Tag: personal growth

Prioritizing Time

Respect time or time will not respect you. When you find yourself scrambling and running out of time to meet your deadlines, you know that time is not respecting you. Successful people respect time by productively using it, even in 5 minute intervals. Many a presenters speak publicly at webinars/events while commuting/walking to their next … Continue reading Prioritizing Time →

A Collection of 18 Wise Quotes

A Collection of 18 Wise Quotes

Here are 18 wise words collected by me a few years ago from various sources. 1) When someone treats you as an option, help them by removing yourself from the equation. It's that simple. 2) One who looks for a friend without faults, will have none - a Hasidic Proverb. 3) Try to think good … Continue reading A Collection of 18 Wise Quotes →

Book Review: Developing the Leader Within You 2.0

This book written by John C Maxwell and printed by Harper Collins Publishers, is a must read for budding leaders and those already traversing the journey of leadership. A sequel to "Developing the Leader Within You" that the author wrote in 1992, this book is straightforward and simple. So much simple that some of the … Continue reading Book Review: Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 →

Sports & Leadership

Do playing sports help in your development as a leader? The answer is a resounding: YES If you are expecting yourself or your child to become a leader just by playing sports for a session or for a year, then you have misplaced expectations. Participating in sports, whether individual or team, will not give you … Continue reading Sports & Leadership →

Book Review: Lean In – Women, Work and Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg, the COO (Chief Operating Officer ) of Facebook has presented her thoughts clearly with anecdotal evidence and well found research in her book "Lean in - Women, Work and Will to Lead", published by Alfred A Knopf publishers. A light read littered with gems on leadership, this book seems to be coming-of-age for … Continue reading Book Review: Lean In – Women, Work and Will to Lead →

Be Loud: Said the Toastmaster

When one of my friend enrolled her daughter in a Karate school, I asked her if she saw any positive impact of it on her daughter. She told me that now her soft-spoken daughter can yell out "Kia", which in Korean means "energy" and is often shouted out during karate movements. My friend seemed pleased … Continue reading Be Loud: Said the Toastmaster →

Becoming a Leader: 12 qualities to inculcate

Becoming a Leader: 12 qualities to inculcate

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. -Jack Welch Whether we are aware of it or not, we all are leaders in some respects. No particular title is required to be a leader. As parents we are leaders to our … Continue reading Becoming a Leader: 12 qualities to inculcate →