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 weekly 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 | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn | Telegram @penpositive Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/penpositive/support
To be vulnerable needs courage...If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
Yes Stories....If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
There are two things that can happen most weeks. One is achievement and other is Learning.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
How long do we have? How many weeks more? Before we leave this world.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
The other day my daughter came to visit me at work. It was a pleasant experience. She works a few blocks from where I work. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
More and more companies are asking their employees to return to office. There are debates and concerns as leadership and teams try to find the best ways. I want to share with you and explore what are the things that motivate me to go to work in the office everyday. These are my thoughts and I understand my thoughts are not the same for everyone.If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.comConnect on Social MediaPenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositiveMy Professional Blog: https://penpositive.comMy Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
The last book I read in 2024 is an important book that gave me some insights foe 2025. Let me start this year by talking aboit that book. The book is Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki. 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 PenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Professional Blog: https://penpositive.com My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/
This week‘s question is “How do we define success in our career?” let us travel to explore that a bit further. 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 PenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Professional Blog: https://penpositive.com My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media PenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Professional Blog: https://penpositive.com My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media PenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Professional Blog: https://penpositive.com My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media PenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Professional Blog: https://penpositive.com My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Agile Positive YouTube Channel @AgilePositive PenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Professional Blog: https://penpositive.com My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Agile Positive YouTube Channel @AgilePositive PenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Professional Blog: https://penpositive.com My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Connect on Social Media Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Agile Positive YouTube Channel @AgilePositive PenPositive YouTube Channel @PenPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Professional Blog: https://penpositive.com My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Channel @penpositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Connect on Social Media YouTube Channel @penpositive Agile Positive YouTube Channel @AgilePositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Channel @penpositive Agile Positive YouTube Channel @AgilePositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Channel @penpositive Agile Positive YouTube Channel @AgilePositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 YouTube Channel @penpositive Agile Positive YouTube Channel @AgilePositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 on Social Media YouTube Channel @penpositive Agile Positive YouTube Channel @AgilePositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Connect on Social Media YouTube Channel @penpositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Connect on Social Media YouTube Channel @penpositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 thoughts to penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Channel @penpositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 @penpositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Social Media YouTube Channel @penpositive Book Positive YouTube Channel @BookPositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels @penpositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 penpositive@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube Channels @penpositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 @penpositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 YouTube Channels @penpositive Instagram at @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 @penpositive My Personal Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Website: https://penpositive.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 life? What is the kind of life I want for the next few years? What do I want to achieve professionally? What do I want to achieve Personally? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
We should keep experimenting because I think it can help us accept feedbacks better --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
What are those things that excite me today is a question that came to my mind. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Today let us talk about writing and a thought on how a writing gets completed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Why do I quit..? What makes me quit... Let us talk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
I listen to Audio books on and off but I have decided to do it more seriously. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
I missed podcasts two days. That does not mean I will be doing a 30 minute episode. Just some random thoughts --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Today I did not have much to speak but then I remembered that I had seen the movie Kannur Squad yesterday --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Sharing with you an incident from a few years back. Even today it is painful --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
I love brunch and I realized I did not know about it till I came to the US --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Oct-2 is Gandhi Jayanthi and let me talk about Gandhi. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Yesterday I went to a concert by ‘The Agam Band'.., Here are some personal thoughts --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
I heard something very simple yet profound. We are not really separate from one another. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Are we brands… we might be but we are not just that. We are human beings --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Continuing from a thought I left in yesterday's episode. How can we fight being influenced ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
The question that came to my mind today is if I am a liberal or a conservative. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
Yesterday we were at a concert. The Raghu Dixit Project. Today's topic is inspired by something that Raghu mentioned on stage --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
I heard someone say this in a podcast. “I am not an expert to the point that I own the truth” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/penpositive/support
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