How to find your passion?

Define your passion:
What “fires you up”? For some people the answer to this question is very obvious. For others, it is a little more difficult.

If you are facing difficulty giving a definite answer set aside 30 minutes to answer three questions:

• What would I want my life to be like when I am 60?
• What do I want to have accomplished 5 years from now?
• What are the three things I would want to do if I only had 6 months to live?

Each question will have several answers. Choose the top three answers for each question.

Now out of the nine goals you have identified, cull out the three that look most important to you. Obviously, these three goals are things that are very important to you. You should naturally be passionate about achieving them: If not, you may need to set goals that are on a grander or more beneficial scale!

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15 Different Ways to Laces your Shoes

One of the show laces selling company had put an illustration on different ways to lace the shoes with a clear picture and step and step guide.

This particular pattern caught my attention…

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25 things you should have learned by the time you have reached middle age

1. If you're too open-minded, your brains will fall out.
2. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.
3. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
4. It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat.
5. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
8. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.
10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
12. A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.
13. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
14. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
15. No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
16. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
19. Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.
20. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.
24. Someone who thinks logically, provides a nice contrast to the real world.
25. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

Even though it resembles close to my thoughts, these are not my compilation. I took it from this Link

Checkout my portfolio on the side bar!!!

I maintain my stocks portfolio on Google spreadsheets. Using publish feature of Google and bit of excel programming I extracted out script names, entry details and % profit on to my blog!!! This information will get updated dynamically as I update my portfolio sheet. Sweet isn't it :-)

So anyone who would likes to know my position in Indian stock market can just refer to my blog !!!

Myth & Reality of communications

Another on ‘Myth & Reality’ series!!!

Today I happened to read an article on business communication. There was list of myths and realities on communication. I am quoting it here for people like me who (still/was) believes in these myths.

Myth: We communication consciously and deliberately
Reality: We actually communicate unconsciously all the time

Myth: We communicate primarily through words
Reality: We use both verbal as well as non-verbal means of communication

Myth: Words mean the same to every one
Reality: The meaning of words lies more in the perception of reality

Myth: Communication is a one sided process
Reality: Communication is a two-way process

Myth: The message sent and the message received is identical
Reality: The transmitted message and received message can not be identical

Myth: The responsibility of effective communication rests with both the sender and the receiver
Reality: The responsibility of effective communication rests with the sender alone

Yahoo mash up for Bangalore and Delhi

Yahoo has launched a beta mode mash up site for Bangalore and Delhi cities. The site basically pulls in all strings about the city together in one place. It pulls in bookmarks about Bangalore from Del.icio.us, events from Upcoming, Flickr photos, News and even blogs.

For a local mash up service lots need to be added to the site, like business information, deals, maps, etc. If this service spans out in these dimensions it will be another successful service from yahoo

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