Are You Really Happy with Where You Are in Your Life?

The question sounds very simple and innocent. Immediately, the response that comes to one’s mind is – ‘Of course, I am happy! Why shouldn’t I be.’ But (and I take the liberty of saying this), most of us would agree that this is more of a reassurance we give ourselves, the factual verity of which is subject to debate. It is a highly-loaded question and the deep introspection which the question necessitates is often overlooked by us in our quest for professional and personal glories. While asking this question to oneself at a daily level might not be realistic, but doing so at different check-points in our careers (and our lives) is imperative as it will help us analyse whether or not we are moving ahead in the right direction. The travesty – more often than not, we skip multiple check-points for different reasons, only to later realise that where we are isn’t where we wanted ourselves to be.

 

Success, Failure and The Shades of Grey

Conversation 1
Some Annoying Person (SAP):”How many copies of your book have been sold?”
Me:”I don’t have the exact figure but my publisher tells me that the sales have been great.”
SAP:”But still, roughly how many copies sold? And what is the royalty you are going to get per book?”

Conversation 2
SAP:”Are you placed?”
Me:”Yes.”
SAP:”What is the package?”

 

Want More Youngsters In Politics: Make It ‘Cool’

What is the first image that comes to mind at the mention of the word ‘politician’?

A khadi clad elderly citizen, in his mid-sixties, busy dozing off during important parliamentary debates, but one who speaks with full gusto and has the intensity of a teenager whenever he is on a character assassination spree of his opposition!

Well, chances are, more than 99% of the youngsters form the above mentioned imagery. The remaining 1% has been spared assuming that they belong to the families of those politicians whose imagery others form.