Penpositive Outclass is an Active Learner’s Journal. A reflection of the multitudes within us. Hosted by Vinod Narayan, Founder @ PENPOSITIVE.COM, the community for Active and Productive Learners. Vinod delves into his learnings on Life and Work from Conversations, Articles, Books, Movies Podcasts and More. He wraps up every Podcast by reading a Poem, as poems can give us a perspective of the world that we cannot find otherwise. Reach him at penpositive@gmail.com And Connect on FB | Instagra ...
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The Friction Project by Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao is one of the most important books I have read this year and highly recommend to people in the industry who deal with friction at workplace day in day out. It tells us how to identity good friction and bad friction and how we can try being friction fixers. Here is my review If you are listening on Sp…
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EP-416 Why I took a PMP Certification
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After many years of doing it, I guess now I am officially certified to do it as well... I wrote my PMP and they have confirmed I passed. But why now.... after so many years being in this profession why a certification now.... Here is why..... If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoug…
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This is something I wrote on LinkedIn as well as Medium. Thought I will try a Spoken word on it. The goal is if you feel like trying something new, Just try it. There are some things in life where waiting is worse than failing If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to …
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EP-414 What are your long term career goals ?
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This is one question that I have seen coming too often now a days. Let me share some thoughts with you. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media Book…
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EP-413 Is Agile Dead ? - An Agile Positive Podcast
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This is one question that I have seen coming too often now a days. Let me share some thoughts with you. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media Book P…
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The Psychology of Stupidity by Jean François Marmion is the book this episode. Stupidity as explained by some of the smartest people in our world. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com…
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EP-411 What motivated you to get into your current career ?
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This episode onwards I am trying something new. I will take up one question and spend time writing about it from my experience and then create this podcast. You can read the article on my website: https://penpositive.com/ If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thou…
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EP-410 Motivation and Stress at work
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The questions for today deal with stress and motivation. What motivates you to excel in your job? How do you handle work-related stress? If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Con…
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EP-409 Staying Updated on Industry Trends for enhancing your Career
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This episode there are two career related questions we will tackle. How do you stay updated on industry trends and changes? and Can you describe a challenging situation you faced at work and how you overcame it? If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to …
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EP-408 Career Goals | Career Success and Inspiration
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A new series where every episode I will ask myself a few questions and try to answer them from my experience. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Ch…
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Madonna‘s biography by Mary Gabriel is the book in thia episode. I listened to the Audio book here. Here are my thoughts If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media Y…
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EP-406 What Agile Certification should I take? - An Agile Positive Podcast
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Someone asked this question that came up a few days back. What certification should I take? Sharing some personal thoughts in this regard. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect o…
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Until August is a novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez published posthumously in March 2024. It was released on the 97th anniversary of his birth, March 6th 2024. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com…
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EP-404 Some Self Reflection on Focus and Content Creation
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There are two problems I have one is about Focus and the other is about stretching thin. I have not found a solution on that but I am exploring If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connec…
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Sharing another Book Positive podcast and this time it is Van Life by Naomi Grevemberg. A book that helped me learn about Vanlife beyond the idea of romanticizing with it and understanding the commitment and effort needed to lead that life. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thought…
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Sharing another Book Positive podcast and this time it is Adam Grant's book Hidden Potential. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Channel …
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I have started doing Book introductions in my YouTube channel Book Positive and I will share the audio of those here in the podcast as well. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Soci…
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Since I made an episode on being uncomfortable last week coincidently I started recognizing my discomforts this week. This opened up so many ways to learn. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Co…
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EP-399 Try Being Uncomfortable
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Happy new year to all. It has been a while after my last video and this is the first one this year. I want to set the tone for the year and discuss how important I think it is for us to try being uncomfortable. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to …
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EP-398 Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude | Planning the New Year 5/5
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Final part of the 5 part series. Today we will discuss Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels …
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The 4th part of the 5 part series on New Year planning. Today we touch on three areas Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media …
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3rd part of the five part series. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels @penpositive Instagram at …
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EP-395 Goals and Action Plans | Planning the New Year 2/5
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Second episode on our welcome to the newer. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels @penpositive Instagram at …
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EP-394 Selection, Achievements and Improvements | Planning the New Year 1/5
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The new year is in a month. There is no magic that will happen on Dec 31. If we need to change anything we have to do it now. You can also watch the video of this podcast https://youtu.be/fmFrXGeERsg?si=YYNJFEx8iB8dFCqZ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support…
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EP-393 What do I want from my life ?
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This is a very important question. What do I want from life? In the podcast I talk about an exercise I started. Here are the questions I mention in the podcast. This is no exhaustive list. Just a few I took up to do my exercise. What interests me? What makes me happy? What makes me unhappy, sad or worthless? What I don’t enjoy? What do I want from …
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We should keep experimenting because I think it can help us accept feedbacks better--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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EP-391 Things that excite me today
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What are those things that excite me today is a question that came to my mind. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Today let us talk about writing and a thought on how a writing gets completed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Why do I quit..? What makes me quit... Let us talk--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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EP-388 My Audio Books decision
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I listen to Audio books on and off but I have decided to do it more seriously.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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EP-387 Feedbacks, Horror Movies and Reading Books
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I missed podcasts two days. That does not mean I will be doing a 30 minute episode. Just some random thoughts --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Today I did not have much to speak but then I remembered that I had seen the movie Kannur Squad yesterday--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Sharing with you an incident from a few years back. Even today it is painful--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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I love brunch and I realized I did not know about it till I came to the US--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Oct-2 is Gandhi Jayanthi and let me talk about Gandhi.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Yesterday I went to a concert by ‘The Agam Band’.., Here are some personal thoughts--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Today I want to share some thoughts with you. I watched the movie and thesw thoughts came to mind. You should watch it. It is a very interesting thougtful SciFi Movie--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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I heard something very simple yet profound. We are not really separate from one another.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Are we brands… we might be but we are not just that. We are human beings--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Continuing from a thought I left in yesterday’s episode. How can we fight being influenced ?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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EP-378 Liberal or Conservative?
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The question that came to my mind today is if I am a liberal or a conservative.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Yesterday we were at a concert. The Raghu Dixit Project. Today’s topic is inspired by something that Raghu mentioned on stage--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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I heard someone say this in a podcast. “I am not an expert to the point that I own the truth”--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Today the thought that came to mind is why am I doing this podcast on a daily basis and then when I put some thought I realized why….--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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What am I teaching my kids that they will cherish--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Today evening instead of exercising I ended up drinking. I can pacify myself with any kind of reason. But the truth remains that I did not do as I was supposed to. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Yesterday our daughter a found a lost dog in her walk. And it was night. Let me share with you what we did.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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We all try routines and then we change them when something does not work. Let me share one of my experiences from today.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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Some reflections on learning. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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We cannot do something does not mean no one else can do it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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