Personal Effectiveness

Haja on January 10th, 2012

“It’s never crowded along the extra mile.” WAYNE DYER   Have you been to a Nordstrom before?  I had not till I read about it in a book a year back.  I read that Nordstrom’s staff provides extra-ordinary service and some great stories to back it up.   I was truly intrigued. Did I look it [...]

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Haja on January 10th, 2012

“Ninety Nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses” George Washington Carver Think about it. How many of us are culprits when it comes to making excuses. Blaming others for being the cause of all the issues we face! There are always reasons everyone has, about why they [...]

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Continue reading about Take up the Responsibility!

While reading the book “Think and Grow Rich”, I came across this beautiful poem.  This is the precursor to the numerous differently articulated messages from various authors and books (The Secret).  I was amazed with the book –and ask you all to read it – if you have not done so. “I bargained with Life [...]

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Haja on January 20th, 2011

Amazing stuff… While browsing through the net looking for stuff to help my children learn about concepts better than they do in school, I happened on the Khan Academy.  In an era where everyone looks at monetizing their offerings, here is a special person who has provided a whole bunch of stuff meant for children [...]

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Continue reading about Free Education–The Khan Way!

  MORE and more children go to school but they continue to learn a fraction of what they should. Focused leadership by the government and community involvement help to raise the standards of teaching. These are some of the findings from non-government organisation Pratham’s 2010 edition of Annual Survey of Education Report. Top-down focus works [...]

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Continue reading about India – Quality-challenged Primary Education Inches Ahead