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BNI Incredibles, Gurgaon--A Story of Networking and Bonding

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An Incredible Story of Success through Collaboration A Senior Finance Executive who quit his job at American Express to start a health food restaurant  A CA who started a recruitment consulting firm to put round pegs in round holes  A Signage systems expert who brought the 80 year old pioneering business from Chawri Bazaar to Gurgaon  A IIT IIM graduate & high flying executive who became a passionate photographer  A Senior Executive from radio industry who started an event management company  A Dentist who was sent on deputation to NSG  A Senior Gynecologist from AIIMS who has started a holistic women wellness clinic chain. You can meet all these zealous entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs at one place i.e. BNI Incredibles. Imagine the energy in the room when so many passionate entrepreneurs come together. (Make sure you stay in control and don’t get hyper because of the high energy around you). With such energy, it's no big surprise tha...

Top 10 Blog posts of 2014

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Dear Readers, 2014 is coming to an end and 2015 is eagerly waiting to embrace us. Here is a compilation for you (Best of 2014) which covers the entire range of work I do (along with my team)  from brand storytelling to stories on life and its contradictions. For reader’s convenience it has been divided into 4 sections viz A) Professional storytelling, (including visual storytelling, PowerPoint storytelling), B) Wisdom storytelling, C) Life and love storytelling and D) Spiritual storytelling. I believe, every story has its time, yet every time has its story. Happy Storytelling. Section A-Professional and Brand Storytelling (i) Top 10 on LinkedIn 1) Does your LinkedIn profile tell a captivating story? The post got 7.6 K views and 30 + likes One of the most boring tasks in the world is to read the Linkedin profiles of your connections. They are full of jargon and overloaded with information, lengthy recommendations & everything else that can bore yo...

Do Givers Really Gain? BNI & Amit Kapoor’s Story

BNI Gurgaon  region was recently ranked No 1 region in the world (out of 635 regions across 55 countries), which is an incredible achievement for sure. Let’s look at one story, which demonstrates the power of giving and the generosity of BNI members in giving referrals to each other. Surely there is something more than networking which happens here. In my childhood, my grandfather would make me wonder, "Does abundance create generosity or generosity creates abundance?" I found my answer and the story of Amit Kapoor reminds me of those days and certainly validates my beliefs. Generosity creates abundance for sure. “What goes around, comes around” keeps echoing in BNI meetings. And the official philosophy of BNI is "Givers Gain". But do they? Amit Kapoor has given a lot of business / referrals to BNI members and it’s time now for the returns to come around. Read Full Story on LinkedIn

Sean Smith Workshop- "Just Jump' - By Venus Academy, Mumbai

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THE STORY Sean's life was forever changed when he was almost killed by his next door neighbor over 20 years ago. And after learning real quick on that cold morning of Dec. 17, 1986, that we only get one chance in life and we're never promised tomorrow, Sean committed to himself that he would pursue excellence instead of mediocrity, and bring as many people with him as possible. As I evolve from a story writer, to a full- fledged storyteller, I keep looking for opportunities to learn new storytelling skills, particularly narration and dramatization (speaking and performance skills).  So when my friend Mehernosh Randeria, CFO in Nissan group informed me of the Sean Smith’s workshop in Mumbai  on 1st March, I jumped at the opportunity. (Incidentally, the title of the workshop was also 'Just Jump'). My sixth sense told me, there are going to be some great lessons in storytelling in the workshop. (Photo-From extreme left-Mehernosh Randeri...