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 This week I have been going through the Book 'The Bhagavad Gita' Introduced & Translated by Eknath Easwaran. The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is a part of the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. It is considered a sacred text in Hinduism and a guide for self-realization. Here are some key principles I have learnt from the Bhagavad Gita for Self-realization: Action without attachment: The Bhagavad Gita encourages action without attachment to the results, as attachment can lead to desire and ultimately suffering. Surrender to the divine: The Bhagavad Gita encourages surrender to the divine, known as Ishvara, as a means of attaining self-realization. Understanding the role of karma: The Bhagavad Gita teaches that actions have consequences, known as karma and that this cycle can be transcended through self-realization. Devotion to God: The Bhagavad Gita encourages devotion to God as a means of attaining self-realization and union with the divine. I genui...

  This week I read through the Book 'Think Like a Rocket Scientist' by Jim Longuski. The book illustrates the seven secrets of how to think like a rocket scientist as active verbs: “Dream,” “Judge,” “Ask,” “Check,” “Simplify,” “Optimize,” and “Do”. These are all verbs that could potentially be used to make our own giant leaps in work and life -- whether it's landing our dream job, accelerating our business, learning a new skill, or creating the next breakthrough product. In Today's context, thinking like a rocket scientist is a necessity. "Dream" could refer to the act of having a dream while sleeping, or it could refer to envisioning something in the future. "Judge" could refer to making a decision or assessment about something or someone. "Ask" could refer to seeking information or clarification from someone. "Check" could refer to verifying or reviewing something. "Simplify" could refer to making something easier to u...

 One of my resolutions for this year is to read through a book every week. This week again I read through one of my all-time favorite books, 'Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance' by Angela Duckworth. This book focuses on the concept of Grit, which the author defines as a combination of passion and perseverance, as the key to achieving long-term success. I could relate so many chapters in the book to my Entrepreneurial Journey of Many Years which has been All about Passion and Perseverance. *Grit* for me is Having Stamina, *Grit* for me is Sticking Out with My Future, Day in and Day Out, Not for Weeks, Not for  Months But For Years together. And Working Really Hard to Make that Future of mine a Reality. *Grit* for me is Living Life Like a Marathon, Not a Sprint. A growth Mindset is a Great Idea for Building *Grit.* I have experienced that Success doesn’t come overnight and Patience is Essential to Meeting Our Goals. And We have to be Willing to Fail, to be Wrong, to Sta...

 This week I was in Mumbai to onboard one of our Senior Colleagues who has joined Jeevitam. There were a few pointers for me that gave me some insights into how people would like to Work and Live in 2023. First, Most to whom I spoke and asked whether they were happy spending two to four hours every day commuting to the office, the answer was obvious Big No. Second, as I was entering the headquarters of one of the Private sector Banks for a visit around 9.30 am, what I saw was a sea of humanity clamoring to reach the office on time. And most of them were not looking excited to come to the office and when asked, they were looking at flexibility and choice to be given to them. I keep saying that the biggest Innovation which happened since the onset of the ongoing crisis is Working from Home/Anywhere ie Remote Working. Lockdowns forced all the Corporates/Startups/Government Bodies to allow their employees to Work from Home and it's now an acceptable Way of Working across India & Wo...

  I have been writing my Sunday Blogs with the above theme for over six years now. It started as an idea to share the perspective of my Startup Journey every Sunday. All these years I kept receiving encouragement from many which motivated me to Keep writing. At the beginning of the Year I thought of sharing a compilation of My Sunday Blogs for the Year 2022 and also of the Previous Years with You All. While going through my Blogs for the year 2022, there were three broad themes which emerged. First, The Year 2022 was the Year of Transition in the Way We Work & Live. Hybrid became the New Normal. The world is now one Marketplace and Talent is a Global Resource. Earlier We used to Live Where We Work, Now we can also Work where We Live. There was a Big Resignation drama followed by a Big Termination going on across the world as Work Providers are learning to Trust & provide Flexibility to their Workers. The entire Workforce across the world was in Transition and Technolog...