Author: Sanjay Patel

  • The best gift society can get..

    The best gift society can get..

    “Oh boy, I’ll be here for several hours.” I was dreading the thought of sitting in one place for several hours at my son’s high school graduation. I was excited about the occasion, but I knew it was going to be long and monotonous with nearly 2000 high school students…

  • Mom’s 7 Commandments

    Mom’s 7 Commandments

    “How is your son?” I asked my friend.    “He is doing better, and I am very encouraged.”  Few months ago, my friend dropped everything to be with her son. Her son, recovering from a life-threatening situation, was struggling to get back to day to day normalcy of his work-study life.   “When I was…

  • Can you explain to a 5th grader?

    Can you explain to a 5th grader?

    “Have you heard of Raspberry Pi?” asked my friend, Rohit Chaudhri. That conversation was the beginning of our year long journey teaching computer programming to bunch of 5th graders, on weekends. If you are wondering what Raspberry Pi is, it is a low cost, credit-card sized computer – a favorite…

  • What is that I am afraid of?

    What is that I am afraid of?

    “I am 59 and I just broke my first horse. I have never worked with horses and I knew nothing about the fundamentals like putting on a saddle on the horse’s back, putting a bridle on the horse’s head or putting a bit in a horse’s mouth.”   Cliff Eslick said…

  • Why The Middle Seat?

    Why The Middle Seat?

    Why The Middle Seat?

  • Stop Chasing; And Start Tap Dancing

    Stop Chasing; And Start Tap Dancing

    If you love what you do as much to tap dance to work every morning – you can eat junk, don’t bother going to gym – still, you will live healthy at 90.  For six (short) hours, Warren. age 88 and Charlie, age 95, imparted their life long wisdom to…

  • Make an Impact As a Manager

    Make an Impact As a Manager

    How To Make an Impact As a Manager