Don’t we all do it? Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while cooking dinner and making telephone calls while driving or walking on the road? In today’s society, doing just one thing at a time seems downright luxurious, wasteful, and is considered out of...
I first came across the principle of Hourly Worth (HW) in a seminar in 2013 led by global time management guru Brian Tracy, whom I regard as an important teacher, mentor, and friend in my journey as a trainer and coach. He was so kind to...
Return On Time Invested (ROTI) can be multiplied through awareness of the elements in your ecosystem that decide how much you gain out of any effort in your life...
When will men and women be equal? When will they be at par with men?When will we have gender parity? The harsh reality is – never. Not in our lifetime. The Global Gender Gap Report 2020 reveals that it may take 99.5 years to attain...
How much is your hour worth? Have you ever calculated this? These questions had never popped in my mind till Brian Tracy, world’s best goal setting author, asked us these questions in his seminar in Chennai in 2013. It took some time for it to...
While I was glued on to the TV to watch #HowdyModi, my focus was on what we can learn from his oratory skills. These are a few aspects I picked up. Please add your learnings in the comments and we will have many perspectives on...
Takeaways from APSC. "You talk too much." My ears had to tolerate these words throughout my childhood. I grew with this made-belief. The informal chatterbox moved on to the stage during school and continued through NDA, IMA and the Army Career. It got further intense when...
Most trainers and speakers aspire to speak on platforms like TEDx / TED. So did I. It took me more than a year to get an opportunity. I have been speaking on the stage, both in English and Hindi, since I was in Class 7. Throughout my Army...
52 years ago, I joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) when I was just 15 years young. Being from a Sainik School, I was well aware of the type of physical and mental life that awaited me. Yet, the reality surpassed my imagination. Life was much tougher, and we had very little rest or sleep. As I was woken up by my orderly one day,...
“How is it that when you give a command, it is obeyed and implemented unconditionally” asked the manager of a bank when I saluted her as I entered her office. Incidentally we are used to saluting lady wives {again a typical army term – lady...