our life. Our very life is our thinking and the result of our thinking process. The secret of success lies not without but within the thoughts of man. Thoughts make weak men strong and strong men weak. Whatever all we do eating, wearing clothes, driving, playing, are preceded by thoughts. The very way we walk, the way we carry ourselves, our talk, our manner of dress, all reflect our way of thinking. What we exhibit outwardly, we are inwardly. We are the product of our own thought. Whatever we believe ourselves to be, we are.
Thoughts are the original source of all wealth, all successes, all material gains, all great discoveries and inventions and of all achievements. Our thoughts, those predominate, determine our character, our career, indeed our everyday life.
Thoughts are the guiding force behind all the actions. And our actions inadvertently lead us to success or failure. It is rightly said, “Thoughts make or break a man. It is also believed by great religious leaders that the universe is created by thought of universal mind. This universal mind is the super highway of information linking all the human minds together. That is why we react to thoughts of each other even when not physically in touch. They call it intuition or sixth sense. We are molded greatly by others through newspapers, movies, radio and some thoughts generated through casual encounters. We are constantly bombarded by varying degree of thoughts all the time. And some of them may tune with our inner voice and can lead to greater visions. You all might have heard a popular advertisement saying, “An IDEA can change your life.” The perception of some great scientists changed the course of humanity by channelizing common events into some great theories. The falling of an apple could be an easy availability of food but a powered brain of Newton took it as doors opening to great theories in Physics.
Mind is the source of all power and success is the product of creative thinking and firm belief in our ability to execute the ideas. Like attracts like is true when it comes to mental interactions. And we start getting help from our surroundings. Our mind sends silent signals that have magnetic influence. Positive frame of mind only invites desired results as thought creates after its kind and attracts upon which it is directed. For the thing which we greatly fear, that comes upon us. Our fear thoughts are just as creative and as magnetic in attracting troubles to us as are the constructive and positive thoughts in attracting positive results. Hence our thoughts should be directed on success and not on failure.
Visualization of positive outcome of our efforts gives a great power to our mind to succeed. This is a technique to deliberately foresee our success time and again in a relaxed state of mind. It activates creative power of subconscious mind and also focuses our mind towards our goal by programming its Reticular Activating System [RAS]. RAS is like RADAR for us which can send positive signals to others and can receive positive powers from others. In other words it magnetizes and attracts to us the people, resources and opportunities we need to achieve our goal. These people and resources might have existed earlier also but as our RAS was not activated we could not recognize them. If we keep visualizing happiness at destination point we will get strength and inspiration to face all odds of journey, rather we will enjoy our entire journey. Einstein says, “Imagination is everything. It is the purview of life’s coming attraction.” All discoveries and inventions have been preceded by imagination. The famous martial art champion and Hollywood film star, Bruce Lee, while struggling to establish himself as an actor in Hollywood, once wrote a letter to himself predicting that he would become superstar in coming ten years. He took this statement written by himself as a message from heaven, read it again and again every day and kept visualizing the glories and happiness attached with him as a superstar. This practice activated his RAS and being fully inspired he gave his best in acting to become a superstar in just two years with the release of his famous film ‘Enter the dragon’. Today in Olympics almost in every game players are advised and also trained to use this visualization technique. Visualization, in fact, keeps us focused towards our main goal and also keeps us fully inspired and confident to pursue it.
Visualization has a power to transform our desire into a will. And, desire is to obtain while will is a power to achieve. Therefore, we should navigate our mind with right thinking and through visualization technique we should reprogram our subconscious mind to power it up for spontaneous move towards our goal.

Friday 4 September 2015

Reasons to Quit Your Job

Quit your job to take a better paying position? Definitely. Quit your job for a great opportunity? Absolutely.But there are a lot more reasons to quit your job (once you have something else lined up, of course.) And they all fall under one main category:
Life’s too short.Life’s too short to go home every day feeling unfulfilled. Life's too short to work for a terrible boss. Life’s too short to go home every day feeling taken for granted, feeling taken less than seriously, or feeling taken advantage of.
Life’s short to not be as happy as you can be.Say your grown daughter called and said, “I hate my job. I’m bored, frustrated, and feel like I'm going nowhere.” Wouldn’t you tell her to look for another job?Shouldn’t you follow the same advice?
Here are reasons to stop being miserable and start looking for something better:
1. Your input is disregarded… or even not wanted-Everyone has ideas. And everyone loves when their ideas are taken seriously – and implemented. The feeling that you’ve contributed in a special way is incredibly gratifying.But when your boss or company shoots down or even laughs at your ideas, that’s not only insulting, it's demotivating. And pretty soon you stop caring.Life’s too short not to care.
2. You get criticized publicly-We all need constructive feedback. We all need a little nudge. We all need to be told when we can do something better – and how to do it better.But we need to be told those things in private.Life’s too short to walk around waiting for the next time you’ll be criticized – and even humiliated – in front of other people.
3. You never hear the word, “Thanks.”-Everyone also needs praise. We all need to know when we do something well (and everyone, even poor performers, do some things well.)Life’s too short not to be recognized for the contributions you make.
4. Your boss manages up, not down-You know the type: as a leader they should focus their time and attention on their direct reports, but they spend all their time “following” their boss. It seems like your only job is to contribute to the greater glory – and advancement – of your boss.A great boss knows that if his/her  team succeeds – and each individual on that team succeeds – then he/she will succeed too.Life’s too short to spend your time developing your boss’s career at the expense of your own.
5. You feel like you have no purpose-Everyone likes to feel a part of something bigger. Everyone likes to feel they make an impact not just on results but also on the lives of other people.Life’s too short to go home every day feeling like you’ve worked… but you haven’t accomplished anything meaningful.
6. You feel like a number-Everyone is replaceable. Everyone, ultimately, works for a paycheck. But everyone also wants to work for more than a paycheck. They want to work with people they respect admire… and they want to be respected and admired in return.If your boss doesn’t occasionally stop for a quick discussion about family, an informal conversation to see if you need an help, or simply to say a kind word… then you’re just a cog in a larger machine.Life’s too short to only be a cog in a larger machine.
7. You aren’t even mildly excited to go to work-Every job has its downsides. (I’m willing to bet even Richard Branson has to do a few things he doesn’t enjoy.) But every job should also have some fun moments. Or exciting moments. Or challenging moments. Or some aspect that makes you think, “I’m looking forward to doing that…”Life’s too short to spend only looking forward to quitting time.
8. You can’t see a future-Every job should lead to something: hopefully a promotion, but if not the opportunity to take on additional responsibilities, learn new things, tackle new challenges… to feel like tomorrow has the potential to be different – in a good way – than today.A decent boss works to improve the company’s future. A good boss works to improve her employees’ futures too, even if – especially if – that might mean some of those employees will eventually move on to bigger and better things.Life’s too short to live without hope.
9. You don’t think you can do anything else.-That’s the best reason of all quit your job. I know what you’re thinking, “I make too much in my current job; I’ll never find something comparable.” Or, “There just aren’t any jobs where I live.” Or, “I’ve put too much time into this company (or career or industry.)”
All those things are true – if you let them be true.
You can do something else. You can do lots of something "elses."
You just have to believe – and trust that your creativity, perseverance, and effort will take you to new, happier, and more fulfilling places.
Life's too short to just stay where you are instead doing everything possible to live a better life.

