Legend of Ram

One of the items on my To-Do list was to get to know about the Ramayana. And like all good To-Do lists, mine contained all the things that, to put it mildly, I did not like. Or were super difficult. And most were both. And so I started looking for an easy out.

I came across the "Legend of Ram, Stand up Comedy. I love comedy. And I had to see this. I wasn't disappointed. Not only was it funny, it also educated me on the Ramayana. Although not enough to check mark the list item. Have a look.

I'm a believer of crash courses. Even in flying. Except that was called "Accelerated Flying". And so I looked for and found a crash course on Rama and the Ramayana.

Even more interesting is the complete series. "Crash Course Mythology". Do check it out.

Crash Course Mythology

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEb6sGT7oD8G8nPbyvObaZUNdfV6kitZQ

Robin Robins – Salesperson Extraordinaire

Earlier this week I attended a Cyber Security Roadshow organized by Robin Robins. It was extremely interesting. And for a techie who know nothing about sales and marketing an absolute eye opener.

Robin Robins was the lead speaker and was impressive. What was more impressive was the content. Simple, yet effective. Who would have thought a rubber duck can get so much interest. And business. And recurring revenue.

You can check out her website at:
technologymarketingtoolkit.com

Or see a brief video at:

After attending this roadshow, I realized something that should be obvious. And probably is to most. But wasn’t for me. For any business to be successful there needs to be a structured process. For Sales & Marketing.

And if like us, you were fortunate enough not to have needed it since you’ve always had more work than you could take on, it still makes sense. To grow. And to scale up.

Making better decisions

I recently came across an interesting tweet:
"
There are only 3 optimizations
a.     Do Less
b.     Do it less often
c.     Do it faster

The largest gains come from 1, but we spend all our time on 3.
"

I agreed completely. And thinking back, I seemed to make what is an obvious mistake a lot of the time. So what could I do ?

Maybe think like a computer. And I found a Ted talk that seemed to not only agree, but actually show how I could do this.


3 ways to make better decisions -- by thinking like a computer
Tom Griffiths

Does God exist ?

The question about the existence of God is always a great question. And I found an attempt to answer these questions by 2 famous Indian personalities.

J.Krishnamurti

https://www.jkrishnamurti.org/

Does God exist? | J. Krishnamurti

and

Jaggi Vasudev aka Sadhguru

https://isha.sadhguru.org/us/en  

Does God Exist? – Sadhguru

Things to do before you ...

Today is the day I was born a zillion years ago. And I crossed the golden 50 a few years ago. However, I did not change anything I did.

We had celebrated my Mom’s 75th with her siblings a week ago on August 29. Happy birthday Mummy.

All my siblings were in town for Mom's birthday and hung around for mine, I think. We celebrated the occasion with a beautiful home cooked meal by my better half Ivy and had a wonderful time.

And as I was experiencing the day going by, I realized that I must do something soon. I must have a bucket list. And a time line.

I’ve made a list of items equal to my age and plan to add 1 new item every year. I hope to have caught up and have completed all items on the list in the next 5 years. Wish me luck.

And in the meanwhile, if you want inspiration to prepare your bucket list, check out some ideas below.

50 Things You Must Experience At Least Once After 50 (If You Haven’t Already)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/50-things-to-do-after-50_n_3935100.html

50 things to do before you die
AIM presents a humble list of things suggested to be done in your life.

Alux Ultimate Bucket List: 55 Things Every Man Should Do
The Ultimate Bucket List by Alux.com: 55 Things Every Man Should Do in His Lifetime! Ultimate 10 Step Guide to Becoming a Modern Gentleman