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Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in the Tech industry and have a passion for content creation. As practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach I work with teams and individuals coaching them in the Agile Scrum Framework.

As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and video maker I try to not leave any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of mine. And I want the same for others.

I am also the Founder of PenPositive a concept conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.

• 46/365 When it felt like old times again

  By vinodnarayan on August 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Yesterday we were invited to a small gathering.. a party to be precise… after over 1.5 years this is the first house visit in a way… no we did go to our cousin’s place for a birthday party… But this… Read More ›

• 45/365 The very useful ‘Block’ Feature on Social Media

  By vinodnarayan on August 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  As a content creator one of the most amazing and useful feature I use is the block feature. But the general thought of blocking is negative… personal I find this a very positive feature. One that enables us to keep… Read More ›

• 44/365 Trying to use Social Media as a Stress Relief.

  By vinodnarayan on August 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I know that some people mind find the title weird especially when lot of people have been talking of the ills of social media. And I do not deny it has its problems. In fact I myself have personally felt… Read More ›

• 43/365 Not hours worked; but Value Delivered

  By vinodnarayan on August 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This pandemic time there has been a lot of discussions on work hours and work days and working from home and so on. The conversation will continue as people hash out various aspects of the future of work. In a… Read More ›

• 42/365 In a Cinema theater after so long

  By vinodnarayan on August 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  And finally after more than a year and a half, I had a chance to go to the movie theaters. They opened last month. In fact I had not planned but something happened. So I have this monthly pass for… Read More ›

• 41/365 Good Shoes means better Walking

  By vinodnarayan on August 3, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  This is not an advertisement for shoes. It is just an experience I had that I want to share. I walk on a daily basis. More in the recent one year than before. And the habit of listening to podcasts… Read More ›

• 40/365 A short road trip after a long time

  By vinodnarayan on August 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  After almost one and a half year of not traveling we made a short trip to Oregon. Not in flight though We took the road and stayed in the small University town of Eugene a couple hours before reaching Portland…. Read More ›

• 39/365 An Act of Kindness

  By vinodnarayan on August 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I end all my podcasts this way..“Be Content.. Be Penpositive… Be safe and please be kind…” and that has been my routine irrespective of the language the podcast is in. but I just realized I never speak much about Kindness…. Read More ›

• 38/365 The Cost of being ourselves

  By vinodnarayan on July 31, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I always used to tell people that we should be ourselves and there are so many quotes out there that say so. But then I wonder, why is it difficult for us all. Why do we always succumb to what… Read More ›

• 37/365 Can you shake the world? Should we?

  By vinodnarayan on July 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The world is changing.. some changes are good and some are not so. Either way we adapt to survive. This has been happening for thousands of years. Yes the change now is more accelerated than before and so should our… Read More ›