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10 Amazing Ways to Stay Fit and Healthy

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The only time most people worry about their health is when they lose it. A healthy body and mind are one of the finest gifts of human life. When there is peace of mind and sound health, you can accomplish great things and enjoy life to the fullest. As Jim Rohn once said, “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”

Here are some tips on how to stay fit and healthy.

1. Exercise

Life is very busy. But, even the busiest people can add more time to their day by exercising. Yes, even if you get out for a walk a three to four times a week, for 20-45 minutes, it is good enough. Exercise keeps you healthy and in the right frame of mind. The most successful people priorities their health and they find time to exercise first thing in the morning, or even late at night.

2. Sleep

Sleep

In the age of electronic devices, radiations and sedentary lifestyle, sleep comes as a great relief for the body. It affects your physical and mental health. Lack of sleep can adversely affect metabolism, induce irritation, stress, concentration and the immune system. A good sleep acts as a detox, it allows the body to recuperate from the hectic workdays, repair and rejuvenate itself. Getting enough sleep for at least 7-8 hours is recommended to stay in top physical and mental shape.

3. Eat Your Breakfast Daily

How you start your day has a great bearing on what you do through the day. A good and healthy routine in the morning can set yourself up for a great day. A healthy breakfast starts your day off on the right note. It fuels you with the energy and nourishes your body.

4. Drink Water

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60% of adult human body is made of water. Water is a vital nutrient for us and life of every cell in our body. Keeping yourself hydrated keeps you and your brain healthy. The 73% of our brain is water. Water acts as a shock absorber for the brain. In fact brain ceases to work properly when it is not hydrated. Water is necessary for a healthy body and mental health. Our organs and digestive system are cleansed by water.

5.Express Yourself

With the increase of social media, chats and messages, human beings are becoming less expressive. It is important to let your emotions out. Expressing yourself relieves you of the stress and it also builds healthy relationships with people around you. When you don’t express things, it can cause mental and emotional stress, it can often lead to physical ailments too. You can either speak to someone or even write a journal to express your feelings.

6. Eat Healthy Foods

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A balanced diet is essential for a healthy body. You can’t let your food cravings ruin your health in the long run. Stay away from foods that can cause long term harm to your body. The right amounts of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and proteins on a daily basis are important for a healthy body. For protein, consuming lean sources of protein like poultry, fish, beans and tofu are recommended by medical practitioners.

7.Get Rid of Bad Habits

Addictions are unhealthy. You should quit smoking, drugs, alcohol, and other unhealthy addictions. Don’t let yourself be a victim of these addictions. You control your life by living a healthy life or let your life be controlled by your addictions. It’s your choice. Maintain a healthy routine by yoga, meditation and exercise, they help your brain by releasing chemicals that will reduce the urge and cravings for addictions.

8. De-stress

De-stress

It’s important to unwind yourself doing things that you love. We live in an ultra competitive world, finding peace with yourself can be hard. Most successful persons have hobbies and things they like to do for de stressing themselves. It could be Yoga, reading a good book, walking, running, talking to friends, traveling or anything you cherish. Even a small break from a routinely stressful day can act as a stress buster.

9.Fitting More Activity into Your Day

How active is your day? Most people end up sitting at desk the whole day, coming home tired and sleeping after dinner. It is important to be more active physically. Human body needs exercise and activity for its well being.

Small changes like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, walking to nearby retail stores, stroll after dinner etc can be very helpful in the long run.

10. Regular Check-ups for healthcare

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Our lifestyle can get to us. It is important to take care of health proactively and not fix when it is broken. Your regular visit to a healthcare center once in every 6 months can save you from unwarranted trouble. Get yourself examined when things are not right physically. In case of any physical distress, it is best to consult an expert and seek advise. A healthy body and mind can make you a better person and improve your life.

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Most Valuable Food Brands

Most Valuable Food Brands

Which brand comes to the top of your mind when we talk about food? Well, here is a list of the most valuable food brand on the planet. It is not surprising that McDonalds makes it to the top of the list. It is all pervasive and has a commanding presence with an estimated brand value of 126.044$ billion.

