The Kuttappi

Category: World View

  • The Unlucky Cat

    The Unlucky Cat

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    For the longest time, in my book, luck was a resort for the cowardly. If you couldn’t beat the odds and get what you want, you didn’t try hard enough. How could I see otherwise from my seat of privilege? With more time to look back, connect the dots and reflect on the journey so…

  • Your Perspective Is Limited By Your Knowledge

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    Look at the waves above. Many of you saw a beautiful photo. Some of you wished you were on a beach with a view like that. Some of you thought of your last beach vacation. Very few of you saw the the way the waves curled. You noticed if it was going left or right.…

  • Be Like Roma

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    For the longest time I believed that selfless love was a myth. Helping strangers, every act of kindness, gives you joy and pleases your ego. Parents doing-it-all for their kids was biological and meant the survival of their genes. In my mind, these are not selfless. Don’t get me wrong, I do not think these…

  • Doers FTW

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    I was recently very surprised to find that many of the doers I know are not familiar with the “Man In The Arena” quote. It’s an extract from a Theodore Roosevelt speech, a paragraph that had great influence on my life. It’s amazing what we can do once the fear of rejection and criticism are manageable.…

  • The Lucky One

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    I am often called lucky. Imagine you worked all week preparing for a test. You beat your temptations and saved the marshmallow. You aced your test. Your best friend says, oh you are very lucky. How does that feel? Yes, I am lucky in many regards and grateful to be so. But I take offense…