My prediction for World Cup. Germany vs Argentina Final. Nobody seems to be taking about Die Mannschaft. No pressure, no expectations, they always do well in Americas.
Argentina. Physical, solid defensively, will punish opponents in the heat. #diemannschaft
Noticed that @Uber_India has a “Seniors” section. So few brands design thoughtful features with India’s elderly in mind. More brands need to do this #thoughtfuldesign#designempathy
Whilst at Asian Paints, I was fortunate to see Piyush Pandey’s genius up close. He showed what true leadership looks like — genius, yes, but also humility, courage, and belief in others. He built people as much as he built brands. Om Shanti. #PiyushPandey#Ogilvy
@Nithin0dha a) Recalibrate and be Customer Centric. Not customer experience or customer service, rather rewire the entire company from the customer point of view. Consistently elevate relevant and recognisable value
b) long-term investment Brand building
Today, a new financial year begins.
What does this financial mean to you if you are salaried.
It means lower taxes & higher disposable income.
It also means greater responsibility.
You need to take full ownership for your future.
If you are earning less than 12 lakhs as annual salary, today must be a new beginning.
The government has exempted you from income taxes.
What does this mean?
It means that more money is being put in your hands.
This money must be purposed correctly.
While you have more money in hand to spend, it is equally important to invest more from today.
If you have 100 rupees more in hand, how should you strike a good balance.
Here is a simple rule- always save more than you spend when your income rises.
So put 60 rupees into savings and investments.
Keep 40 rupees for spending better.
It does not mean than you need to spend all 40 rupees.
Try and see how you can manage your spending better.
If you can save 75 out of your additional salary received in hand, go for it.
What you do with your salary growth will decide how soon you attain financial freedom.
It doesn’t stop there. It decides how much you achieve in wealth creation.
That is what makes today a very important day for persons earning less than Rs.1 lakh per month as salary.
Take greater control of your life. Own your future.
Here’s the thing: Indians are rising.
And that is actually why anti-Indian sentiment is rising. Not because Indians are so weak, but because Indians are once again becoming strong.
CEOs of companies.
Leaders of countries.
Founders and investors.
Doctors, writers, professors.
Not just slumdogs.
Millionaires.
Now, I know what people will say.
Not all Indians are doing well.
More than a billion are still poor!
And of course that’s true, and will be for a while.
But Indians abroad have risen as individuals:
And India is now rising as a country:
Indeed, India is the fastest growing large economy in the world over the last decade:
And I think Indians have a lot of headroom left. Where does it end up? We don’t know, but if even 5% of 1.4B Indian nationals are at the same level as the ~5M strong Indian American diaspora that currently produces ~6% of US tax revenue, that’s ~70M people capable of producing ~72% of current US tax revenue.
So I think it’s at least possible that India returns to its historical level of relative prosperity:
As a plausibility argument, recall that before America was even a twinkle in anyone’s eye, Marco Polo sought out China and Columbus risked his life to trade with India. So those civilizations were giant economic centers for thousands of years.
And are becoming so again.
This perspective demands a different approach. Not the victim mindset where Indians mimic Western wokes in whining piteously upon every slight. But a mature, tit-for-tat morality befitting a rising people where you cooperate with those that cooperate, ignore what is best ignored, and (proportionately) punish only when necessary.
Because even from a purely realpolitik standpoint, constant cancellation doesn’t work. Recall that wokes tried that for the last decade, and all it got them was epic political defeat. They overused the penicillin called anti-racism, and now we have antibiotic-resistant actual racism.
Indians will need different tactics. And that starts with moving from victim mentality to Vedic mentality, if you'll permit the poetic license. Because India isn't just a rising civilization, it's a returning civilization. And wokes are proven losers, but Indians can be winners.
Had a chance to meet Heath Streak at his Brewery a couple of years back. He was so passionate about helping Zimbabwe cricket progress. What a man ! RIP #HeathStreak