Penpositive Outclass
By Penpositive Podcasts
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 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
Penpositive OutclassOct 10, 2023
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EP-422 Embracing our Limitedness
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/
Apr 21, 202506:38
EP-421 When my daughter came to visit me at work
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/
Apr 14, 202509:17
EP-420 Return To Office | What can Motivate us ?
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/
Mar 08, 202513:28
EP-419 Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki | Book Positive
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.
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Jan 14, 202516:17
EP-418 How do we define success in our career?
This week‘s question is “How do we define success in our career?” let us travel to explore that a bit further.
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Dec 30, 202421:11
EP-417 The Friction project for Professionals
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
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Oct 23, 202409:25
EP-416 Why I took a PMP Certification
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.....
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Oct 02, 202423:52
EP-415 Are you Afraid? I am...
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
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Sep 19, 202403:18
EP-414 What are your long term career goals ?
This is one question that I have seen coming too often now a days. Let me share some thoughts with you.
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Sep 10, 202415:13
EP-413 Is Agile Dead ? - An Agile Positive Podcast
This is one question that I have seen coming too often now a days. Let me share some thoughts with you.
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Aug 10, 202421:13
EP-412 The Psychology of Stupidity by Jean François Marmion - A Book Positive Podcast
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.
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Jul 10, 202409:28
EP-411 What motivated you to get into your current career ?
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/
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Jun 08, 202412:38
EP-410 Motivation and Stress at work
The questions for today deal with stress and motivation. What motivates you to excel in your job? How do you handle work-related stress?
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Apr 27, 202412:18
EP-409 Staying Updated on Industry Trends for enhancing your Career
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?
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Apr 16, 202412:22
EP-408 Career Goals | Career Success and Inspiration
A new series where every episode I will ask myself a few questions and try to answer them from my experience.
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Apr 10, 202410:54
EP-407 Madonna - A Rebel Life by Mary Gabriel - A Book Positive Podcast
Madonna‘s biography by Mary Gabriel is the book in thia episode. I listened to the Audio book here. Here are my thoughts
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Apr 01, 202406:16
EP-406 What Agile Certification should I take? - An Agile Positive Podcast
Someone asked this question that came up a few days back. What certification should I take? Sharing some personal thoughts in this regard.
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Mar 25, 202420:06
EP-405 Until August by Gabriel García Márquez - A Book Positive Podcast
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.
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Mar 18, 202405:18
EP-404 Some Self Reflection on Focus and Content Creation
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
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Mar 11, 202412:17
EP-403 Van Life by Naomi Grevemberg - A Book Positive Podcast
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.
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Mar 01, 202407:20
EP-402 Hidden Potential by Adam Grant - A Book Positive Podcast
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
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Feb 12, 202408:25
EP-401 Elon Musk By Walter Issacson - A Book Positive Episode
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
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Feb 04, 202409:18
EP-400 My Learning Week
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
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Jan 22, 202406:58
EP-399 Try Being Uncomfortable
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
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Jan 15, 202411:38
EP-398 Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude | Planning the New Year 5/5
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
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Dec 30, 202308:48
EP-397 Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections | Planning the New Year 4/5
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
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Dec 26, 202309:33
EP-396 Focusing, Organization and Finances | Planning the New Year 3/5
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
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Dec 16, 202307:19
EP-395 Goals and Action Plans | Planning the New Year 2/5
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
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Dec 09, 202312:18
EP-394 Selection, Achievements and Improvements | Planning the New Year 1/5
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
Nov 30, 202310:23
EP-393 What do I want from my life ?
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?
Nov 20, 202313:14
EP-392 We should keep experimenting
We should keep experimenting because I think it can help us accept feedbacks better
Oct 23, 202307:31
EP-391 Things that excite me today
What are those things that excite me today is a question that came to my mind.
Oct 16, 202310:19
EP-390 Writing and Completing
Today let us talk about writing and a thought on how a writing gets completed.
Oct 12, 202307:15
EP-389 How easily we quit
Why do I quit..? What makes me quit... Let us talk
Oct 11, 202309:28
EP-388 My Audio Books decision
I listen to Audio books on and off but I have decided to do it more seriously.
Oct 10, 202310:08
EP-387 Feedbacks, Horror Movies and Reading Books
I missed podcasts two days. That does not mean I will be doing a 30 minute episode. Just some random thoughts
Oct 08, 202310:13
EP-386 Random things and Kannur Squad
Today I did not have much to speak but then I remembered that I had seen the movie Kannur Squad yesterday
Oct 05, 202306:42
EP-385 A painful memory of abuse
Sharing with you an incident from a few years back. Even today it is painful
Oct 04, 202305:54
EP-384 The idea of Brunch
I love brunch and I realized I did not know about it till I came to the US
Oct 03, 202309:55
EP-383 Gandhi Jayanthi
Oct-2 is Gandhi Jayanthi and let me talk about Gandhi.
Oct 02, 202308:12
EP-382 The Agam Band
Yesterday I went to a concert by ‘The Agam Band’.., Here are some personal thoughts
Oct 01, 202310:11
EP-382 The Creator Movie
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
Sep 30, 202310:42
EP-381 We are not Separate
I heard something very simple yet profound. We are not really separate from one another.
Sep 29, 202307:49
EP-380 We are not Brands; We are Human Beings
Are we brands… we might be but we are not just that. We are human beings
Sep 28, 202307:13
EP-379 Algorithms and Humans
Continuing from a thought I left in yesterday’s episode. How can we fight being influenced ?
Sep 27, 202309:52
EP-378 Liberal or Conservative?
The question that came to my mind today is if I am a liberal or a conservative.
Sep 26, 202310:03
EP-377 When we are stuck in life
Yesterday we were at a concert. The Raghu Dixit Project. Today’s topic is inspired by something that Raghu mentioned on stage
Sep 25, 202307:40
EP-376 I don’t own the Truth
I heard someone say this in a podcast. “I am not an expert to the point that I own the truth”
Sep 24, 202305:26
EP-375 Because I am Alive
Today the thought that came to mind is why am I doing this podcast on a daily basis and then when I put some thought I realized why….
Sep 23, 202306:46
EP-374 What am I Teaching my Kids?
What am I teaching my kids that they will cherish
Sep 22, 202309:54