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Lessons in authenticity....from unexpected quarters Challenging our own beliefs is probably the toughest lifelong battle. Nearly two years back when I was struggling as an entrepreneur, an unexpected lesson came from unexpected quarters. I was sitting with a successful webpreneur who is a good friend. I shared with him that I wanted to migrate from professor mode to entrepreneur mode and requested his guidance to do the same. And pat came the most surprising reply. He told me, "Just be yourself. I made the same mistake you are planning to. I am a techie and I wanted to move to entrepreneur mode. So I started behaving like a salesperson to sell my services. My strength is technical skills, not selling skills. And I failed terribly." ( Read Full post on LinkedIn )

                                  Mini-Stories and Musings on Wisdom and Love Wisdom From 'grudge story' to 'guilt story' to 'peace story'  Then one day she came to know of his complete story. And she decided to forgive him,  But the 'grudge story' had now become the 'guilt story'.  And then one day she decided to forgive herself too. And now the 'grudge story' finally became the 'peace story'.  And with the peace story in place, she lived happily thereafter. ------------------------------- "How do I invite magic and serendipity?" The student asks,"How do I invite magic and serendipity in my life?" The master, "Match your frequency with the frequency of the universe by staying in a state of love and gratitude." The student, "But how do I stay in a state of love all the time?" The master, "Firstly surround yourself with people and thi...

Mini-Stories and Musings on Wisdom and Love Wisdom And in the story, is the truth Behind the reputation, stays a character. Behind the action, stays an intent. Behind the perception, stays 'A Story.' And deep within the story somewhere, stays a truth. ----------------------- So what have you done today? Quack Quack or Soar Soar? She was working hard to get out of her cribbing habit. But inspite of the best of intent, sometimes a trait becomes so deep rooted, it can take years to get rid of it. So with the intent of helping her progress faster, the coach decided to be a little provocative. First he told her that eagles soar above problems and only the weak, unassertive ducks quack.  Then he began to ask her in the evening, "So what have you done today, Quack Quack or Soar Soar?" ----------------------- The Storyteller-Entrepreneur Daily Lifecycle 1) Intensely feel emotions of life's rollercoa...

Mini Stories and Musings on Wisdom and Love Wisdom And of course stories All memories fade away and all is forgotten by the mind except four things; a) nursery rhymes, b) shocking statistics, c) quotable quotes d) and stories. ------------------------- Every story has an inspiration-The Past, Present and Future Every story has an inspiration. Some stories describe the present and past, some visualize the immediate future and some stories imagine the distant future. -------------------------- "My dear 'Good Disciple'.....Are you really good?" The Guru is surprised by the sudden good behavior of the disciple and asks, "What has made you such a good human being all of a sudden?" The disciple is silent. The Guru continues, "Ancient Indian literature says that a weak man becomes a saint. If you wish to become a true saint, you should first buy a weapon. Weapon here means:- -either the ability to stand for your principles ...

Mini-Stories and Musings on Wisdom and Love Wisdom Storytellers cannot afford heart-walls Real life often pushes people to build heart-walls or become hard-hearted. Yet a storyteller cannot afford a heart wall, in fact a storyteller starts to feel the pain of others too. How can you describe pain without feeling the pain? How can you describe the roller coaster of life without a first hand experience? Imagination has its limits and too much imagination can result in loss of authenticity. If a storyteller is scared of experiencing the emotional roller-coaster of life, how can she/he take the audience on the bumpy ride of story?  The deeper the empathy you will develop, the more touching and impactful will be your story. It will make people burst into laughter or break down into tears. Sometimes these tears will heal your audience because the flowing of tears will be the release of emotional blockage and letting go of ...

Musings and Mini-Stories on Wisdom & Love   Wisdom Sincerity and Drama For a storyteller, sincerity is like a deposit in the bank account, and the drama is like a withdrawl. The bigger our bank deposit, the more carefree we can be in withdrawing once in a while. If there is more of drama and less of sincerity in our story, "We are surely heading for bankruptcy."  --------------------- The hell and heaven story  The over-sensitivity of creatives is their hell. The solitude or inner silence is their heaven. Love and empathy are their rollercoaster, one minute in hell and the next in heaven. Guys, enjoy the thrilling ride sometimes, and just forget the 'damned story'. -------------------------- The Soulful Story  The soulful story is a beautiful journey,  The soulful journey is a beautiful story.  ------------------------- A Jolt From the Blue- The Hint Language  I was...