Fire in the Belly

This book is a collection of messages and discussions which author shared with young medical students over scores of mentoring sessions both as workshops and individual discussions. There are several traits and ideas which help you reach where you want to reach in life, but it all begins with an intense desire to do well. Desire to Excel and shine. Desire to make a difference. Desire to touch lives.FIRE IN THE BELLY is the initiator of everything that a man achieves._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Contents's Note — Pgs. 7Editor's Note — Pgs. 9Acknowledgements — Pgs. 11Fire in the Belly1. Fire in the Belly — Pgs. 212. Prisoner of Fear — Pgs. 233. Insight — Pgs. 244. Did You Lose Your 'Mojo' on the Way? — Pgs. 255. When Dreams Don't Let You Sleep — Pgs. 266. Let Them Rule You Out — Pgs. 277. Recreating Beginner's Luck — Pgs. 288. Bird of Success — Pgs. 319. Drive — Pgs. 3210. Don't Ask Me to Dream Logically — Pgs. 3311. Smell of Victory — Pgs. 3412. Fake Contentment — Pgs. 3513. No Regrets — Pgs. 3614. Cut the Ropes — Pgs. 3815. Retirement at 40: Myth or Reality — Pgs. 3916. Fears and Dreams — Pgs. 4017. Was this it? — Pgs. 4118. Madness — Pgs. 4219. Consistency is the Key — Pgs. 43Leadership20. Sculpturing and Leadership — Pgs. 4721. Nitpicking Kills the Team — Pgs. 4822. Google's New CEO: One More for the 'Argumentative' Ones — Pgs. 4923. Role You Play — Pgs. 5124. Friction — Pgs. 5225. Seeing from Others' Side Their Perspective — Pgs. 5326. The Perfect Team with Perfect People: Myth or Reality — Pgs. 5427. Secret to Success: Put Others First — Pgs. 5628. Different 'Worlds' — Pgs. 5729. People Change — Pgs. 5830. Team Building and 'Temple Run' — Pgs. 60Handling Failure31. Take Help, Seek Other's Perspective — Pgs. 6332. Hanging On — Pgs. 6433. The Moment When You Almost Gave it Up — Pgs. 6534. Invisible Walls — Pgs. 6635. Courage — Pgs. 6836. Quitters — Pgs. 6937. The Other Side of the Story — Pgs. 7038. Winners Tell a 'Modified' Story — Pgs. 7139. What not to Do When You are Feeling Low — Pgs. 7240. One Day a Miracle will Occur — Pgs. 7441. Best Teacher in Life – Failure — Pgs. 7542. Experience — Pgs. 7643. The Ones Who Lag Behind — Pgs. 77Winner's Secret44. Success has a Price to be Paid — Pgs. 8145. When You Doubt Your Power, You Give Power to Your Doubt — Pgs. 8246. Rhythm and Momentum: Winner's Secret Tools — Pgs. 8447. Power of 'The Moment' — Pgs. 8648. Passionate Yet Detached — Pgs. 8749. Meaning of Success — Pgs. 8850. Insecurity, Expectations and Freedom — Pgs. 9051. 'Mediocrity' is Easy — Pgs. 9152. Despite All the 'Odds' — Pgs. 9253. Road Less Travelled — Pgs. 9354. Let's Learn to Play to Win in Three Quick Simple Steps — Pgs. 9555. The Question is not 'How' but 'Why' — Pgs. 9656. Gap Between 'Saying' and 'Doing' — Pgs. 9757. Killer Instinct — Pgs. 9958. Secret Behind 'Compromise' — Pgs. 10159. Ability to 'Shut Off' Stress — Pgs. 10260. Thought to Action – Lag Time — Pgs. 10461. Only Change is Permanent — Pgs. 105Decision Making62. Choices You Make — Pgs. 10963. To Wait for the Dream Bus or Board the One that is Right There in Front of You — Pgs. 11164. Taking the 'Call' — Pgs. 113Time Management65. Manage