Thursday 7 May 2015

How to effectively use Intraday Trading tips in India

How to effectively use Intraday Trading tips in India

Intraday Trading or Day Trading in Indian share Market is a big time hobby for different type of people. Various Doctors, Software professionals, Public and Private sector employees and many more trades in Indian stock markets, commodity markets and now also in forex markets. The fast changing prices attracts everyone to make quick money on daily basis. Few of the people has already made this as their full time profession after retirement. Young professional carries intraday trading as a part time business with specified allocation of capital.
While entering the intraday trading, it is important to closely watch market and analyse the trends. Several people follow intraday trading tips, given by their brokers through SMS or flash on trading screen. Several Technical analysts have also started their small time desk and caters to limited clients with their trade calls.
For a Trader, it is important to select the research analyst carefully and follow these tips with a discipline for getting a good returns on the invested capital and receive a payout in their account.
Let us first discuss few pointers on selection of intraday tips provider.

1. Check profile of the Research provider carefully. Now it is mandatory to be registered with SEBI for providing such calls. Apart from this it is always preferable to check for Qualification and Experience in financial markets. Do not go for unregistered mushrooming tips provider as it may be a big hazard for your capital.

2. If your Broker provides research, then it is better to check the accuracy for past calls. Mostly brokers prepares the track record for their calls which will not only give you a snapshot of their performance but also makes you define your way of working with future tips. Do not believe if the track record is extraordinary great….apply your mind.

3. Compare atleast 2-3 research providers and do not pay extra brokerage to your broker. It is always better to pay separately for research as it will have a responsibility attached. Also you will have a chance to try other research providers without changing your broking account.
Generally, I have come across people who shows a great track record of their calls but their clients ledger in losses. The client says that all calls hits the target however whenever we trade on any call, it hits the stoploss. I have also come across few of the funny suggestion where service providers ask their client to trade on each call that they give to get best results, which is neither possible with limited margin, nor feasible. So once you have selected a research analyst who is thorough in his subject, then you as a trader should know how to make use of his research.

Now let us discuss on few techniques that you may use for effective usage such Intraday calls

1. Analyse his call performance and identify his area of excellence. It may be a period or a industry or a particular scrip. Such area of excellence will let you know the Key Result Area of service provider. Trade only on that. Example of such area of excellence could be Nifty 50 stocks only, banking stocks only, penny stocks, intraday calls, weekly calls, etc.

2. Analyse performance only after considering brokerages, taxes and impact cost for trade. For lesser
liquid contracts, normally the impact cost will be high.

3. Limit your margin or exposure value to a particular figure. Take position in terms of value and not in terms of number of shares. And your exposure value should be (approx.) same for each call.

4. Trade only if your No. of call in profits is above 70% and Target to stoploss ratio is 1:3. Most of the service provider maintains 1:2 ratio for their convenience or amplify their performance however with impact cost and other cost of trade,  your actual losses are bigger and actual profits are smaller.

5. Maintain the discipline even if you are making profits or making losses. Before entering a trading, one should specify the total losses for exit (normally I have seen trader to keep it as 10%-20% ) of their invested capital. So if they have made or lost more than that, it is a time to take a break from intraday trading.

6. Manage your costs by trading through discount brokers. Also it will give you an option to make your choice of research analyst and you may get the lowest brokerage rates. Also see broker comparison

7. Online is better way to trade as it will have a better chance to capture a trade as and when a opportunity strikes. Now most of brokers also offer trading through mobile and tablet, so keep in touch with share market live.

8. Keep your egos and emotions aside. Don’t fight with market or service provider for maintain any position. If you like any particular scrip then invest for longer term and keep it out of intraday
trading. Manage your risk well and stick to your trade style.
A trader should understand that he is here to make returns on capital and not for gamble of life. A better logic will give a better understanding and stands a better chance of making money. So if you wish to be a day trader then be a smart trader.

Wednesday 6 May 2015

10 Desirable Qualities For Every Startup Leaders

10 Desirable Qualities For Every Startup Leaders

Every individual in this world has the potential and qualities to make it big in life. What makes the difference is the time and effort put in in finding and polishing those qualities.
Same is the case with enetrpenuers. Every person has the capability to become a successful businessmen. One just requires to brush up some knowledge and polish certain skills.
Read on.

Courage- True courage lies in taking risks. A successful leader is one who is not afraid of taking risks. Sometimes a situation might require you to take a road not taken. Don’t be afraid. Note down the pros and cons and take your decision accordingly.

Problem solving capability - Problems are a part of the process. Whenever we are doing something, certain situations/ problems are bound to arise. We might be lucky enough to for-see some of them, while in a certain other situations they might hit us by a surprise. Either case, a leader is the one who isn’t afraid of the problems and takes the responsibility to lead his/her team out of the situation. Problems only make them think better.

Passion - A true drive to do something is what matters the most in this industry. There are hundreds of people who enter the startup scene every month but in the end, only a few are able to survive. The survivors are the ones who are really passionate about the thing that they are doing and are not bogged down by certain hurdles.A man with a true passion can achieve whatever he/she wants in their life.

Guts - Business is an unstable terrain. What might be the situation today, might be exactly the opposite tom. A true businessman is the one who embraces this fact and still decides to take risks. Failure is the part of the process and the one who understands it, is the true leader.
Curiosity - There are a number of people in the world with plenty of knowledge and means, yet they aren’t all able to make it big. The difference here is “curiosity”. The one who is happy and content with his current situation and doesn’t want to explore newer terrains ends up getting stuck in a monotonous life and a person with a zeal and curiosity to explore the unexplored always has an advantage over such people. In short, curiosity is the mantra of success.

