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An Unforgettable Tale of Faith in Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi”

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Daisy-Humanity-Gandhi

If it weren’t for my curiosity to find out about the real life whereabouts of Pi, Yann Martel‘s primary character in Life of Pi, I would gone on believing that this shocking tale of survival and courage, of unshakeable faith and conviction, of true desperation and uncanny desire to hold on to dear life, was real, that indeed it took place somewhere on the vastly infinite Pacific.

But the moment that I read Pi had survived 227 days as a castaway on a boat with a 450-pound Bengalese tiger, I could not go on reading without knowing more about this person. Except it turns out [Read more…] about An Unforgettable Tale of Faith in Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi”

Self-Publishing to the Kindle: A Book on Motivation

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Kindle Cover

The Backstory

“Fail, fail really big and have the courage to stick around to make them wonder why you are smiling. That’s true greatness to me!”
The character of Claire from the movie “Elizabethtown”

If it weren’t for the courage of many to aspire for higher ground, we would be deprived of a great many things in this world. I shudder to imagine even a fraction of it. I am certain that time alone does not equal progress. Centuries may come to pass but that by itself does not translate to any remarkable progress for mankind. Instead, it is thanks to true courage put forth by men and women who have come generations before us and who left us their life’s work and legacy that we live in the world as we know it today. [Read more…] about Self-Publishing to the Kindle: A Book on Motivation

The World Domination Summit in Portland – My Pilgrimage

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Inside the Art Museum

I went on a pilgrimage the first weekend of June 2011.

A pilgrimage is generally defined as a journey in search of great moral or spiritual significance. It is often a path followed by devout and deeply religious people and I am, well, not religious but nonetheless, on a pilgrimage, I went. [Read more…] about The World Domination Summit in Portland – My Pilgrimage

17 Effective Tips on Speech Writing and Delivery

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Speech WritingFor the last 3 weeks, I have focused on little else other than the upcoming speech at Blogworld. It was an honor to be accepted, after submitting this video proposal. As with all things, however, after the excitement calms down and the dust settles, you are left with real work to do and in this case, I was looking at an hour-long speech to write and deliver. Even with the experience of Toastmasters (video proof!) and a few other public speaking events, the idea of writing for and speaking at Blogworld has been pushing me to break new boundaries in speech preparation. [Read more…] about 17 Effective Tips on Speech Writing and Delivery

Part 3: How to Organize the Ideas Worth Pursuing

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This article is part of a 3-series. Go here for Part 2 and Part 1.

If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?
~ Albert Einstein.

They say that geniuses do their best work amidst chaos and commotion. They say there is nothing orderly about prodigy minds and serious thinkers.

I tend to believe it. I mean, have you seen the desks, the white boards, or the working quarters of the most brilliant minds in history? It’s anything but organized! And it is not just the brains of a genius that produce brilliance in mayhem and mess. Our minds too seem to be far from orderly. Why is it that the most irrelevant thoughts and most unusual ideas come to us in the least likely circumstances and why do we go blank when we actively ask our brain to think and participate? Does order kill creativity? Does chaos bring out brilliance? Is our obsession with organization really just a way to distract ourselves from our real work in life? [Read more…] about Part 3: How to Organize the Ideas Worth Pursuing

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