http://www.surajshah.com notes while treading the path Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:42:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The British High Commission in New Delhi, India, have produced a rap music video to encourage students in India to consider the UK as a destination to study.  It explains the right way to apply for a student visa. Indian students represent the second largest number of international students in higher ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/11/17/rap-video-by-uk-visa-services-informing-and-encouraging-indian-students/ During the bus journey home this evening, it occured to me how serious I have recently become. Do I really need to get overwhelmed and stressed by the number of emails in by inbox?  Pathetic, really. For many people, their businesses are suffering in this current economic climate. While the business suffers, am ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/10/09/focus-on-key-responsibilities/ A 17 year old from New York shares with me his sources of inspiration and guidance, and benefits of following a raw food diet already for over 5 months: Suraj (15:19:07): so anyway, you were saying about Raw... Ankit (15:19:43): yeah -- i'd say it was mainly dhru's welikeitraw.com site in addition ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/09/01/benefits-of-a-raw-diet/ This morning I received a beautiful message from a friend about the relation betwen the celebration of India's independence and our own inner journey to freedom... Jai Jinendra Jai Satgurudev Vandan Today India, the Mother country, celebrates independence, the end of an era of foreign rule which arguably began more than a eight ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/08/15/svatantrya-divas-independence-day/ When you offer a service or sell a product, either people are talking about you, or no-one is. If they’re talking about your brand, it may be positive or it may be negative. If no-one’s talking about you, perhaps they should be. There are many examples where a brand’s ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/08/05/how-to-manage-your-online-reputation/ Ever since going down the vegan path in April, I stopped having coffee at the office as the coffee there is instant, and the milk always curdled whenever I made it the coffee with soya milk. Now I've discovered a way to enjoy instant coffee with soya milk that doesn't curdle. How ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/07/15/how-to-stop-soya-milk-curdling-in-instant-coffee-in-3-easy-steps/ The enemy is not outside me. It is right here within me. Why must I punish those who care for me? The challenges I face, I brought them to me. May I stop fighting with the enemy outside me, So that I may conquer the enemy that's within me. http://www.surajshah.com/2008/07/10/the-enemy-is-not-outside-me/ On the day of my birthday earlier this month, I had the opportunity to have lunch with Peter Thornton who previously worked in his family business (Thorntons Plc) for 30 years, eventually retiring at the age of 54 as Chairman.  Prior to meeting him, I sent him an email saying... My ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/06/23/peter-thornton-on-running-a-family-business/ If you are using a version of Microsoft Outlook which is older than Outlook 2007, then you can download a file which updates all public holiday information in your calendar, giving you details of public holidays through till 2012. Visit the information page at http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/missinghol.htm and download and install the file ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/03/25/updating-public-holiday-information-in-ms-outlook/ Today a squirrel helped teach me about compassion. Driving near home this morning, my friend Heena and I witnessed a squirrel running into the road, and being crushed under the wheel of the car in the opposite lane.  It lay there on the road, motionless. I was shocked, and didn't know what ... http://www.surajshah.com/2008/03/23/when-a-squirrel-teaches-you-compassion/