1. McDonald’s

Mcdonald's

McDonald’s, an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald , in San Bernardino, California, United States. It is the world’s largest restaurant chain by revenue. It employs over 35,000 people and operates in more than 36,900 locations in over 100 countries. Although McDonald’s is best renowned for its hamburgers, they also sell cheeseburgers, chicken products, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, wraps, and delectable desserts. No counting calories with McDonald’s.

2. Starbucks

Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. As of 2018, the company operates in 28,218 locations around the world. Starbucks was started by English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl, and writer Gordon Bowker. They were inspired to sell high-quality coffee beans and ended up creating Starbucks, which has become a global phenomenon in the modern day world.
Starbucks is considered the main representative of “second wave coffee.”

It has created a very strong brand identity by taste, quality, and customer experience. It has also popularized darkly roasted coffee. Starbucks locations serve hot and cold drinks, whole-bean coffee, microground instant coffee known as VIA, espresso, caffe latte, full- and loose-leaf teas. Coffee lovers are surely not complaining when Starbucks is around.

3. Subway

subway

Subway is an American privately held fast food restaurant franchise that sells sandwiches (subs) and salads. Subway is among the fastest-growing franchises in the world. It more than 45,000 stores located in more than 100 countries. More than half of the stores are located in the United States.

Subway offers long sandwiches measured in inches and foot. Subway’s core product is the Submarine sandwich (or “sub”). Apart from these, Subway also sells wraps, salad, paninis and baked goods. A quick bite is not too far with Subway.

4. KFC

KFC

KFC, until 1991 known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. KFC was started by Colonel Harland Sanders. He started selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant before opening several franchises. KFC is today among the biggest brands in the food industry, its the second largest restaurant chain in the world behind Mcdonald’s.

KFC popularized chicken in the fast food industry. The fast food industry was earlier dominated by hamburgers, KFC challenged and changed the way fast food industry operates.

5. Domino’s Pizza

Domino's pizza

Domino’s Pizza, Inc , or simply Domino’s, is an American pizza restaurant chain founded in 1960. In February 2018, Domino’s became the largest pizza seller worldwide in terms of sales. Domino’s has more than 13,811 locations worldwide as of 2018. The company employs more than 14,000 people. The number of people working in Domino’s is more than 290,000 when its franchises are included.

Pizza is the primary focus of Domino’s, with traditional, specialty, and custom pizzas available in a variety of crust styles and toppings. The menu offers chicken and bread sides, as well as beverages and desserts. Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world.

6. Pizza Hut

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Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 by Dan and Frank Carney. The company is well known for its Italian-American cuisine menu including pizza and pasta. It also serves side dishes and desserts.

Pizza Hut has 16,796 restaurants worldwide as of 2018. It is world’s largest pizza chain in terms of locations. Pizza Hut experiments with new products, discontinuing less successful ones.

7.Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian-based multinational fast food restaurant known for its coffee and donuts. It is Canada’s largest quick Service restaurant chain. It has a total of 4,613 restaurants in 9 countries.

The company was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian Hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade.

Tim Hortons’ first stores offered only two products – coffee and doughnuts. Apart from its coffee, tea, chocolate, and doughnuts, the menu now contains other baked goods, such as bagels. The company employs over 100,000 people.

8. Burger King

Burger King

Burger King (BK) is an American global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. It has headquartered in the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County , Florida. The company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville,Florida-based restaurant chain.

Its menu consisted predominantly of basic hamburgers, French fries, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts. It has 15,243 outlets in 100 countries. Almost half of these outlets are in United States.

9.Taco Bell

Taco Bell

Taco Bell is an American chain of fast food restaurants based out of Irvine, California. It was founded in 1962. A subsidiary of Yum Brands. The restaurants serve a variety of Tex-Mex foods that include tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, novelty and specialty items, and a variety of “value menu” items.

As of 2018, Taco Bell has more than 7,000 locations and 80% of them are operated by independent franchisees.

10. Chipotle

Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill is an American chain of fast casual restaurants in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada Germany, and France specializing in tacos and Mission-style burritos.

Chipotle’s menu has four items: burritos, bowls, tacos, and salads. Additional optional toppings are offered free of charge, including rice, beans, queso, four types of salsa, sour cream, cheese, and lettuce. Chipotle Mexican Grill was founded in 1993 by Steve Ells. It has more than 2,000 locations across the globe and employs over 45,000 people.

