THE ADDICTIVE MIND

“Power Ideas” by Robin Sharma

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:09:00 +0000

“Power Ideas” by Robin Sharma

1. You can really Lead Without a Title.

2. Knowing what to do and not doing it is the same as not knowing what to do.

3. The antidote to stagnation is innovation.

4. The conversations you are most resisting are the conversations you most need to be having.

5. Leadership is no longer about position – but passion. It’s no longer about image but impact. This is Leadership 2.0.

6. The bigger the dream, the more important to the team.

7. The more you worry about being applauded by others and making money, the less you’ll focus on doing the great work that will generate applause. And make you money.

8. The more messes you allow into your life, the more messes will become a normal (and acceptable) part of your life.

9. The fears you run from run to you.

10. The most dangerous place is in your safety zone.

11. The more you go to your limits, the more your limits will expand.

12. Every moment in front of a customer is a gorgeous opportunity to live your values.

13. You’ll never go wrong in doing what is right.

14. It generally takes about 10 years to become an overnight sensation.

15. Never leave the site of a strong idea without doing something to execute around it.

16. Never miss a moment to encourage someone you work with.

17. Saying “I’ll try” really means “I’m not really committed.”

18. Go where no one’s gone and leave a trail of excellence behind you.

19. Accept your teammates for what they are and inspire them to become all they can be.

20. To triple the growth of your organization, triple the growth of your people.

21. Other people’s opinions of you are none of your business.

22. Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end.

23. Understand the acute difference between the cost of something and the value of something.

24. Nothing fails like success. Because when you are at the top, it’s so easy to stop doing the very things that brought you to the top.

25. The less you are like others, the less others will like you.

26. Excellence in one area is the beginning of excellence in every area.

27. Stand for something. Or else you’ll fall for anything.

28. Make the work you are doing today better than the work you did yesterday.

29. Small daily – seemingly insignificant – improvements and innovations lead to staggering achievements over time.

30. Your daily schedule reflects your deepest values.

31. People do business with people who make them feel special.

32. All things being equal, the primary competitive advantage of your business will be your ability to grow Leaders Without Titles faster than your industry peers.

33. Treat people well on your way up and they’ll treat you well on your way down.

34. The business (and person) who tries to be everything to everyone ends up being nothing to anyone.

35. The best in business spend far more time on learning than in leisure.

36. Every single person in the world could be a genius at something, if they practiced it daily for at least ten years (as confirmed by the research of Anders Ericsson and others).

The Glamour Stiletto Run

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:14:00 +0000

The Stiletto Run is women only competition organised by The Glamour Magazine where women sprint for a distance of 100 metres wearing high heeled shoes which should be at least 9 cm high!!

Ferrari's Loss,India's Gain!

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:30:00 +0000

Leon,Mumbai

What an irony! At a time when 7 times world champion n legendary Driver Michael Schumacher cancels his return to Formula1 goes a parallel story in a far away place from Germany called India.
Scumacher had to cancel his comeback as a result of the neck injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash earlier this year and yesterday evening he informed Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo and team principal Stefano Domenicali that he does not feel fit enough to replace Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix at Valencia on Aug. 23. Luca Badoer will now drive for Ferrari till Massa recovers.
Now The Parallel Story.. till recently no one knew V. Kathiresan (47). And those who knew about him knew only that he was a school dropout and that he was the ex-driver of an unusual Boss: The People's President A.P.J Abdul Kalam. But thanks to Mr.Kalam's inspiration and encouragement which motivated Mr.Kathiresan to restart his studies. The 10th class-drop-out who hails from Vadachennimalai, a six-hour drive from Bangalore today holds a long list of degrees,the latest being a PhD! Now, he has joined as a faculty of Arignar Anna Government Arts College. But, all of this din't happen as smoothly as it seems. He was in high school when his father Vellaisamy died. He couldn't complete his 10th exams and joined the Army.It was at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory that he met Kalam, who was then its director. He worked for four years with him, and served as his driverIt was at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory that he met Kalam, who was then its director. He worked for four years with him, and served as his driver. He never thought that his boss would someday become the President of India then. Mr.Kalam motivated him to take up distance education course nand helped Kathiresan with his studies in his leisure time. After clearing his 10th & 12th he took up a BA correspondence course from Madurai Kamaraj University and then completed Ma in Political Science form the same varsity.His list of had already started by now.B Ed and an M Ed from Madras University,a Law degree from an evening college and then came his PhD from Manonmaniam Sundaranar Universitywhich pusued full time.In 2001, he passed a teachers' recruitment exam and was selected on merit. Looks like a fairy tale but I say It happens only in India.
Kudos to the People's President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and (now) Dr.V. Kathiresan and for my favourite Michael Schumacher,feel Sorry Yaar!

Me Missing in the Photograph as Always!

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:29:00 +0000

This is part of the AIPL Team.Let me see if the ppl working for AIPL can recognize everyone by name! Jet Set Go..

