I and Me
I jump deftly outside myself
to see the socially constructed me
The conversation is almost amusing
As I look at me interestedly
Do you know the real you, I ask?
Or do you really live the charade?
How elaborate the layers that surround me
Trying to conform, but alienating I from me
As we begin to negotiate across the fence
I suddenly cannot see me
The camera becomes the photograph
I have begun the road to realization.
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Famous Mistakes
Most companies spend an enormous amount of time and effort in seeking out best practices from their business or from companies they admire. Whenever I am asked to speak on a topic to a senior executive audience, they want to know about best practices they can learn from. While best practices are valuable, the single-minded [...]
Vicissitudes
Grey leaden skies pour out their emotions dreary sadness prevails in the murky atmosphere Birds in their trees droop their heads in mourning the darkness travels within my heart heavy with sorrow Damp and decay greet the eye penetrating every pore the Sun remains a prisoner its warmth consumed by the clouds I watch the [...]
The Power of Focus
We all marvel at the innovation and value that Apple has created in the past decade. But the lesson I take away from Apple is the power of focus . Apple basically has only five products, yet it generates $65 billion in revenues and has a market capitalization of almost $300 billion! One thing that [...]
Back to Fundamentals (Again!)
Fundamentals are fundamentals for a reason. They don’t change. We tend to get carried away by newness, and assume that everything needs to change. As the French saying goes, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – the more things change, the more they stay the same. We tend to forget this. I remember [...]
Poem For My Unborn Child (written in 1995)
As you begin to take shape in body and in my mind I think about what we together will become And I wonder about the miracle that will become you Who chose our paths to cross in the cosmic scheme Whence do you come, and what road will you walk Who were you in your [...]
Second thoughts on the iPad
I had posted earlier that I did not understand what need the Apple iPad really fills, and what use cases and scenarios it enables that are currently not possible. I had concluded that the iPad had no clear purpose and no clear position. Well, I’m being forced to reconsider my thoughts for two reasons. First, [...]
Not Yet
My body has not yet awoken, it still slumbers My morning has not yet broken, it is still in shadows My hunger has not yet been sated, it is still gnawing My seed has not yet germinated, it is still dormant My thoughts are not yet formulated, they are still nascent My gifts have not [...]
Visions of Myself
Sometimes like driftwood Swept along by the current Caught in whirlpools Cast aside on the shore Wet and defenseless Sometimes like a leaf Dropped from a tree Buffeted by the winds Piled on the sidewalk Drying and lifeless Sometimes like a pebble Lying on the street Kicked by children Walked on by passersby Alone and [...]
Windows Phone 7 Series – Finally, Microsoft gets it!
There’s a Turkish proverb that says – “No matter how far you have gone down the wrong road – turn back!” That’s Microsoft for you in the mobile device business. For several years, I have voiced my frustrations to my friends in Redmond (disclaimer – I spend quite a bit of time with Microsoft on [...]
