Two days back I happened to notice a statement from an Indian actor (of Malayalam language movies) which haunted me! He said: When we meet new people in life, we ask them “what do you do”. Mostly we ask this to decide (at least subconsciously) how much respect we should give to that person! I…
Category: 365DaysofGratitude
day336 – Fashion model
Over 3 years back, I had an executive assistant. He performed extremely well in the interview, which made me choose him to be my EA. He told me that he likes business development and strategy, especially in the media and entertainment industry which made him choose that. An EA must be very flexible, especially when…
day335 – Pair of shoes
Our video content (CAT Productions) has been the spear edge of some successful fundraising campaigns for startups in India and abroad in the last 5-6 years. The other day a startup co-founder pinged me to discuss the fundraising campaign he’s planning. Actually, this particular startup and their product is mind-blowing. They create shoes and footwear…
day334 – No half measures
When we implement a new system or policy or resource in an organisation, or even life, it is evident that its success rate is totally dependent on how much we can leverage that particular resource towards the larger goal of the organisation or life. If we find that the system, policy, or resource which we…
day333 – Hear not
A friend of mine was hosting a clubhouse session on undivided attention. I couldn’t join it and later I sent him a message asking him to share the crux of the session with me. He told me just one thing: “Be intentionally deaf while driving towards your goal.” I found this very sensible and enlightening….
day332 – Elatikkandi
I spent my early childhood (about 10 years) at my ancestral home. It was in a remote village and things were much more traditional there. Which in-fact gave me a little exposure to Ayurveda and some basic, popular Ayurvedic medicines. Fast forward ⏩ I had a roommate who had completed his schooling abroad. One day…
day331 – Time witnesses!
I noticed an entrepreneur (quite senior and quite famous) a couple of times, 6-7 years ago during some functions at some star hotels. I literally stalked him, the way he spoke and behaved from a long distance. I truly felt like talking to him and sharing my story with him and, moreover, to get his…
day330 – Facebook nudity
Today is a special day! 🙂 As all my readers know, it’s been 330 days since I have been writing and posting these gratitude notes simultaneously on Facebook and Instagram. But three days back something happened unexpectedly. My content for day 326 was the African philosophy of Ubuntu, and the image I set to post…
day329 – Unity
Three days back we came to know that one of our batchmates in school had a sudden medical emergency and needed a large amount of money to undergo the treatment. We friends coordinated and shared this news through our friends network and we were able to collect the required amount within our network in 3…
day328 – Eugenia liver red
Eugenia is a family of flowering plants. They can be seen across the world, especially in tropical regions. I have been doing little experiments with plants with the help of a friend of mine these days and I bought some beautiful plants of the Eugenia family. Bush-like plants with multiple branches with light green leaves…