Swami Vivekananda was perhaps one of the clearest thinkers in the past 200 years. He said ‘take responsibility for your actions’. We all know it, but do not always take responsibility for our current affairs….no clue why. I met a dietician friend who said ‘people are what they eat’ and most fat people are fat […]
A friend was investing in a company which was listed about 2-3 years back, and he was about to invest Rs. 20 crores. Not a small sum and he just chatted up with me. He mentioned and asked me whether I knew the company. Sadly, I did know and did not know anything good about […]
Whenever you interact with people and are in some service – or when you are taking risks, making things happen, interacting with others, or in the public eye – you are bound to make mistakes. This is like if you are cycling the question is not ‘have you fallen’, the question is ‘when did […]
Once in a while you think back in life and like the Englishman says “One day if you can look back and laugh…it could not have been that bad after all” These are not about the troubles I have gone through. God knew (knows) I am perfectly not capable of handling problems, so does not […]
C: Subra I just have an exciting plan from BDE life insurance company….! Subra: Say you do not need it. C: How can you be so rude, you have not even heard about the product.. Subra: Say you do not need it. C: arre baba, sun na..product ke bare me…(I guess he concluded I could […]
happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all of you. Like an ad says …’please wear a helmet when you ride a bicycle, motorcycle or skating…Only Ganesha gets a replacement of the head! For those who have not read about Ganesha, the asuras he killed were: Matsarasur (Ganesha riding the lion), Madasur (he was already Ekdanta, and was […]
Have you wondered why people make mistakes while buying financial products? Well here is what I think: 1. Products are complicated: Most financial products are complicated. This is absolutely necessary so that the charges can be well hidden. 2. Salesmen are always in a hurry: This is easy to understand. They are paid for closing, […]