In the winters, we look forward to curling up by the fireplace with a good book & a cup of hot coffee, to dream away the cold.

Read Quiet by Susan Cain. She introduces us to successful introverts – from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of curious questioning. Passionately argued, superbly researched, filled with indelible stories of real people. Quiet has the power to transform how we see introverts. Equally important, how they see themselves. Incredible guidance to introverts for self-discovery & self-care.

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In the winters, we look forward to curling up by the fireplace with a good book & a cup of hot coffee, to dream away the cold. Read the Life Cycle Of A CEO.

Being appointed CEO is seen by many as the pinnacle of success in business, but it is actually the first step in a journey of evolving stages requiring ongoing personal re-invention. In an unprecedented study of the individual performance of every 21st century CEO of the S&P 500, combined with over 100 in-depth interviews of CEOs & board directors, Claudius A. Hildebrand & Robert J. Stark discovered the CEO Life Cycle. A series of 5 stages – launch, calibration, re-invention, complacency trap & legacy. Each presents distinctive headwinds & tailwinds that require leaders to develop the fresh skills & strategies needed to thrive.

Successful CEOs are often portrayed as fully formed heroes endowed with exceptional leadership traits. Hildebrand & Stark break through the myth to provide a unique understanding of how outstanding leaders surmount predictable challenges, develop mental fortitude, emotional resilience, belief & self-awareness required to keep adapting.

Invaluable not only for CEOs to take their game to the next level of high performance but also for aspirants who envision themselves in the role. The Life Cycle Of A CEO provides the unvarnished truth about what it takes to be a successful CEO & leader. An incredibly inspiring read.

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“May this Christmas bring beautiful memories to treasure forever, sharing the glories of generosity & gratitude with our world. The true spirit of Christmas lies in our hearts.”

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Children are extremely precious & vulnerable. Their protection assumes great significance for a healthy & holistic development. United Nations Convention on Child Rights declared Right to Protection as an essential child right. Prayas supports children whose security is at stake, reeling in situations of neglect, physical abuse, exploitation, trafficking, child marriage & child labour. Ones that truly need our compassion & immediate protection.

Prayas provides institutional facilities for their effective rehabilitation – health, education & livelihood training. Runs 6 Shelter Homes, Child Emergency Helplines & Crisis Intervention Centres across India. Prayas has raised the issue of child protection vehemently in collaboration with over 280 child protection NGOs as an Integrated Child Protection Approach. Runs multiple ‘Drop-in Facilitation Centres’ where any child can seek assistance in the form of care, security & residence.

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There is nothing in our world so irresistibly contagious as Christmas carols, so lovingly linked with our precious childhood. Being an active participant in my convent school choir was a memorable experience, even though enthusiasm far exceeded skill. Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gracefully gather & sing, each beautiful & unique. All church recitals sound so heavenly. As they say, faith moves mountains. “The best way to spread the Christmas cheer is to sing aloud for all to hear. For it is in giving that we receive.” – Francis of Assisi.

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In the winters, we look forward to curling up by the fireplace with a good book & a cup of hot coffee to dream away the cold. Read Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark, a renowned MIT professor. How will artificial intelligence affect justice, jobs, society & our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future far more than any other technology.

How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? How can we make the future AI systems more robust so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans, perhaps altogether?

Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle? What sort of future do we want? This book empowers us to join what may be the most important conversation of our time. Shares a full range of viewpoints on the most controversial & complex challenges – from super-intelligence to meaning, consciousness & the ultimate physical limits on life in the cosmos. Life 3.0. Incredibly insightful & thought provoking.

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“Rest is not idleness. To lie sometimes on the grass under the trees, listening to the murmur of the sea or watching the clouds float across the sky is by no means a waste of time” – John Lubbock. “My wish is to simply stay like this, living quietly in a corner of nature, always on the lookout for the presence of wonder” – Claude Monet.

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