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“ जीवन की एक बड़ी विडम्बना यह है कि हम सदा दूसरो के कार्यों को देखते है , उनकी समालोचना करते हैं । कभी न अपने विचारों और कार्यों पर दृष्टि डालते हैं , न उनका आकलन करते है , बल्कि हम हमेशा स्वयं को सही मानते हैं । अपने इस अहंकार की मार हम पूरे उम्र खाते हैं । ” – Shri Gulab Kothari Ji in Raj Patrika (One of the greatest ironies of life is we always look at the actions of others and criticize them. We never introspect nor do we assess our actions and thoughts and always consider ourselves right. And this arrogance holds us back, all our life) A student at the Ambedkar University Delhi was recently stopped from taking her final semester exams till she paid fine for derogatory remarks posted by her against the CM and state Education Minister during the university’s online convocation ceremony. Following which, the Education Minister reached out to the university to cancel the fine, stating that ‘no student should be punished for exercising their right to free speech within the unive...

  “Winners don’t do different things; they just do things differently” - Shiv Khera  A little less than a decade ago, I read a very inspiring book based on narratives from lives of extraordinary achievers in different domains. Titled ‘Outliers: The Story of Success’ – by Malcolm Gladwell, the book gives an insight into the hidden advantages and cultural legacies that encourage high achievers to learn, work and understand the world in a way others do not, hence explain the logic behind their success. Based on the same book, I wrote about the ‘10,000 Hour rule’ (of practice) in one of my previous articles. What reminded me of the book recently was a very impressive podcast - The Mindset Mentor by Rob Dial. In the episode called ‘5 Keys to Develop the Mindset of a Winner’ he talks about five develop–able traits that differentiate winners from the rest, quoting from lives of two very famous basketball players – Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, which I would like to share with you...