Oh God, please give me the strength to fall and stay behind in the race of life. Amen.

16 jan 2009

it takes time, it takes courage
it takes preparation, it takes sacrifices
the downside is small, the upside is huge

it takes vision, it takes clarity
it takes knowledge, it takes rigor
the pitch you make is opportunity grabbed or lost

it takes patience, it takes motivation
it takes faith, ability to handle frustation
the woods are dark and deep but there are promises to keep

it takes listening, it takes understanding
it takes mixing, it takes trust
goal matter, people matter, you are not so important

achievement of your aim, bread and dignity for others
it takes planning, resources, scalability, involvement of others' capital
optimization is important, there is little, you cant loose it

confusion

3 jan 2009

feeling confused, faded
my aspirations, my insecurities
my individuality, my family
my strong urge, my wandering thoughts
broken into two self
exploring, debating, analyzing

the inspiration lifts you
the rationality puts you down
a part of you fights back
but inaction drains your confidence

i need clearer answers
i need my family to strongly back me
i need to find a VISION
not vagueness, but a beautiful picture!

dont preach..learn from practioners!

Borrowers aren't complaining about MFIs' high rates. It's the self-appointed benefactors of the poor that are. Vijay Mahajan, BASIX

myth of single digit interest rate in Microfinance

http://www.microfinancefocus.com/news/2009/12/09/myth-of-single-digit-interest-rate-in-microfinance-vijay-mahajan-keynote/

The past must be a springboard, not a sofa

- Harold Macmillan

drawing inspiration on the 102nd birthday of this legendary poet sri hariwanshrai bachan

जीवन में एक सितारा था
माना वह बेहद प्यारा था
वह डूब गया तो डूब गया
अंबर के आंगन को देखो
कितने इसके तारे टूटे
कितने इसके प्यारे छूटे
जो छूट गए फ़िर कहाँ मिले
पर बोलो टूटे तारों पर
कब अंबर शोक मनाता है
जो बीत गई सो बात गई

the rest can be found on the following link

http://timir.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/जो-बीत-गई-सो-बात-गई-jo-beet-gayi-so-baat-gayi/

united India

to have dissolved 554 states by integrating them into the pattern of the Republic; to have brought order out of the nightmare of the chaos whence we started, and to have democratized the administration in all the erstwhile states, should steel us to the attainment of equal success in other spheres.

- V.P. Menon

boredddddddddddddd

Social work..making a difference. duh!!

today

i woke up at 10:30 for a meeting with vendor at 12 noon, i reached the destination on time. he is not there. i call him up...no response. there is agreement to be sent to mumbai tomorrow early morning. our consulting partner will courier it - they cant guarantee delivery of courier on time at 4:30 pm. our ever ready friend at partner's cant travel 10 min to courier it. i travel an hour one side to send the courier.

in every step there is grand wastage of time. why is there no optimization in this sector. why people are so busy feeding their ego and patting themselves on the back that they don't realize the amount of inefficiency there exists. they don't keep their time.

it is frustrating. i know i need to develop patience...dont know how?