Just stepped down in our building to stand near a dead body being removed. Had no intention of going to the cemetary…suddenly there were not enough people willing to touch a dead body. Whatever be the reason this was the first funeral of a person whose name I do not know. This was the mother […]
I have never claimed that I can predict well. However having been a broker and having dealt with bankers, I made two predictions – both went wrong. 1. When the Standard Chartered IDR was lapped up by the Indian population, I had predicted on this blog and said ‘now there will be a spate of […]
I am really blessed. Training, writing, teaching takes you places and gives you a lot of time with a very very different set of people. Teaching ensures that you meet the highest energy kids with stars in their eyes and believing that they will change the world. Yes sometimes they do get carried away, but […]
I know there are too many people in the world who would like to debate the existence of God. I am not one of them. I believe it is better to bet that he does exist. Because to believe that he does not exist is not a risk free idea. In case he does exist..and […]
Either the tolerance level is low for the kids I meet…or I have forgotten how a 24 year old thinks. Most of them are confident of getting new ‘jobs’ or are not too worried about sitting at home waiting for a job. However I know of kids who have good jobs (my point of view) […]
These are some wealth observations – learnt from observing, copying, reading, experiencing,….the following learnings are worth reading about: 1. High Income does not always translate to higher wealth: Unless you create income creating assets which grow at a rate greater than inflation, you cannot get wealthy. Simple Income has to be spent and then used […]
Does it sound funny? Well it is not – it is a Gandhian concept (for the more ignorant people, I mean Mahatma Gandhi, no relationship to Feroze Gandhy who changed his spelling to Gandhi). Mahatma Gandhi too would have had many small problems – stomach ache, headache, injuries – but he choose to concentrate on […]