Fortune Favours The Brave

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A Step A Day, cricket, initiative, IPL

I am a firm believer in the old adage that “Fortune Favours The Brave”. I find this applicable at work and at play.

The recent inaugural match of the DLF Indian Premier League was a case in point. Rahul Dravid is considered an astute student of the game of cricket. Yet he has always been cautious, sometimes to a fault. The atmosphere at Bengaluru on April 18 was out of the world. The splendid inauguration ceremony had the crammed stadium and millions of viewers of TV worldwide completely spell bound.

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IPL & The Spirit of Cricket

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cricket, IPL

A feast ahead for the Indian cricket fan. The long awaited DFL Indian Premier League is all set to get off to a rousing start in my hometown of Bengaluru.

Bangalore’s Royal Challengers takes on Kolkatta’s Knight Riders in the inaugural match on April 18. The match will be preceded by a lot of fanfare including the Washington Redskins providing the cheerleading.

The tournament sees 8 teams play 56 matches to be followed by two semi-finals and the grand finale at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on June 1. See the fixtures here.

Feast or Famine?

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A Step A Day, Indian cricket, IPL, performance planning

The young Sales Executive looked crest fallen when he came to meet me. He was a guy who lived near my house and I knew him to be pretty successful in his work. He was invariably bubbly and highly enthusiastic. It turned out that not only was the last quarter a disaster in terms of his selling efforts. His boss had warned him to pull up his socks:or else………..

As we spoke the first thought that came to my mind was ” Feast or Famine”. His performance which was terrific the last few quarters had slumped to nothing this quarter. The man who proudly told me last year he was going to Sun City in South Africa along with Top Performers in his company, was asking for advice on getting sales to merely stay on the job. He was like an express train which had hit an unseen wall.