Years ago, I was given an article by my classmate titled " How Resilience Works " . Though I had read it long time back, I could not relate to the article for many reasons. It was debunking the oft repeated quote from many a people who say " I am resilient “. Infact one does not know whether he is resilient or not, unless one goes through some hardship.

Let not thy winged days be spent in vain, for no amount of gold can bring them back  - Abdul Kalam ( President of India)

We do come across a lot of crap jargon in documents and ppts. Possibly we are also prey to that attitude of using jargon..Here’s a tool from Deloitte! which helps remove Bull from documents. Link: Download Bullfighter.

Thomas Friedman talks of 10 things that made the world flat: 1. Fall of the Berlin Wall The events of November 9, 1989, tilted the worldwide balance of power toward democracies and free markets. 2. Netscape IPO The August 9, 1995, offering sparked massive investment in fiber-optic cables. 3. Work flow software The rise of apps from PayPal to VPNs enabled faster, closer coordination among far-flung employees. 4. Open-sourcing Self-organizing communities, � la Linux, launched a collaborative revolution.

Link: HBS Working Knowledge Maximization does not work as a measure of success What is the right measure of success in your eyes? What is it for your company or school? Is being really successful inevitably a matter of being the best, highest, youngest, richest, smartest, and prettiest on every scale you know—that is, celebrity winner-take-all? Such standards are maximized forms of accomplishment. Simply put, maximization is any form of going for the extreme—genius intelligence, superhuman effort, the best house, the unique lifestyle, and the most profit possible.