Your Time Better: Identify the Spurts — Pgs. 11766. Value Your Own Time — Pgs. 11967. Paradox of “Too much to Do, too Little Time” — Pgs. 12068. Sand in Your Hand — Pgs. 122Thinking out of the Box69. Something Should be Done, At Least They are Doing Something — Pgs. 12570. Sceptic, with a Bit of Faith — Pgs. 12771. Knowledge on the Edge — Pgs. 12872. Winds of Change — Pgs. 12973. Look Beyond Self-Imposed Boundaries — Pgs. 13074. Ultrasound in the Shopping Centre — Pgs. 13175. Lateral Thinking — Pgs. 13376. Learn to Unlearn — Pgs. 13477. Planning Versus Intuitiveness — Pgs. 13578. Intellectual Cowardice — Pgs. 13779. Taj Mahal Seekers — Pgs. 13980. Fringe Vision — Pgs. 14181. Let's not Kill the Innovation and Scepticism — Pgs. 14382. Flexibility-Identify the 'Nudges' — Pgs. 14583. Innovation: The How and Why of It — Pgs. 14684. Extrapolation — Pgs. 14785. Limited by Thought — Pgs. 14986. Little Bit of Madness — Pgs. 15087. Afraid to Think Different, Are You? — Pgs. 151Work and Life88. Time Flies — Pgs. 15589. Timeless Moments — Pgs. 15690. Real Stories have No Conclusions — Pgs. 15791. What If? — Pgs. 15892. Keeping Pace with Life — Pgs. 15993. Postponing Life — Pgs. 16094. Chase — Pgs. 16195. Ephemeral Kingdom — Pgs. 16296. Destiny — Pgs. 16397. Wings of Freedom — Pgs. 16498. Are We Becoming a 'Jerkistan' — Pgs. 16799. Virtual Relationships — Pgs. 169100. Stuck in the City of Dreams — Pgs. 170101. Age Thermostat — Pgs. 171102. Put Your Feet in My Shoes, and See What it is Like — Pgs. 172103. Mindless Conversations — Pgs. 174Common sense104. Living Up to a Mirage of Self-Image — Pgs. 177105. Freedom from Being Judged — Pgs. 178106. Beware of Chauffeur Knowledge in Medical Education — Pgs. 179107. Being Yourself — Pgs. 181108. Vision, Common Sense and Criticism — Pgs. 182109. 'You are Right But...' — Pgs. 183110. Art of Listening — Pgs. 184111. How Many Teachers do You Remember in Life? — Pgs. 186112. Bird Eye's View to Your Rescue — Pgs. 188113. “What if it's All a Lie?” — Pgs. 189114. Imitation Without Passion — Pgs. 190115. To Know that “I Don't Know” is the Key — Pgs. 191116. Things You cannot Control — Pgs. 192117. Imperfections — Pgs. 193118. Prejudice — Pgs. 194119. Aim for Progress not Perfection — Pgs. 195120. Far Away World — Pgs. 196Gratitude121. World Without You — Pgs. 199122. Do You Have Some Free 'Space'? — Pgs. 200123. Sense of Entitlement — Pgs. 202124. Circle of Good — Pgs. 203125. Be Humble, Be Yourself — Pgs. 204126. Gratitude — Pgs. 205Creativity127. The Coffee House — Pgs. 209128. Ideas are Parasites — Pgs. 211129. Will Crowd Sourcing One Day Solve the Mystery of Life? — Pgs. 212130. 'I am Bored' Leads to Creativity — Pgs. 213131. Circle of Thought — Pgs. 214132. Wheels and Wings (Fiction) — Pgs. 215Entrepreneurship133. The Test of 'Time' — Pgs. 219134. Organized Chaos — Pgs. 221135. King Midas and the Story of Entrepreneurship — Pgs. 222136. Find Your True Passion — Pgs. 223137. People Never Forget How You Made Them Feel — Pgs. 224138. Touching Lives — Pgs. 225139. Gambler's Spirit — Pgs. 226140. Leap of Faith — Pgs. 227141. Nokia Story: World is Changing Faster than — You can Imagine — Pgs. 229142. Doctors and Entrepreneurship — Pgs. 231