Synopsis
Be Content; Be PenPositive is the podcast by Vinod Narayan dedicated to life, Poetry and other rants. The One place where I try bring our life back in front of us so we can live it
Episodes
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#336 Why do we lose Friendships ?
04/04/2022 Duration: 37minWe all have friendships and we all have fallen out of friendships. I recently read that people lose friends when they grow older. I don't know, but I thought that this will be an interesting topic to delve deeper Today's Malayalam Translation was of Carl Sandberg's poem 'Streets Too Old: സ്ട്രീറ്റ്സ് റ്റൂ ഓൾഡ് – കാൾ സാണ്ട്ബർഗ് Here are the Agile Scrum Course if you are interested in taking it Malayalam Course Link: https://youtu.be/Yti_4QqcR-M English Course Link: https://youtu.be/riaOQwUO7Hw Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Website: https://pahayanmedia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice m
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#335 Are we bad in Giving Complements to others?
28/03/2022 Duration: 34minI have personally struggled and still do in complementing. Both giving and getting it. And I think that has to do with the way I grew up. But today I want to explore an interesting article that I read, 20 Authentic Compliments to Make Someone’s Day. Today's Malayalam Translation: ദി വിൻഡ് – എ ബ്രില്ലിയന്റ് ഡേ – അന്റോണിയോ മച്ചാഡോ Here are the Agile Scrum Course if you are interested in taking it Malayalam Course Link: https://youtu.be/Yti_4QqcR-M English Course Link: https://youtu.be/riaOQwUO7Hw Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubh
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#334 Spending Meaningful Time
21/03/2022 Duration: 38minOne of the popular books last year was Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks. Time Management for Mortals. This podcast is not about the book but about Meaningful Time Spent. Malayalam Translation: രാത്രി, തെരുവ്, വിളക്ക്, മരുന്നുകട – അലെക്സാണ്ടർ ബ്ലോക്ക് Here are the Agile Scrum Course if you are interested in taking it Malayalam Course Link: https://youtu.be/Yti_4QqcR-M English Course Link: https://youtu.be/riaOQwUO7Hw Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pa
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#333 Old Age, Parents, Future and Decisions
14/03/2022 Duration: 47minLast week we spoke to decisions and today let us talk about how difficult and varied our decisions can be in some situations.. The topic was triggered by a message from a listener.... English Poem-1: Old Grief by Leonardo Sinisgalli Malayalam Translation-1: ഓൾഡ് ഗ്രീഫ് English Poem-2: An Old Man by Constantine P. Cavafy Malayalam Translation-2: ആൻ ഓൾഡ് മാൻ Here are the Agile Scrum Course if you are interested in taking it Malayalam Course Link: https://youtu.be/Yti_4QqcR-M English Course Link: https://youtu.be/riaOQwUO7Hw Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vin
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#332 Some Thoughts on making Better Decisions
07/03/2022 Duration: 45minMaking Decisions is part of life... be it personal life or career.. Today's podcast is on that.... Here are some details of the references made in the podcast for your reading... The Article in English: How-to-make-better-decisions The English Poem: The City by Konstantinos P. Kavafis The Malayalam Translation: ദി സിറ്റി Here are the Agile Scrum Course if you are interested in taking it Malayalam Course Link: https://youtu.be/Yti_4QqcR-M English Course Link: https://youtu.be/riaOQwUO7Hw Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@
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#331 A Memoir of book lovers and book selllers
28/02/2022 Duration: 33minToday I want to talk about book lovers and book sellers and entrepreneurs.. All together in one book.. Shelflife... the chronicles of a Cairo bookseller. Here are the Agile Scrum Course if you are interested in taking it Malayalam Course Link: https://youtu.be/Yti_4QqcR-M English Course Link: https://youtu.be/riaOQwUO7Hw Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#330 Reflecting on Career as I enter a new job
22/02/2022 Duration: 35minTomorrow I am joining a new job and so I thought let me reflect on my career transitions.. there are so many times I have entered new jobs... It was all different... new people.. new environment.. newness all over... and here after 2 years I am going to working from office again. Here are the Agile Scrum Course Malayalam Course Link: https://youtu.be/Yti_4QqcR-M English Course Link: https://youtu.be/riaOQwUO7Hw Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#329 The Agile Scrum Chapter in my Life
14/02/2022 Duration: 25minAs I have made the Agile Scrum course available for the public free on YouTube... I thought I will take some time to talk on the Agile Scrum Chapter in my life... Here are the Agile Scrum Course Malayalam Course Link: https://youtu.be/Yti_4QqcR-M English Course Link: https://youtu.be/riaOQwUO7Hw Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#328 I want to start learning History
