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Make it large! How large is your large?

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We are passionate people. Oh yeah! We are driven by passion to achieve something and give purpose to our life. We want to make our life large. This blog should give you a perspective no how large is your large. Even better it can inspire you to choose a larger life goal for yourself. Once you are clear what you want to achieve, all that remains is to figure out how to achieve that :) Before we start, think about what is your life goal - something that you feel will give purpose to your life. Take a minute here.... .. Now that you know, ask a question 'so what'. For e.g. if your life goal is to become a billionaire, do ask "After I become a millionaire, so what?". This will prepare you for the remaining blog. Please do not start with "this is what I can do best, so I will do this", as this will give you a biased life goal. Instead first see where you want to reach and then will figure out how best can you do it. To get a perspective on how large is you

Will I make it large?

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A few days back I was sharing a ride with CEO / founder of a well reputed firm and once the atmosphere was informal I asked him 'How does it feel to be at your position - well up in the ladder?' I wasn't asking out of the blue, very precisely I wanted to know - How would I feel when I will reach there - contempt, even more hunger for success, proud, stressed out, rewarded, nothing unusual, etc. What are the unknowns - anything unexpected that I can not visualize at my current state What will be my "Have I made it large" moment, it at all there would be any He is one of the smartest guy I have ever known and I was expecting to get my answers. He told that he wonders if has made it large already? There are companies that grew faster than his while his company grew faster than most of the other companies. He answered my question with the carrot and stick approach . He explained how does the carrot keeps getting bigger as one grows. He wouldn't be satisf

Empathy for animals

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I was watching Delhi Safari  - an animated Indian movie that describes how humans are destroying animals' habitat. I  would applaud the movie crew for the complete movie and I  liked the message this movie delivers. A clip from the movie 'Delhi Safari' - The  Mahabharata , one of the epics of Hinduism has multiple mentions of the phrase  Ahimsa Paramo Dharma  (अहिंसा परमॊ धर्मः), which literally means: non-violence is the highest moral virtue. I believe non-violence derives from empathy towards others and it should be extended to not only fellow humans but also to animals. I understand the pyramid of food chain concept but there is more than food chain by which we harm animals. My idea of this blog is to share few lifestyle changes that we can adopt and show empathy for animals. Larve steamed alive for silk Clothing - There are so many categories of clothes that come from brutally harming animals. Clothing industry creates them because we consume / wear