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What I learnt from going through COVID
“Problems are the gifts that make us dig out and figure out who we are, what we’re made for, and what we’re responsible to give back to life.” Tony Robbins Going through COVID recently was a draining experience for me, especially having high fever for a few consecutive days. That said, everything in life teaches…
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Instilling some common sense – reading “One up on Wall Street”
Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence.” Patrick Lencioni A classic read in the investing world “One up on Wall Street” is a classic in the investing world, authored by Peter Lynch, manager of the Mallegan Fund at Fidelity…
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Infection that creates leaders
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain A recent study on an infection …… T. gondii is a…
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7 stages of grief
“The times you lived through, the people you shared those times with; Nothing brings it all to life like an old mix tape. It does a better job of storing up memories than actual brain tissue can do. Every mix tape tells a story. Put them together, and they can add up to the story…
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Pain plus reflection = progress
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks” Mark Zuckerberg “Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation.” Michael Jordan In my last post, we discussed British investor Guy Hands’ book “The Dealmaker”. In the…
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The need to succeed – reading “The Dealmaker”
“When I was younger, so much younger than today I never needed anybody’s help in any way But now these days are gone, I am not so self-assured Now I find I’ve changed my mind and opened up the doors” The Beatles, “Help!” “It’s not the money that is driving you but the need to…
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What I learnt in 2022
“Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.” Cecelia Ahern, “Thanks for the Memories” The turn of the year is a good time to do some reflections on life in general. The past year or two have been challenging for me, but it is through pains that we all grow. Indeed,…