Execution - Having a good plan in place and executing it nicely are two different things. It’s easier to come up with ideas and plans but the true test lies in execution.Good Execution is a very imp quality in a successful entrepreneur. That’s the one thing which distinguishes him/her from others. A good plan can fail as a result of bad execution.

Focused - For the ones who are focused , half the battle is already won. A successful person is the one who knows what he’s aiming for and is working only towards it.A focused person rarely fails. He/she makes it a point to get up again and again and work harder the next time.

Humility - Whatever you may achieve in life, always remain humble to the people who have helped you get there. The time you start thinking that your success is a result of only your efforts and start having the i can’t do anything wrong attitude , you’re downfall will start sooner or later.

Determination - Your never say never attitude will make you go miles.Successful people don’t take no for answers. They have a special quality of changing nos into a yes. Once they determine to do something, they do everything in the world to make it happen.They can pull off an impossible situation and make it look extremely easy.

Expectations - Successful entrepreneurs know what’s feasible and what is not. They know where to draw the line.They have realistic goals and they put in their honest efforts to achieve them.

Tuesday 5 May 2015

Why drop-outs succeed in business

Our entire existence in this world hinges on survival. As we survive, we learn.
We pass on what we have learned, in the form of education.
Our education system is structured in a manner where we need to pass tests to prove our proficiency. Unfortunately, it is fairly simple to game the system. In a test all you need is for the examiner to believe that you have learnt.
Since we use examples to teach, we use examples to test. It is rather easy to learn up the examples and ace the test. You do not need to be a genius. (I am not saying that the same questions are used, but the same structures are used)
Coming from the background of having gamed tests, it is only obvious to seek to game the business as well. Take the best example that fits what you seek to do and solve the puzzle in much the same manner. We feel that if we are able to looking at sufficient examples, we would find a solution that fits. In the real world, this does not work.
When your maths teacher puts together the problems, he/she limits the number of variables that you need to deal with. The real world unfortunately has far more variables; some visible and some invisible. When one tries to study another business as an example they figure out the visible variables but for obvious reasons miss out the invisible variable.
This is what they mean when they say – “Don’t look at the success of another person; their story is different from yours”.
Customers seek value for their money. It is far and away the ONLY thing that the customer is seeking. That value may be delivered in the form of a better product, service, packing, feeling, etc. This is where the story of each startup differs from that of the other and gaming the system becomes extremely hard. It is the hardest test to pass.
A customer will not consistently put money in your hands unless he/she feels value delivery is actually taking place. The variables which lead to the perception of value are very complex to understand. Hence, it is dangerous to look at someone else’s success and use that as a template for your own.
There is no gaming the customer here. No examples. No shortcut. No optimum solution (which is part of the reason disruption occurs).
As Paul Graham puts it – The customer is like a shark, there is either meat or there isn’t.
The only gauge is to see, if the customer is happy after having paid for the product or service. That should be the only focus at the initial stages. Do people love using what my business offers? What do they love? What don’t they love? How to improve?
Drop-outs are usually not burdened with the baggage of learning how to ace the test. They respond to the movement of the market, they are more flexible and look to solve problems in their own way. They do not seek to do the things that others did to be successful, they just do their own thing. They do not know how to study examples, they only know how to respond to a given situation.
They trust their intuition, spend a lot of time understanding their customers and do the best that they can; which is the best way to run any business.

Monday 4 May 2015

7 Things to Remember When Negative Energy Surrounds You

7 Things to Remember When Negative Energy Surrounds You
Negativity can affect every area of your life. Identifying negative energy and thought patterns are an important part of challenging yourself and those around you to a more realistic viewpoint. It can improve your relationships and your overall outlook on life.
Keep these things in mind when you find yourself surrounded by negative energy and use them to help you move out of the negative space.

7 Things to Keep in Mind When Negative Energy Surrounds You:

Find the Source of the Negative Energy
Question your thoughts and the thoughts influencing you. Before you can take action to decrease the negativity that surrounds you, you must question the negative energy to find the source of it. Once you do that, you can begin to remove yourself from the emotion surrounding you.
Simply trying to eliminate negative energy doesn’t do much for the reason it’s present in the first place. If you don’t get to the heart of the matter it is likely to keep recurring, so keep questioning until you do.

Focus on Solutions
The next logical step in questioning and understanding the negative energy around you is to focus on how to eradicate it, and prevent it in the future.
Why focus on the solution?
The answer is simple: you end up receiving more of what you focus on. With that basic principle in mind, it makes sense to focus on the solution rather than the negative energy and problems associated with it.

Surround Yourself with Positive People
Every day we come in contact with a variety of different people. Some of these people make us happier, and others may have the opposite effect. Who we allow to influence us is up to us and choosing to spend more time with positive people will help prevent a buildup of negative energy around us.

Accept Possibility and Release Expectation
Happy people aren’t happy because bad things don’t happen to them, they are happy because they know how to handle the bad things better. Someone who is happy has similar challenges to those that are not happy. The difference is that they release expectation of what might happen, and focus to create their best possible situation – no matter whether it ends up good or bad.
Knowing that life could deal you some good cards and some bad ones, and releasing expectation makes it easier to work through situations because you are ready to accept whatever happens. The key is not dwell in situations where negative energy surrounds you and take action right away to move back into a positive space.

Show Yourself Compassion
No matter how bad things get, remember that the negative energy around you isn’t always about you. While you are responsible for the energy you create, the burden of negative energy of others shouldn’t be carried on your shoulders.
See the importance of this distinction, because if you can separate yourself from the negative energy of others, you can focus on getting to the heart of the matter logically, without allowing the emotion to latch onto you.

Focus
Sometimes when negative energy is coming at us from all directions, we have a hard time knowing what to do. It is so intense that it can paralyze us into inaction. Instead of tackling the big ball of negativity all at once, try doing one small thing. Just one.
Doing one thing will crack open a space in the negative energy for the positive to begin to shine. That little bit of positive will begin to build and your motivation to do more “things” will propel you to eliminating the harmful energy.

