I’m thankful for my family, friends, and colleagues. I’m thankful for the challenges, hardships, and struggles. I’m thankful for the small and big victories, achievements, and feats. I’m thankful for the people who push me to be better in any way. I’m thankful for this beautiful life we all have. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Category: experience
A college degree
What’s a college degree worth today? Is the college experience more valuable than ever because learning will be continuous and the degree itself is not the only real achievement? What’s the value proposition of going to college these days? If you don’t go to college, how marketable will you be in the job market? Is…
Growth mode
A startup (should) operate in a different way when it goes from survival mode to growth mode. When the idea is launched, it gets tested in the market. If the startup is solving customers’ problems, is entering a good industry, is competitive, timing is right, and many other things including luck, the startup takes off….
Bill Gates’ reading habits
On choosing books to read
There are couple of ways to choose your next read. Go to a bookstore and pick the latest book or the book of your liking. Read online book reviews and buy it online/at a bookstore. It’s much easier to find great books to read nowadays. Although at times I’d like to pick a book without…
A rich life
For him, a rich life is a suitcase full of cash That suitcase which always stays full and never runs out For her, a rich life is a suitcase full of time That time which always stays available and never runs out For him, money makes the world go around So the more the merrier…
When you’re famous…
You’re magnetic. The press wants to talk to you, the celebrities want to be around you, and fans seem to be everywhere. You’re pulling everyone and everything towards you. I would love to know who was there for you from the start before you achieved the fame. Who was the one or the few people…
What gets employees going?
An intern joined a startup. The intern completed her paid internship. She graduated college and started working at the same company full-time. She was motivated, dedicated and hungry since day 1. Fast forward 7 years, she still has the same zeal for the work. What got the intern, then employee, then manager and then a…
How interesting is your book?
Each person’s life is a book. It’s a journey. You write the chapters. When you write the different chapters of your book, how do you feel? How are you going to write the next chapters of that book? Will it be more of the same from before or are things going to be different going…
Information overload
With the advent of the internet, information is now at the tip of our fingers. There is (almost) no lack of information on any subject from any part of the world. With so much information on the web, it is becoming harder, challenging, and almost unmanageable to get to the right information from a credible…
Being present
Every now and then, there comes a moment that changes everything. We all have those moments. They don’t come too often and once they do, we need to really be aware and take full advantage of it. Just showing up is a step forward. Most people don’t show up-they get lazy, complacent, or not aware…
Positive vibes
Positive vibes will attract positive energy which will lead to positive results.
That seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull was not your regular seagull. If Jonathan was a regular seagull, I probably won’t talking about him neither would you. Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to fly, loved it so much that he went against its own flock to reach for the sky. An outcast to its own flock, he chased his dream…
Value of time
Time is an abstract concept. We can say that our watches and phones say the same time. Our interpretation of time is more important and built around our habits, culture, environment, and so forth. In the Nepali culture, we are becoming “accustomed” to a Nepali time. Nepali time is like taking a certain time as…
Nirmal “Nims” Purja, world record holder
In just 6 months and 6 days, Nirmal “Nims” Purja MBE has completed his challenge to summit Earth’s 14 tallest mountains, smashing the previous record of almost eight years and taking his place in mountaineering history. – Bremont Project Possible website.
What is the default culture?
According to sociologists, culture consists of the values, beliefs, systems of language, communication, and practices that people share in common and that can be used to define them as a collective. There is a culture within families, places, companies, societies etc. Everything cannot be covered in a “culture” document or a manual. There will be…
The L!BRARY Initiative
Having attended a New York City public school, I can still vividly remember our school library. It consisted of a few hundred books but was hardly a place where most of us went to. Coming across this video on The L!BRARY Initiative, I was energized and inspired.
Best things to do in New York City
Here are a few things that I loved doing in New York City. If you’re going to be in New York, check them out: Museum & Gold Vault Tour This was one of the coolest things to experience in New York. Here’s what the tour is about: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York offers…
Himalayan Java’s story
I love going to Himalayan Java. I love the store’s ambience, customer service, and obviously their coffee/food. Having visited so many of their coffee shops around Kathmandu, I was curious to learn about Himalayan Java’s story.
Google Project Oxygen findings
Google Project Oxygen is their internal mission to build better bosses. The findings showed that a high-scoring manager: 1. Is a good coach 2. Empowers team and does not micromanage 3. Creates an inclusive team environment, showing concern for success and well-being 4. Is productive and results-oriented 5. Is a good communicator – listens and…