One’s created sense of self is not who you are. The present moment is all we have.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
You always have to believe in your principles and take the route that is fair, even if it is tougher.
Kripa Mahalingam, Secret diary of an entrepreneur, Outlook Business, 24 March 2018 source ↗
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I REALIZED IN THOSE DAYS HOW TENUOUS OUR EXISTENCE IS,” HE WROTE IN HBR. “WE HAVE ONLY ONE LIFE, AND IT MUST BE LIVED TO THE FULLEST—NOT SOMEDAY, BUT NOW.
That it will go on quite happily without me.
We’re not here for long so don’t be wreaking havoc along the way.
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View profile →Don’t be a “me too” entrepreneur. Leaders and organizations that only follow cannot be successful over the long term.
But this is a herd-like mentality as they only back e-tailing and not life science ventures based on genomics et cetera.
I wanted to get into medical college.
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Kripa Mahalingam, Secret diary of an entrepreneur, Outlook Business, 24 March 2018
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Science is about curiosity-driven learning, and unless you are curious, you will never find science exciting.
And actually they are right, because I have a real fear of blood.
Apart from my business I engage in civic issues. I do a lot of work with the Government of Karnataka, both for the biotech sector as well as for the city of Bangalore.
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