Accept It or Let It Go
With everything in our lives, whether positive or negative, we have two choices: to accept it or let it go. Accepting it means accepting the negative source to the point where you can begin to move through it. It doesn’t mean you are committed to allowing the negative energy to remain in and influence your life. Accepting it means handling the challenge and creating change.
When negative energy surrounds you, it’s obvious that change is needed. That doesn’t mean change will immediately occur or solve the problem. If the negativity persists you may see that it has become a toxic cycle that no longer serves you, and have to come to terms with letting it go.
In the end, you have to do what is right for you and your mental well-being and overall happiness. It isn’t easy to let go of things that used to matter. When they aren’t serving your highest good anymore and possibly even harming you, what choice do you have?
Become aware of the messages you are receiving throughout the day. Find the sources of negative messages and begin to eliminate them from your daily routine.  Learn to recognize the type of unhealthy thinking you are most likely to encounter. Start having an inner dialogue about how to handle these situations now, before you are in the moment. Knowing how you will handle the situation before it occurs, will help you when the time comes.





Sunday 3 May 2015

ENTREPRENEURS ARE SELFISH ???

Entrepreneurs: driving forward the economies across the globe:
When we talk about entrepreneurs, the first thing that comes to our mind is; he or she is a person who is working hard, on his own, to achieve his or her goals. And, this is the most appropriate and basic definition of an entrepreneur. However, you might feel that it is bit of a selfish act, and those who choose to go the startup way, are only doing it for their own benefits. 
That’s somewhat true to a certain extent, but you have to understand that people work for personal gains, not for peanuts. So, it’s a very frivolous acquisition. Because, in the backdrop, if an entrepreneur successfully aids a venture or starts a business, there are many things which go unnoticed. Yes, in the background, they are actually helping the whole population in general, and furthermore, touching the lives of many, yours and mine too. Yes, they create a very positive social impact.
Some are unaware of it, but if you keep reading this piece, you will understand why entrepreneurs are godsends, at least for a country like India.

Entrepreneurs can help with the lack of job problems:
An entrepreneur is an innovator, in fact, creating things and putting in ideas over it; is his or her daily work. However, most innovations, to see light of the day, require manpower, numerous numbers of hands, and a team of hard working people. Now, this is where the social factor kicks in. That’s because an entrepreneur cannot be expected to do everything, especially if he or she wants to grow their venture. Hence, you get the gist; they can generate jobs in no time. 
For example; we all know the success story of Facebook and Flipkart, or even Uber cabs, they all started at a nascent level with only a few people and employees, but now they have huge intake levels. So, this platform, if replicated, can generate many more jobs and partially eradicate unemployment or under-employment in an economy. Hence, it is very wise to encourage entrepreneurship for the grander scheme of things. 

Entrepreneurs can drive the economy of a society: 
Thanks to the creating jobs factors; even various Governments polices in India indicate that they felicitate and encourage entrepreneurs with open arms. Also, banks and many financial institutes offer various schemes and deals for the benefit of startup plans. All of this is done, just to put the money where the mouth is. And, why should they not. These entrepreneurs can actually drive a society forward; hence people, these days, are actually relying on them to take development car’s driving seat. 


They give back to the society:
Another factor why people love entrepreneurs is because, once they are in a position to help, they always prefer to provide support to other nascent entrepreneurial projects at their start-up. They are always looking for ventures that they can involve themselves in, and hence they provide help, support, expertise, and more than valuable, feedback, when a fellow small business or an entrepreneur needs it. So, specifically, in turn, once again, they provide a vital support to the society. 

No entrepreneurs, then no innovation: 
Innovating and inventing things are the main reason why many people take the plunge into the whole entrepreneur ambition. And, because of this, we have gained so much in our daily lives. From, simple Wi-Fi based creativity to innovative life saving techniques; everything is innovated for the making almost every aspect of our world easy and convenient. 
So, we hope, after reading this article, you will start appreciating the work the entrepreneurs do. Yes, it is true that some do it in a hope to earn quick and mega bucks, however most just want to help people out with their artistic creativity. And, since, there are so many benefits in accommodating entrepreneurs, it in our best interests that we should always cherish their presence.

Sales Secret

In the startup journey one of the hardest and by far the most critical things is to get sales for the company.  Sales is what finally drives the engine and brings the income that is required to prove that the business being pursued, is worth being pursued.
When a startup embarks on sales, it is important to be focused on how they go about the process. They need to be able to describe their dream customers who would not have any hesitation in purchasing the product or service that they are looking to sell. Once this ideal customer is defined, it is very important to go ‘Narrow’ and ‘Deep’. Addressing a specific customer is easier than addressing a mass market with a wide variety of customers who have a variety of needs to be addressed.
The temptation at the beginning is to start selling the product or service to the entire market. There is no surer way of failing. I wrote a post about this earlier here.
A startup thrives on building relationships. Early customers of the company not only patronise the startup but also provide a great deal of feedback to improve the product to better meet customer requirements. These individuals also play the part of marketers on behalf of the startups. It is hence extremely important to cultivate a great relationship with these customers.
When you feel personally invested in something, you want to see it succeed. You want your customer to be in this position. This is precisely the reason you need a very specific customer with whom you can have one shared interest – your business.
Going narrow allows the startup to focus on the individuals who best suite the dream customer profile and makes sure that the conversion can be quickly achieved. Going deep allows for a lot of feedback to filter through as well as enables strong relationships which the business can depend on. Such customers would not abandon the startup to move to another (let us say a competitor) very easily.
All of this put together makes it possible to truly delight your customers.
Marketing is broad and shallow, it tries to address the mass. As a consequence it does not enable relationship building, which is very critical for a startup. Also, the cost of marketing tends to be much higher and the returns on the same much lower than selling directly to a specific customer.
Sales is about relationships and even if you are a larger entity, the relationships need to be nurtured and grown. A larger entity needs to look at sales like a long distance relationship. You might not be able to meet or spend as much time, as regularly. Nevertheless, you can always keep the channels of communication open and communicate regularly.
When engaging in sales, it is also very important to look at the product or service from the perspective of the customer who is being sold to.  Most often one of the biggest mistake that most entrepreneurs make is to try and enforce their perspective on the customer rather than, get around to seeing the customer’s perspective.
If you look at the image above; at first sight, it seems like the image is one, of an old man. But a closer look makes it clear that there are two different people, one old man and a woman. Similarly what your customer sees or what you see might not be the same. Hence it is important to look at the frame of reference of the other person in order to convince them. This is easy, again, if a narrow and deep approach is taken.
Fundamentally, sales is a reflection of how well you understand the customer you are targeting. By going after a narrow subset of customers, startups can ensure that they know their customers well. When you know your customer well, your ability to see their perspective deepens and you are well positioned to close the sale.

