Setting short term goals for yourself and seeing if you can stick up to them or exceed them, surely does help one inch closer to their long term goals. I have had this habit of making resolutions at any important stage in the year and I believe that’s where a New Year starts for me. … Continue reading »
May
14
Resolutions For The New Year
328 viewsApr
28
Why I Strongly Disagree With Dorie Clark
640 viewsRecently came across this post by Dorie Clark on HBR, “Don’t Do What You Love” (do check it out). While the article certainly makes for an interesting read, I strongly disagree with the points put across and here’s why: You Love It But You Are Not Great At It: I strongly believe that, If You … Continue reading »
Apr
27
Now Read Books At The Best Price
552 viewsRashmi Bansal is all set to come out with her third edition of entrepreneurial books : I Have A Dream. A fan of Rashmi’s books that I am, I decided to instantaneously pre-order the book from Flipkart, past experience has shown it to have the best deals. And yes, I do get it for a … Continue reading »
Jan
17
It’s Not CAT or XAT – What Matters Is PAT
1,176 viewsCAT 2010 results are out. It just seems like yesterday when I was grumbling about CAT 2009 results, saying how unfair they had been and discussing with friends, that instead of having an online exam like this, they would be better off distributing lottery tickets. Hundreds of dreams crashed. Efforts gone into the drain. One … Continue reading »
Nov
29
The Week That Was : 3 Competitions And A Village Trip
513 viewsLast week was a nice one for me. Done with Xpressions, XIM B’s annual festival, decided its time to take part in competitions and luckily made it to the finals of two ( IMT Ghaziabad’s Nu Kriger and Praxis B School’s Spardha) competitions and got waitlisted in another (SP Jain’s Second Innings). This should definitely … Continue reading »
Aug
24
Resolutions For The Year
339 viewsDo you need to wait for 31st December every year before deciding to make those sacrosanct resolutions. Na….I do not think so. Resolutions just can be spurred when you feel the need to change, the need to do something better, the need to have goals that can keep you motivated. My last year’s resolution list … Continue reading »
Apr
12
A Busy Year Ahead!
627 viewsJust turned a year older this April. While I look upon the way last year has passed (they do breeze by don’t they?), things do not seem to have gone as planned. While I am exceeding expectations of my supervisors at work, certainly I have not lived upto the expectations I have set for myself. … Continue reading »