Thursday, March 30, 2006

Doodlings...

While chatting to a family friend today, I doodled something interesting. See if this makes any sense...

"Life is a constant struggle between aspirations and inclinations...." - Tejas Lagad (circa 2006)

Does it?


Wednesday, March 15, 2006

My betrothal invite...

Its a once-in-a-lifetime occasion... well, in our part of the world it usually is... and it demanded a special invite too. So here it is.

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When: 12 March 2006, 7.00 p.m.

Where: Sri Vile Parle Patidar Mandal, Sardar Patel Baug, Parleswar Mandir, Vileparle East, Mumbai - 400057. Phone - 26194564,26194565

Why:
Back in 04 AD, the Romans started a tradition of exchanging rings to be worn on the fourth finger of the left hand. The Romans believed this finger to be the "vena amoris" (vein of love), the vein that leads to the heart and so used it as some symbol of love and commitment between a man and a woman.
On the occasion of my betrothal with Dr Sonal Thakare, we plan to follow this succulent Roman tradition. And as we look forward to a life of caring, sharing and love, we request your presence on our engagement to share in the happiness.
See you there...

-tejas

PS: Those who miss out on this bash may miss out on an invite to my planned autumn wedding in Seychelles. And I plan to include a return air-ticket to Seychelles with the invite.


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The last line really worked ;-)


Monday, March 06, 2006

7 steps to success

STEP 1:

* Believe in the journey! Know that you can do it!
* Plan BIG: Recognize early that you can not get on top of or over the mountain if you can't even see it.
* Condition yourself to Become Evolution Focused - focusing on the evolution of your business at all times - will allow you continually move forward.

STEP 2:

* Research the marketplace.
* Understand who your customers really are by knowing how they communicate, what they want and where they go to get it.
* Watch, listen and survey wherever possible.
* Evaluate the competition - and exploit their weaknesses.

STEP 3:

* Create products according to your customers desires.
* Serve them - so they will serve you.

STEP 4:

* Communicate in their language.
* Emphasize features and benefits.

STEP 5:

* Let them know that you FINALLY have what they want!

STEP 6:

* Create a sense of urgency for it.

STEP 7:

* Ask for the order.