Today I attended second edition of UnPluggd. Inmobi CEO Naveen Tewari talk was impressive. Checkout impressive interview in link
After the sessions I checked on some startup ideas
10 Bizarre Start Up Ideas That Made Millionaires
7 Key Points for Brainstorming Startup Ideas
Articles in the Startup Ideas Category
100+ Web Start-up Business Ideas
How to Startup! (not being a programmer)
Developing new startup ideas
How making money changed my perspective on startup ideas
The Startup Idea Generator – Creating “Killer” Business Ideas So That You Don’t Have To The Startup Idea Generator - Creating "Killer" Business ...
Low-Cost Startup Ideas
Other Interesting Sites
ash maurya
Year One Labs
Steve Poland
India’s Largest Angel Network
Indian Web Startups
PITCHINDIA
Small Business Podcasts
Happy Reading!!
Quality of Life
Quality of Life does not depend on Lifesytle....
Quality of Life does not depend on Educational Qualifications...
Quality of Life does not depend on your position in Soceity.....
"Quality of Life depends on Quality of your thoughts..."
"You can be Happy with all that you have or Unhappy with all that you are..."
"You are What You are Today as the result of decisions you took Yesterday...."
"Adding Years to Life or Life to Years......"
Quality of Life does not depend on Educational Qualifications...
Quality of Life does not depend on your position in Soceity.....
"Quality of Life depends on Quality of your thoughts..."
"You can be Happy with all that you have or Unhappy with all that you are..."
"You are What You are Today as the result of decisions you took Yesterday...."
"Adding Years to Life or Life to Years......"
What is Success ???
Beautiful Read explain's success.
"Accumulation or reaching some measurable goal is not success - that's achievement. Success is a feeling."
"Success is waking up everyday at peace with the life you live and the decisions you've made"..........
Reference - Link
"Accumulation or reaching some measurable goal is not success - that's achievement. Success is a feeling."
"Success is waking up everyday at peace with the life you live and the decisions you've made"..........
Reference - Link
Quotes for the Week
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. - Thomas Jefferson
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. - Andre gide
God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved." — André Gide
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. - Andre gide
God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved." — André Gide
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
Very Good and Inspiring Talk Those who Lead Inspire us, Not for them but for ourselves.
Every Problem is a Challenge that has a Learning
- A problem is an opportunity to Learn
- A Problem is an opportunity to Un-Learn and Re-Learn
- A Problem is an opportunity to re-affirm your beliefs
- A problem is an opportunity to explore your creativity and try different ways to solve it
- A problem is an opportunity to take you to the next level
- A problem is an opportunity to apply your ideas
- A problem is a challenge that will help you train your brain
- A problem is an opportunity to influence others doing the right thing
- When you don't have a problem, What are you going to Learn ?
- Everyone has the certain set of problems/challenges to deal with. Our Ability to successfully deal with it is the mastery and art of learning!!!
- Don't stick yourself to assumptions, supersitions when you have the ability to think and conquer!!!
Every Problem is an Opportunity
Improving on Interpersonal Skills
Yep. More we learn about ourselves we also need to understand others. Read an interesting article in link. Below lines mentioned are very good and important I felt.
“what am I doing this for?”
“what do I want to be doing?”
“will I achieve that by what I am currently doing?”
One important message i felt to share from below HBR tips I received - Understand your own motives. Do you really want to help your colleague get better? Or are you looking for an opportunity to point out his annoying faults? Hold your tongue unless you have good intentions
- "Listen twice as much as you speak"
- "Actions Speak Louder than Words"
- "Schedule in time to reflect.."
- Start asking yourself questions such as
“what am I doing this for?”
“what do I want to be doing?”
“will I achieve that by what I am currently doing?”
Excellent Open ended questions from the Post
- "In what ways might we make this product even better?"
- “I see your sales are low this month, what do you think is causing the problem and what can we do to solve it?"
- "In what ways might we...?" or "How could we...?" or "What new...might...?"
- "That sounds interesting. Can you tell me more?"
- "What excites you the most about this idea?"
- "What is the essence of your idea - the core principle?"
- "How do you imagine your idea will benefit others?"
- "In what ways does your idea fit with our strategic vision?"
- "What information do you still need?"
- "Who are your likely collaborators?"
- "Is there anything similar to your idea on the market?
- "What support do you need from me?"
- "What is your next step?"
Be an Active Listener
Few notable lines from link The Art of Active Listening
Open-Ended Questions helps to understand, listen, probe to understand the problem.
“Bringing in this new CAD system was the worst mistake we’ve ever made!”
Open-ended question response: “What makes you say that?”
“Tell me what your concerns are”.
"What do you think we should do".
