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Here’s to being great postage stamps this week!

Happy Monday!

Validation does matter, doesn’t it?

We like people who like us..

We like quotes and stories that validate us..

Who are successful people after all? Those validated by society, is it not?

Many great men weren’t ‘successful’ during their time as they weren’t validated by society..

But they turned out to be great in the long run.. Think Jesus, Galileo etc..

So, do we seek validation or not?

Should we care or not?

At this point, it is but a question..

There was a time, not too long ago, when I was very concerned about how many hits I got on my blog every day. I was monitoring the numbers at every opportunity, checking on my follower count etc. It was a source of great pride that a blog I created 2 and a half years ago with very simple goals had grown so big..

Somewhere along the way though, I realized I felt ‘commercial’ and that was not the point. I was suddenly wondering if I should 2-3 posts a day to increase the clicks. And it was only a matter of time, before this system crashed..

I think the best part was sitting down with myself and just going back to why this blog was created – a learning a day. A simple concept had been over-complicated..

The best part about the actions following this realization is that all I’ve cared about over the past couple of months is delivering good quality posts.. and forgotten about the end. True, the numbers are not as high as they used to be when I used to have 3 odd posts a day..

But, I’m convinced that obsessing about the end results in a not-so-memorable journey. And that’s not what life is about, is it?

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This is just a musing. I’m not sure if the learning comes through to you as a reader but it was a big one for me! :)

Haha.. Great weekend ahead!! :)

I thought this was brilliant as it ties in with ‘It’s harder to be kind than clever‘..

Happy Thursday!

It turns out you can get a lot done if you just take more responsbility instead. It’s often offered, rarely taken.’

And you can get even more done if you give away credit, relentlessly.

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Wow.. Godin never ceases to amaze me. LOVED this! Have a great day!

Loved this! Happy Tuesday everybody!

Credit for this great quote goes to Vikram. Check out his cool blog here :)

I find it amazing as to how things fall into place (or don’t for that matter) when their time comes. This is of course bordering on being philosophical about these ‘things’ but I am very positive that everything does work out in the end as long as we pay our dues.

To me, this means 3 things –

1) Accepting our circumstances. Denial is regressive.

2) Dealing with our circumstances proactively by finding joy at every possible instance.

3) And being willing to work REALLY hard. I’ve never fully bought into the concept of cutting down on work by ‘working smart’. Maybe it’s because I believe we can innovate only after our basics are in place or maybe it’s just because I’m just not smart enough to innovate quickly enough. Either way, that’s a big part of my happiness mantra. Find ways to inject excitement into what you do and work super hard at it.

Happy monday all! :)

has been very positive. This, however, has only happened once every two days over the past 3 weeks. And every time I think about its impact in terms of brightening the day, I wonder why I don’t just do it every day!

The best about reading a book, especially the motivational kind is that it completely takes away the ‘blues’ while also giving multiple ideas to execute and try during the day.

New ideas keep up our enthusiasm and give us fresh energy..

As a friend put it, the goal is –

‘To be child-like, while not being childish’