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Happy Social Media Day

Happy #SocialMediaDay 2018! Today marks the 9th year since it’s creation by media company Mashable in 2010. Today, social media is the heart of global communication, and since its inception. social media is a medium to connect between cultures, movements and super-fandom.

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10 Most Amazing Buildings in the World!

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The man made buildings and architectures are as wonderful as some of amazing natural sights in the world. The human creativity of architects, designers and construction teams have created fascinating buildings that attract people from various places. These architectural masterpieces are brilliant and leave visitors in awe. Here we look at amazing buildings around the world.

1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Burj Khalifa, Dubai

This 829.8 m skyscraper in Dubai is the tallest structure in the world. It is one of the most monumental buildings of the world. The building was designed by Adrian Smith and the construction began in 2004. Burj Khalifa was completed in 2009. The design of the tower was inspired by the Hymenocallis flower. Apart from being the tallest building in the world, it is also the tallest freestanding structure in the world. It also has the highest number of stories in the world, highest occupied floor in the world, highest outdoor observation deck in the world, elevator with longest travel distance in the world. Burj Khalifa is also the pride of UAE.

2. Taj Mahal,Agra

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It is easily one of the most beautiful monuments to be ever built by human beings. Among the wonders of the world, it is the ‘jewel of art in India’, the Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. It’s often mistaken as a palace, this famous landmark was actually built as a tomb for the Emperor’s wife. It took around 22,000 men and seventeen years to build the Taj Mahal. The changing colors of the Taj Mahal from a pinkish hue in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden at night with the background of the river, Yamuna make it a compelling sight for the visitors.

3. Eiffel Tower,Paris

Eiffel-Tower

Eiffel Tower built in 1889 in Paris was the product of two engineers Maurice Koechlin and Émile Nouguier. The tower was designed as an entrance to 1889 World’s Fair. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. The Eiffel Tower is the most visited monument of the world with over 7 million visitors every year. The construction of the tower took 2 years 2 months and 5 days.

4.Sydney Opera House,Sydney

Sydney-Opera-House

Australia is often synonymous with the Sydney Opera House. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest architectural works of the 20th century. The innovative & spectacular design came from Jorn Utzon. His design was selected as the winning design among 232 other entries in an international design competition for this building. The beautiful structure comprises of three groups of interlocking shells, which cover two main performance halls and a restaurant. A masterpiece of modern architecture, the opera house has become an iconic symbol of both Sydney and Australian.

5. Lotus Temple, Delhi

Lotus-Temple

The Lotus Temple is in New Delhi consisting of 27 structures resembling petals of the lotus flower that open onto a central hall around 40m high. It has nine sides & nine doors. The temple can accommodate 2,500 people. Its surface is made of white marble from Mount Pentelicus in Greece. Since its inaugurated for visitors, it has drawn more than 70 million people from world over.

6.The Dancing House, Prague

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Nicknamed The Dancing House, Prague Nationale-Nederlanden building was designed by Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić and Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. The construction of the building began in 1992 and was completed in 1996. The style of the modern glass building is known as deconstructivist architecture.

7.Leaning Tower of Pisa

Leaning-Tower-of-Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most remarkable architectural structures of the modern world and Europe. The tilted structure is one of the iconic buildings. The design of the tower wasn’t intentional. It began to lean during construction after soft ground on one side was unable to properly support the building’s weight. It’s also astonishing that construction work on the tower began in 1173 and went on for over 199 years.

8.Fallingwater, Pittsburgh

Falling-water

The building was designed by the famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1934. Fallingwater is easily one of the most famous private residences in the world. The unique design makes it look like appealing. The house stretches over a 30 ft waterfall, without any solid ground beneath it. The house was designed as a weekend home for the family of Liliane Kaufmann and her husband, Edgar J.Kaufmann,Sr., owner of Kaufmann’s Department Store. Surely, not a bad place to spend a weekend or two.

9.Piano House, Huainan, China

Piano-House

Piano House in Huainan, China, is a building served by the Urban Planning Exhibition Hall to display plans for innovative architectural projects in the city. The piano and violin-shaped architecture was built in 2007. It is made only from glass. The transparent violin has escalators and staircases to enter the main piano building.