Saturday 2 May 2015

Personality Development

  1. Think positive thoughts, both about yourself and others in general.
  2. Never lose a chance to prove yourself.
  3. Look for famous people whose personality defined them.
  4. Look deep inside yourself and think about who you are.
  5. Help wherever and whenever you can. A little sacrifice can go along way in changing another person's day.
  6. Always be yourself. A little fabrication can hurt you personally and professionally
  7. Learn to love other people.
  8. Eye contact. When you look in the eyes and speak you come across as a person of conviction and it is easy for the listener to believe and trust you. Eye contact reflects integrity and honesty in you. And also shows that you are a self confident person.

5 Sacrifices Every Entrepreneur Must Make

5 Sacrifices Every Entrepreneur Must Make

Every entrepreneur starts out with big dreams and excitement. As an entrepreneur, you control your own destiny, and with the right ideas, the right skillset and unflinching dedication, you can build wealth or establish an enterprise to serve as your legacy.This is the bright side of entrepreneurship, but unfortunately, there’s also a darker side. The rigors of entrepreneurship demand sacrifices, and if you don’t make those sacrifices you’ll never be able to succeed. Business is, at its core, a give-and-take process. The more you invest, and the more you’re willing to part with, the more you’ll reap in rewards in kind.
These are the five sacrifices that every entrepreneur needs to make:
1. Stability
You’re starting a new venture, and there’s no guarantee you’re going to succeed. The foundation of your company, even if your idea and plans are solid, is rocky at best, and there’s no telling which direction your business is headed until you’re several months, or often much longer, into running things. If you haven’t already sacrificed a comfortable, well-paying, stable job to follow this route, odds are you’ll have to sacrifice some other kind of stability before you can move forward.Entrepreneurship is, by nature, an unstable path to follow. Don’t be surprised if you encounter multiple, unpredictable shifts in your fortune as your work progresses. It’s natural and part of the process. Eventually, if you work hard with a clear vision, things will stabilize.

2. Work/life split
When you become an entrepreneur, the lines between your working life and your personal life will blur. You’ll start thinking about business even when you’re away from the office, sometimes because you want to and sometimes because you can’t help it. You’ll also get calls and emails urgently needing your attention because you’re the boss and there’s nobody else to answer them.Your downtime will become “light” business time, but the flip side is that your time in the office will feel more like personal time because you’ll want to be there. Remember, it’s still important for you to balance your work priorities and your personal ones -- always make time for your family and your mental health -- but the firm split between personal and professional time is going to go away no matter how you try to handle it.

3. Income
This goes along with the stability sacrifice, but for the first few years of your business, you’re probably not going to be making much money. In most businesses, entrepreneurs and their families end up investing heaps of their own money to get the business going. If this is the case for you, you’ll be making even more of a sacrifice since your potential safety net will be gone.Since you’ll be deciding where the money goes, you can set your own salary, but many entrepreneurs don’t even take a salary during their first several months of operations, at least not until there’s a steady line of revenue backing them up. Be prepared for this. You’ll need a strong marketing plan to overcome barriers to entry and gain a share of the market in your industry.

4. Sleep
Sleep is vitally important, but no matter how hard you try to preserve healthy sleeping habits, you’re going to sacrifice some sleep in order to run your business. In some cases, you’ll be pulling all-nighters to get that last proposal together. In other cases, you’ll be getting up super early to make a meeting or get all your tasks in order. In still other cases, you’ll be lying awake at night, restless and wondering about the future of your company.Whatever the case may be, your sleeping habits are going to change when you become an entrepreneur, and you’ll have to make the best of them no matter how they end up.

5. Comfort
Being the boss of your own company means the buck stops with you. You’re going to have to wear dozens of hats, make decisions you’ve never made before and delve into subjects you’ve never before considered. Part of being an entrepreneur means stepping out of your comfort zone, often multiple times every day.The most successful entrepreneurs are the ones who approach uncomfortable situations with confidence and a degree of excitement. Learn to thrive in uncomfortable environments, and you’ll find yourself much more at peace with your job.Don’t think of these sacrifices as literal sacrifices. You’ll be giving something up, sure, but try to think of it as a type of investment. You’re giving up intangible luxuries in exchange for something better down the road. You’re paying for the opportunity to find success in your own enterprise, and your sacrifices will be rewarded many times over so long as you stay committed in your chosen path.
Remember, as an unidentified student of Warren G. Tracy said, “Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t so you can spend the rest of your life like most people cant.”

