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A Technical Manager with over 20 years in the High Tech industry with a passion for words. A practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach with over the years working in the corporate world globally. Over the years he has delivered solutions, managed engagements, built teams and mentored professionals from the code level to the board level.

As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and independent film maker he has made sure to not left any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of his. And he wants the same for others.

Founder or PenPositive a concept he conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.

As a Poet and blogger in English and Malayalam (മലയാളം - the language of Kerala, India). Hailing from Kozhikode (കോഴിക്കോട്) or Calicut. Also a Video Podcaster under the alias Ballatha Pahayan (ബല്ലാത്ത പഹയൻ) on YouTube.

• 36/365 Being Individuals in a Community

  By vinodnarayan on July 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  We live in a world that is getting more and more individualistic. I am not against that but when it also rides at the cost of community, I think we should start talking. One important book I read last year… Read More ›

• 35/365 So how do we become happy?

  By vinodnarayan on July 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I think there was a time when people used to say they want to succeed and the general consensus was that if you become successful you will be happy. Over the last several years I have personally seen that thought… Read More ›

• 34/365 Is there a good in everything?

  By vinodnarayan on July 27, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  There are so much happening around us. Some are good and some are bad as we look at it. but the question that I have heard being discussed is if there can be a good in everything. Can everything have… Read More ›

• 33/365 Where are we heading to?

  By vinodnarayan on July 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Everyone of us have plans. Some work some don’t work. I had a lot of items in my plan just before pandemic, some of which I had to shelve and others I had to postpone and a few I was… Read More ›

• 32/365 How Positive should you be?

  By vinodnarayan on July 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I run a company called Penpositive, but I am not always a positive person. And I also have an issue with toxic positivity. I mean I don’t believe that just talking positive would solve problems. May be I am skeptic… Read More ›

• 31/365 When Failure becomes so important

  By vinodnarayan on July 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The world celebrates success more than failure and we all can understand that. We all want to succeed. But that does not mean ignoring the existence of failure. Not just existence, I mean ignoring the fact of how important failures… Read More ›

• 30/365 Can we have it all?

  By vinodnarayan on July 23, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  So it has been 30 days since I started this project. It is not a 30 day challenge by a 365 days. The question is Can we have it all? There are so many things we want. And we all… Read More ›

• 29/365 They all say we need goals

  By vinodnarayan on July 22, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  In this year and age saying Goals are important will be an understatement. But the fact is even today many people struggle in this area. And the struggles are both genuine and varied in my opinion. I personally struggle with… Read More ›

• 28/365 We never look in the right places

  By vinodnarayan on July 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I am not sure about you, but I have always misplaced things and then it was in places I never thought it would be. or in other words I always look for it in places that I think they should… Read More ›

• EP-90 Keep your face always toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you | Walt Whitman

  By vinodnarayan on July 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  I know this is now a weekly podcast and you might be wondering why I am doing this today. There is a reason. I have detailed that in the Podcast. I am going to continue these small bits everyday. I… Read More ›