10.Wonderworks,United States

Wonder-work

The Wonderworks building is designed by architect Terry Nicholson. It is located at Orlando in the United States. The building appears to be turned upside down by a storm. The stunning and incredible building is actually built in an upside-down manner. This monument draws people from all over the world. It is one of the most famous buildings in USA.

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11 Most Interesting Websites You wish You Knew Earlier

Most Interesting Websites

The world of web has more than 4 billion users now & over 1.8 billion websites. The numbers are quite staggering considering that the first website was launched in 1991 by the inventor of internet, Tim Berners Lee.

Now, the world of web is filled with everything you can imagine. There are so many interesting websites around. It is an ocean of information that looks unfathomable. It can be daunting and overwhelming at times. So, here we bring to you a list of some of the most interesting and useful websites on the internet, which you wish you knew earlier.

1. Bored Panda

Bored Panda

Bored Panda is the place you want to be when you want to discover amazing, intriguing and visually appealing stuff. It is a blog that publishes regular updates on travel, photography, illustration, humour, animals, technology, design and all sorts of other interesting stuff from weird to great. The articles are fun and engaging for the readers. The panda is bored, but never ceases to amaze everyone who visits it.

2. Ad Block plus

Ad Block plus

Many times surfing internet can be a pain with pop-up ads, banners and notifications from every corner of your screen. These ads can be disturbing especially when you are doing something important. What’s the solution? Well, there is Adblockplus.org. It blocks all the annoying ads on the site you’re visiting and makes your internet surfing enjoyable again.

3. Ted

Ted

TED is one of the most powerful sources of learning and transformation today. It is spreading ideas and knowledge. The nonprofit organization hosts conferences around the globe where people from different sources share amazing ideas and knowledge. The ted talks are typically short(less than 18mins), filled with lot of highly engaging and truly special content. It is inspiring people all over the world with great talks in education, business, science, technology, creativity, health etc.

4. Reddit

Reddit

Reddit is referred to as “the front page of the internet.” It is a community driven website that aggregates content from all across the web. The reddit board is a place where users can find lot of interesting content. Users submit links to content like articles, photos, GIFs, animations or videos that are appealing. Reddit is the where you can find the most powerful and engaging content like social news, breaking news, fun stories and the best of the internet.

5. Alternative To

Alternative To

One of the most useful websites on the web is alternativeTo. It comes in handy when you want to find alternatives to the software and apps. This website helps people by finding alternative websites, apps & software for anything on the web. The alternatives suggested by AlternativeTo.net are based on curated user recommendations.

6. BuiltWith

BuiltWith

BuiltWith is a very handy tool for web developers and designers. It helps users to find the web technology used to build a site. BuiltWith is a website profiler, lead generation, competitive analysis and business intelligence tool providing technology adoption, ecommerce data and usage analytics for the internet.

7. CoolThings

CoolThings

The name suggests it. CoolThings is a collection of all cool things. There are various categories like entertainment, gadgets, gifts, toys and even inventions. There are lot of interesting things that will catch you attention.There is a section for really cool gifts, split into categories for men, women.

8. Truthfinder

Truthfinder

Lost contact with a friend or classmate and want to know more about them & their details? Truthfinder.com might help you. It lets you find information about your friends. You can also check up on your neighbors whether they have any arrest records. This website is a people search engine which allows you to scan public records of the people residing in the United States.

9. Squadhelp

Squadhelp

Squadhelp.com is a crowdsourcing platform where creative people across the world compete by submitting their ideas for a name or brand. It is a perfect place to find the right name for your brand. A person can find a better name or slogan for their website, brand, company, book or anything else on squadhelp.com. They can host a naming content and get the right name.

10. Anystart

Anystart

With Anystart.com, websurfers will have an easy browsing experience because this web portal categorizes the top websites on the internet all at one place.

11. Screencast-o-matic

Screencast-o-matic

Screencast-o-matic is a Screen recording software program. The screencast tool lets users create videos and edit them as per their needs. Screencast tool is easy to use and help users create professional videos. Creating, sharing and experiencing videos is made easy with screencast.

