Srikumar Rao's Blog, page 7
September 11, 2023
Nothing is Forever!
On a recent Monday morning meet Marshall Goldsmith raised an intriguing question. Why do people stop doing something when it has been proven to work? Two MG100 coaches had instituted practices that led their companies to unbelievable success. When they left, their respective companies went back to being who they were and performance and stock…
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September 4, 2023
More on ‘Is the Universe Benevolent’
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog inviting readers to think that they were living in a friendly universe. A universe that was aware of their existence and one that was well disposed toward them. A benevolent universe. I received many responses. Each detailed something that had happened to the respondent, or a loved…
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August 28, 2023
Lessons From a Snow Globe and Other Insights
Have you ever seen a snow globe? It generally has a picturesque scene with pretty houses and neat roads. Shake it and it grows hazy as if snow was falling. I saw a good snow globe once where it took hours for the ‘snow’ to settle and the houses to be visible again. Hold that…
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August 21, 2023
Now I Understand!
There is an ancient saying, attributed to Lao Tzu, that did not make much sense to me when I first heard it. I knew it had truth embedded in it, so I filed it away. I could not understand it, but I sensed that there was great value in it. Now I understand what a…
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August 16, 2023
What do happy people do differently to be happy in a hectic world?
What do happy people do differently, to be happy and preserve their happiness in an hectic world? Is there a certain type of habits, personality or set of circumstances which leads to a happier life? Acceptance is key to success and happiness in life and business, but we often misconceive what it means or how…
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August 14, 2023
Wake Up!
Are you bothered about the state of the world? Heat is unrelenting in many countries and soaring temperatures are making life a misery for those without air-conditioning. And those who do have air-conditioning are stuck in their houses and not particularly happy. There is economic turmoil, financial instability, and political dysfunction. There are wars and…
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August 6, 2023
Is the Universe Really Friendly?
Einstein supposedly said that the most important question you could ever ask is “Is the universe friendly?” We all know persons who believe that the universe is set up to frustrate them and engineers this in the most ingenious ways. Thus, if they decide to go on a vacation, the universe arranges for it to…
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July 31, 2023
Maya: The Greatest Lie Ever Told | In Conversation with Srikumar Rao & Gaurav Arora
It was a delight to join Gaurav Arora, host of the xMonks podcast in this episode. Tune in to our conversation above on Maya and Ananda and what brings true happiness. Summary: In episode 15 of the xMonks Podcast, Dr Rao joins Gaurav Arora for a conversation about the concept of Maya and its impact…
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July 30, 2023
How to Build Great Relationships!
Will Bachman took my course, Creativity and Personal Mastery, at Columbia Business School nearly two decades ago. He was a McKinsey consultant then and has since launched Umbrex.com, a site that helps you find a consultant for virtually any kind of project. The majority of consultants in his network cut their teeth at McKinsey, Bain…
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July 24, 2023
Be Nobody!
In my course, Creativity and Personal Mastery, I have an exercise called Becoming Nobody. “When I was growing up, I used to be somebody. We were all in somebody training in those days. You become somebody, and then you tell everybody who you are. You hand out business cards, and you say “How do you…
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