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Penpositive Outclass is an Active Learner’s Journal. A reflection of the multitudes within us. Hosted by Vinod Narayan, Founder @ PENPOSITIVE.COM, the community for Active and Productive Learners. Vinod delves into his learnings on Life and Work from Conversations, Articles, Books, Movies Podcasts and More. He wraps up every Podcast by reading a Poem, as poems can give us a perspective of the world that we cannot find otherwise. Reach him at penpositive@gmail.com And Connect on FB | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn | Telegram @penpositive
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There was something so profound I read a few days back.. "Freedom... is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey" This is a line from Chinese American poet Bei Dao's poem Accomplices. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
As we look towards meaningful work here are a few things I recently learned from a bookIf you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
The only person on whom we can experiment is ourselves. Even when we want others to change, the closest person we can work on changing is ourselves.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
Today's episode was inspired by a quote by the poet and novelist Charles Bukowski “Let’ em learn or let’ em die”If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
Today let us talk about Emotional Intelligence. A must sought out skill among managers and leaders in corporate sectorIf you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
Today let us talk about Growth Mindset. We live in between a world of scarcity and Abundance and Growth mindset is a lot introspective as well.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
Time is a limited commodity and life involves managing it. But what does that mean..? Let us exploreIf you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
Sometimes we know it is going to be tough. We know we have a lack of knowledge. We know we have less time. We know the expectations are high. The stakes are high. What do we do ?If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
Do we need to like everyone. We don't need to.. But there are a few things about liking and disliking.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
And why do you work..?If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
To be vulnerable needs courage...If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
Yes Stories....If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
There are two things that can happen most weeks. One is achievement and other is Learning.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
How long do we have? How many weeks more? Before we leave this world.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
The other day my daughter came to visit me at work. It was a pleasant experience. She works a few blocks from where I work. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
More and more companies are asking their employees to return to office. There are debates and concerns as leadership and teams try to find the best ways. I want to share with you and explore what are the things that motivate me to go to work in the office everyday. These are my thoughts and I understand my thoughts are not the same for everyone.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
The last book I read in 2024 is an important book that gave me some insights foe 2025. Let me start this year by talking aboit that book. The book is Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki.
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This week‘s question is “How do we define success in our career?” let us travel to explore that a bit further.
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The Friction Project by Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao is one of the most important books I have read this year and highly recommend to people in the industry who deal with friction at workplace day in day out. It tells us how to identity good friction and bad friction and how we can try being friction fixers. Here is my review
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After many years of doing it, I guess now I am officially certified to do it as well... I wrote my PMP and they have confirmed I passed. But why now.... after so many years being in this profession why a certification now.... Here is why.....
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