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The New Zealand Prime Minister Gives Birth to a Baby Girl

New Zealand Prime Minister

The birth of a child rarely garners such worldwide interest. But in this case, it is the prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, 37, who has given birth to her first child. This is only the second occasion in the recent history that someone serving as a national head has given birth. The first was Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto who gave birth to daughter in 1990.

As per The Associated Press, the former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark sent an email saying that it was a very happy day for Ardern and Gayford. And New Zealanders had taken the news of the pregnancy in their stride.

“This is a sign of our maturity as a country and its acceptance that combining career and family is a choice which women are free to make,” she wrote. “Let’s also celebrate Clarke as a modern man who is happy to be the full time parent of a young child.”

Clarke

“For New Zealand, these events and the way our country has greeted them will be seen as inspirational by all who advocate for gender equality and women’s empowerment,” Clark wrote.

“Welcome to our village wee one,” Ardern used Instagram to welcome the baby girl with this caption. She also wrote, “Feeling very lucky to have a healthy baby girl.”

welcome the baby girl

She further thanked everyone for their kindness, support and wishes. “We’re all doing really well,” she wrote.

While her husband, Clarke had tweeted “So happy to announce our little girl has finally arrived! Everyone healthy and happy. 7.3lb, 4.45pm. What a team.”

It may be recalled that Jacinda Ardern is one of the youngest national leaders in the world. She assumed office of Prime Minister in October 2017 at the age of 37, becoming the youngest female head of government in the world.

New Zealand’s Parliament

She has passed on her duties to Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters during her absence for six weeks of maternity leave. She said she would be consulted on significant issues and would continue to read cabinet papers during her leave.

Jacinda Ardern joined the Labour Party at the age of 18. She entered New Zealand’s Parliament in 2008. She has been advocating children, women, and the right of every New Zealander to have meaningful work.

Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern arrived at the hospital in her own car, with her husband driving. The baby was delivered in a public hospital without extra care or attention. In a world of fanfare and glitterati for politicians, it is rare to see such simplicity and grounded values.

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I am excited to see India Grow under PM Modi says Vijay Goel, Chairman Assocham, UK

Vijay Goel

Vijay Goel is a familiar name in the UK business circles. He is currently the Chairman of Assocham, UK & former Chairman of ASIAN business association at London Chamber of Commerce. A Senior Partner at Singhania & Co. London, advisor to governments on policy matters and facilitating reach of India to all businesses around the globe.

Vijay is a recipient of several awards including law day award from President of India & Asian Achievers ‘Award for Professional of the Year.’ He is close to the power circles and wields influence on trade matters. He is also advising & working with the Indian government on Make in India initiative.

Kreyon Media recently interviewed Vijay Goel to get his perspective on success, achievements and future plans. Here are some amazing insights & valuable lessons from him.

How would you describe your journey so far?

I was born in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India and I spent all of my childhood in this area. I completed my LLB and I joined Singhania and worked in their office in New Delhi. My life took me to London and I head the office here. I am joined with my wife and my 10 year old son who studies in the UK. I do not have many regrets in life and I believe that I have achieved a lot coming as an immigrant to a country which demands a lot from its immigrant community.

Chairman Assocham, UK

What is your definition of success?

I see success through a psychological lense. I believe in equality of opportunity and I believe that everyone should be given the same life chances, however, success is best achieved through mental strength. If you believe that you can be successful and if you put yourself to any task without thinking about the barriers physical or mental that you may face, then you can achieve what you want to achieve.

Can you please share with us some of your significant achievements & their impact?

I have come a long way from where I started in a village in UP. It has been a fulfilling journey so far and I am happy with what I have achieved so far. Some of my achievements include assisting Andhra Pradesh government in Smart City projects, creating an Indo-EU business forum, being a chief coordinator of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in 2014, Former advisor on Emerging Markets to Nick Clegg, Former Deputy Prime Minister of UK.

I have thoroughly enjoyed every role that I have played so far. I will continue working with more energy and support sustainable business initiatives for common good.

Indo-EU business forum

How was your tenure as the Chairman ABA at London Chamber of Commerce? You’re currently the chairman of Assocham London, how is it going?

In that time, I introduced the LCoC to 100 new members which had never been seen before. I bought royalty, Hinduja brothers, Modi and very high profile business people. I took the LCoC to another level.

