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Some thoughts on parenting first.... Don't wait to make your son a great man - make him a great boy. The ability to say "No" is perhaps the greatest gift a parent has. Parents wonder why the streams are bitter when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. Children who avoid the mistakes their parents made often make the mistakes their parents avoided. Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. - Chinese Proverb Parents spend the first part of a child's life getting him to walk and talk, and the rest of his childhood getting him to sit down and shut up. "You can't read a book and cook a dish" is a saying. You can't also learn swimming by reading a book. But if you have children, you would agree, parenting is a job that needs a manual. Though parents somehow manage to bring up childre

Conditioning Exercises for the Six Intelligence Zones First some Random Thoughts on .... 'Intelligence'   The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient. - Eugene Wilson  I use not only all the brains I have, but all I can borrow. - Woodrow Wilson Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.  - Duchess of York We began this year with a book on building the body. And now we follow it with one that talks of  "Building Mental Muscle", giving 'Conditioning Exercises for the Six Intelligence Zones'. Written by David Gamon & Allen D Bragdon,  this book reveals the secrets of the grey stuff that continues to support us thru thick and thin. If you are crossword crazy, this book offers a lot of interesting mental exercises to challenge your

Allan Pease is the world’s best-known expert on body language. In this book, he documents one of the most remarkable techniques ever seen in Network Marketing.  Even if you are not a Network Marketer, this book will change forever the way you look at the negotiation and persuasion process. Read on...

‘Go, kiss the world’ were the author’s blind mother’s last words to him.  Through this book, Bagchi brings to the young professionals, lessons in working and living, by giving personal anecdotes and simple words of wisdom, energizing ordinary people to lead extraordinary lives.  This is an inspiration to ‘young India’ and to those who come from small-town India, urging them to recognize and develop their inner strengths, thereby helping them realize their own, unique potential. 

Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things This simple and uncomplicated book looks at life from the child’s point of view. Life’s really simple and we adults view it as quite mixed up in our heads, says the author. Easy to read, but difficult to digest, this little book is a different read altogether. All I really needed to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate-school mountain, but there in the sand pile at Sunday School.  The author lists the following things I learned in Kindergarten and they are enough to lead life: Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and

A simple, step-by-step guide to living in the NOW This book reveals how focusing on the present moment allows us not only to experience the world as it actually is, but also to discover the emotional terrain of our inner world.  Through a series of simple but enlightening concepts, Duncan shows how we can discover the true causes of our stress and discontent, transform our emotions from rulers into advisors, and start enjoying our lives, right here and now.

 Rich Dad’s Guide to Financial Freedom" If you have NOT read the book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad” you are missing a great financial lesson in life. Here’s a book that challenges our existing mindset and attitudes about money. I for one was shocked ‘how centuries old’ was my understanding of wealth when I read this book and hence want to share this mind-churning sequel. Employee…Self-employed, Business Owner…or Investor… Which is the best Quadrant for you ? Closely following the financial wisdom learnt from his Rich Dad, Robert Kiyosaki explains in this book, Part II of the New York Times ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’…. the crying need   to find which quadrant you are in at present and if you are unhappy there, how to move to the other quadrant where you want to go…

Lighten Your Load for the Rest of Your Life Most of us rarely take stock of our lives, unless there is a major crisis. The dawn of New Year also presents an opportunity for us to look at the old baggage we carry. How to lighten your load for the rest of your life? There never seems to be enough time. We have less for ourselves and far less for each other. We are impatient with people who are reflective or who talk too slowly. We drive fast, make love fast, and expect our McDonald's hamburger in 15 seconds. We are more organised but less spontaneous, less alive. We are better prepared for the future but less able to enjoy the present. We are always going somewhere, never being anywhere. "Repacking Your Bags" is a book that makes us to STOP & THINK.... Leider & Shapiro give the present-day 'busy-manager' a chance for 'stock taking'. This isn't a book for people who believe that lightening their load means they have to sell a

  The Secret of Achieving More with Less" How to achieve success in any effort...... by doing hardwork ? "NO !" says Richard Koch...in this book.   Focussing our energies only on the 20 per cent of the efforts that give 80 per cent of the results.... is the sure shortcut to winning..... reveals the good-old 'Pareto Principle'...  Look at the statistics....in any field.... for instance, the Library. Only 20 per cent of books are read by 80 per cent of the clients and remaining 80 per cent of the collection by the 20 per cent members.... In business, only 20 per cent of our products bring in 80 per cent of the profits.... and vice versa..... Finally, only 20 % of our activities bring in 80 % happiness in life... The book is both astute and entertaining... and could change your life...     A must-read for people who dare to 'look at' things differently.   What is 80/20 Principle ? Also known as 'Pareto's Principle', it states

Management Simplified                                            These days Corporate Trainers and Speakers are NOT in competition amongst themselves. We are in fact competing with WhatsApp. You know why. Even before we start narrating a story, anecdote or a metaphor, the attention-deficit-audience responds, “We have seen it already in WhatsApp!” But my friend, Corporate Trainer and Consultant, Narendra Kumar has thrown a challenge to the WhatsApp itself and a run for its money. When he presented this sleek book, looking just like a Tab…. slim, trim and light, I decided at once try it. These days, it takes an hour to clear your WhatsApp messages every day, but here’s a book that I could read in fifteen minutes flat! That’s awesome and tempting for the so-called ‘time-starved’ manager. Also inviting is the creative way of looking at things around in the workplace, just as a child entering office will probe with curiosity. Man is becoming a machine these days, we say. It i