Written on Sunday, March 29, 2009 by Siddharth PV
Some of the best dialogues from the 'The Bucket List' -
Carter Chambers: You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you
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Edward Cole: I envy people who have faith, I just can't get my head around it.
Carter Chambers: Maybe because your head's in the way.
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Edward Cole: Somewhere, some lucky guy's having a heart attack.
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Carter Chambers: Edward Perryman Cole died in May. It was a Sunday in the afternoon and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. He was 81 years old. Even now, I can't claim to understand the measure of a life, but I can tell you this: I know that when he died, his eyes were closed and his heart was open, and I'm pretty sure he was happy with his final resting place because he was buried on the mountain, and that was against the law.
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Edward Cole: Kiss the most beautiful girl in the world.
Carter Chambers: How are you going to do that?
Edward Cole: Volume!
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Written on Thursday, March 26, 2009 by Siddharth PV
One of my favorite stavans ever.
Finally I tabbed it (the first part atleast)...
The rest will follow soon.
Btw - how did i end up doing it?
I was actually trying to tab the SUTTA Song..
When I happened to just accidently 'figure' a part of another stawan ' Aavyo charane tamaara'...
And then one thing led to another...
It is moments like this which actually make the phrase 'Divine Intervention' make true sense...
Rangai Jaa Ne Rang Ma...
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B --7-9---7--10-10-10-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------
G ------9--9-----------------------------------------------------
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Mahavir Tana Satsang ma... Adinath na tu rang ma...
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B -9-11/12-12-12-11-9-9h11-7-7-7---7---10-10-10-9-9-7-7-5-5-4-4-2
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Written on Sunday, March 22, 2009 by Siddharth PV
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that! "
-Rocky Balboa
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Written on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 by Siddharth PV
When you are experienced - you have seen a lot more.
You have been in similar situations before.
You have seen the possible problems that you could face.
You know that A,B,C things work... And X, Y, Z approaches dont work. ( The list may not be exhaustive, but you still more than others.)
You have the initial 'comfort factor' of having 'been there and done that'
This can be a BIG morale booster. It helps you begin well.
And well begun is half done, well done.
Period.
So, how does a newbie on the job try and match his manager? (who, on most occasions would be his grand-daddy as far as the domain is concerned)
1. Be exceptionally brilliant (unfortunately cant proactively do too much about this)
2. Out-Listen, Out-Read & Out-Think
Out-Listen:
Keep your eyes and ears open - Take in ALL the gyan that you can.
You never know what might come in handy.
Out-Read:
What makes your managers so good is the rich exposure of the years that they have spent - handling problems REAL TIME.
If you read enough RELEVANT material (there are enough books, blogs, manuals out there) - You will read about the mistakes that you could make - that your manager would have already made, lived through AND LEARNT.
That way, you are cutting through your learning curve, putting yourself in a better position.
Out-think:
Most difficult of all. But spend more time analysing the problem at hand. Spend more thought on it. If you are reading and listening enough, this will be easier.
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Of course - at the end of the day - living throuhg something can never be replaced by Listening, Reading or Thinking about it.
But atleast - you would know more. Your mind would have been exposed to a newer dimension. And as Einstein says -
Once your mind has been stretched to a new dimension, it WILL NOT go back to the old dimension.
You would have grown.
Posted in
experience,
importance of reading,
listening,
thinking
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Written on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 by Siddharth PV
This doha is normally associated with doing good work.
Something in the vein of- dont delay a good task for tomorrow. Do it
today, in fact right now!
But i realise now that this is true even for dealing with issues that
you may be facing.
No point avoiding painful issues till they cross your threshold.
Instead spot the issue's root cause right away and start cracking!
Especially true for work u avoid cos you dont like it / are not good at it.
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Cheers!
Siddharth 'PV'
http://siddharthpv.blogspot.com/
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Written on Thursday, February 19, 2009 by Siddharth PV
This gem came out of a discussion with Mr. Neeti ------ of Core Objects at the OCC meeting on Jan 18, 2009.
For any marketer - communication is hygiene factor.
No marketing guy can survive without great inter-personal skills.
But COMMUNICATION is / may still be a commodity (to an extent at least). But it is not everything. It is definitely not all that marketing is about.
A marketer's main forte is its ability to influence people's thinking.
A good marketer is the one who has the charisma to influence the way you think and coax you into action.
So - MOVE beyond mere communication skills.
They cannot be your USP. Your USP has to be the ability to influence decisions.
For that you need to understand your client really well.
Now figure ways to do it.
Posted in
charisma,
communication skills,
marketing
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Written on Monday, February 02, 2009 by Siddharth PV
Saw Luck By Chance today.
The movie is quite good. Worth watching once.
The best part however was - it reminded me of some of my older fundas...
For instance -
1. There is a smart WAY TO GET THINGS THAT YOU WANT -
Just try asking for them.
When you really want something - go ahead and say 'I want this'
Most people are reasonable. If they can give it to you without too much pain - they will give it to you.
Else - they will tell you WHAT STOPS YOU FROM HAVING THAT THING.
(They could be rude in replying. But finally you will know what it takes to have 'IT')
In short - asking for it will TAKE YOU ONE STEP CLOSER to getting it.
2. Make your OWN CHANCES.
The more you try your luck - the luckier you get.
3. Bank on yourself. Give yourself a CHANCE.
4. Always know WHAT you WANT for Yourself.
5. Just chose to be happy.
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Written on Sunday, January 04, 2009 by Siddharth PV
On competition-
You lost in the competition today cos you were not serious enough about it.
Why weren't you serious enuf? U did not think it was WORTH COMPETING IN.
Going forward-
there might be multiple occasions where you will be forced to BE PART
OF A COMPETITION THAT YOU THINK IS NOT WORTH IT.
What should you do then?
1. If you really think it is not worth it- QUIT being party to it
2. If you cant quit- make sure you give it your all
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Written on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 by Siddharth PV
Wish list for 2009 :
- 'Open heart for a different view'
- New experiences, Many more adventures
- Be better friends with the people i currently know...
- Be good at problem solving
Perfect the art of identifying the REAL problems.
Train myself to be good at solving them...
- Learn to play the guitar really well
- Improve at implementation
- Learn to manage my time well
- Buy a car - preferably an open jeep
- Get myself some really cool shades
2008 was good- as far as i can remember... no real regrets...
I am sure I'll be able to say that at the end of 2009 too...
PS : And of course - more moolah wont hurt ;)
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Written on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 by Siddharth PV
This one's from Suyog-
I try and read atleast 1 book per month
What a great idea! a real sure shot way to ensure that you constantly
tease your brain with new ideas!
FYI- Seth Godin reads 5 books per week!
Whoa!
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