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All my family is very excited. Not with the fact that we all are off to North India – Delhi , Punjab & Himachal to be precise, but with the fact that i would be away from any electronic gadgets( read laptop  & iThings). Well the preparations are on and the tickets booked. We are all set. But the greatest challenge is getting my lil one’s items all in one bag and not more than that.

We started for this trip by first persuading wifey to come out with a checklist of most common items that we would use for a week and would be sure that, we would use more or less the same items most of the time.( when will women learn :-) , Go MS go!!!)

Finally the list was up, but I had a real tough time getting all the items in one bag. I carried forward my funda of travel lite ;-) So i gave instructions that we should have only 4 bags to carry and that should not exceed. I hope this time atleast my funda of travel light would work ;-) Only the next week would tell.

BTB, i heard that Indigo would not serve us breakfast. I will have to travel lite :-)

29.  When we think about ourselves, many of us tend to try to work on our weaknesses.  In doing so, we limit the time we spend leveraging our strengths.  I’m not suggesting to ignore areas in which you need improvement, but every time I focus the bulk of my energy on my strengths (without totally ignoring other areas), I achieve much better results even within my weaknesses.  It’s a matter or positive perspective and sustaining motivation.  It really works.

30.  Never register anything  but your real name as your primary email address. You’ll regret it when you grow older

31. Trust your Mom.. because when all the world around you crashes your mom will always be there with you." Life is a challenge, accept it....Life is a problem, solve it.....Life is a maze, walk through it... Life is a mystery, solve it...THEN Life will be heaven, so enjoy it..."
Accept every problems that comes in your way as the test from God, and pass with flying colors

25.  The more I act like my daughter.  The happier I am. The more I play, mimic, tease, and chase my daughter in any given day… the happier I am when I go to bed at night.  The simple act of being silly is one I lost over the last 6-7 years.  It’s taken a toddler to slowly infuse this back into me.  I want to embrace it even more.

26. Empowering other people is what really matters in life. I want to empower.  I want to empower my lil one  to be the most amazing and fulfilled person she can be.  I want to empower complete strangers to see opportunities in their own lives that they’ve buried under mounds of stuff, debt, and excuses.  :-)

27.  Instead of teaching kids to study concepts, we should be teaching them to solve problems. I won’t dive too much into what I know is an insanely deep and polarizing concept.

28.  You don’t need nearly as much money as you think you do. Another revelation that has come into my life in the past year or so.  You really *need* far, far less that what you think. 

21. Intensely research any decision that limits a large amount of your freedom. :-)   As a rule, the more freedom that is at stake in a decision, the more I’ll research it.  The real reason is that I’m o.k. if research leads to indecision in cases where freedom is at risk.  Take buying a car, deciding to have kids, or taking a new flat, for example.  It’s not really a bad thing to second guess yourself there.  Things to stop analyzing?  The perfect weekend to go camping, a new product/service you want to launch, or whether or not to let your lil one paint their room neon pink.  Do it.

22. Being a parent is harder than you think. Before I had kid, I used to get annoyed by kids whining on airplanes. How hard can it be? And now… I know.  Even with only one (who, by the way, is an angel 95% of the time) I get it.  I can’t believe how easily I become frustrated sometimes.  I can’t imagine those of you with 3, 4, or 5 naughty ones.

23. Being a husband is harder than you think. Everyone told me marriage takes dedicated and consistent effort.  I acknowledged the words, but detached myself because I assumed we were an exception.  What an idea sirjee.

24.  The best feedback you’ll ever get is when you try to sell something to someone.

17. Choosing the correct mentors is the #1 most important factor in success of any kind. Modeling a mentor is the fastest way to success.  It doesn’t matter if you are climbing the corporate ladder, starting a web-based business, playing professional cricket, or studying religion.  You’ve gotta find your Gates, your Jobs, your Tendulkar, or your Krsna.

18. The answer will always be no if you don’t ask. Seriously, if you want something you have to ask.  Don’t be a blunt idiot.  Ask genuinely and ask politely.  If you just ask…  you’ll be surprised more often than not.

19. It’s o.k. to be a fan. I used to reject the concept of being a fan.  I didn’t want someone to call me a “fanboy”.  I wanted to think for myself.  Now, I’ve come to terms that being a fan is fun.  I like cheering for the RCB. 

20. Focus the bulk of your energy on leveraging your strengths, not on improving weaknesses

13. There are very few unique personal problems. Chances are millions of people have gone through whatever issue you may have.  Chances are at least one of those people is much closer than you think.  Problem is we think any issues we may have are unique and we assume those close to us wouldn’t understand.  Wrong.

14. Find your motivation (I’m talking to myself here).

15. Be the change you want to see in the world. Yeah, I know…  it’s a little :-).  But this one is a good one.  If you are trying to convert people by knocking on doors and handing out pamphlets, you are doing it wrong.  It’ll always be an uphill battle.  Try modeling for people.  Try impressing… try inspiring.  Use your actions to show me not only the how, by the why.

16. The worse I eat, the less productive I am.  The less productive I am, the worse I eat. Also, I’ve realized that feeling like crap on a regular basis is not enough motivation to eat healthier.  Sad, but true.  And I don’t think I’m alone on that one.  Most of us know that it’s the cause of so many problems, yet we don’t change.  You don’t eat healthy and exercise because “it’s good for you”