The document discusses various topics related to success and self-improvement, posing questions to reflect on for the day. It discusses the importance of being early, different, connecting with others, taking risks without expectations of returns, and continually changing. The overall message is one of self-reflection and taking action each day to improve oneself in meaningful ways.

1. Sharing some thoughts on failures

2. Early:
The famous proverb “The early bird gets the worm”
and the parables of an epic book “The Richest Man
in Babylon” says it all. Be early when others are still
resting. Early means you are serious, you are
unique, you care, you are there when needed.
My questions to self is where am I intend to be early
TODAY?

3. Different: Be different because people pay more for
the creativity then mediocrity or commonality. The
“Blue Ocean Strategy” sums up the philosophy; the
business who have reinvented and jumped out of
the Red Ocean.
My question to self is how am I going to be different
TODAY?

4. Community: Bill Gates partnered with Steve Ballmer
when he founded Microsoft; Steve Jobs partnered
with Steve Wozniak when they started Apple;
Sergey Brin partnered with Lary Page when they
started Google and rest is Fortune 100 empires. The
partnership complemented each other and provided
synergies to evolve and perform.
My questions to self is who and how would I connect,
leverage and compound TODAY?

5. When Marc Benioff Founder Chairman & CEO of
www.Salesforce.com went to Steve Jobs for advise
he said create a community around your products
and Salesforce is doing just that creating success
thorough “WORLD OF MOUTH” err “WORD OF
MOUTH.” Steve Jobs created iTunes and rest is
history.
My questions to self is what community will I create
today or join TODAY?

6. No Expectation: Salman Khan started creating
educational video to teach his Cousin. Then he
started posting it on the YouTube without any
inclination to monetize. People started referring it
and appreciating it. Now his “do it without any
expectations” has become a dream project called
“Khan Academy”. He has caught the attention of
numerous philanthropists including a meeting with
Bill Gates.
My questions to self is what will I exercise with no
expectation in return TODAY?

7. Risk : Every day we take risks and 99.99% of the time it is
inadvertently. We over speed, we over eat, we jump the
traffic light or we forget to wish our spouse “Happy
Birthday.” On a serious note the right risk is the
calculated risk or a planned risk. Austrian daredevil Felix
Baumgartner amazed the world when he went
supersonic during a record-smashing 24-mile skydive on
Sunday – Oct. 14, 2012. He garnered massive media
attention and was flashed on every news channel and
newspaper.
My question to self is what goal oriented risk I will take
TODAY?

8. Change: “If you continue to do the same thing over and
over again you will get the same results.” These were
the words of Albert Einstein. He was absolutely correct
unless you were practicing for marathon; still you would
be expected to innovate to score a point over your next
competitor. Land lines demand is going down, beepers
are out, SMS are on the way out, emails are passing by.
Nothing is constant except change. Continue changing
continue evolving with an intent to cut cost, time and
improve efficiency.
My question to self is what am I going to change TODAY?

9. Thank you