Since 1908, British riders had won just a single gold medal at the Olympic Games, and they had fared even worse in cycling’s biggest race, the Tour de France. In 110 years, no British cyclist had ever won the event. In fact, the performance of British riders had been so underwhelming that one...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019
You get in life what you tolerate
on June 28, 2019
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When you’re creating an environment to support your goals, remember that you get in life what you tolerate.
This is true in every area of your life—particularly within your relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. What you have decided to tolerate is also reflected in the situations...
Monday, June 24, 2019
Is it always not necessary to make it to the TOP?
Infamous Traffic Jam on Mount Everest ,Photo Credit : Climber Nirmal Purja, 19th May 2109
In an interview to Times of India Vamini Sethi who attempted the climb Mount Everest too caught in the jam and decided to return after making it to within 500m of the peak said “ For me , my life matterred...
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Sheer innovation is not enough
on June 22, 2019
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In 1912, Otto Frederick Rohwedder an American inventor and engineer who created the first automatic bread-slicing machine for commercial use. It was first used by the Chillicothe Baking Company.What a great idea: a simple machine that could...
Don’t try to be the ‘next’
“Don’t try to be the ‘next’. Instead, try to be the other, the changer, the new.” -Seth Godin
John Francis "Jack" Welch is an American business executive, author, and chemical engineer. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure...
WHEN TO STICK AND WHEN TO QUIT
“Think of those who, not by fault of inconsistency but by lack of effort, are too unstable to live as they wish, but only live as they have begun.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND,
In his book The Dip, Seth Godin draws an interesting analogy from the three types of people you see in line at the supermarket. One gets in a short line and sticks to it no matter how slow...
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Make the Ordinary Come Alive
Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is a way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes,
apples and pears.
Show them how...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Name without fame is like a fire without flame
on June 18, 2019
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Always wondered why some people make controversial statements in public, wear unconventional dresses, pick up a fight uncalled for..
The air is cleared by a lesson from 48 laws of power by Robert Greene..
“Draw attention to yourself by creating an unforgettable, even controversial...
Saturday, June 15, 2019
The Billion Dollar Secret
on June 15, 2019
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Rafael Badziag interviewed 21 billionaires for his book “The Billion Dollar Secret” and found that six shared habits helped lead to their success. Badziag spent five years conducting face-to-face interviews with 21 self-made billionaire entrepreneurs around the...