The Why? Game.
Have you played the 5 why game? you have to ask “What is your work? Why are you working?” Then to that answer you have to again ask “Why?”. To that answer again ask “Why?” Repeat this process until 3 more times until you are out of answer. then summarize all the answers into: “So…
Dignity: the best retention policy
Today i gave counseling to a relative of mine. Her parents could not make sense of what she wanted. Apparently, this girl of 26 who was is working for a local software company, wanted to go to Australia to do her masters degree in IT. However to get the visa now-a-days it is harder and…
Don’t be too comfortable
I have made someone my guru in business. I worked for him. He never taught me but i always learnt from him. Today also, all my major business decisions i take based upon the principl extracted from his words and actions. Smart? Yes. Otherwise how can you get the wisdom of many great men, of…
Training sales teams to collect payment
Bindu Hardware’s sales team faced a great problem: collect over 10 million in account recievables within the next 8 days. They had a list of debtors but they were confused. They had the motivation but not the skills. So i first made them categorize their parties based on amount due. Then based on location or…
Your partnership: a fling or a marriage?
My marriage is the most resilient being. My wife and i are determed to make it a magical experience upto the day of our deaths. There are ups and downs but we fix them, learn from them and move on. However flings are different. All you need is a simple argument and the relationship happily…
Life is a 4 wagon train
It was a workshop for students who passed out from what we call in Nepal the Iron Gate or class 10. I first gave them all a piece of paper and asked them to fold it into as many folds are they think they are aspects of their lives. Some folded into two signifying themselves…
The 10 Tests of Leadership
Once upon a time a there were two brothers, Varun and Quado who both wanted to be leaders. Their father was the leader of the city. He was admired by all.  When he spoke, the people listened, what he said, the people followed, what he forbade people did not even think of . His…
Marriage: the ultimate test for success
Marriages are made in heaven. But that is not all. Marriage will determine whether you will go to heaven or hell not after this life but during this life. Are you married? Then be warned because your happiness lies how well you manage your marriage. Dont’ worry if your spouse is not doing it. You…
Importance of reading
Reading books is like meeting with these great minds. For one moment you are taken to a new realm. Often if you listen to your heart while choosing books, then you will find the answers to your deep questions and pains in a passage from the book as if it was meant for you to…
Entrepreneur: a lion and eagle
When everything seems to be lost the only that will keep us sane is our ability to have faith in ourselves and see ourselves in the correct persepective. My work has no permanence element. That is the beauty and that is the pain. For all of us who have chosen such a path of freedom…