He was laying in a hot bath in his little vintage apartment in the city. It was a salted bath and the room was illuminated by candelight. From that vantage point, he could see how rich he was. The whole apartment was only 600 square feet, but now, because of this scene and his view … Continue reading »
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Stories are learning and learning is life !
SBP#11 Failure Tales
Who does not fail? Either one who is out-worldly talented or one who is insanely lucky. Surprisingly, most people who the world swears by today have had their share of failures. Each one of their autobiographies will tell you how miserable their life was at a point in time yet its was only a matter of … Continue reading »
SBP#10 What determines the strength of a wheel?
An ancient Chinese story, retold by Phil Jackson, coach of the phenomenally successful Chicago Bulls basketball team, makes this point rather more emphatically. In the 3rd century BC, the Chinese emperor Liu Bang celebrated his consolidation of China with a banquet, where he sat surrounded by his nobles and military and political experts. Since Liu … Continue reading »
SBP# 9 Why not should you judge?
A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call ASAP, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy’s father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad yelled: ”Why did you take all this time … Continue reading »
SBP#8 The Hare &The Tortoise – A new management approach
Part 1 Long time ago, there was a tortoise and a hare who had an argument about who the faster runner was. They finally decided to take on one another on a race. As the race started, the hare sprinted ahead briskly for some time. Realizing that it will take some time for the tortoise … Continue reading »
SBP#7 Logic of the chicken
This is allegedly a true story. Engineers at a major aerospace company were instructed to test the effects of bird-strikes (notably geese) on the windshields of airliners and military jets. To simulate the effect of a goose colliding with an aircraft travelling at high speed, the test engineers built a powerful gun, with which they … Continue reading »
SBP#6 How Buddha Learnt A Lesson!
Gautam buddha was sitting underneath a banayan tree, meditating.On the other side of the tree two local musicians met and were discussing their work. One of them wanted to learn the ‘ektara’, to increase his expertise. The other musician, to express his expertise, started talking about the ektara. He said ” The ektara is a … Continue reading »
SBP#5 No Try No Foul
This is a real incident. Houdini was a master magician as well as a fabulous locksmith. He boasted that he could escape from any jail cell in the world in less than an hour, provided he could go into the cell dressed in his street clothes. A small town in the British Isles built a … Continue reading »
SBP#4 How hard can life be?
True Story | This is the story of a man who started out as a shopkeeper, had a small electronic store in the suburbs of a small suburban town. He got married, had a kid and his needs multiplied. The shop couldn’t fulfill them anymore, so, he took up a job – as medical sales executive. … Continue reading »
SBP#3 Whose truth holds?
Culture is a reaction to nature, and this understanding of our ancestors is transmitted generation from generation in the form of stories, symbols and rituals, which are always indifferent to rationality. And so, when you study it, you different people of the world have a different understanding of the world. Different people see things differently … Continue reading »
SBP#2 Breathe or learn?
This is an old Greek fable about a scholar who went to Socrates. He travelled the length of the world and learned about all the wisdom available, his name was Cicero and he went to Socrates in an attempt to learn what no one else could teach him. Once Socrates found this out, he refused … Continue reading »
SBP#1 The right wish
A sales rep, an administration clerk and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out in a puff of smoke. The Genie says, “I usually only grant three wishes, so I’ll give each of you just one.” “Me first! Me first!” says … Continue reading »
