In a country where official apathy towards sports-persons has sparked an outcry (at least on social media), the efforts of PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar have been lauded by one and all. Each of these gifted athletes have one thing in common – a dogged sense of self discipline. Their passion has… Read More How to develop self discipline: Lessons from young Indian athletes at Rio
By Somali K Chakrabarti Image Credit When You’re jaded, and want to add a little zest to your life Pick up a hobby – play a sport, go on a drive, Listen to music, prime your canvas, or explore wildlife; Make a change for good, give to the society something back, Life is not only about… Read More With a Hobby-Make your Life Fantastico
By Somali K Chakrabarti People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar This quote by Zig Ziglar sounds funny for sure, but, hey read it again and you’ll not only find yourself agreeing with it, but may also follow up with the… Read More How do you Motivate yourself everyday?
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar This quote by Zig Ziglar sounds funny for sure, but, hey read it again and you’ll not only find yourself agreeing with it, but may also follow up with the question ‘How do we… Read More How do you motivate yourself every day?
By Somali K Chakrabarti “The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” ~Dorothy Nevill “Isn’t it surprising how many things, if not said immediately, seem not worth saying ten minutes from now?” ~Arnot L. Sheppard,… Read More What to say- What Not to say when you Lead
By Bhudeb Chakrabarti If any men were to ask me what I would suppose to be a perfect language , I would answer that in which a man speaking to five hundred people of all common and various capacities should be understood by them all in the same sense which the speaker intended to be understood… Read More How to Develop Effective Communication Skills
By Somali K Chakrabarti Overcoming challenges brings success, success brings its own challenges. Success has its own attractions, but it also has the side effects. The Initial stages of the Journey To Success When you start something new as a professional or as an entrepreneur, or in sports or in a creative field, you generally… Read More How to trump the Curse of Success
By Somali K Chakrabarti Shamitabh – the movie with an unusual name formed by merging the names of the characters Daanish (played by Dhanush) and Amitabh (Bachchan), is a movie with an unusual theme. Now before you think that this post is a review of the movie, I need to tell you it is not.… Read More 5 Lessons in Teamwork from Shamitabh
By Somali K Chakrabarti How many times while reading a gripping book, or while seeing an awesome movie, or while watching an interesting game have you been completed fascinated by the performance of the artists, singer, writer or player and wondered at what makes them so amazingly talented. Blessed are the people who are born with unique… Read More 10 Quotes on Nurturing Talent
‘AND‘ – the simple 3 lettered word represents the spirit of empowering yourself to pursue different tracks, without having to turn your back on one path for choosing the other. In many different cultures, one-dimensional labels have been used to typecast women Time and again, you are told that you can be either a successful homemaker OR a successful professional, a… Read More Why women should believe in the power of ‘And’
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