Excerpt Diary

"Gratitude Can Change the Course of our Life" I celebrate Thanksgiving nearly every night. Before I go to sleep, I write down and savor five things that I am grateful for in this world. Sometimes they are as silly as setting a new personal record on my squat or deadlift that day, and often they are as important as my loved ones and health. I started this habit since I read research in college showing that this simple exercise can significantly  increase psychological and physical well-being . But I kept this habit since I learned first-hand that gratitude can have far more powerful effects, such as changing the course of your life. Here’s how it changed mine: VENI: This is the anniversary of my attending the Bangalore University BBM Scholarship program. During my junior year of high school, I was one of 11 kids selected to attend a special college course program at Bangalore University in REVA. Coming from humble beginnings, going to a place like Bangalore never see...

In our article today, I will try to list the  different types of investment avenues available in India  where investors can put in their money. The figure shown below is pretty self-explanatory. However, I will quickly explain the specifics. Denizens can invest broadly into five categories of investments – Equity, Debt, Real Estate, Commodities and Miscellaneous. Please note that though insurance should not be considered an investment avenue, in the Indian context, we still use it as a long-term savings tool – hence the inclusion of insurance below. The figure below explains all the investment options available. Click on the figure to open a bigger size image in a new window. Equity  Please note that investments in equity should only be done for the long term (anything more than 5 years) to earn decent returns. The risk of investing in equities is high and so the returns are also high. You could dabble in the stock market broadly in three ways. Direc...

"LETS FOLLOW FEW BLOGS IF WE ARE MBA GRADUATES" Every MBA student is pressed for time.  Balancing demanding priorities, like classes, learning teams, job hunting, and family, while also getting some sleep, leaves little time for cruising the web looking for insightful posts. Lucky for you all, I can recommend 5 terrific blogs that can help you link what you’re learning in your MBA management classes with what’s happening in the real world. I have a particular bias about what’s important for managers and leaders to pay attention to, after 10 years of teaching MBAs and twice that consulting in organizations. My bias is that finance precepts, operations formulas, and pricing strategies are plentiful, easy to find and easy to put into practice. In contrast, wisdom about leadership, management and organizations are more rare, harder to find, and more difficult to put into practice. What I’ve been discovering in the blogosphere are a number of writers – some academi...

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"Phenomenal Transformation" The impact of digital economy and e-commerce is no longer a phenomenon restricted to only the developed world.It has been felt and experienced in South East Asia as well. With the spaces between geographies shrinking due to the digital technology and also with nations taking the connectivity to the rural and remote parts of the country, Nepal is experiencing a significant transformation in the consumer buying patterns. As a result no company can afford to ignore these trends irrespective of whether or not it is in the e-commerce space. It is noteworthy to recognise that it is no longer adequate to be reactive or proactive, it is the adaptive capability of the firm that is going to be critical to win the marketing wars. The traditional marketing research and understanding of the consumer behaviour will continue to play an important role in the long range planning but understanding the transactional behaviour pattern of the consumers and ad...