To begin with, here is a summary of this book in a sentence: Ten tales, in the form of inspiring parables for the modern man, set in the ancient civilisation of Babylon, the historical cradle of finance. The truth is always in front of us in plain sight; we choose to avoid it. We all […]
Way back in primary school is when I first came upon the phrase, ‘Common sense is not common in people.’ Admittedly, it sounds a little trite any time it’s thrown down in a conversation between grown-ups, but, make no mistake, there does exist an undeniable grain of truth in it. It is this grain of […]
Morgan brings us timeless insights into money from a very different perspective. Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know, it’s about how you react, treat, and decide on money matters. Your unique framework is based on your personal history, your world view, surroundings, and odd incentives scrambled together. Morgan says, there is […]
In India we don’t generally put effort to learn ways of parenting – we think it just naturally springs up one we become parents. With my experience I will say it’s a mistake. If we don’t know better, we will parent the way we have been parented. This could be a good or a bad […]
‘Start with Why’, is a best selling book by Simon Sinek. It tells you why ‘The Why’ for everything around you is important. Simon has written the book to inspire others to do things which inspire them. The key point Sinek emphasises in this book is that it is the ‘Why’ that builds businesses and […]
Daniel Pink has written many thought provoking books. Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. 2012 are a few of them. In Drive, Pink challenges theories on what motivates people. Pink asserts that […]
Change is hard. All efforts of changing things in business, organization, society or home boils down to one fact – Can we get people to start behaving in a new way? Chip & Dan Heath give a framework to how to instill this change and SWITCH behavior to achieve the desired outcome. In Switch: How […]
“I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath This is one of the strongest reasons to read books and learn new things and fill your life with more satisfying experiences about all the things that interest you and make a difference […]