Stay Hungry …Stay Foolish

Most of the books i buy are random and instinctive. Just the other day had been to crosswords and there I came across this wonderfull book “Stay Hungry,Stay Foolish – By Rashmi Bansal”.
I bought the book instantly and read it in one shot.Its an amazingly inspiring book for those who are on the path of entrepreneurship .

Written Below is the authors note ……..

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Of all the questions we leave unanswered the one that comes back to haunt us the most is : “What if…”

What If Id married my college sweetheart?
What If I had the good sense not to?
What If I had been born in this job market?
What if…
What If Id planned a little less?
What if i had lived a little more?
What if id chucked it all and started my own company?

What if’s are never idle fantasy.These are our hopes,dreams and desires.
Logic and reason are the naphthalene balls we use to pack them away into a sandook called “someday”.But when that day comes we are too old,too poor,too tired or too lazy.
This book is for all those people who seized their moment.So they would not wake up one day with regrets.Of course they saw markets and opportunities and need gaps.But more importantly ,they stood in front of the mirror and saw their true selves.
That self told them it was meaningless to sell soap just because you’re paid well to do so.
That being a corporate slave was the easy option, but not the one that felt right.
That there was something bigger and better to do with their talents.
So they did things others thought were foolish.And they stayed hungry for that something more.

“Stay hungry , Stay foolish” is what steve jobs advised the graduating class of Stanford University in his commencement address to the class of 2005.And that is the motto by which all entrepreneurs I have met for this book have lived.

Each story may be different but at another level they are all the same.The entrepreneur took a leap of faith.Then struggled and strived for years.Before finally achieving a size and scale which made the effort what we call “success”.

For every story there are several who are still struggling out there,struggling ,striving.This book will give them renewed hope and vigour.
And for those who look at themselves in the mirror each morning, before they head out to sell those soaps, I hope you catch in it a glimpse,
A glimpse of your hungry and foolish true self.
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This book has surely provided inspiration,hope, rejuvenation and most importantly shared experiences about those who took the untravelled path .

iN pUrsuit oF hAppynEsS

This is truly one of the most inspiring movies I have watched in a long time. Each time when i am feeling down , or looking for motivation , I turn to this movie.

These are my favorite lines from the movie when Will Smith , the father has a conversation with his son about following your dreams.

“When you have a dream, U must protect it. When people say to you , that you cannot do something , Its coz they have tried to do it, and they couldnt. Just coz they couldnt, doesnt mean you cant. You can , and you can and you can, if you have the perseverance for it”

Their own world

I was working on a project and as part of the work i got a chance to visit the YMCA school for the deaf . I was amazed to see the kids there. Each one of them was so immensely talented and each one of them was enjoying his/her life to the fullest.

You could see that spark in their eyes, the confidence in their body language and the enthusiam on their faces. Inspite of their disablity to hear and talk, they can play music , they can draw stuff which will make any artist feel proud, most importantly they can face any challenge with a smile on their face.

I must say the teachers there are doing a great job having respect for every child and their talents. They treat each child as special and they are really special children.

These are kids who aren’t bothered about  what the world is up to and  they aren’t after all the crap things we able people are after.

These are kids who live in their own small world and how happy and contented they are with each day in their life. Its these kind of children who will grow up to be heroes in life some day.

Sir Richard Branson – Icon Forever

I love these inspiring lines from sir Richard Branson.

” My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them…from the perspective of wanting to live life to the full, I felt that I had to attempt it.”

Some people inspite of f****** every competetors ass remain Virgin forever