I am enjoying my tenure as the chairman of Assocham London and I hold various events with high-level business people to raise India’s profile in European markets.

London Chamber of Commerce

Are you taking any initiatives to promote Indian businesses in UK & Europe? Would you like to talk about them?

Through the Indo-EU business forum which I founded, I have been able to enhance India’s standing within European and British markets. As the main partner at the Indian law firm Singhania and co in London, I have managed to connect myself with top Indian players.

More importantly, I have managed to persuade many of them to invest in the UK and Europe. I am a foreign policy advisor and I am very close to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s inner circle. I work very closely with him on his ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Vijay goel 'Make in India’ initiative.

What measures should an Indian business take to succeed in the UK & European markets? What are the avenues for them to leverage?

There will be a lot of unpredictability on the European continent as Brexit approaches us. The negotiations are not going very well for both Britain and the EU. The best thing for Indian businesses would be to try and get ahead of the game. What I mean by this is that Indian businesses should use their leverage to lobby the British governments and the EU governments to best suit their needs.

It is very important for Indian business to get their voice heard especially because India is the 3rd largest FDI investor to the UK and so the UK relies on Indian businesses for investment and income.

What would be your advice to companies with global business ambitions?

Always stay humble and never get ahead of oneself. Commercial awareness, networking, drive, and most importantly, realism are the necessary characteristics for any business to go global.

global business ambitions

Tell us about your struggles and failures.

I was born and brought up in an extremely remote village in Uttar Pradesh, India. I did not come a very affluent family and I went to a modest school. But these things merely decided where I started, not where I would finish in my life.

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”

– Og Mandino

What are the most important lessons you learnt from them?

“See the good in people and help them.” Mahatma Gandhi. I learn a lot of my lessons from Gandhi as he has one of the most inspiring stories in the history of mankind. I use this quotation to drive my life whether it is in the office at Singhania or whether it is guiding my 10 year old son through life.

As Gandhi himself said, I like to see good qualities in people, and I always do my best to help them.

What next? Do you have any special message that you want to share?

I want Singhania and Co to expand, and on a personal level, I am looking forward to India’s progress on an economic and political level. I am excited to see India grow under the ‘Make in India’ strategy and under Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.”

– Robert Frost

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The only 8 Countries to Win the Football World Cup

8 Countries to Win the Football World Cup

Football is the most popular sport in the world. And fans around the world are going crazy. It is world cup time again. The 2018 FIFA World Cup is underway now in Russia. Germany won the last world cup in 2014, which was held in Brazil.

There have been 20 world cups prior to the current one. And the excitement and craze for football has only increased with every world cup. The World Cup is the most widely viewed sport, surpassing even the Olympics. There are only eight countries that have won the world cup so far.

Interestingly, only Brazil has participated in all world cups since 1930. They have also lifted the trophy 5 times. They have also won more matches than anyone else in the football world cups.

Germany & Italy are second to Brazil with four world cup victories. Germany has entered world cup finals eight times, more than any other team. Argentina & Uruguay have won the cup twice. England, Spain and France have won the title once.

As per FIFA, 77 countries have participated in the football world cup atleast once since its inception in 1930. Only twelve countries have managed to play in a football world cup final.

Here we look at the teams that have won the football World Cups so far.

1.Brazil national football team

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men’s association football. They have been a member of the FIFA since 1923. Brazil is the most successful team in the World Cups. They have lifted the World Cup five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002,and appearing in two finals:1950 & 1998.

Brazil has the best performance in the World Cups, with a record of 70 victories in 104 matches. Over the years, Brazil has been widely regarded as the most entertaining football team with amazing skills and talent.

2.Germany national football team

Germany national football team

Germany is one of the most successful teams in international football competitions. They are a close second to Brazil, having won a total of four World Cups in 1954, 1974, 1990 & 2014 and appearing in four finals in 1966, 1982, 1986 & 2002.

Germany is the only nation to have won both the men’s and women’s World Cups. Germany has also played the maximum number of World Cup matches and finals. In 106 games, they have won 66 games.

