Cultivating Stillness..!
Yesterday I had written on ‘pressing the pause’ button, but how do we press ‘pause’? How do we cultivate the habit of stillness? According to Karin Lawson, a psychologist, you can even cultivate stillness while walking on a busy street, even while chaos swirls all around you. Some spots could…
Golden Rules for Career Success..!
Here’s some interesting tips to all those who are intent on making a success of their careers” Says Richard Moran: Business is made up of ambiguous victories and nebulous defeats. Claim them all as victories. Keep track of what you do. Be comfortable around senior managers. Never bring your boss…
Know Your People Well..!
I was shocked to see the office of my friend, a managing director: It was in an absolute state of chaos and disarray: Books thrown on the floor, files scattered all over and the glass top of the table shattered. “What happened?” I asked, “Tornado passed through?” “Something like that…
Glib Talkers..!
It was at my cousin’s office years ago that I met him. He was, according to my cousin, a star salesman, “Hear him Bob,” said my cousin, “He has the gift of the gab!” Which meant he could talk fast and easily as words came out of his mouth faster…
Find Out Before Doing..!
As I see the stupid flyover rebuilt in Andheri, in Mumbai, which is six feet higher than one of the arms leading to Juhu, and hear the ridicule the government has to face over it, I am also reminded of the time a few years ago when air-conditioned local trains…
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.