At the moment, the Indian sports industry does not require more sports management education institutes to be established or short courses and executive programs to be launched. This trend has taken India by storm over the last few years. While I am thrilled that the birth of these institutes and courses reflect the growing demand …
Mentorship = The Need of the Hour in Indian Sports Management Education Read More »
I have been working in the sports industry for the past twenty years. Like many other sectors, there are certain sports industry words that are just tossed around over and over again. Words like ‘ecosystem,’ or ‘authentic,’ or ‘engagement.’ One word commonly used but rarely understood is the word ‘grassroots.’ The dictionary definition of grassroots …
Grassroots Sports: Much More Than Young Children Playing Read More »
I am a self-development junkie. I have been for the past fifteen years. I remember registering for my first Landmark Education course in New York City in 2006. It was an intense three and a half day journey where we were guided to look into our past to identify why we are the way we …
There are some achievements that, for us regular people, just feel so good to share with the world. These are feats that have been unequivocally agreed upon by the general public to be considered impressive. I am a sucker for regularly being considered impressive. Finding ways to ‘innocently’ slip into a dinner party conversation that, …
At What Point In The Process Can Someone Tell People They Have Written A Book? Read More »
For the majority of my life, I did not consider myself to be a creative person. My family and friends would laugh at my feeble attempts to draw a coherent picture, and I could not sing or play an instrument, act, or dance to save my life. And even though I was a capable writer, …
What I Have Learned and Experienced About Creativity – 3 Insights Read More »
We all have goals, aspirations and dreams. They are what gets us up in the morning, what has us feel fulfilled, what gives a sense of purpose and meaning to our lives. When not pursued, though, they can leave us feeling hollow and empty, or create a vacuum in our hearts that sucks our creative …
On the adoption spectrum, I have always fallen exactly in between middle adopters and late adopters for pretty much any innovation that becomes mainstream. This was the case for my relationship with the iPod, iPhone, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Kindle and earbuds. I cannot pinpoint why I choose to wait until most of my larger community …
The term ‘one-trick pony’ means a person or thing with only one special feature, talent, or area of expertise. It is typically not considered a term of affection in the way that words like ‘specialist’ or ‘master’ are used to describe someone. Given this, over the past two decades of working in the sports industry, …
For the past twenty years, I’ve started most of my weekdays and many weekends traveling to an office, meeting, or the airport for a business trip. And over these two decades, I have rarely had to think about productivity as my environment compelled me to always be in action. When I would wake up in …
I was recently listening to my new favorite podcast called ‘Wisdom of the Sages’ and one of the hosts shared an interesting analogy. He said that if we want to successfully navigate life’s challenges, we just need to ‘learn how to surf.’ What this means is that life is like an ocean and the waves …
2020/21 GISB ‘Orientation Week’ – Learning How to Surf Read More »
