Don’t give up!

Our living room has a beautiful large window, overlooking the Aravalli Forest.On a day as bright as today, the window seems non-existent, as though one can walk through it. That is what the bee, this morning, thought as well. There was a bee. Inside the living room....

This could have been your success

He was the topper of our school.The teachers loved him.The kids adored him.And that included me as well. He was tall, really tall.Maybe 6’2″?And he had really long hair.Which, I thought, added to the enigma that he was. I remember one day, I asked him,...

Respect

When I had dropped out of my PhD and came back to India at the age of 24, I had no plans, no goals, no direction, and no money. Ma and Papa weren’t too happy, however, I didn’t give them a chance to express their unhappiness. I still remember that day.I was brushing...

Your marks do not define you

If you scored well, it is not your grades, but your hard work that will help you continue to succeed in life.Focus on your work, not your marks. If you did not score well, remember that life is much bigger than your grades.They are NOT going to define your life. Do...

The chains that stop us

A man was visiting an elephant farm. He got there, to see massive (almost wild) elephants. But they weren’t caged.There was nothing holding them, except for a weak iron chain tied to one of their legs! To express his surprise, he went up to the owner. “I must...

7 things I wish I knew before my first job

Just because someone is good at their work doesn’t mean they will become good managers.Managing oneself is very different from managing others. You grow professionally by making your boss’s life easier. What counts is 5 years of experience.Not 1 year of...