"What are specific issues you would like to list down in this project"
"What are available options at this point"
"What do you think about available options at this point"
Other useful tips
Paraphrasing is a brief rephrasing of information provided by the speaker. It provides the restatement of the essence of the information in your own words.
Further Reading
Active Listening - TRAINING ACTIVITY
Active Listening and Reflective Responses
How To Listen
Open-Ended Questions helps to understand, listen, probe to understand the problem.
“Bringing in this new CAD system was the worst mistake we’ve ever made!”
Open-ended question response: “What makes you say that?”
“I think we’ll have problems changing to 12-hour shifts”.
Open-ended response: “Tell me what your concerns are”.
"What do you think we should do".
"What are specific issues you would like to list down in this project"
"What are available options at this point"
"What do you think about available options at this point"
Other useful tips
- Maintaining eye contact
- Leaning slightly forward
- Allowing pauses
- Nodding
- Sending brief verbal messages (umm-humm, oh I see…).
Paraphrasing is a brief rephrasing of information provided by the speaker. It provides the restatement of the essence of the information in your own words.
Further Reading
Active Listening - TRAINING ACTIVITY
Active Listening and Reflective Responses
How To Listen
Inquisitive Quotes
Came across the link, Bunch of interesting quotes from the link
"If you want to prosper for a year, grow rice. If you want to prosper for a decade, plant trees. If you want to prosper for a century, grow people."
"The one who says "it cannot be done" should not interrupt the one doing it."
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
"Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life." - Mary Kay Ash 1918-2001, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
"If you want to prosper for a year, grow rice. If you want to prosper for a decade, plant trees. If you want to prosper for a century, grow people."
"The one who says "it cannot be done" should not interrupt the one doing it."
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
"Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life." - Mary Kay Ash 1918-2001, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
"Whether you believe you can or you can't, you are right!"
Yep, very powerful note from book "Zen and the Art of Happiness". Good reads from the book.
Power of mind influences our thoughts and to make any two of us see the same thing differently. A famous zen story about two monks looking at a Flag. One monk observed that flag is moving. The other disagreed and said it was the wind that was moving. Sixth patriarch on hearng the argument said "Not the wind, not the flag, mind is moving".
One more excellent story to read Is That So?
Notable Quotes
Power of mind influences our thoughts and to make any two of us see the same thing differently. A famous zen story about two monks looking at a Flag. One monk observed that flag is moving. The other disagreed and said it was the wind that was moving. Sixth patriarch on hearng the argument said "Not the wind, not the flag, mind is moving".
- Public criticism is a means for those who do not know themselves well. But for well self-understanding people, it means nothing
- People saying something does not make it true...Knowing yourself is the most important thing
- "Change your thoughts and you change your world" – Norman Vincent Peale
- "Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step" – Martin Luther King, Jr.
- "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up" – Thomas Alva Edison
- “Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching" – Mark Twain
- "Dream as if you'll live forever…live as if you'll die today" – James Dean
- "If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results" – Jack Dixon
- "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right" – Henry Ford
- "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop" – Confucius
- "Optimist: Person who travels on nothing from nowhere to happiness" - Mark Twain
- "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life ;it is how you handle what happens to you" -Zig Ziglar
- "Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you thing about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are" -Norman Vincent Peale
- "The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind" -Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
- "To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad" -Denis Waitley
- “Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it" -Lou Holtz
- "Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill" Charles Swindoll
- "You cannot tailor make the situations in life, but you can tailor make the attitudes to fit those situations before they arise" -Zig Ziglar
- "It's not the situation. . . . It's your reaction to the situation"? -Robert Conklin
- "You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt, as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair" -Paul H. Duhn
- "Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us" -Earl Nightingale
- "Feeling happy and feeling good is a choice that we make.."
Quotes
“I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings, and only character endures.” ~ Horace Greeley
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference" -Winston Churchill
"Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us" -Earl Nightingale
"He who asks is a fool for five minutes. But he who does not ask remains a fool forever."-Confucius
"Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree." -Abraham Lincoln
“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings, and only character endures.” ~ Horace Greeley
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference" -Winston Churchill
"Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us" -Earl Nightingale
"He who asks is a fool for five minutes. But he who does not ask remains a fool forever."-Confucius
"Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree." -Abraham Lincoln
Think about it
I am not as lucky as others -
"A paper flying in air is due to luck…… But, a bird flying in air is its effort. So, be a bird and struggle with hurdles to become successful person.."
How can I become more optimistic -
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything they have..."
How to get better in your life -
"I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday" — Eleanor Roosevelt
Who is happy -
"Feeling happy and feeling good is a choice that we make.."
Do you need to bother about criticism -
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway." — Eleanor Roosevelt
Money can make your happy ?
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory" - Albert Schweitzer
I want to be best ?
