Thinking aloud through sketches, words and humour
In today’s dynamic global market space, competing on price and quality will never be a game changer. Businesses today are looking to create a brand that speaks their story, that packages their USP and expounds to the world why they are so good. They need a visual depiction of their offering that emotionally connects their... Continue Reading →
With the advent of social media, a new era has opened up for brands and with it a plethora of challenges. Brands are now directly in touch with their consumers interacting one on one. This is both an opportunity and complex at step he same time. Today companies have to step down from their ivory... Continue Reading →
I have been drawing a few samurai moments inspired by their values. Fearless, calm and completely focused with the highest ideals, they are a great inspiration for modern day management.
I have been drawing a few samurai moments inspired by their values. Fearless, calm and completely focused with the highest ideals, they are a great inspiration for modern day management.
Love these speeches. Theres something inspiring about motivation talks by coaches that ignite a spark in the underdogs. It's even more exciting when they are from movies based on true stories. The scenes are a catalyst for goosebumps!!
Chanced upon a life changing book in Kinokuniya yesterday. "The Startup Playbook" by David S.Kidder is a sum of stories and secrets from some of the fastest growing start ups. Their CEOs share their wealth of knowledge in these pages. The book simplifies the process of business and will inspire fence-sitting-want-to-take-the-plunge entrepreneurs, it will share... Continue Reading →
"A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you." Bob Proctor When I look back today, the biggest catalysts in my life have been the mentors I had the opportunity to be influenced and inspired by along the way.... Continue Reading →
One of the most powerful tools that has helped me think really fast and declutter my mind has been mind mapping. I create simple and detailed mind maps for almost every aspect of my life. I have mind maps for goals, company vision, team planning, client briefs, holiday plans, health goals, web site maps, workflow... Continue Reading →
Napolean Hill in his book "Think and grow rich" talks about the Mastermind being critical for success and speaks about the subject in detail. He first defined the mastermind as a “coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.” Hill’s concept of... Continue Reading →
I love reading and devour books in search for knowledge, ideas and paradigm shifts in my thinking. As an entrepreneur, books become a hunting ground for feeding on new ideas and thoughts to push me out of my comfort zone. From the 100s of books I have read and dissected, 4 stand out for their... Continue Reading →
A collection of inspiring quotes and ideas for CEOs and people wanting to take the plunge into the world of business. Each thought has so much depth and can trigger ideas and directions. The common thread of inspiration is about passion in work, risk taking, being the best at what you do, embracing failure, hard... Continue Reading →
I find it fascinating meeting successful people and understanding what makes them who they are, absorbing their secrets to success, seeking inspiration and lessons. Over my interactions with hundreds of entrepreneurs, I see extremely intelligent and innovative people struggle financially, dropouts become billionaires and billionaires become unhappy and unfulfilled. Then there's a rare species that gets... Continue Reading →
I read this insightful and inspiring article in the Entrepreneur magazine. It featured an interview with one of my favorite authors and thought leaders, Anthony Robbins. These simple pointers are home truths and there are so many nuggets at very nook and corner. I took away truckloads of ideas and I wanted to share the... Continue Reading →
A short film about inspiring start ups and their story. Our heroes and inspirations who have taken that plunge and converted their ideas into successful entrepreneurial stories. We asked them a few questions and here are their responses and stories in a bid to galvanise other entrepreneurs. In this session, we cover Pantry Cafe by... Continue Reading →
All my life I have been making choices. Always coming to forks where I have been taught to choose between options. Either this or that, you can't do both, which way will it be, flip a coin, how will you choose, what will you do now and a million other conversations which lead to choosing.... Continue Reading →
My notes and sketches I had posted earlier converted into a booklet format.
A lovely mix of recordings from self made billionaires. Great tips on success- simple but great ideas. Loved listening to this
An interview of mine by SupportBiz. Sharing this here. May 24, 2013 Spice Holding Group: New age advertising and marketing for SMEs The digital age gave birth to a democratic business ecosystem. Now with smart marketing practices, smaller companies can also have the liberty to access their clients themselves. The web interface allows the SMEs... Continue Reading →
I was at an event today Organised by Right selection in Dubai. The modern guru of networking, Ivan Misner was more than amazing. He shared such simple but effective methods of networking and the importance it has in modern business. He is truly the father of modern networking, he is also a best selling author... Continue Reading →
Invictus is a beautifully crafted poem by William Ernest Henley. The film on Nelson Mandela uses the title and the poem is narrated by Morgan Freeman (who plays Mandela in the film). The poem and its thought are so inspiring in context of Nelson Mandela and his experience in prison. It takes great willpower and resilience to... Continue Reading →
Mohammed Ali said it so simply, and this philosophy is so apt to live life by! When success and victory are the only visual the mind can see, it's usually what comes our way. When the cracks of self doubts erode this confidence, what comes our way is what we are afraid of. We gift... Continue Reading →
Todays illustration has a little preamble to its evolution. I was all day at a business coaching session. Rajesh, my coach who has inspired me over the last nine years worked with us today on an array of new business ideas. As I sat in the class today alongside many inspiring CEOs, assimilating the insights... Continue Reading →
An interview of Sir Richard Branson. Great insights into the mindset for an entrepreneur! Branson has always been and will be a source of inspiration for his spirit and element of fun he brings into everything he does.
This is one f my all time favourite edits containing excerpts from interviews by one of the my favourite actors, Will Smith. His philosophy and attitude to his craft is truly an inspiration. What a man!
I can watch this again and again and then yet again. So many life lessons and simple truths for success. No frills and from the heart. This speech gave birth to so many famous oft quoted phrases like "Stay hungry, stay foolish" and "Connect the dots".
This half time speech by Al Pacino in the movie "Any Given Sunday" is so engaging. There's something amazing about Sports movies and the coaches speech which converts underdogs into winners. So much to learn for leaders
25 Common Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs Do you have what it takes to get through hard times? Here are the traits that help home-based business owners thrive. BY JAMES STEPHENSON |This article has been excerpted from the Ultimate Home Based Business Handbook, by James Stephenson, available from Entrepreneur Press. Regardless of your definition of success, there are, oddly enough,... Continue Reading →
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