3. Italy national football team

Italy national football team

Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup. They have won four titles like Germany. They have won in 1934, 1938,1982 & 2006. They have appeared in two finals in 1970 & 1994. In 1938, they became the first country to defend their World Cup title.

With an outbreak of World War II, they retained the title for a record 16 years. Italy has played in 83 World Cup matches, winning 45 of those.

4.Argentina national football team

Argentina national football team

Argentia is among the top countries representing football. They have two World Cups in 1978 & 1986. They have appeared in three finals in 1930, 1990 & 2014.

Argentina also happened to play the first World Cup final with Uruguay. They have played 77 World Cup matches, winning 42 of these games.

5.Uruguay national football team

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguay team has won the FIFA World Cup twice. They were the winners of the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts. They defeated Argentina 4–2 in the finals. They won their second title in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match.

Uruguay won both the World Cup finals they played. They have played 51 World Cup matches and won 20 of them.

6.France national football team

France national football team

France won one FIFA World Cup in 1998. They appeared in finals of 2006 as well. France lost the final to Italy in the penalty shoot out 5-3. France was one of the four European teams that participated in the inaugural World Cup in 1930.

France has played in 58 World Cup matches. They have won 28 matches

7.England national football team

England national football team

England won the 1966 World Cup, when they hosted the finals. They have reached the finals only once. England beat West Germany 4-2 in the finals. They were the fifth nation to win the World Cup and third host nation to win after Uruguay in 1930 & Italy in 1934.

England has played in 62 World Cup matches. They have won 26 matches so far.

8.Spain national football team

Spain national football team

Spain is among the top eight countries to be crowned as the World Cup champions. They won the 2010 tournament in South Africa. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0 to become to first European country to win the World cup outside Europe. They have also played in only one final.

Overall, Spain has played 59 games at the World Cup so far, winning 29 of them.

The excitement of the 2018 football World Cup is now gripping people around the globe. It is the most expensive football championship in history, budgeted at US$11.8-14 billion reported USA today. The prize money and number of people who are following is astounding.

So, this is all about the Football World Cup champions. It will be intriguing to see whether who wins the Football World Cup 2018.

You can name your favorite team for the 2018 trophy in the comments below.

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The 10 Most Valuable brands in the World

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This is the dream of every business to be recognised among the most valuable brands in the world. These brands rule the roost and capture the imagination of the world. They continue to amaze people with their exciting products and services.

But, what makes a brand valuable? Perhaps, it is the stories these brands are able to tell their customers that creates a bond with them. It is the value that their products and services provide. It is the purpose, authenticity and the experience they create for their customers.

Not surprisingly, Apple tops the list of the most valuable brands in the world. The iconic Steve Jobs built one of the best ever companies captivating the audience with brilliant products and stories that built an emotional bond with them.

Apple is a design led company that rules the hearts of its customers and continues to grow at mind boggling pace.

The brand value is an estimation of a brand’s value in the marketplace. The technology companies with their global reach continue to be surge higher. They continue to influence customers, employees and investors with their execution capabilities and momentum.

Interestingly, the list of the most valuable companies in the world is dominated by software companies. Infact, the top five companies are all technology companies. Coca-Cola, Disney and Toyota are the only three companies in the top ten that are not technology companies.

The world’s biggest technology companies have dominated and got unprecedented power. They own the data and market making them stronger than most governments around the world. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon are controlling almost every aspect of our lives with their products and services.

With technology and software penetrating our day to day lives, it is expected that the dominance of these brands will continue longer. Infact, more companies around the world are increasingly adopting software and technology for their business processes & operations.
Here we look at the most valuable brands in the world.

1. Apple

Apple

Brand Value: $182.8 B

Brand Revenue: $228.6 B

Industry: Technology

CEO: Mr. Tim cook

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California. Apple designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. Apple was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. It has been one of the most influential companies that has shaped the computing industry.

2. Google

google

Brand Value: $132.1 B

Brand Revenue: $97.2 B

Industry: Technology

CEO: Mr. Sundar Pichai

Google is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It has become one of the most prominent brands in the world. It’s headquartered at Mountain View, California. Google search has a dominant market share, indexes billions of pages and controls how people use the web.

