POSSIBLERS Motivation

Krishna, one of the many Gods we Hindus worship is also our most famous God internationally. Krishna also has huge international fan following or devotees. What makes him so special? Well, as per my opinion, following can be some of the reasons: 1. Krishna’s whole life, since birth till the very end has many fascinating, interesting stories and achievements. He is loved equally by all age group, genders and intellectual capacity people. My children have always celebrated Janmashtmi with more excitement than any other festival.  2. Krishna’s life is full of challenges and he kept challenging the orthodox wisdom of those times emphatically and above all conquered over them successfully. 3. Krishna’s methods and approaches are yet debatable by some but results were guaranteed. One may not truly understand or comprehend his methodology but his intentions are beyond any doubts. Krishna also attracts people because of his unpredictability yet predictability of results. A rule bende...

I watched a movie, Last Castle, which is based on a true story of a special prison for soldiers. Yes, the movie was fascinating and I liked it.   One dialogue of the warden triggered an idea, which I would like to share with you. He said, “Whenever I start becoming a little emotional or lenient towards any inmate, I immediately take out his file in which his history & description of crime is written. That reading helps me to maintain my balance and ruthlessness.” Well, as a warden to a prison where prisoners, who have committed heinous crimes, you are supposed to maintain a certain protocol to ensure discipline. That warden character in the movie commits extreme brutalities in order to punish the inmates for their crimes. I would like to leave it to experts to comment on it, whether this thinking or style of a prison warden is justified or not. I am not capable enough to comment on such complicated issues. There was a marine who had served 10 years as a fantastic soldier bu...

  Out of total 2755 total billionaires worldwide 86% are richer than they were a year ago with $5 trillion increase in wealth in 2020. One person’s loss is another person’s gain. You have heard, I know. Would you be surprised if I tell you that the ‘one’ person who loses and the ‘other’ person who gains are generally the same? People who were poor before pandemic are still poor and people who were wealthy have become wealthier. Wealth might shift from one wealthy person to another but it remains in the same pool. Funny, isn’t it? Jezz Bezos lost his No.1 richest man’s title recently to Bernanrd Arnault. In the most recent article (2/8/21) Katherine Wiles has stated that the French Tycoon Bernard Arnault has claimed the No.1 spot of the ultra-wealthy from Jeff Bezos whose net worth tumbled by $13.9 billion in one day due to less-than-anticipated second quarter growth. We assumed that a global pandemic and economic recession would set the luxury goods market back a bit, but Arn...

  Would you agree that those who wish to learn can learn without someone teaching them? As  famous Socrates used to say, “I cannot teach anything to anyone. I can only make them think.” So, if we are capable of thinking, we can learn from anyone or anything. Can we learn something from pencil? Yes. Though, pencil is just an ordinary object but if we observe closely it provides profound learning for life. It just depends on how you look at things. There are at least seven qualities which come to my mind. You are free to add or delete as per your thinking. If adopted, these qualities can certainly help us get more clarity and peace. First: What really matters is inside you. Exteriors have utility but most important matter is inside you. Pay attention to this inner dimension in you too. Is it your mind? What is that which is not changing with age, marital status and positions you hold in life? What is awake, when body is sleeping? Is it energy? Is it spirit? Is it subconscious? I...

I am sure you know that Facebook has more members than total population of USA. There are some corporations which look like greater than anything and everything around them. However, success can indeed be fleeting as they say, so one must wonder if today’s successful companies will become not so successful in distant future and loose their charisma. I don’t need to give examples of how giants have fallen in the past. So, is current profitability, employee strength, culture or turnover is the right or only criteria to measure the success of a good company? Is longevity also a criterion? Well, to my mind, it does. For me, becoming successful can also be a fluke, but to remain successful in long run requires lot more than just one good business idea. Sustenance requires more effort than creation. I have seen many bubbles getting created and getting busted too. We see it all around us in almost all fields. Whether, it is in sports, movies, politics, business or spirituality; many enter...

  One day I shared with my mentor the inability to control anger, arrogance or ego especially  when I feel I am right and the other person is at fault. (This is almost all the times. Though, it is my convenient assumption with my fabricated logics.) I said, “I am unable to resist using harsh words or wrong language with others. I do feel bad sometimes after the behavior but still find some justifications to it.” My mentor looked at me surprisingly and said, “But I have never seen you abusing or using bad or harsh words. Maybe you are too critical on yourself unnecessarily. Don't be so hard on yourself.” I answered, “No sir, in front of you or to you, I think many times before I speak and take lot of care of my tone, words / language so that I don’t offend you or anyone in your presence” He smiled and said, “Then it is very simple. Whenever you are talking to people, assume you are talking with me.”    What a profound suggestion. Isn’t it? I realized 'Isn’t it true th...