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Net Neutrality

एक पब्लिक पार्क है जहाँ लोग पांच रूपए फीस देकर अंदर आते हैं और अपने मन मुताबिक जो करना होता है करते हैं , अब अचानक नगर पालिका ये नियम बना दे की पार्क में आकर जॉगिंग करने वालों को एक रूपए एक्स्ट्रा देने होंगे , अपनी गर्लफ्रेंड के साथ आकर बैठने वालों को 2 रूपए एक्स्ट्रा देने होंगे , पार्क में बैठकर कचोरी खाने वाले को तीन रूपए एक्स्ट्रा , वहां बैठकर अनुलोम विलोम करने वाले को चार रूपए एक्स्ट्रा तो सोचिये आपको कैसा लगेगा ?
इंटरनेट भी एक पार्क जैसा ही है , जहाँ आपसे ये कोई नहीं पूछ सकता की आप अंदर जाकर क्या करना चाहेंगे , यही आज़ादी इंटरनेट की सबसे बड़ी शक्ति और USP भी है , अब टेलीकॉम कंपनियों के लालच के चलते TRAI ने एक प्रपोजल जनता के सामने रखा है और लोगों से राय जाननी चाही है जिस प्रपोजल में फेसबुक, ट्विटर , व्हाट्सऐप और दूसरी OTT (ओवर द टॉप ) सर्विसेज के लिए आपको आपके नेट प्लान से एक्स्ट्रा पैसा देना पड़ेगा !! कुछ बातें जो इस सन्दर्भ में समझने के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं :-
१. टेलीकॉम कंपनिया सिर्फ डेटा करियर हैं और उन्हें कोई मतलब नहीं होना चाहिए की हम उनसे डेटा के पैसे देने के बाद उस डेटा का क्या इस्तेमाल करें !!
२. आज ये बहस सिर्फ कम्पनियों के मुनाफे और लालच तक सीमित है , जबकि इसके असली आयाम इंटरनेट को रेगुलेट करने के छुपे हुए मकसद तक जाते हैं , कल को आपको टेलीकॉम कम्पनियों की मर्ज़ी पर अपना इंटरनेट उपयोग तय करना होगा, आपकी ब्राउज़िंग हिस्ट्री टेलीकॉम कम्पनियों के हाथों में होगी जोकि इंटरनेट आज़ादी के लिए विनाशकारी होगा !!
३. एक बात ज़रूर है , व्हाट्सऐप के VOIP कॉल जैसी सुविधा से टेलीकॉम कम्पनियों को बहुत भरी घाटा होने का अनुमान है , उनका एसएमस धंधा तो चौपट हो ही चूका है , इसलिए जरूर उन कम्पनियों के हित में कुछ सोचना होगा !!
४. VOIP कॉल देश की सुरक्षा के लिए भी बहुत बड़ा खतरा सिद्ध हो सकते हैं क्योंकि इन्हे ट्रेस करना लगभग असंभव है , इसके अलावा आज हर प्रकार के अपराधों में लगभग सौ फीसदी बार पुलिस अपराधी की लोकेशन उसके द्वारा उपयोग किये गए टावर पर निर्भर होती है और ये पुलिस का सबसे कारगर हथियार सिद्ध हुआ है , अब VOIP कॉल (व्हाट्सऐप ) से आप बिना किसी सिम को एक्टीवेट किये अपने घर के इंटरनेट कनेक्शन से किसी को भी कॉल करें आपको कोई ट्रेस नहीं कर सकता !! ये बहुत भयंकर दुरूपयोग में आ सकने वाला फीचर है जिसपर रेगुलेशन होना चाहिए !!
५. इस बहस का और फ्लिपकार्ट और एयरटेल की डील का सीधा कोई सम्बन्ध नहीं है (कुछ लोग इसे इस बहस में घसीट जरूर रहे हैं ) , यदि कोई टेलीकॉम सर्विस बाजार की प्रतियोगिता में अपने ग्राहकों को बिना डेटा प्लान खरीदे मुफ्त में कोई वेबसाइट इस्तेमाल करने की छूट दे तो इसमें क्या आपत्ति होनी चाहिए ? ये बाजार की प्रतियोगिता का फायदा है जो ग्राहकों को मिलना ही चाहिए !!
और हाँ, सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बात याद रखिये , ये सिर्फ एक प्रोपसल है जिसका TRAI की वेबसाइट पर जाकर विरोध दर्ज किया जा सकता है ताकि वह आपके हित में फैसला ले सके , किसी भ्रामक प्रचार में मत पड़िये जो कहता हो की सरकार ने ऐसा कोई निर्णय ले लिया है !!

Thursday 9 April 2015

My name is MONEY

Let me introduce myself ,
My Name Is MONEY!!!...
I have a simple look, my physique is also weak, but I am capable of rearranging the world order.
I am also "capable" of changing the 'Behaviour & even Human Nature' because the humans idolize me. Many people change their personality, betray their friends, sell their bodies, in fact even abandon their religion, for my sake!
I don't understand the difference between the righteous & the depraved, but men use me as a standard for status, deciding whether a person is rich or poor & honorable or lowborn.
I am not Satan, but people often commit trangressions because of me.
I'm also not a third person, but many husbands & wives are separated because of me. Many children & parents are at loggerheads because of me.
It is also obvious that I am not God, but mankind worship me like a God, in fact often times the servants of God are honouring me more than God, whereas u have been advised, don't be slaves to money.
I'm supposed to serve mankind, but mankind instead wants to be my slaves!?
I have never sacrificed myself for anyone, but many people are willing to die for me.
I need to remind, I can only be an instrument of payment for ur prescription drugs, but I cannot extend your life.
If one day u are being called by God, I will not be able to accompany u, let alone to be the redeemer of your sins..., u have to face it yourself with your Creator & then accept His Judgment.
At that time, the Almighty will certainly deal with u & ask u concerning me. But I am asking u this now ARE YOU IN UR LIFETIME USING ME well, or HAVE U MADE me as GOD???

A last information from me:
I will not be THERE IN HEAVEN !!!
Don't look for me there ...o

Tuesday 7 April 2015

Teachings that Ravana gave to Laxman on his deathbed

When the demon king Ravana was attacked by Lord Rama and was nearing his death, Rama asked his brother Lakshman to go to him and learn something which no other person except an erudite Brahmin like Ravana could ever teach him.

The story goes that after shooting the fatal arrow on the battlefield of Lanka, Ram told his brother, Lakshman, “Go to Ravana quickly before he dies and request him to share whatever knowledge he can. A brute he may be, but he is also a great scholar”.

At this Ravana said that if you have come to me as a student then you must sit at my feet because teachers must be respected and you want to learn lessons.

Ravana also told Lakshman about politics and statesmanship:

1- Do not be the enemy of your charioteer, your gatekeeper, your cook and your brother, they can harm you anytime.

2- Do not think you are always a winner, even if you are winning all the time.

3- Always trust the minister, who criticises you.

4-Never think your enemy is small or powerless, like I thought about Hanuman

5- Never think you can outsmart the stars, they will bring you what you are destined to

6- Either love or hate God, but both should be immense and strong.

7--A king who is eager to win glory must suppress greed as soon as it lifts its head.

8--A king must welcome the smallest chance to do good to others, without the slightest procrastination.

His ten heads were Kama (lust), Krodha (anger), Moha (delusion), Lobha (greed), Mada (pride), Maatsyasya (envy), Manas (mind), Buddhi (intellect), Chitta (will) and Ahamkara (the ego) -all these ten constitute the ten heads.

Ravana is of all the ten qualities. Such is the wisdom of Ravana, no wonder Ram asked Laxman to learn from him.

Ravana said, he had learnt these lessons through bitter experience. Greed arises from attachment to the senses and catering to them. Put them in their proper place; they are windows for knowledge, not channels of contamination.

Wednesday 1 April 2015

World Cooking Time per week

People in India and Ukraine spend just over 13 hours a week cooking, compared to the international average of less than six and a half hours each week, a study revealed on Monday.
They are followed by South Africa, where its citizens, on an average spend nine and a half hours on culinary activities, Indonesia where people spend more than eight hours a week and Italy seven hours a week.
The research, conducted by Germany-based market researcher GfK, said the countries where people spent the least amount of time cooking each week were Brazil (slightly more than five hours), Turkey (slightly less than five hours) and South Korea (less than four hours), possibly due to the popularity of their inexpensive street food carts.
The research was conducted by interviewing over 27,000 people aged 15 and above in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and the US.
The study further said globally 29 percent of people claim to have great knowledge and experience about food and cooking -- but this was again led by women at 34 percent, compared to just a quarter (25 percent) of men.
"Breaking this down into individual countries, South Africa and India top the list, with around half of people (50 and 48 percent, respectively) agreeing, or agreeing strongly, that this applies to them.
"Also in the top five are Turkey and Ukraine at 40 percent each and Indonesia at 38 percent," the study said.
It further revealed that women spend over seven and a half hours per week for preparing the dishes while men spend five hours a week.

