Category: Personal Kaizen

Ageing Digital Inspiration – Amitabh Bachchan

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Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan)

Often, I hear folks (even those in their 30s, if not more) express frustration & cynicism about the fallouts of our increasingly digital lives. E-commerce, social networking, data privacy, personal broadcasting, “what’s the point”, etc. are issues these folks grapple with. In this context, its a whiff of fresh air to read Amitabh Bachchan’s tweets. Below is an unedited sampling of his recent tweets:

T 202 -Just back from gym .. struggling to get the weight down and tone up body … but will and must do it !!

T 202 – Get up and saddle the horse that has just thrown you off to the ground and ride it again into a gallop, to your destination …

T 202 – We need to keep at it again and again – some thing will surely give !

T 202 – Social networking, dear fellow tweeters – a power bigger than any else it was ever imagined to be …

T 202 – Your networking compels .. it comments, gives opinion, makes corrections, passes judgement, changes decisions and misguided values !

T 202 – Your networking corrects errors .. builds bridges, forms communities, spreads friendship, strengthens bonds .. creates awareness ..!

T 202 -NETWORKING ji !! I salute you ! Mankind discovered and built it .. Mankind propels it ..No where today do we connect thus ..!!

Tone up the body? Advocating the benefits of social networking to a nation whose latest claim to fame is its young age? And this coming from a gentleman who is all of 68 years young!!

The tweets reflect his childlike amazement of the phenomenon. He not only “gets” social networking & leverages it for his benefit, but also evangelizes the phenomenon amongst his fraternity.  From a young nation’s perspective, such active adoption of the changing times (& technology) bodes well.

  • it is an effective way for the ageing population to stay relevant (& thus contribute longer)
  • it helps reduce the gap between generations (& thus makes for a more homogeneous nation building work force)
  • adopting change & active learning helps keep the physical faculties in working condition longer

Bollywood has many stars ..and some SUPER STARS!

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Quotes To Live By – Life Lessons from Richard Branson

richardbranson(Picture courtesy David Shankbone)

 Personal

“I enjoy every single minute of my life.”

“Right now I’m just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath.”

“I made and learned from lots of mistakes.”

“If you can indulge in your passion, life will be far more interesting than if you’re just working.”

“And obviously, from our own personal point of view, the principal challenge is a personal challenge.”

“But the majority of things that one could get stressed about, they’re not worth getting stressed about.”

“I cannot remember a moment in my life when I have not felt the love of my family. We were a family that would have killed for each other – and we still are.”

Business

“You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them.”

“I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive, then I believe you are better off doing nothing.”

“We, we – as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market.”

“A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.”

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

“I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It’s done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.”

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Plan Your Presentation

(Picture courtesy Jason Schlachet)

Planning is a critical starting point in preparing for a presentation. Before starting on your slides the next time, try answering the following 8 points to be better prepared for the presentation (or speech or panel discussion).

  1. My main goal of this presentation is for the audience to ______.
  2. The top 3 things I need the audience to take away from this presentation are ____, ____ & _____.
  3. In the first few minutes (no more than 2), I will capture this audience by _____.
  4. If my gear dies, the main 3 things I will tell them are ____, ____ & ____.
  5. If they start looking bored or confused, I will shift gears by ____.
  6. At the end of this presentation, I want people to ____.
  7. When I’m done the presentation, I will ____.
  8. When following up with people after this presentation, I will offer them _____.

Read the full article by Chris Brogan here.

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It’s Knowing When to Think Little and When to Think Big

Big guys think like big guys when they do things — even when they try to out think the little guys. For the big guy to understand the little guy’s position is a good idea in any business. But it’s a discipline and it takes remembering. Big guys often forget that little guys can do things that big guys can’t.

For the little guy to understand the big guy’s position is self-preservation. The big guy owns the market and makes the rules. The little guy has to watch, learn from, and live with the big guys decisions. What the little guy has to do is find the advantages of being little.

To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
– W. Clement Stone

How can you turn a usual “disadvantage” to an unexpected and winning advantage? Look at one thing you see as a barrier. How can you change the game so that it works for you?

Read the full article here.