Author: vinodnarayan
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237/365 How to consciously be in the Learning Zone
In a TEDX talk by In Eduardo Briceño he talks about the Learning Zone and Performance zone. We might be under the impression that we are learning new things regularly in our life and work, but the concept of having a Learning Zone and Performance zone kind of makes us think about it. We all…
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236/365 Nothing Matters; But Results… But How?
Nothing matters if you can’t deliver results. It might sound ruthless; but that is the only business truth. And No sob story (however convincing) can replace actual results. You either did it or you did not….. period!! The ‘I Tried.. but..’ argument is the result of not asking help on time. Knowing when to ask…
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235/365 How I became a Scrum Master
If you are not aware… I have made my paid Agile Scrum course free on my YouTube Channel.. And so I thought I will write about how I became a Scrum Master. The course is 6 part and here is Part 1.. You can watch all of them on the Penpositive YouTube channel I wanted…
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234/365 Poetry and Business – Finding that Link
In 1991 there was an essay in ‘The Atlantic’ by Dana Gioia titled ‘Can Poetry Matter? It points out that Poetry has vanished as a cultural force in America. If poets venture outside their confined world, they can work to make it essential once more This and a few other essays were then published as…
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233/365 When a childhood fear came true
As a child I used to have conjunctivitis quiet often… it is also called pink eye… You get it in one eye and you know you will get it next in the other eye. So when you get it what you do is just sit home… No TV.. No books… Nothing… and wait for it…
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233/365 Some thoughts on knowledge from Plato’s Protagoras
In Plato’s Protagoras there is an incident where one of Socrates’s young friend Hippocrates (not the Hippocrates of medicine) comes knocking at his door early morning and tells him with so much excitement that Protagoras is in town…. Socrates then asks him “What is the matter? Has Protagoras robbed you of anything? For which Hippocrates…
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232/365 Doing Right
When you set out to do something right, you need to accept that a few things could happen There will be people who are not ready to Change Some who will tell you it is not worth it Some who would outright reject you, And You might be termed a pain in the butt It…
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231/365 The importance of finding the unimportant things in Life and Work
We do spend our time telling people what is important; we also tell people on what is not important. But it is important that on a personal level we find what is unimportant in our life and remove that from our life Irrespective of what scenario we choose; stakeholder discussions, career aspirations, our next job,…
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230/365 And I knew it was time to chase something else
We have all chased something or the other in our life. Sometimes we get it… Sometimes we don’t.. and at other times we leave one thing and focus on chasing something else… just like puppies chasing balls. Getting what we chase and not getting it depend on a lot of factors including our ability, situation…
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229/365 How my thoughts have changed over time
I believe that we are always a work in progress. It is funny when I look back and see how my thoughts have changed. Not just in one area but across every important and even mundane aspects of life. I am just not the person I was. Did I change for the better.. I would…
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