Thursday 26 March 2015

आनंद हूँ मैं

आनंद हूँ मैं, मत पूँछ यह औरों को मैंने क्या दिया, पल पल की है मुस्कान दी, हर पल है मैंने जान दी, आँखों के टपकते आंसुओं से पूँछ, है मैंने ही उन्हें शान दी| बहुत कठिन नहीं है मुझे समझना पर इस समतल किनारे में भी बहुत गहराई है| बहुत से राज़ इस मुस्कान के पीछे दबाये हमेशा मुस्कुराता हुआ अपनी दुनिया के ख्वाब बुनता हूँ और सियाही से पन्नों पर उतार देता हूँ| यह है मेरी कहानी, आनंद राग|

Wednesday 18 March 2015

करोड़पति बनना है तो नौकरी छोडिये……

चलिए, पहले एक छोटी से exercise करते हैं. आप अपने शहर के किन्ही पांच करोड़पतियों की list मन में सोचिये…..please इस step को miss मत कीजिये , सोचिये ज़रूर !!!
अब बताइये इस लिस्ट में क्या कोई ऐसा भी है जो नौकरी पेशा है? मेरी लिस्ट में तो नहीं है,मेरे दिमाग में जो नाम आये वो मै आपको बताना चाहूँगा. मैं Gorakhpur  का रहने वाला हूँ और ये लोग वहीँ के हैं:
चेतना मसाले वाले Uncle,
 डॉ. अग्रवाल, जिनका खुद का Hospital है
Mr. Jalan-  सरिया वाले
मेरे colony के एक uncle जिनके Engineering College चलते हैं , और
बरनवाल Uncle , जिनके यहाँ से हम लोग Jewelry  खरीदते हैं.
इन सभी में एक बात common   है. लोग इनके यहाँ नौकरी करते हैं पर ये किसी के यहाँ नौकरी नहीं करते.ये सभी उद्यमी हैं, Entrepreneurs हैं, Businessmen  हैं पर employee  नहीं हैं.
मैंने कुछ दोस्तों से भी ये प्रश्न किया उनकी सूची में भी किसी नौकरी करने वाले का नाम नहीं था. अब ये बात और है की आप दिमाग पे जोर डालेंगे तो कुछ ऐसे लोग मिल जायेंगे पर इनमे से ज्यादातर के बाल या तो सफ़ेद हो चुके होंगे या फिर पूरी फसल ही साफ़ हो चुकी होगी.अगर बाल सफ़ेद करा कर Crorepati बनाना है तो नौकरी  बुरी नहीं है..तीन-चार  promotion  और  15- 20 साल  में Crorepati बन ही जायेंगे… पर ऐसे बने तो बच्चों के लिए बनेंगे अपने लिए नहीं…और मज़ा तो अपने लिए बनने में है….क्यों? और अगर अपने लिए Crorepati बनना है तो खुद बनना होगा एक Entrepreneur.
यहाँ एक बात कहना चाहूँगा कुछ लोग ज्यादा पैसा कमाने कि इच्छा रखने वालों को उतनी  respect  से नहीं देखते हैं, पर मुझे लगता  है कि इस मंहगाई को देखकर उनके विचार में भी बदलाव आ चुका होगा….कितना कमाना  ज्यादा कमाना है इसकी परिभाषा बड़ी तेजी से बदल रही है…मेरी नज़र मैं ज्यादा पैसे कमाने कि इच्छा रखना एक अच्छी बात है..  बशर्ते उसे कमाने के लिए गलत काम न किये जाएँ. और शायद इस article  को भी वही लोग पढ़ रहे होंगे जो ऐसी इच्छा रखते होंगे वरना article  का title  पढ़ने के बाद ही वो किसी और topic  पर चले गए होते.चलिए अब आते हैं main मुद्दे पर :
पर नौकरी छोडें कैसे ?
सवाल बिलकुल ठीक है. पर उससे भी बड़ा एक सवाल है:, “नौकरी छोड़ी तो करेंगे क्या ?”अगर आपके मन में ये दूसरा सवाल आ रहा है तो उसका मेरे पास कोई जवाब नहीं है. क्योंकि ये तो आपके अंदर से आने वाली  आवाजा है कि आप क्या करना चाहते हैं . और यदि यह नहीं आ रही है तो अभी आप इस तरह के  step  के लिए बिलकुल तैयार नहीं हैं…पर ये बात पक्की है कि यदि आप चाहें तो समय के साथ खुद को तैयार कर सकते हैं.
पर यदि आप उनमे से हैं जिनका कोई सपना है ,जो कुछ बड़ा, कुछ महान , कुछ अपना  करना चाहते हैं तो आपको पहले प्रश्न के बारे में सोचना ही होगा. क्योंकि अगर आप अभी नहीं सोचेंगे तो आगे आपके लिए ये सोचना और भी मुश्किल हो सकता है भविष्य में:
आपकी जिम्मेदारियां बढ़  जायेंगी यानी आपकी risk  लेने की क्षमता घट जायेगी.
हो सकता ही आपकी  salary  बढ़ जाए और आप खुद को समझा लें. कि “चल भाई पैसे आ तो रहे हैं…अब और क्या चाहिए.”
कुछ लोग सोच सकते हैं कि lecture देना आसान है पर करना बहुत मुश्किल है. बात सच है ,पर ये भी सच है कि ये करना मुश्किल ज़रूर है पर असंभव नहीं.
अगर Dheerubhai Ambani ने petrol pump की नौकरी नहीं छोड़ी होती तो क्या आज  Reliance  जैसी company होती? अगर Narayan Murthy ने Patni Computers की अपनी नौकरी नहीं छोड़ी होती तो क्या आज Infosys का कोई वजूद होता?Amitabh Bachchan  ने भी पहले  Shaw Wallace और बाद में Bird & Co, नमक एक  shipping firm में काम किया, अगर उन्होंने भी अपने दिल कि आवाज़ नहीं सुनी होती तो भला भारत को कहाँ मिलता इतना बड़ा महानायक?ये बहुत बड़े-बड़े उदाहरण हैं, जिन्हें हम सब जानते हैं पर यकीन जानिए कि ऐसी हजारों success stories  हैं, जहाँ पर लोगों ने अपनी सोच को हकीकत में बदल कर दिखाया है…गांव की गलियों से निकल कर शहर की बुलंदियों को अपना बनया है. खुद बने हैं Crorepati और कईयों को लखपति बनाया है.
पर अभी भी हमारा जो पहला सवाल था कि “पर नौकरी छोडें कैसे?”वो वहीँ का वहीँ बना हुआ है. कहने की बात नहीं है कि ये एक एक बहुत ही बड़ा step  है, और बस यूँहीं नहीं लिया जा सकता है. इस क्रांतिकारी कदम को वही उठा सकता है जिसके मन में कुछ अपना करने की तीव्र इच्छा हो और वो अपने plan  को execute करने के लिए बहुत ज्यादा passionate हो. जिनके अंदर वाकई में कुछ कर गुजरने की दीवानगी होती है, वो इधर-उधर की बातें ज्यादा नहीं सोचते और बस लग जाते हैं अपने प्रयासों में.
पर हम मे से ज्यादातर लोग (including me) कुछ करना तो चाहते हैं, पर हमारे अंदर एक डर सा लगा होता है कि कहीं हम fail  हो गए तो जो है वो भी चला जायेगा. ये डर वाजिब भी है. इसीलिए मेरी समझ से एक बीच का रास्ता निकालना अच्छा साबित हो सकता है , जैसे कि कोई Side-Business शुरू कर के. ये एक पुराना अजमाया हुआ तरीका है, जो आपने अपने आस-पास देखा भी होगा. Office timing के बाद और छुट्टी के दिनों में लोग अपने साइडी-बिजनेस को करते हैं और जब धीरे-धीरे बिजनेस ट्रैक पर आ जाता है तो अपनी नौकरी छोड़ कर पूरा समय business  में लगाते हैं. एक छोटा सा उदहारण देना चाहूँगा जो मैंने Rashmi Bansal जी की “Connect The Dots” book में पढ़ा था.
N Mahadevan के अंदर एक Hotelier बनने की चाहत थी पर भाग्य ने उन्हें एक Professor  बना दिया था, पर उन्होंने ने भाग्य के इस फैसले को चुनौती दी और Madras University  में अपनी Professor कि prestigiuos job  छोड़ कर उन्होंने multi-million dollarFood Empire खड़ा कर दिया.
सुबह 9 बजे से शाम को 4:30 बजे तक पढाने के बाद इन्होने काम समझने के लिए एक और  जॉब पकड़ ली, वो रोजाना शाम 6 से रात 12 बजे तक एक hotel में duty  करने लगे .जब काम समझ आ गया और कुछ पैसे इकठ्ठा हो गए तो उन्होंने खुद का एक Chinese resturant शुरू कर दिया.आज उनके restaurants 16 देशों में हैं ,जिनमे कुल 3000 employee  काम करते हैं. इन्होने खुद तो MBA  नहीं किया है पर IIM-Ahmedabad से pass-out बंदे को busineess सँभालने के लिए रखा हुआ है.|

