Do you remember a time when someone believed in you so much that you were almost fearless in participating in an activity? Coming from someone whom you respect and trust, that belief can do wonders. Every time I got trusted to do a project or take on a challenge, I got that extra motivation to…
Category: wisdom
Focus
Focus is today’s competitive advantage. The internet has democratized access and information. Do you feel like you are missing out on that Warren Buffet talk at Columbia Business School? Want to learn right from Mark Cuban about basketball and business? How about Seth Godin giving you tips on tribes, marketing and brands? No worries, the…
3 Tips to Thriving in Nepal
Here’s my 3 tips to thriving in Nepal. Positive Proactive Patience Positive Having a positive attitude is important. When you have a positive mindset, you approach life differently. You will see beauty, opportunity and optimism in each “struggle” or “challenge.” Instead of seeing the glass half empty, you will look at the glass half full….
Early in your career
Once upon a time in a classroom occupied by graduate students from different fields, an audience member asked me “What do you recommend – working for an established company or a startup once we graduate?” I said “early in your career, go work for a startup.” The experience of working at a startup will teach…
A symbol of…
To be a symbol of something positive is powerful. Powerful enough to inspire people from all walks of life. Powerful enough to be the motivator for people in far corners of the world. Powerful enough to make others realize that there is actually light at the end of the tunnel. President Obama. Muhammad Ali. Anuradha…
HARD WORK
Hard work is everything. If someone wants to succeed in any activity or area, hard work is a must. I have always believed in hard work and still do very much. I have no doubt that the successful people we read in the news, papers, online or the ones we know personally worked very hard…
Discovering Boudhanath
On a recent Sunday, I visited Boudhanath (also known as Boudha) with a friend. Located almost in the heart of Kathmandu Valley, Boudhanath is one of the largest stupas in Nepal. Before going to Boudhanath, I spent some time researching on the web and looking at videos on YouTube of the renowned place. From Wikipedia,…
Last Thursdays with Mahabir Pun at Entrepreneurs for Nepal
A small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. – Neil Armstrong Mahabir Pun finished his presentation at Last Thursdays with Neil’s quote. The quote could have been Mahabir Pun’s motto because so much of his own life and achievements started with small acts of experimentation. Mahabir Pun was this month’s special guest…
Intuition
Intuition is the not so often used word but does wonders. You can’t predict the future and what you know so far are only good to a certain extent. So what do you really have? You hope for the best outcome and follow your intuition. I believe when people make decisions; it’s mostly intuition. People…
Meaningful work
When you attach your name to something meaningful, it feels special.
When you have…it all
When you’ve achieved success in your activity or task, it’s a great feeling of accomplishment. But that sense of emotional high wanes down after a few hours, days or weeks. To continuously relieve that moment (those moments), I think each individual has to push his/her own boundary and go outside the comfort zone. I believe…
Radio conversation with Himali Sworharu on Visit Lumbini Year 2012
I recently talked with Sahadev Poudel who runs a program titled Himali Sworharu. In that program, he started a new series titled Post Card from Nepal where Sahadev and I will talk about various positive news and activities that are taking place in Nepal. Here is our first radio conversation talking about Visit Lumbini Year…
The salesman
When I was in college, imagining a career in sales did not appeal to me that much. I just thought that I would not be using what I have learned at school in the field of sales that much. However as I have progressed through my career, I realize that one is always selling something-sometimes…
Making Visit Lumbini Year 2012 a Success (Published on Nepalnews.com)
Nepal Tourism Year 2011 brought 735,965 visitors to the country. The aim of Visit Lumbini Year 2o12 is to attract 1 million visitors. Organizing a tourism year back to back presents a unique challenge for Nepal’s tourism officials and I want to offer my suggestions to hold a successful Visit Lumbini Year 2012. To make…
Are you a brand manager?
Today we have so many tools at our disposal. As young professionals, we have a few of these accounts: LinkedIn, Facebook and going further Twitter, YouTube, WordPress, Pinterest etc. Sometimes I feel like just having to sign in with one account and access all of the different accounts I have. It is definitely not required…
A Must Read Book (for all)
Few years back, I was going through Business Week and found the list of the best selling books. One of them was How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. I was very interested to get my hands on that book. I got the book and was happy to read it from page…
Academia meets Industry at ICT Meetup
On June 17, I went to the ICT Meetup at Prime College. The theme of the ICT Meetup was Academia-Industry Collaboration and there were 14 participating organizations. I was representing Parakhi and looked forward to speaking on Elements of entrepreneurship: from idea to execution. I walked in as the opening remarks had just started. It…
Shortcomings of a resume
Resumes have been a critical piece to the job search process. It provides the first impression for the company of the candidate. Although some companies do multiple step interviews, there are significant shortcomings on relying on the resume for hiring candidates. If you decide to hire a candidate, its important to know if the candidate…
Are you an entrepreneur?
Over the years, through experience, observation and discussion, I think I have an idea on what makes a successful entrepreneur. A successful entrepreneur has three important things: idea, vision and execution. The most important aspect of any entrepreneurial activity is the idea. What is the idea? How is it going to serve the current market?…
ICT Meetup
I am speaking on Elements of Entrepreneurship: From idea to execution at the ICT Meetup.