"There is no need of any competition with anybody. You are yourself, and as you are, you are perfectly good. Accept yourself." - Osho
Can I start my work anytime in my day or only during specific time of day
"There's never a wrong time to do the right thing.."
What is Fate -
"You will find meaning in life only if you create it.
It is not lying there somewhere behind the bushes,
so you can go and you search a little bit and find it.
It is not there like a rock that you will find.
It is a poetry to be composed,
it is a song to be sung,
it is a dance to be danced". - Osho
"You cannot walk on a way made by others for you. You have to walk, and make your road by walking.."-Osho
Success is elusive -
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life..." - Muhammad Ali
"A paper flying in air is due to luck…… But, a bird flying in air is its effort. So, be a bird and struggle with hurdles to become successful person.."
How can I become more optimistic -
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything they have..."
How to get better in your life -
"I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday" — Eleanor Roosevelt
Who is happy -
"Feeling happy and feeling good is a choice that we make.."
Do you need to bother about criticism -
"Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway." — Eleanor Roosevelt
Money can make your happy ?
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory" - Albert Schweitzer
I want to be best ?
"There is no need of any competition with anybody. You are yourself, and as you are, you are perfectly good. Accept yourself." - Osho
Can I start my work anytime in my day or only during specific time of day
"There's never a wrong time to do the right thing.."
What is Fate -
"You will find meaning in life only if you create it.
It is not lying there somewhere behind the bushes,
so you can go and you search a little bit and find it.
It is not there like a rock that you will find.
It is a poetry to be composed,
it is a song to be sung,
it is a dance to be danced". - Osho
"You cannot walk on a way made by others for you. You have to walk, and make your road by walking.."-Osho
Success is elusive -
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life..." - Muhammad Ali
Quotes
Good List of Osho Quotes
"The real seeker of truth never seeks truth. On the contrary, he tries to clean himself of all that is untrue, inauthentic, insincere - and when his heart is ready, purified, the guest comes. You cannot find the guest, you cannot go after him. He comes to you; you just have to be prepared. You have to be in a right attitude". - Osho
"You will find meaning in life only if you create it.
It is not lying there somewhere behind the bushes,
so you can go and you search a little bit and find it.
It is not there like a rock that you will find.
It is a poetry to be composed,
it is a song to be sung,
it is a dance to be danced". - Osho
"There is no need of any competition with anybody. You are yourself, and as you are, you are perfectly good. Accept yourself." - Osho
Good Quotes
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." — Marcus Aurelius
"Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why." - Eddie Cantor
"The real seeker of truth never seeks truth. On the contrary, he tries to clean himself of all that is untrue, inauthentic, insincere - and when his heart is ready, purified, the guest comes. You cannot find the guest, you cannot go after him. He comes to you; you just have to be prepared. You have to be in a right attitude". - Osho
"You will find meaning in life only if you create it.
It is not lying there somewhere behind the bushes,
so you can go and you search a little bit and find it.
It is not there like a rock that you will find.
It is a poetry to be composed,
it is a song to be sung,
it is a dance to be danced". - Osho
"There is no need of any competition with anybody. You are yourself, and as you are, you are perfectly good. Accept yourself." - Osho
Good Quotes
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." — Marcus Aurelius
"Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why." - Eddie Cantor
Five Ways to Become Happier Today
Good Life
“The Good Life” is living in the place you belong, with the people you love, doing the right work, on purpose.”
- Have a positive, can do attitude
- Plan, plan, and plan again
- Keep up to date on your subject
- Manage your time
- Be pro-active
“There are no secrets to success: don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.” - Colin Powell
Uniqueness and surprises
I remember the saying 'Life is about creating yourself not finding yourself'. Couple of interesting lines I found worth quoting here..
Every man is so unique that he cannot be equal to anybody else. The rose is perfectly beautiful being a rose; the lotus is perfectly beautiful being a lotus. You cannot walk on a way made by others for you. You have to create the road by walking: just as you walk, you create the road. (Source- OSHO, Words from a man of no words!)
Life is basically insecure and there lies the beauty of life. If you choose security in life you are choosing death. Learn to see and enjoy the scenary of both success and failure that are nothing but the peaks and valleys of life. (Source - Celebrating Life and Death Swami Sukhabodhananda)
Happy Reading!!
Every man is so unique that he cannot be equal to anybody else. The rose is perfectly beautiful being a rose; the lotus is perfectly beautiful being a lotus. You cannot walk on a way made by others for you. You have to create the road by walking: just as you walk, you create the road. (Source- OSHO, Words from a man of no words!)
Life is basically insecure and there lies the beauty of life. If you choose security in life you are choosing death. Learn to see and enjoy the scenary of both success and failure that are nothing but the peaks and valleys of life. (Source - Celebrating Life and Death Swami Sukhabodhananda)
Happy Reading!!
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