Tag: Inspiration
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From FOMO (Fear of missing out) to COSO (Courage of standing out)
FOMO i.e. Fear of missing out, is not a new phenomenon in the history of human civilization. It was present in earlier times as well, but has become much more pronounced in today’s age of social media. The culture of “show-off” has reached exorbitant proportions in this era of consumerism, where there is a mad…
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Shastriji- an apostle of simplicity and a cut above the rest!
Lal Bahadur Shastri, a great freedom fighter, a legendary statesman and above all an excellent human being. His rise from the humble background to becoming the PM of the country is remarkably inspirational. There are several anecdotes from his life that speaks volumes about his simplicity, high moral values and leading by example. Decades after…
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Old by age, but young by willpower!
The story of an old lady entrepreneur The resolute old lady “entrepreneur” selling guavas On my afternoon stroll during lunch hours, I often see an old lady sitting under the hot sun in the open walkway area near the Patel Chowk metro station. In summers, she sold jaamun/Indian blackberry and today she was selling guavas/amrood/jaamphal.…
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Adventure- one of the many ways to discover yourself and the world!
A few months back, someone asked me- “Why the hell do you need to exert yourself to run in marathons?” The answer is simple- “Because I enjoy doing it!” Why? Because like different adventure sports and activities, it is also a way to build your mental and physical strength. It is also a way to…
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Control the controllables- need to stop futile comparison with others!
The legendary tennis player Andre Agassi sported very long hair in his early career. It looked good on him and he was a sensation. It was called as “lion’s mane” as it was similar to the hair on the lion’s body. The only problem was that it was a WIG! Yes, Agassi himself revealed that…
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The internal resistance to change- but can it really stop reform?
Long-time back I read a book called “Who moved my cheese?” by Dr. Spencer Johnson. It was a short book telling the interesting tale of two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two “littlepeople” (of the size of mice) Hem and Haw. This tale was about acknowledging that- “Change is the only reality in life that…
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The legend of Bansal Sir of Kota- Part 2
This was the target sheet that I got when I started my journey of 2 years in 2006 with the Bansal Classes, as I entered 11th standard. Look at the dates carefully- TARGET JEE 2008, which was our sole aim at that point of time in life. Although I lost this sheet, but somehow got…
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The legend of Bansal Sir of Kota- Part 1
There are a few people who leave a deep impression in your life. One of such legendary persons who was very inspirational, knowledgeable and at the same time enormously jovial was Mr. Vinod Kumar Bansal, the founder of Bansal Classes coaching institute in Kota. He was a personification of grit, determination and patience. When you…
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Long-distance running:there is more to what meets the eye!
Image credit: Gemini When you look at athletes who are long-distance runners like marathoners, one gets amazed that how such a skinny man/woman runs for distances like 5Km, 10Km, 21Km, 42Km and even 100Km! Because for a common person, it seems difficult to even run for 1Km as we don’t need to do that in…
