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Your Image

It's really hard to get away from political news these days. Be it USA, who recently elected it's new President or India, which is getting ready to elect it's next cabinet. So, what does it take to be a leader?

To me, there are as many definitions as there are leaders in this world. I firmly believe that leadership can be learned with excellence. We can read various elaborations in leadership books authored by people including Jack Welch and Robin Sharma. I have referred a few characteristics in my prior posts, but I want to reiterate the "IMAGE" acronym that Robin pointed out in his talk with CBC News.

'IMAGE' as Robin pointed out, stands for the following:
1. Innovation and Imagination (Think hard, Think twice and Out of the box)
2. Merchant of WOW (Raise standards, Always surpass expectations)
3. Authenticity/Transparency (There's no one in this world like you)
4. Guts (Need to take tough decisions even if they do not make you likable)
5. Ethics and Excellence (Integrity, Shun Mediocrity)

Living or Existing?

Are you actually living your life or merely existing? There's a difference. In these days, it's really hard to take some time out to play with your kid. You know what, you better do. Life is one glorious bird that flies by without telling any one. I was dumb struck when I came to know about the legacy that Randy Pausch left behind. Incredible man, incredible story.

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who was dying of pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed auditorium. In this moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals. Only to find out later that the speech really was meant for his 3 kids.



I am up to read Randy's best selling book "The last lecture".

Carmel

We finally did the "17-mile drive" in Carmel last weekend. Although we shelled out ~$10 for the toll ticket, it was worth every single penny. Enjoy the pictures.

Revolutionary city in India

Ever wondered how a future city in India would look like? Sabeer Bhatia (founder of Hotmail) talks about his vision in this video. Considering that 70% Indian population is still living in tier-2 cities or villages, the project looks revolutionary, promising and ambitious. I commend the immense thought that has been put behind this mega-project and do hope that projects like these transform the way local government bodies think while planning for future infrastructure projects.

Rock this new year folks

Shun Mediocrity

Have you ever looked at the mirror and said to yourself, "I am a mediocre"? Surprising that this feeling resonates sometimes and the feeling of self-doubt kicks in.

We are all born winners in our own special way. Don't get me wrong! There's absolutely no doubt that we can continue improving every single moment of our lives, but there's no reason to wonder that we are less than anyone else. All of us need to compare ourselves with our own past. We have to compete with ourselves, be better each single day.

It's time to shun mediocrity!!! Let's commit to becoming a Verb.

One of my favorite quotes is:
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

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Weekend Inspiration - What Is Your Price

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