Deepak Jain

This is a great book to understand what causes out mind tension and how we can deal with it to relax. Following are my learnings from the book [ ] we have to realise that our action are born from our thoughts. Our thoughts are the product of our values, and values come from our own belief system. if we believe life is miserable, we attract misery; if we believe life is beautiful, it will be beautiful. [ ] Life is a like painting and not arithmetic. The painter chooses to create his own world through his art. [ ] Learn ant's qualities- Flexibility Planning Patience Enjoy each moment Commitment TEAM [ ] We have to wait; our struggle have a cosmic purpose. When our wishes are not fulfilled, it gives us pain. But the Universe has its own plans. Remember how a pot is made from mud by curning n heating. This seems struggle to that mud but the clayman has converted it into a beautiful pot. [ ] Heart of the Education is Educating the Heart. [ ] Faith does not move mountains.

High Five (The magic of working together) This is a great book to understand how a team can be a high five team and how you can be a good team player. Basically, an individual can achieve more if s/he is working in a good team. This is a story of a person who got fired from his job in spite of his good individual performance. The reason was that he was not a team player. He started working with a class 5th ice hockey team and with the help of an old lady's wisdom, he discovered the following 4  points which changed his life. These are well described by acronym  P.U.C.K. (1) Providing a clear sense of purpose with values and goals to the team. (2) Unleashing and developing skills. Continuously building individual skills that in turn bolstered collective skills. (3) Creating team power "None of us is as smart as all of us" (4) Keeping the accent on the positive by repeated reward and recognition. Deliberately sought instances where the behavior of people is alig

Mahabaleshwar ... I will remember this place for tasty Strawberry , good old temples and scenic views .   Strawberry @ Mahabaleshwar When to visit:   I visited this place for a weekend in the second week of March but I would suggest not to visit this place during March and April because of the summer season. Good time to visit is from Oct to Feb. The strawberry season is between Jan to Feb.  How to Reach from Pune :  There are buses from Swargate ST bus stand to Mahabaleshwar. Fare is approx 165rs per person for one way. You can also go by own vehicle and roads are good and you have to pay a toll of 90rs.  Where and what to shop :  Mahabaleshwar is a very commercialized place. Mahabaleshwar has a small market near Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose chawk. You can buy various products like a strawberry crush, candy, Gulkand, etc from here. Where to Eat: (1) Bagicha Corner: This place is near Venna Lake. The place  is ok like any other roadside