Joseph Jude

Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety and risk. Make the growth choice a dozen times a day - Abraham Maslow What are you risking (growing) today?

India has undependable digital infrastructure. Even if you pay for high bandwidth fiber internet, there is no guarantee that it will work all the time. With kids taking schools online & everyone working from home, electricity and internet are essentials. But can’t depend 😱

Calculus and Probability are two major streams in Mathematics. Calculus is precise, and Probability is approximate. In life probability is more useful than calculus for most

The Biggest Business Risks Around the World in 2021

When you’re at the beginning, don’t obsess about the middle, because the middle is going to be different once you get there. Start. Improve as you go. Find new milestones.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people - William Butler Yeats Hillary & Shashi Taroor, fail here. They talk in elite language. That is why other parties win. In business opposite happens. Think mundane thoughts & say mumbo jumbo to impress all.

You have many interests. You want to master all those fields. You can, if you focus on one at a time

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First delight, then instruct. - Gustav Friedrich Been running a free webinar every Thursday for past 15 weeks. I keep the webinar light and a delight. I interact with audience before the start; ask questions in between; tell jokes...and then hope they learn a thing or two

Whenever you do anything good, you will attract critics. If you listen to every critic, you'll never get to your goals. If you ignore critics, you'll end up in a pit blinded by your biases. Listen to the latest Gravitas WINS podcast episode to know when to listen to critics.

Fine list of values shared by my good friend @ritikasingh75. The ones I like: • There are no right or wrong decisions in life – only informed or uninformed ones. • Always, always have a mentor • Confidence comes from knowledge & what you do with it

There is never a single cockroach in the kitchen ...

Successful business-men advice you to learn as many business functions as you can learn. But you should be aware of a mental trap that comes with it

All good things come to those who wait. BUT Time and tide wait for no man. Wise men think alike. BUT Fools seldom differ. Every good idea and it's opposite are true. You need a mentor to contextualize an idea for you.

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. - George Patton Life is more of probability than rocket science. Don't aim for perfection. Start today. You can improve as you go along

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you - Mother Teresa That is my motto with Gravitas WINS coaching program.

Thank you @TheAkshayKhale for attending yesterday's clubhouse session. Any feedback about the session? Any tips to improve it?

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A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life.” –Charles Darwin

Japanese know earthquakes will happen. They don't treat earthquakes as "if" but "when." You won’t know the exact moment storms and floods will come, but you can be sure they will come. Better to build your life on a rock rather than sand.

See you all today > “When Breath Becomes Air - What this book means to me“ with @jjude, @keepkwizing. Today at 19:00 on @clubhouse!

Efficient problem solvers aim at success rather than perfection

When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights. - G. K. Chesterton History is replete with examples for this. Don't fight for rights. Fight for equal dignity for all humans. Treat everyone with equal dignity.

> Turns out is far easier to make a reasonable product and advertise it than to make a product so amazing it doesn’t need advertising My learning done for today. I'm closing twitter

As a travel lover, I love this metaphor. Thanks @marshallk for sharing this.

When I became a project manager, I asked my boss if I should take up the Project Management certification. His answer has guided my learning process all these 15 years. Listen to this episode to know if you should pursue certifications & degrees.

Should you get certifications? New #podcast coming in tomorrow. Subscribe here: Or anywhere else you get your podcast. Search for Gravitas WINS Radio.

As Paul Graham said, there are people who fix problems and people who complain about problems, and the two sets are remarkably disjoint

There are tutorials teaching freelancers and small biz owners on using LinkedIn. There is no tutorials for employees. Today at 7 pm, in Gravitas WINS show, I'm going to show how employees can use LinkedIn. Join via

The man with outward courage dares to die. The man with inward courage dares to live. - Lao Tzu Found this to be so true during this pandemic times. It takes courage to live and live to the fullest.

Are you moving towards your goal or just spining round and round?

Faith is to believe what we do not see. The reward of faith is to see what we believe - St Augustine You've to start before you see it. You unfold life as you move forward.

Peter Drucker was a proponent of "making a lead decision that removes hundreds of other decisions." In this episode, I give three examples of how I use lead decisions in my life. Please listen.

All abstractions are useful within a context. Outside of the context, all abstractions leak. This is true in life as much as in technology

You’ve got to make your deposits before you can make a withdrawal - Steve Schwartzman, chairman and CEO, Blackstone Group This is true in case of finance, community building, networking, health....and so many other things in life. What deposits are you making today?

Do you know how to stand out from the sea of CVs? Listen to this episode to know why you should shorten your CV but load up on portfolio.

Almost everyone I talk to about cloud providers have the same opinion. @awscloud comes on top when it comes to service compared to @googlecloud. I used to think it was the case only in india. @MarcinMejran it is everywhere.

I started a podcast called Gravitas WINS recently. So far released 12 episodes. From the first episode, I've iterated on almost everything - recording techniques, tools, time of release ... Here is a thread on podcast tools I use. 🧵

It’s good to see people practising what they tweet. Lot of folks talk about building a community, being there for them etc. You ask a question they won’t even respond. I asked a question abt audiogram. @arvidkahl replied back within few hours. 👌

You take about 7 years to master a skill. If you continue to learn new skills, you can build a rich and valuable career

“When Breath Becomes Air - What this book means to me“ with @jjude, @keepkwizing. Sat, 12 Jun at 19:00 on @clubhouse!

“A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His ‘becoming’ happens during his daily routine.” Joe Louis What is your daily routine?

Thank you @vishweshji for sharing your parenting tips.

You didn't carry me inside your womb but you did carry me with all your heart; Sorry for your loss @karthi2209 but thank you for publishing this. An ode to Stepmothers

Always have an exit strategy when you get into a venture.

Hey @1writerapp, is it possible to limit search to file names?

We had an engaging converstaion today @Clubhouse around, "A more beautiful question" Best takeaway: Live with your questions. Thank you @xavierroy for introducing this book. Thank you @GlimmerGuy for this book. Now we will have more questions (that is a good thing 😀 )

Live now on clubhouse. Join to know how to build a system of inquiry to ask better and beautiful questions.

“Book Review - A More Beautiful Question“ with @jjude, @xavierroy. Today at 19:00 on @clubhouse!

👋 Hi everyone! 🇮🇳 I'm Joseph, and I live in India. 🧠 I help leaders build competency and confidence via "Gravitas WINS" program ✍️ I write words and code 🌐 My website is: ; twitter: ; linkedin: