Conditioning and not habits …

DATED – 30th April 2017 A few days back, Arpita decided that it was time to minimize milk intake for kids and start putting them on solid and semi-solid food. Since the kids were used to milk every time they felt hungry, they started becoming a little cranky every time they wanted a feed and milk was not offered. No one likes to see a child cry (children in our case!) We would poke Arpita to give-in and offer the bottle to the kids every time the kids were cranky. Whereas she had decided that milk will be given only […]

I can’t handle them …

DATED – 20th July 2016 I have never handled small babies. They are the size of my forearm. There was an eagerness to take them. But the cunning mind told me – you have never handled such kids. What if you harm them? Do not touch them. Watch them, play with them, but do not handle them. I kept observing people handling our twins, while I just kept admiring my little ones. That’s how Day 1 passed. Come Day 2. I saw Arpita was in post delivery pain and a little weak. When one of them would cry, she had […]

THE DAY – Here they come ….

DATED – 19th July 2017 Last night we had a terrific family time. We were expecting that Arpita should have delivered a couple of days back. But there were no signs – no cramps, no leaking of water in the womb. She was perfectly fine, smiling, hale and hearty! We chatted until 12:30am, and wanted to still carry on without sleeping. But we all needed rest. As we went up in our room, it was about 1-1:15am when we slept. Around 3;30am, a felt a little shake in my body and heard a faint voice – ‘Buddy …. Get up. […]

Journey from lovable COUPLES to responsible PARENTS ….

DATED – 17th October 2016 Couple of years into marriage with Arpita, and the expectation of ‘Good News’ was hovering over us. But we realized that there are certain things both of us need to work on before we took up the responsibility of becoming parents. I realised that I needed to become a stronger and courageous to speak and do things. I needed to become better at my work. I needed to shoulder more responsibilities in outside world to know more about life. Arpita too needed to work on her fitness. She had slogged out while in America and […]

CONSCIENCE in business?

DATED – 15th February 2019 Every human being has a conscience. That conscience is relative and varies from person to person. What is right for one person might not necessarily be so for the other and vice-versa. When a human being does things, which are progressive, I call it – POSITIVE CONSCIENCE; whereas any thoughts/ actions, which destroy or hurt someone are – NEGATIVE CONSCIENCE. When it comes to business, can there ever be a POSITIVE CONSCIENCE? Or should it always be about making money, scaling margins and increasing volumes, anyhow and somehow? Here are some ideas on how to […]

HOW TO EXPLOIT THE INTERNET?

DATED – 15th October 2018 While everyone uses social media, the question really is – are we exploiting for our business gains? I think most of us are not. Here are some ways to best use social media for business gains – Select the right media platform for you – There are heaps of social media channels available today. Wanting to be present in all is stupidity. You cannot justify your presence. Your target audience will be present only on specific platform. Find the best platform and post only there Facebook – Has a large following. But too many posts. […]

7 WAYS TO INCREASE SALES – INDIRECTLY

DATED – 1st November 2018 To me, business is not just about direct ways of selling, but also some indirect ways. While direct ways get you business immediately, the indirect ways will be able to earn you business from sources you would have never imagined. It will enhance your sales and maybe reach some bumper clients in the near future. Here are some 7 ways of earning indirect business – Social Media – Be active about your business on social media like – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc. Post about new services/ products, recently completed sites, important/ useful data […]

With a leader like TRUMP …

DATED – 15th December 2018 One of my good friend Pradeep was sharing a very interesting incident that happened with him while he was in the US couple of months ago. They were travelling domestic to meet some friends. His wife, a Finnish had taken the window seat, he took the middle one and the aisle was empty. One gentleman came and refused to sit near Pradeep. He asked him to take the window seat so that he could sit next to a fair skinned person and not a dark skinned person. Rightly, Pradeep didn’t budge. Finally, the airhostess found […]

Business as Meditation!

DATED – 1st December 2018 I have done both – business as well as meditation. It will not be fair to say that I have reached at some stage at either of them. While, taking a bath at the start of the week, a EUREKA moment happened. It occurred to me – isn’t (ethical) business and meditation same? I know it seems a very weird comparison. But here is my case, as to why I think meditation (M) and business (B) are very similar – ALWAYS EVOLVING – M – the more you meditate, the more you evolve – spiritually, […]