Category: Everything else

Partly cloudy and boundin..

EB, a friend, decided that he would add some value by sharing links to short videos. And all of a sudden, watching his short videos have become my favorite pastime.

Here are the picks of the bunch –

Partly Cloudy

http://www.220.ro/emb/3faZW1NISp

Boundin’

http://www.220.ro/emb/TcXfk1eAmJ

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There is SOO much to learn from both. I hope you enjoy them! :)

Juggling blogs, writing a book and updates..

Dear Readers,

For a change, this is not as much a learning as it is a status update and letter to you. I’ve found myself getting a tad stretched in trying to maintain 2 blogs of late in addition with adjusting to work-life. So, I thought I’d pause for a minute and pen down updates from my end and keep you posted about what’s going on –

1) Marler’s Observatory: This is my other blog that started out as a place to consolidate initiatives I’ve been working on/plan to work on on the side.
One initiative that I literally stumbled upon and began working on was ‘Book Reviews‘. And I’m happy to inform you that this has been received rather well with quite some (unexpected) traction and lots of encouragement.

2) GTD Guy’s request for Review: The GTD guy, Stever Robbins reached out as a result of (just) 18 book reviews and is in the process of sending in a copy of his new book (releasing this week) for me to review and share with you on Marler’s Observatory. More on this coming soon..

3) Starting on my own book project: As a result of a strong bout of inspiration that came through on Friday, I have decided to begin writing my own book. So, this is going to be a project that will take shape over the next few months.
The book is going to be very related to the ‘A learning a day’ concept and I’m sure you’ll find a lot of content from previous posts but I hope to do this properly and make sure the end product is of good quality. As with any new project, I am definitely nervous about whether you will find the aggregation of these learnings useful.. but let’s hope it works out.
You will definitely hear more in the coming months..

These are the 3 big updates from my end. I will try and get into a schedule of adding in Book Learnings 3 times a week (Mon, Wed, Fri) on M’s O. As far as this one goes, I have a whole bunch of ideas that are waiting to be posted but I’m trying to improve the quality of the posts as well as not exceed 2 per day. Additionally, I also expect time to get invested into the new book initiative.

In short, LOTS of activity, action and hence, learnings are all set to come your way in the next few months. Thank you all for being fantastic – it is very nice meeting friends from time to time who have nice things to say about the posts as readers. I would love to hear the ‘not-so-nice’ things as well so I can ramp up the quality while hopefully adding value to you..

Warmest,
Rohan

PS: Like any blogger, hearing what you have to say in the ‘Comments’ is equivalent to blogger’s bliss. So, just letting you know that a simple comment goes a LONG way! :) Thanks again..

Letting people be..

It’s amazing how uplifting it is for both the person acting, and the person being acted upon.

My grandmom, for example, reacts to activity by moving around (a lot!). The hustle and bustle is what keeps her going.. now this may not be someone else’s style and even if you do succeed in making her sit, you can be sure she will not be happy.

Letting people be.. it helps!

Feeling alive..

I’ve realized that I tend to feel very ALIVE when all of a sudden all routines, plans etc are chucked out of the window to do something crazy, unexpected and LOTS of fun..

And especially, when that CRAZY fun thing has a lot to do with people you LOVE to spend time with.

And it’s also fun counting on a certain friend who has a history of ‘forgetting’ to keep up appointments to not forget this time..! haha

So, just for a day, try shaking up all those aappointments, throw them off the window and do something crazy and unexpected! :)

Here’s to feeling alive!

Man in the Glass..

A poem I read today.. Simply brilliant!

When you get what you want in your struggle for self,
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what THAT man has to say.

For it is not your father or mother or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back in the glass.

Some people might think you are a
straight shootin’ chum and
call you a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum,
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.

He’s the fellow to please, never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you dear up to the end. And
you have passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
and get pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you have cheated the man in the glass.

By Peter Dale Winbrow Sr.