Your Bad Luck could be Good Luck..!
A few years ago V. Bhaskaran, coach of the Indian hockey team lamented the fact that his team was losing because of bad luck and bad umpiring! “I am proud of my brave boys!” he said, “and they deserved to win but were robbed off victory by bad luck….” And…
Pizza and my Comfort Zone..!
There was no lunch laid out for me the other day. It’s a habit of mine to leave my door open, while I write in my study. The cook comes in everyday as she has been coming for the last twenty five years and cooks a meal for me. When…
Risk It..!
A few years ago a friend came to me with a brilliant idea which required him resigning from his job and setting up business. The scheme seemed well thought out and it was some years later we met again and I found him still plodding on in his old job….
Say Yes To No.!
For many years I worked as a salesman in my father’s company. There were times when I nearly made a sale but the customer would say that he would call me the next day and confirm the order. I would come back quite excited and tell dad I had nearly…
Eyes on Your Goal..!
As the old year ends and a new year begins soon, let’s ponder awhile on how we can make the New Year more productive than the last: A story is told about a bloodhound chasing a stag. A fox crossed the path, so the hound chased the fox. After a…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.