Jack Ma on ambition

People will always have their opinions on what is right and what is wrong. But this one coming from the major headliner of the day will carry some weight. Jack Ma is all about the news given the IPO of his firm Ali Baba that seems to set to break the record books.

http://vulcanpost.com/7702/jack-ma-youre-still-poor-35-deserve/

Reading it reminds me of this speech (Not Safe for Work) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AXTx4PcKI from Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross.

Or if you want a more recent example the wolf of wall street (Again, Not Safe for Work) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8snbL_kVmXw

The insanity that fuels our news

Once in a way there comes a article that should go viral. This is one such article that opens your eyes to social psychology and how we need to question what is being tossed at us in the name of news.

http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZTOhjkqiEpbgnXCxsWdDfP/The-insanity-that-fuels-our-news.html

A must read and thank God that the freedom of the press allows it to hold a mirror to itself

Also. I haven't been too active on blogger since there seem to be visits but no comments. Do drop a comment to say hi, if you liked any post.

Take time to reflect post the task

Seems like we can learn a lot more if we reflect between tasks. Take the time to pause

https://www.ivyexec.com/executive-insights/2014/work-smarter-by-not-working-at-all

The KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

 Well, this KISS is a lot different that my previous post . But it is an important one in the understanding of personal finance.

http://www.valueresearchonline.com/story/h2_storyview.asp?str=25412

We are lonely

A nice video that tries to explain what is going wrong with today's social media


http://www.mobiledia.com/news/189649.html

The Great Indian Robbery

An interesting thing in the national elections this year is that no one has talked about tax and the common man. A very interesting statistic that the 1 lakh exemption limit is now worth only 47,000 in inflation adjusted terms.

www.valueresearchonline.com/story/h2_storyview.asp?str=25012

Big Brother is watching

Forget cookies on your machine that track your online behavior. Google is out to track your physical visits. While marketers are going to love this, privacy advocates are probably going to be up in arms.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140411-709370.html

Time to quit your job?

Found a very interesting article from Jack Welch. Really hit the spot.

www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140408040010-86541065-four-reasons-to-quit-your-job