I felt Seth Godin’s LINCHPIN was “Nothing New”, but…

Seth Godin is remarkable. Always. At least, I think he is.
But when I read an excerpt of his new book, LINCHPIN – let’s just say I felt a bit let down!
In this post, I’m going to explore WHY.
First, a quick reminder about the fallacy of trying to judge or describe the whole after [...]

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Cremation

Yesterday, I attended a funeral.
Indian custom dictates a long series of ‘last rites’. When the seemingly endless sequence of rituals ended after nearly an hour, the mortal remains were ceremonially consecrated to electric heat of the modern crematorium.
We waited outside for an hour, chatting aimlessly about various things – subliminally aware, all the while, [...]

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Expertise – And It’s Implications

I’m an expert in pediatric heart surgery.
You probably wouldn’t take my professional opinion about obstetrics and gynaecology very seriously.
And I don’t blame you for laughing in my face if I presume to offer technical advice and opinion about designing a microprocessor chip, or programming security software for a bank, or [...]

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Changing Inside

CAUTION: The theme of this blog post – and the video I link to – is NOT for children or squeamish, delicate people. It is raw, painful, and real. Skip it if you’re the kind who is too strongly affected by hearing of such things. You have been warned!
After four decades [...]

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When Technology Meets Spirituality

Bill Gates is on Twitter. I followed him. One of his early tweets linked to “The Gates Notes”. I read some.
And paused, deep in thought.
In my professional life, I’m a technologist and technician. Pediatric heart surgery is among the most technically advanced, evolved and challenging medical specialities.
The Norwood operation for Hypoplastic [...]

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Intention Versus Impact

I’ve often wondered about the phrase, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” It has conjured up different images and meanings at various phases of my life.
Especially now.
My marketing training over the past decade has taught me to measure and track things that can be. Like how many people respond to [...]

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Feeling Intensely

Today is different. Ever since waking up, I’ve been feeling things differently.
More intensely.
It started first thing in the morning. Being disturbed early on a Sunday morning by bright sunlight streaming in through half-drawn curtains, the buzzing of a mosquito in my ear, would regularly leave me annoyed. Not today. I felt [...]

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Choosing Your Tribe – And Tools

Two young men joined the same online social network. They were very much alike, these two young men. Both had been average students, both were pleasant personalities, and both – as excited early adopters of technology are – were filled with dreams for the future.
Recently, these men reviewed their last 25 months on [...]

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Heart-break in Haiti

I shared my thoughts here about the horrific disaster that hit Haiti yesterday night.
For the past few years, I’ve been involved in helping Frank McKinney’s “Caring House Project” which builds homes for the homeless in Haiti.
As soon as I heard about the special initiative Frank’s team is taking to secure planes to fly immediately to [...]

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Stories Save Sanity

The worst earthquake to hit Haiti in over two centuries has affected over 3 million people and left thousands dead.
Haiti is close to my heart. And my mind has been numb ever since I heard the news, upon returning from a day-long meeting with officials regarding tax-exempt status of my non-profit Foundation.
The work I’m [...]

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