3. Microsoft

microsoft

Brand Value: $104.9 B

Brand Revenue: $98.4 B

Industry: Technology

CEO: Mr. Satya Nadella

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975. The company has had a major role in shaping the computing industry. It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and services. The best known software products from Microsoft are Windows line of operating systems. The company is also a major player in enterprise software and cloud computing.

4. Facebook

facebook

Brand Value: $94.8 B

Brand Revenue: $35.7 B

Industry: Technology

CEO: Mr. Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. Its website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. It is now the most popular social networking sites in the world & Facebook reports over 2 billion active users around the world.

5. Amazon

amazon

Brand Value: $70.9 B

Brand Revenue: $169.3 B

Industry: Technology

CEO: Mr. Jeff Bezos

Amazon is an ecommerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington that was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Amazon is the largest internet company by revenue in the world. The tech giant is also the largest Internet retailer in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization, and second largest after Alibaba Group in terms of total sales.

6. Coca-Cola

coca-cola

Brand Value: $57.3 B

Brand Revenue: $23.4 B

Industry: Beverages

CEO: Mr. James Quincey

Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century.

7. Samsung

samsung

Brand Value: $47.6 B

Brand Revenue: $203.4 B

Industry: Technology

CEO: Mr. Kim, Ki Nam

With the surge in smart mobiles, Samsung has become a household name around the world. It is now one of the most powerful tech companies in the world with a wide range of consumer electronics products. In addition to the Galaxy phones, Samsung offers tablets, TVs, home appliances, home security, and more. The company was founded in 1938 & headquartered in Seoul, Korea. A business conglomerate with over 489,000 employees.

8. Disney

walt-disney

Brand Value: $47.5 B

Brand Revenue: $30.4 B

Industry: Leisure

CEO: Mr. Bob Iger

The Walt Disney Company or more commonly known as Disney is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It is the world’s second-largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue, after Comcast. Disney was founded in 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother. A company widely hailed for its animations & cartoon videos across the globe.

9. Toyota

Toyota

Brand Value: $44.7 B

Brand Revenue: $176.4 B

Industry: Automotive

CEO: Mr. Akio Toyoda

Toyota Motor Corporation popularly known as Toyota, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. Toyota is the world’s second-largest automotive manufacturer. Toyota was the world’s first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year which it has done since 2012. It was founded in 1937. The company is widely recognised for its impeccable supply chain management.

10. AT & T

AT-&-T

Brand Value: $ 41.9 B

Brand Revenue:  $160.5 B

Industry: Telecom

CEO: Mr. Randall L. Stephenson

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. The company was founded in 1983 as was called SouthWestern Bell corporation formerly. It is now the world’s largest telecommunications company, the second largest provider of mobile telephone services, and the largest provider of fixed telephone services in the United States.

A great brand is one of the most valuable assets for a company. It helps them to influence, attract and build loyal customers. It also helps to attract the right talent, motivate them and build things that shape the future.

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Everything is Connected: Here’s how!

Everything in this universe is interconnected and interrelated to teach other. We’ve all
heard this before. Now there is glaring scientific evidence into how our universe works
and things are connected.

The human foray into space and technology has given clues into how the universe
developed into what it is today. Everything looks miraculous. The mysteries of the
universe and existence has captivated the most brilliant minds for centuries.
Our heart, mind and breath are all connected to the cosmos in ways that seem
unbelievable. Yes, the stars formation and explosion, galactic collisions and so many
other happenings around the galaxy affect us.

Three billion years ago, the planet had no oxygen. The viruses that lived transformed
carbon dioxide into oxygen. It was their work that created space for human life on earth.
Even the organisms that lived for as little as two weeks impacted things and did their bit.
Human beings exist as individuals, but seem to be connected as a whole with the
existence. Every living organism that has lived in this universe has had an impact. It is
quite staggering to see how the universe impacts us and how we impact the universe.
“Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded, and the atoms in your left
hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. You are all stardust;”
Lawrence Krauss, scientist and cosmologist.

Over the years, there has been growing evidence into how the universe may be organised
and interconnected. It seems quite incredulous but even random events happening in the
remotest corner of the galaxies affect our lives.

Here is an amazing Ted talk video that illustrates how everything is interconnected. It’s a
fascinating video that will open the doors of your perception to the infinite possibilities
that our universe holds.

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