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When I was starting my career someone told me that I have  a problem with ‘NO’. He said I was one of those people who will say ‘Yes’ to everything. He said ‘NO’ is such a powerful word that only people with real purpose can say it. I laughed him off. But the words kept lingering in me. Check out my new podcast The Vinod Narayan Podcast I am also actively doing short reels on Instagram, So ple...

As an agile practitioner I always tell my team and those I work with the importance of prioritization. If we prioritize we can contain waste. I believe prioritization is the first step towards going lean. The need to decide what is it that we want to do now. What is it that brings maximum value to what we do. Check out my new podcast The Vinod Narayan Podcast I am also actively doing short reels o...

When we ask someone what their passion is, we will either get an answer or we will get a blank look. The blank look does not mean they don’t have one. It just means they have either not thought about it or it has been a very long time since they thought about it. And why does that blank look happen? Check out my new podcast The Vinod Narayan Podcast I am also actively doing short reels on Instagra...

In a TEDX talk by In Eduardo Briceño he talks about the Learning Zone and Performance zone. We might be under the impression that we are learning new things regularly in our life and work, but the concept of having a Learning Zone and Performance zone kind of makes us think about it. I am also actively doing short reels on Instagram, So please follow me at Penpositive & Vinod Uncut Take the Ag...

Nothing matters if you can’t deliver results. It might sound ruthless; but that is the only business truth. And No sob story (however convincing) can replace actual results. You either did it or you did not….. period!! I am also actively doing short reels on Instagram, So please follow me at Penpositive & Vinod Uncut Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free ... Here is Part-1 Weekly Videos on Life...

Today I want to take you through the words of David Whyte and some thoughts on life ad work. Here is the TED VIdeo of David Whyte - A lyrical bridge between past, present and future I am also actively doing short reels on Instagram, So please follow me at Penpositive & Vinod Uncut Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free ... Here is Part-1 Weekly Videos on Life & Work on YouTube : https://www....

Today I want to take you through the thought of bringing Poetry and Business together. Listen and share your thoughts. I am actively doing short reels on Instagram, So please follow me at Penpositive & Vinod Uncut Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free ... Here is Part-1 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/ YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/penpositive YouTube : https://ww...

As a child I used to have conjunctivitis often… it is also called pink eye… You get it in one eye and you know you will get it next in the other eye. So when you get it what you do is just sit home… No TV.. No books… Nothing… and wait for it to recover and let the other eye get infected and recover.. It is not painful but it is so irritating.. Let us go through that journey. I am actively doing sh...

In Plato’s Protagoras there is an incident where one of Socrates’s young friend Hippocrates (not the Hippocrates of medicine) comes knocking at his door early morning and tells him with so much excitement that Protagoras is in town…. Socrates then asks him “What is the matter? Has Protagoras robbed you of anything? For which Hippocrates gives a very interesting answer…. I am actively doing short r...

Finally I think I am breaking this long break. This was not intentional, but it so happened. Today let us talk of doing right. I am actively doing short reels on Instagram, So please follow if interested. Penpositive & Vinod Uncut and Minimal Agile Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free ... Here is Part-1 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/ YouTube : https://www.youtube.c...

We do spend our time telling people what is important; we also tell people on what is not important. But it is important that on a personal level we find what is unimportant in our life and remove that from our life Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free ... Here is Part-1 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/ YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/penpositive YouTube : https://www....

We have all chased something or the other in our life. Sometimes we get it… Sometimes we don’t.. and at other times we leave one thing and focus on chasing something else… just like puppies chasing balls. Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free ... Here is Part-1 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/ YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/penpositive YouTube : https://www.youtube.com...

I believe that we are always a work in progress. It is funny when I look back and see how my thoughts have changed. Not just in one area but across every important and even mundane aspects of life. I am just not the person I was. Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free ... Here is Part-1 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/ YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/penpositive YouTube...

You are not told.. you just sense it… I don’t know about you, but I have sensed many a times when I was unwelcome in a place. Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free ... Here is Part-1 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/   YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/penpositive YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/vinoduncut Twitter: https://twitter.com/penpositive Facebook: https://w...

We have all had colleagues and bosses we wished we never had. But not all of us are lucky. I have had my fair share of them as well. But I cannot see if I have been one such in someone else's list. Website: https://penpositiveoutclass.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/penpositive YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/vinodnarayan Twitter: https://tw...

We have all had colleagues and bosses we wished we never had. But not all of us are lucky. I have had my fair share of them as well. But I cannot see if I have been one such in someone else's list. Join our community of Active Learners at Penpositive.com , And do Connect on Social Media: Website: https://penpositiveoutclass.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/ YouTube: https://ww...

We all have probably written resumes at one time or the other. Some of us even now do it. We also have seen resumes of others. Today I want to chat about Resumes or CV Want to take and Agile Scrum Course for FREE ... Here is Part-1 Join our community of Active Learners at Penpositive.com , And do Connect on Social Media: Website: https://penpositiveoutclass.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

Smoking is such a bad habit. It has been more than two years since I smoked. But even now I think that is one worst habit I have had. Want to take and Agile Scrum Course for FREE ... Here is Part-1 Join our community of Active Learners at Penpositive.com , And do Connect on Social Media: Website: https://penpositiveoutclass.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penpositive/ YouTube: https://ww...

As a kid I don’t remember going to a dentist. But I do have a faint memory of going to dentist who lived two houses behind us. Now I am not sure if I went there for me or my sister. But I remember another incident in 2004-2005 when I was here in the US. Want to take and Agile Scrum Course for FREE ... Here is Part-1 Join our community of Active Learners at Penpositive.com , And do Connect on Socia...

Though I have binge watched a few of the web series on the streaming platform, I have two issues when I watch them.. I think I can finally say I have gotten over it. Want to take and Agile Scrum Course for FREE ... Here is Part-1 Join our community of Active Learners at Penpositive.com , And do Connect on Social Media: Website: https://penpositiveoutclass.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

Start to learn; New Skills, New Perspectives and New Prospects. Today’s preparation defines our tomorrow. Whether it is about your passion or your profession it is important that you prepare yourself. Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free... Here is Part-1 Join our community of Active Learners at Penpositive.com , And do Connect on Social Media: Website: https://penpositiveoutclass.com/ Instagram:...

Many of you might have probably read about The 10,000 Hour Rule  that is closely associated with writer Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers. The principle says that 10,000 hours of “deliberate practice” is needed to become world-class in any field. To give you a sense of the actual passing time. If you spend 2 hours a day you hit this in close to 14 years provided you do...

Is there one such profession where you keep getting better. I think every profession that we see gives us the opportunities to be better. The question is how we define better. And the fact is that we don’t get better in any profession unless we start doing something about it. Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free... Here is Part-1 Join our community of Active Learners at Penpositive.com , And do Co...

About 20+ years ago as a 20 something young entrepreneur in Bangalore, India; I attended a year long program by Crestcom International (I only did 6 months). It was two full day sessions every month that cost us almost 16000 Indian Rupees for the entire Year. And 16K was a lot of money in India that time. Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free... Here is Part-1 Join our community of Active Learners...

Breaking big items into small chunks might be part of our DNA but yet we find it extremely difficult at times. If you are at the dinner table I am sure that is not a problem. But dinner table is not the only place where life asks you to break things down. It can be a very time consuming activity... Take the Agile Scrum Course for Free... Here is Part-1 Join our community of Active Learners at Penp...