--- title: "14 Your Quotes By Srikumar Rao" description: "14 Your quotes by Srikumar Rao. Plus more from Srikumar Rao and more Your sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/srikumar-rao-11911_before_before-you-can-follow-your-own-drummer-y_1411991.png" --- > [Before you can follow your own drummer, you have to hear the drummer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/before-you-can-follow-your-own-drummer-you-have-to-hear-the-drummer/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/srikumar-rao-11911_before_before-you-can-follow-your-own-drummer-y_1411991.png) > [Do you feel bored and stuck in a rut? Is work drudgery? If so, you are spending far too much time bemoaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/do-you-feel-bored-and-stuck-in-a-rut-is-work-drudgery-if-so-you-are/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/srikumar-rao-11911_bored_do-you-feel-bored-and-stuck-in-a-rut-is_783497.png) > [Life is a university, and you never graduate. Accept that whatever happens to you, no matter how terrible, is there to teach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/life-is-a-university-and-you-never-graduate-accept-that-whatever/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/srikumar-rao-11911_accept_life-is-a-university-and-you-never-gradu_1859698.png) > [You have tremendous flexibility in defining both the greater good and the greater community. If you don't succeed in this, then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/you-have-tremendous-flexibility-in-defining-both-the-greater-good-and/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/srikumar-rao-11911_both_you-have-tremendous-flexibility-in-defin_2209261.png) > [It is indeed possible to change your view of the universe from indifferent to friendly. I have helped thousands of persons make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/it-is-indeed-possible-to-change-your-view-of-the-universe-from/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3e/srikumar-rao-11911_change_it-is-indeed-possible-to-change-your-vie_2507909.png) > [Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do this by being preachy and telling them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/consciously-be-sensitive-to-others-and-try-to-elevate-their-level-of/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/srikumar-rao-11911_being_consciously-be-sensitive-to-others-and-t_992926.jpg) > [If you embrace 'positive thinking,' you are - by definition - spurning 'negative thinking.' So it's as if you were on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/if-you-embrace-positive-thinking-you-are-by-definition-spurning/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/srikumar-rao-11911_definition_if-you-embrace-positive-thinking-you-are_862694.jpg) > [There are terrible jerks, and there are an unusually large concentration of them in the workplace. And that means that you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/there-are-terrible-jerks-and-there-are-an-unusually-large/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/srikumar-rao-11911_absolutely_there-are-terrible-jerks-and-there-are-a_2154668.png) > [Acceptance does not mean that you placidly acquiesce to the myriad injustices that are all around you. In fact, that you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/acceptance-does-not-mean-that-you-placidly-acquiesce-to-the-myriad/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/srikumar-rao-11911_about_acceptance-does-not-mean-that-you-placid_1135719.png) > [Just being aware of what you are about to do greatly diminishes the tendency to do what you don't want to. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/just-being-aware-of-what-you-are-about-to-do-greatly-diminishes-the/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/srikumar-rao-11911_about_just-being-aware-of-what-you-are-about-t_3018927.png) > [My methods produce lasting behavioral change without unpleasant consequences, because the change does not come from an effort of will. It comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/my-methods-produce-lasting-behavioral-change-without-unpleasant/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/712/srikumar-rao-11911_because_my-methods-produce-lasting-behavioral-ch_1533028.png) > [Once you accept, truly accept, that stuff will happen to you and there is nothing you can do about it, stress miraculously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/once-you-accept-truly-accept-that-stuff-will-happen-to-you-and-there/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/srikumar-rao-11911_about_once-you-accept-truly-accept-that-stuff_3027696.png) > [Stress appears in your life because you have a rigid view of 'This is the way the world should be,' and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/stress-appears-in-your-life-because-you-have-a-rigid-view-of-this-is/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/srikumar-rao-11911_accept_stress-appears-in-your-life-because-you_2707765.png) > [If you want to experience joy in your life, you have to be able to step outside yourself and become part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/if-you-want-to-experience-joy-in-your-life-you-have-to-be-able-to/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/srikumar-rao-11911_able_if-you-want-to-experience-joy-in-your-li_2164379.jpg) ## Other authors on Your ## More by Srikumar Rao > [Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/positive-thinking-is-so-firmly-enshrined-in-our-culture-that-knocking/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [We have the ability to craft a life where we are completely fulfilled. We think it is dependent on outsiders, and to some extent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/we-have-the-ability-to-craft-a-life-where-we-are-completely-fulfilled/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Executives don't burn out and leave when they feel deep satisfaction. They don't create the human detritus that disgruntled managers do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/executives-don-t-burn-out-and-leave-when-they-feel-deep-satisfaction/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [When you try to bring about behavioral change by an effort of will, you actually do violence to yourself, and the chances are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-try-to-bring-about-behavioral-change-by-an-effort-of-will/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [We, as individuals, must be responsible for our careers with the goal of reaching our highest potential. The job of a manager is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/we-as-individuals-must-be-responsible-for-our-careers-with-the-goal/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Do you feel bored and stuck in a rut? Is work drudgery? If so, you are spending far too much time bemoaning your fate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/do-you-feel-bored-and-stuck-in-a-rut-is-work-drudgery-if-so-you-are/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [If you embrace 'positive thinking,' you are - by definition - spurning 'negative thinking.' So it's as if you were on a teeter-totter and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/if-you-embrace-positive-thinking-you-are-by-definition-spurning/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Unending joy is actually closer to us than our own skin, and there is nothing we have to do or get or be to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/unending-joy-is-actually-closer-to-us-than-our-own-skin-and-there-is/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [When you say 'I want to be an inspiring leader,' the operative phrase is 'I want.' This is inherently me-centered and self serving whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-say-i-want-to-be-an-inspiring-leader-the-operative-phrase-is/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [I'm challenging the assumption that you need to be a dog-eat-dog person to survive in a corporate environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-m-challenging-the-assumption-that-you-need-to-be-a-dog-eat-dog/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do this by being preachy and telling them that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/consciously-be-sensitive-to-others-and-try-to-elevate-their-level-of/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [No matter what happens to us in life, we tend to think of it as 'good' or 'bad.' And most of us tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/no-matter-what-happens-to-us-in-life-we-tend-to-think-of-it-as-good/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [Acceptance does not mean that you placidly acquiesce to the myriad injustices that are all around you. In fact, that you are incensed about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/acceptance-does-not-mean-that-you-placidly-acquiesce-to-the-myriad/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [When you label so much of what happens to you as 'bad,' it reinforces the feeling that you are a powerless pawn at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/when-you-label-so-much-of-what-happens-to-you-as-bad-it-reinforces/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) > [I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/i-believe-that-if-you-don-t-derive-a-deep-sense-of-purpose-from-what/) [Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/your/srikumar-rao/#itemlist", "name": "14 Your Quotes By Srikumar Rao", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Before you can follow your own drummer, you have to hear the drummer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Srikumar Rao" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/before-you-can-follow-your-own-drummer-you-have-to-hear-the-drummer/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/srikumar-rao-11911_before_before-you-can-follow-your-own-drummer-y_1411991.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/srikumar-rao-11911_before_before-you-can-follow-your-own-drummer-y_1411991.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/srikumar-rao-11911_before_before-you-can-follow-your-own-drummer-y_1411991.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Before you can follow your own drummer, you have to hear the drummer.” — Srikumar Rao", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do you feel bored and stuck in a rut? 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