बहुत सारे लोग बहुत सारी ideas के साथ अपने-अपने सपनो को साकार करने में लगे हुए है, और कर रहे हैं,हम इंसानों में यही तो खास बात है ,हम जो सपने देखते हैं उन्हें साकार भी कर सकते हैं.
अंत में यही कहना चाहूँगा कि “कोई risk ना लेना ही जिंदगी का सबसे बड़ा risk है” और ये risk  आप नहीं उठा सकते इसलिए अपने दिल की आवाज़ सुनिए और अपने सपनो को साकार कीजिये.All the best !

Thursday 5 March 2015

Biological Significance behind celebrating HOLI

It is interesting to note that the festival of Holi is significant for our lives and body in many other ways than providing joy and fun. 

We also need to thank our forefathers who started the trend of celebrating Holi at such a scientifically accurate time. And, also for incorporating so much fun in the festival. 

As Holi comes at a time of the year when people have a tendency to feel sleepy and lazy. This is natural for the body to experiences some tardiness due to the change from the cold to the heat in the atmosphere. To counteract this tardiness of the body, people sing loudly or even speak loudly. Their movements are brisk and their music is loud. All of this helps to rejuvenate the system of the human body.

Besides, the colours when sprayed on the body have a great impact on it. Biologists believe the liquid dye or Abeer penetrates the body and enters into the pores. It has the effect of strengthening the ions in the body and adds health and beauty to it.

There is yet another scientific reason for celebrating the Holi, this however pertains to the tradition of Holika Dahan. The mutation period of winter and spring, induces the growth of bacteria in the atmosphere as well as in the body. When Holika is burnt, temperature rises to about 145 degrees Fahrenhiet. Following the tradition when people perform Parikrima (circumambulation or going around) around the fire, the heat from the fire kills the bacteria in the body thus, cleansing it.



The way Holi is celebrated in south, the festival also promotes good health. For, the day after the burning of Holika people put ash (Vibhuti) on their forehead and they would mix Chandan (sandalpaste) with the young leaves and flowers of the Mango tree and consume it to promote good health.

Some also believe that play with colours help to promote good health as colours are said to have great impact on our body and our health. Western-Physicians and doctors believe that for a healthy body, colours too have an important place besides the other vital elements. Deficiency of a particular colour in our body causes ailment, which can be cured only after supplementing the body with that particular colour. 

People also clean-up their houses on Holi which helps in clearing up the dust and mess in the house and get rid of mosquitoes and others pests. A clean house generally makes the residents feel good and generate positive energies. 

Tuesday 3 March 2015

Love & Anger

A man was polishing his new car.His 6 years old son picked up a stone & scratched lines on the side of the car.In anger,the man took the child's hand & hit so many times,not realizing that he was using a wrench.
At hospital the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures.when the child saw his father with painful eyes he asked " DAD when will my fingers grow back..?"

Man was speechless and was very much disappointed.He went back to the car and kicked it hard.Devastated by his own actions,sitting in front of that car,he looked at the scratches.child had written "LOVE YOU DAD".The next day the man committed suicide!!!

Anger and Love has no limit,choose the love to have a beautiful and lovely life..
An old philosopher said "Things are to be used and People are to be loved.But the problem is created,when the people are to be used and things are to be loved.."