07/02/2022 Duration: 45minIn school history was just to get through exams... but later I figured that it was much more.... Everything I read or watched or experienced had a slice of history. Now I feel like I want to learn history... This podcast is on some thoughts in that direction. At the end of the description you can find links to some of the articles I referred to as I made this podcast. Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan Articles What is History: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/head-head/what-history Why It's Important That We
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#327 Human Kind - A Hopeful History
04/02/2022 Duration: 31minHumankind by Rutger is a must read book... Giving us a glimpse of a goodness perspective can help us. Also please listen and subscribe to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#326 From Academics to Corporate
31/01/2022 Duration: 28minLast month I received message from three people who were interested in moving from an Academic Career to a corporate one. I am not well versed in that though I have personally had my own share of career transitions. But I thought I will make a podcast after doing some reading and share my thoughts. Here it is You can also start listening to my English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#325 Jobseekers and Resumes
27/01/2022 Duration: 34minIf we are a Jobseeker we need a resume and there is a skill towards writing a resume. I am no expert in the same but in this episode I want to share some experiences and a few things I read recently. You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#324 Masters of Scale Book
24/01/2022 Duration: 28minMasters of Scale is an amazing podcast by LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman and now there is a book out in the same name. Let me take you through some stuffs in that today. Highly recommend you to read it as well. You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#323 Ginger Comes Home
20/01/2022 Duration: 32minAfter Reyna left us.. it was kind of a vacuum.... And now we have Ginger with us. But that is not all.. sometimes there are decisions which we take and it will lead to a lot of changes in our life... Sometimes this can be overwhelming.. Let me take you through that thoughts of mine.... You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#322 The Wires of War
17/01/2022 Duration: 25minAs I was reading Jacob Helberg's book 'The Wires of War' the thought that was in my mind is what we will do when there is a wires of war. In this podcast I will tread along that lines... This is not a review.. but some thoughts in my mind as I read the book... You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#321 The Grieving Process
13/01/2022 Duration: 28minGrief and Loss are part and parcel of our life. The question is how we can overcome. We all grieve in different ways and we are also attached to different things and people. There is no one size fits all rule.. but here are some thoughts. You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#320 Choosing between Two Jobs
10/01/2022 Duration: 19minGetting one Job itself can be tough.. but sometimes you might have to choose between two jobs... or if you are in a job and have a new offer how do you choose...? Let that be our topic today. You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#319 Reyna we all love you so much
06/01/2022 Duration: 33minToday we bid farewell to a member of our family.. Reyna.. She was with us for past 6.5 years and our world revolved around her.. it is hard.. painful and heartbreaking... I am making this video just to say how much I miss her... Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#318 Tips for Salary Negotiation
03/01/2022 Duration: 21minNegotiation is a skill and so is salary negotiation.. Honestly I am pretty bad in it... And may be that is why I thought let us look at some tips... You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message
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#317 2022 Here we come; Last Podcast of the Year
30/12/2021 Duration: 32minAnd this is the last Podcast of the year... So what better to talk about other than a reflection of 2021 and some forward thoughts into 2022... But not without Thanking each and every one of you... who have been with me through the year.... Thanks !!! You can also start listening to the daily English podcast 'Penpositive Outclass' https://anchor.fm/penpositive Connect on Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/pahayan Malayalam Blog: https://marthyan.com/ Website: https://malayalampodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pahayanmedia Telegram: https://t.me/pahayanmedia Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahayanmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pahayanmedia English Blog: https://vinodnarayan.com/ Clubhouse: https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pahayan/message