Monday, December 28, 2009

What do you see?

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Almost everyone knows the original Greek story about Narcissus: a beautiful boy who would go every day to contemplate his own face in the waters of a pool. He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, when he was trying to get still closer to his reflection, he fell into the water and was drowned.

In that place a flower sprang up and we call that flower narcissus.

Monday, December 21, 2009

I am changing the world in 2010. What is your New Year's resolution?

Reading Paulo Coelho’s Blog I remembered, as a kid, my grandmother’s story telling sessions. Usually each story would take less than 5 minutes; moral of the story always had a profound message or a lesson, and wisdom sprinkled throughout for a good measure. Her stories always opened my mind to endless questions and thoughts. Why did the puppeteer not follow his passion, how come no one came to help the wilted flower, why did the mother abandon her child, who is that Person up above...?

Monday, December 14, 2009

What can “Dosa” teach you about paying your business property rent?

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Last week I mentioned in my blog how this pizzeria lost my (and counting...) business due to short changing us. It is purely a coincidence (ok, maybe not purely) that I decided to share another such experience but this time it has got nothing to do with overcharging your customers.
Keeping up with the traditions of “my friend and I were...” theme, sometime back in July/August, my friend and I were walking down one of the trendy downtown Toronto streets on a Sunday evening. We had just finished our dinner. It was dark (around 10ish), breeze was refreshing, night was warm and our conversation engaging.

Monday, December 7, 2009

When Will We Learn?

...and what would you like? I am asked. “Hot Peppers, Tomato, House-Made Sausage, Ontario Fiore Di Latte Mozzarella please and could you make sure that the pizza has lots of peppers!” I say after taking a sip of wine.

My friend then looked at me not at all surprised with my “lots of peppers on the pizza” request, because I love spicy food and the pizzeria started to hold back on the “Hot Peppers” the last few times we visited. Our hostess smiles and assures me of plenty peppers. After all, we spend more than $70-$80/visit for a casual dinner because the atmosphere is awesome and the food is to die for.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Your Success With Your MBA Lies With Its INTENTION


What do I mean by this? First is to understand what “intention” means – the purpose or reason for that choice.  Many students embark on this journey with no real understanding as to WHY. If asked some will say, that is what is expected of me, or I don’t know what else to do.  If this is the case for you then it is time that you look in the mirror and decide is this what I really want to do? Am I interested in some facet of business and believe that my MBA will open the doors for me or will allow me to surround myself with other successful people?

Monday, November 23, 2009

Answer To All My Problems?


Monday, November 16, 2009

Things To Consider When Looking For A MBA School

Why do I need an MBA?

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

To MBA or not to MBA – the value debate!


Other factors being equal, executives prefer hiring a candidate with an MBA. One of the reasons could be the analytical and logical reasoning mind set of these candidates. Since GMAT helps in bringing like minded students together, companies think that these candidates are better equipped in handling and dealing with the business world. Speaking the same business language, learning similar theories, debating similar case studies and applying similar practices, these candidates become familiar with the business environment. We know that familiarity breeds confidence and confidence breeds success. Hence the preference of hiring these grads!