Write more blogs

What do you wish you could do more every day? I wish I could write and publish more and more blogs. Today I can just answer the prompts. The answer to this prompt would have been different if this question was asked few years ago when I was busy in corporate life. Leading large teamsContinue reading "Write more blogs"

Sorry No Tattoo

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? I don’t like Tattoos or piercings at all. I love my body the way it is. No inking needed to express myself. I have no objection for the people who ink their full body with various Tattos or do piercings. Of course it isContinue reading "Sorry No Tattoo"

People First : A Leadership Pholosophy

What is one word that describes you? Yes I was always referred to as Peoples Man in my organisation. With my team In my corporate life of 42 years I have always followed the principle as People First. There is obvious way in corporate to blame person for any of the problems. I always professedContinue reading "People First : A Leadership Pholosophy"

Sparkling Personality

What was the best compliment you've received? This was compliment from all my department colleagues. This is 10 years ago during one of our strategy meetings, I had received this card. It is always feel good factor to receive such nice compliments. Such compliments act as an energy booster for us and motivate us further.Continue reading "Sparkling Personality"

Trip to Gobi desert with Range Rover

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? Range Rover Velar Cross country trip is a fascinating idea for me. I love to drive and particularly in the unknown terrain. Yes. I would love to visit Gobi desert largest in Asia in Range Rover SUV. Road trips are the best wayContinue reading "Trip to Gobi desert with Range Rover"

Knowledge -> Practice -> Confidence

Who is the most confident person you know? I have seen many confident people in my life in their respective field of expertise. I always respected their ability to resolve the issues confidently in their field. The confidence comes from awareness and awareness comes from knowledge. Only possession of knowledge does not give confidence butContinue reading "Knowledge -> Practice -> Confidence"

Aahar Vihar & Aadhyatma

What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? I adopt three pillar strategy for positive thinking. Those are depicted in the above picture. It is extremely important to keep positivity during negative feelings. Normally during challenging or tough situations negativity comes in mind. But it is blocking your thought process and makes itContinue reading "Aahar Vihar & Aadhyatma"

Photography – My Passion

What activities do you lose yourself in? Loosing yourself in any activity means forgetting everything around and focusing completely on that activity. It can become meditation for self. I love nature and photography is my passion. Whenever we go out on photography expeditions I am completely lost in the activity. Not even bothered about timeContinue reading "Photography – My Passion"

Sholay

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? This was iconic Hindi film released in 1975. No other film could break the record made by this film. Sholay went on to earn a still-standing record of 60 golden jubilees across India, and was the first film in India to celebrate a silverContinue reading "Sholay"

Logical & Rationale thinker

Are you superstitious? I strongly believe in logic and science. I am a rationale thinker. In my opinion god fearing and low self confidence leads to belief in superstitions. If you believe in yourself and have no fear in mind there is no room for superstition. During my childhood society was quite superstitious. The mainContinue reading "Logical & Rationale thinker"

Happy & Contented

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Q : Hi Mukund What’s up how are you doing A : I am fine and busy with my gardening work. I have lots of commitments today. Don’t waste my time now Q : Slow down a bit. You are now 100 yeas. How do you feel nowContinue reading "Happy & Contented"

Any shopping mall with good parking facility

Where would you go on a shopping spree? Shopping mall Normally I don’t like to go malling but I have to accompany my wife and two daughters for their shopping. I prefer the mall which has huge parking lots so that you can peacefully focus on your shopping. My experience of buying from any mallContinue reading "Any shopping mall with good parking facility"

Gajanan – Lord Ganesh

What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? In India, particularly in Maharashtra state the middle name is fathers name. First name is the given name and middle name is father’s name and last is Surname. Normally surname denotes the place where you belong to. Significance of my middle name or myContinue reading "Gajanan – Lord Ganesh"

Masters in Sustainability

What is the last thing you learned? I am a lifetime student and learning never ends for me. World is full of knowledge and wisdom, we have ocean of possibilities to learn new skills. Last year I completed my Masters in ESG. Environment Sustainability & Governance. It was new knowledge and highly in demand inContinue reading "Masters in Sustainability"

Where are you?

What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. It is funny but I hate this question. Many of my friends and family members ask this question the moment I answer their call. I never answer this question because it is direct attack on my privacy. One of my friends is very funny. OnceContinue reading "Where are you?"

Failure : First step towards Success

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I strongly believe that failure is first step towards success. Every failure teaches us what does not work for us. I have experienced this before and every failure has taught me the lesson for life. In our company we used to celebrateContinue reading "Failure : First step towards Success"

Photography: Beautiful skies

Today morning was special for me as a photographer. The sky was so beautiful that couldn’t resist clicking a picture rather pictures. There was good mix of clear blue skies and white clouds. The scene is so mesmerising that your eyes are locked on the sky.

Hi Folks, Life’s good, live it to your fullest

You're writing your autobiography. What's your opening sentence? This is interesting prompt. I have no plans to write my autobiography but it was nice to romance with this thought of writing an autobiography. I would start with the opening sentence “ Hi folks : Life’s good, enjoy it your fullest. Think positive and live happily”Continue reading "Hi Folks, Life’s good, live it to your fullest"

World Wildlife Day

World Wildlife Day reminds us all of the need to maintain the world’s ecosystems and invest in their future, whether we are nature lovers, conservationists, or adventure travelers. Celebrated annually on March 3, World Wildlife Day is an international celebration of the immense variety of life on our planet and a call for the protectionContinue reading "World Wildlife Day"

Pen Coffee & Bicycle

What are three objects you couldn't live without? The obvious answer to this prompt could be Food Shelter & Clothing. But I assume the expectation is beyond this. Our generation ( past sixty years of age) has lived our young age without Mobile Laptop and internet. And we lived happily then. So that can’t beContinue reading "Pen Coffee & Bicycle"

Experience is the Best teacher in life

What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Our life is collection of experiences. Good or bad or sometimes heartbreaking. Each experience teaches us something and helps us to build our personality. Facing the tough times or enjoying happy moments in life is the beautiful journey. Each moment helps us to grow stronger andContinue reading "Experience is the Best teacher in life"

Fate = Efforts x Opportunities

Do you believe in fate/destiny? I don’t believe in fate or destiny. It’s a myth that our fate is written by god and whatever we achieve is our fate. I have developed a simple arithmetic equation for fate that is Fate equals to Efforts multiplied by opportunities. You should make adequate efforts to achieve somethingContinue reading "Fate = Efforts x Opportunities"

Golden era of childhood

Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. The obvious answer to this prompt from majority of the bloggers would be same as me ‘ The childhood’ It is the most joyful and memorable phase of life for all of us. I still remember those days when we were happy creatures.Continue reading "Golden era of childhood"

An Artist

If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? I would love to be an artist. Either painter or flute artist. I have very high respect for the Artist community. They have been blessed with some amazing talent. It is like god’s gift to them. They are from anotherContinue reading "An Artist"