Powerful Words

Words chosen and put together right are the most potent force. This quote by W.H.Murray is what drives me forward:

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way."

The second is from Marianne Williamson:

"...Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Commercial for Heineken

Here's a small commercial spoof a friend and I created for Heineken sometime ago. Never been released to the public. The guy in the video is Jeff.

Taare Zameen Par

What can I say? Taare Zameen Par.
JUST WATCH IT. Fantastic movie. Really touched by Darsheel Safary's character (Ishaan).
I hope this is India's entry in the Oscar's next year. Many scenes were really well done. And Ishaan does some random stuff that I can relate to. Like when he is made to stand outside the classroom (which I've had to do as well :), he does a robot dance toward a window and then moonwalks back to his position. Awesome! Though I was not/am not dyslexic (I think), I was a hyperactive daydreamer. I could sit for hours on end, pretending to study while whole wild stories were running around in my head (mostly sci-fi involving flying robots and such). My parents never understood that part of me and I never learnt to express that part of myself to others. Great acting all around. The kid is mindblowing but overall everybody was great. Loved how the dad had trouble expressing himself at first and how the elder brother was actually sympathetic to his kid brother.


There are negatives of course: a little too long, some uneven editing that make scenes cut abruptly, too many songs. The title song though is really good.

Consulting Speak

A friend recently caught me spouting consulting speak and called me out on it. Scary thing is, I didn't feel like I was bullshitting. Anywhere, here are a few that I've picked up over the past year in my sojourn in the consulting world.

1. It is what it is.
My take: Therefore, it is not what it is not.

2. We don't want to boil the ocean.
My take: Because you CAN'T!

More to come.