The X-Factor

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:23:00 +0000

The origin of "X" lies in the piece of cloth that labourers and farmers have worn since time immemorial to absorb perspiration and keep off the sun. This cloth gradually evolved into a decorative piece, called a cravat, which was worn around and knotted in the front by the Croatian mercenaries who served in the Army of King Louis XIV of France. Attracted by the dashing look that the X gave to the wearers, the French aristocrats adopted the same. The industrial revolution created a need for a X that was easy to put on, comfortable and would last an entire working day. That is how the modern X was born. Name X.

Don't Ask,Don't Tell

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:07:00 +0000

I guess this trivia has come to my mind at the perfect time.July 2 has bcome historic day when the Delhi High Court overturned the almost 150 years old Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.It has been called as the "Pink Letter Day" by the media.Now,the LGBT(Lesbians,Gays,Bisexuals & Transgenders) are celebrating with not only pride but also wid Parades! It's in the news for quite some time now so I won't write more on it..

But my motive behind this post is little different.All I wanted to share about is the "DON'T ASK,DON'T TELL" Policy. It was a Policy of the US Armed Forces, wherein the recruiters tactfully & unofficially accepted Gays but officially insisted them not to reveal their sexual orientation!

The Other Jackson!

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:11:00 +0000

Q. What do the following have in common, with respect to the world of entertainment: Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, JJ Jackson, and Alan Hunter?

Addictive Funda of the Day!

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:43:00 +0000

Question: Connect the following: Karna from the Mahabharata, the liberation of Goa in 1961, Amitabh Bachan, and the Kargil War of 1999?

The Bandra Worli Sea Link:Mumbai's Newest Landmark

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:46:00 +0000

The Bandra Worli Sea Link(BWSL) has been continuously making news since a month now.So,me being enthusiastic about the same could n't resist myself from publishing a post!

To begin with The BWSL is an 8-lane cable stayed bridge which will link Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli & central Mumbai and is the first phase of the proposed West Island Freeway system. The Rs.1600 crore project is being executed by Hindustan Construction Company.The bridge was innaugurated on July 1,2009 by congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi.It will enable speedy travel between Bandra & Worli cutting travel times from 60 minutes to just 15 minutes.An estimated 1,25000 vehicles will be using it daily!Almost 10 crores will be spent for illuminating alone.

Now that every1 is going gaga over the new landmark,it would n't have been possible without the 77 year old man behind it... A 1958 Post-Graduate in Structural Engineering from Madras University, Seshadri Srinivasan is must be 1 o' the most happiest persons alive! When asked about the no. of bridges he has designed..He pauses for a few second n tap comes the reply.."It would be safe to say I designed my 100th bridge a long time ago!!! Indeed he has to his credit The JJ Flyover,the Jamarat Bridge in the holy city of Mecca,which is used by Muslims during Haj in the stoning-of-devil ritual.Hats-off to You Sir.By the time my Addictive Mind wrtes more abt it..njoy the Videos attached.

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:08:00 +0000

BOOKS I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ADDICTIVE (NON-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL)
1. LOITA by VLADIMIR NABAKOV
2. MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN by SALMAN RUSHDIE
3. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by HARPER LEE
4. THE GODFATHER by MARIO PUZO
5. FIVE POINT SOMEONE by CHETAN BHAGAT
6. CATCH-22 by JOSEPH HELLER
7. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST by KEN KESEY
8. 1984 by GEORGE ORWELL
9. A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME by STEPHEN HAWKING
10. JAMES BOND by IAN FLEMING
11. MALGUDI DAYS by R.K.NARAYAN
12. SHANTARAM by GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS
13. THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS by ARUNDHATI ROY
14. A SUITABLE BOY by VIKRAM SETH
15. TRUTH,LOVE & A LITTLE MALICE by KHUSHWANT SINGH
16. TRAIN TO PAKISTAN by KHUSHWANT SINGH
17. ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN by MARK TWAIN
18. ANNA KARENINA by LEO TOLSTOY
19. WUTHERING HEIGHTS by EMILY BRONTE
20. DON QUIXOTE by CERVANTES MIGUEL
21. DAVID COPPERFIELD by CHARLES DICKENS
22. THE THREE MUSKETEERS by ALEXANDRE DUMAS
23. LES MISERABLES by VICTOR HUGO
24. THE LORD OF THE RING by J.R.R. TOLKIEN
25. BRAVE NEW WORLD by ALDOUS HUXLEY

... to be continued (comment on which are your favourites from the list)

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:58:00 +0000

Hey all,these days I'm reading the autobiography o' Lee Iacoca( YES!, you guessed it right..Iacoca,the father o' Ford Mustang). n I'm suggesting everyone to go through it at leat once to get the feel o' what lyf was all about in Ford those days. We've all heard about the phrase "Selling like Hotcakes". But,the Mustang sold so well in the US in the 60's that even Bakers in the used to advertise by putting slogans in front o' their bakeries which read: "My Hotcakes 're selling like the Mustang!!!!!!" Can u believe it? Read the book to discover more..

MY FAVOURITE TEAM LOST TO BARCA!

noreply@blogger.com (The Addictive Mind) — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:02:00 +0000

i dunno if it's coz man u u lost to barca that i'm drinkin' more! but, i really thought it would be the other way. neways, once a man u fan always a man u fan. better luck nxt tym.