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’You are Important’

25th March, 2023 You have this one life. How do you want to spend it? Apologising? Regretting? Questioning? Feeling sad? Hating yourself? Running after meaningless

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’Winning Lobster’

24th March, 2023 Hierarchies are everywhere. It is often argued that they are a social construct, invented to allow certain people to have power over

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Salute our Heroes

23rd March, 2023 चूमा था वीरों ने फांसी का फंदा, यूँ ही नहीं मिली थी आजादी खैरात में।। On the Shaheed Diwas, today, Let us

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Happy Navratras!

22nd March, 2023 The beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are two very important junctions of climatic & solar influence. These two periods

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‘What is Evil?’

21st March, 2023 I recently read a book  called ‘Evil- The science behind humanity’s dark side’ by Julia Shaw. It looks at why people do

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5 More Minutes

19th March, 2023 A woman sat down next to a man on a bench at a playground park one fine Sunday Morning. “That’s my son

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‘Go Slow, Go Far’

13th March, 2023 Most young tree saplings spend their early decades under the shade of their mother’s canopy. Limited sunlight means they grow slowly. Slow

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Querencia

09th March, 2023 “Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” Querencia, A Spanish

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‘Celebrate Life’

08th March, 2023 Any excuse to celebrate is good, the nature of the spirit is celebration. Holi is associated with Mal Utsav (smearing of Colours).

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Relax

05th March, 2023 What does it mean to relax? Despite hearing this term thousands of times during the course of our lives, very few people

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Anchoring

28th February, 2023 The Mongols ruled most of central Asia before their leader, Chenghis Khan, led them on an ill-fated campaign into what is now

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Slow Dance

26th February, 2023 Here is a poem written by child psychologist David L. Weatherford, I read some years back and again recently. This is one

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’Be Thankful’

25th February, 2023 ‘The more you thank life, the more life gives you to be thankful for.’ A construction supervisor from the 16th floor of

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Blue Bird Event

23rd February, 2023 Bluebird is a lucrative  opportunity that you come across unexpectedly, without much effort. The term is often used by sales professionals when

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‘Happy Mahashivratri’

18th February, 2023 ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥ Om, We Worship the Three-Eyed One (Lord Shiva), Who is Fragrant (Spiritual

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‘Let go & Move on’

17th February, 2023 ਆਗਾਹਾ ਕੂ ਤ੍ਰਾਘਿ ਪਿਛਾ ਫੇਰਿ ਨ ਮੁਹਡੜਾ (ਅੰਗ ੧੦੯੬) Agaha ku traang piccha pher na muhadharha (ang 1096) Agaha – future Traang

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‘Take this Quiz’

16th February, 2023 You don’t actually have to take the quiz. Just read straight through, and you’ll get the point. 1. Name the five wealthiest

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‘Hug Day’

12th February, 2023 Valentine’s Week is here. Every year, Valentine’s Week is celebrated with a whole lot of grandeur and pomp all across the world.

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Be Happy!!!

11th February, 2023 This story is about a beautiful rich lady who complained to her psychiatrist that she felt that her whole life was empty,

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Money Habits

09th February, 2023 Money habits is a complicated subject. There’s a human element that can defy logic – it’s personal, it’s messy, it’s emotional and

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Enjoy the Journey

04th February, 2023 I recently reread the ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’ (ZAMM) which is an autobiography of American writer and philosopher, Robert

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Precious Gift

03rd February, 2023 “We give little when we give of our possessions but we give much when we give of ourselves”, said Al Mustafa in

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Budget Day

01st February, 2023 It’s the Union Budget day! Budget is like life. It is all about balancing; Balancing priorities, Balancing what you have & what

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‘Don’t Quit’

30th January, 2023 My favourite Monday morning reminder, when i feel like giving up is this wonderful poem. It definitely gets me charged up for

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Happy Nation

20th January, 2023 For five years in a row, Finland has been ranked No. 1 as the happiest country in the world, according to the

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DON’T WE ALL

18th January, 2023 I was parked in front of the mall waiting for my wife. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what

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Humility

17th January, 2023 At first sight, the ancient virtue of humility is not a particularly appealing one especially in the current world where everyone is

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‘Happy Lohri’

13th January, 2023 “Pher aa gayi Bhangre dee Vari, Lohri manaun dee karo taiyari, Agg de kol saare aao. Sundariye Mundariya jor naal gao!! Lohri

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Agathism

12th January, 2023 A new study suggests that we recall bad memories more easily and in greater detail than good ones for perhaps evolutionary reasons.

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‘Focus’

11th January, 2023 Life is like a camera, focus on what is important and capture it. Stay focussed – ‘You get what you focus on;

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‘Self Belief’

09th January, 2023 We can be our biggest cheerleaders — or our biggest critics. And the difference between the two options matters. Believing in yourself

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“Good Deed”

07th January, 2023 One cold evening, a little boy was standing in front of a store window. He had no shoes and his clothes were

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“Two Rabbits”

06th January, 2023 There were once two rabbits Frederick and Wanda who enjoyed their strolls together. On this walk, they came upon two carrots. One

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The Five-Minute Rule

05th January, 2023 If procrastination is a big challenge for you, try the five-minute rule. By promising yourself that you will spend just five minutes

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‘Find The Gaps’

04th January, 2023 The New Year wishes & resolutions time is over. Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. The New year means nothing,

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‘New Year Gift’

03rd January, 2023 When Jimmy Carter was the President of USA, he once had some misunderstanding with his wife. Punctuality was almost an obsession with

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New Beginnings

01st January, 2023 January is named after Roman God Janus. He is deity of new beginnings. He is two faced. His older face is the

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Thank you God

31st December, 2022 As we end another wonderful year full of ups and down, Iam overwhelmed with just one feeling, A feeling of immense gratitude

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Vorfreude

30th December, 2022 This German word Vorfreude is unique and has no English equivalent. It comes from the words vor (“before”) and Freude (“joy”) and

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Two Horses

27th December, 2022 Some time ago, I visited a farm, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looked like any other horse.

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‘What IF…’

20th December, 2022 It all starts with What if.. These two words have changed the history of mankind. Most of the World’s Inventions happened, when

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How to Make 2023 Great

19th December, 2022 After watching the wonderful Swansong by Messi last night, being titled as ‘Messimerising’ and the greatest World Cup final ever, I started

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Wish Time

18th December, 2022 A new year is approaching, it is wish time, What do you want to wish for? What is the 1st thing which

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‘Amor Fati’

13th December, 2022 It was a cold winter evening of December 1914. News came of a massive explosion in West Orange, New Jersey. More than

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‘Slow Food’

11th December, 2022 Slow Food was initially founded by Carlo Petrini and a group of activists in Italy during the 1980s with the aim of

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‘HTDO’

05th December, 2022 Mathews, a hotshot sales manager, on a Sunday evening, was in the parking lot of a shopping mall. The parking lot was

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‘Milo of Croton’

02nd December, 2022 Nearly 2,500 years ago, there was a man of incredible strength and athleticism roaming the hills of southern Italy. His name was

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The 85% Rule

01st December, 2022 Recently, while listening to a podcast, I heard an anecdote that transformed the way I work. It was an episode of “The

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Learn from Failure

28th November, 2022 Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly ~ Robert Kennedy It’s important to remember that everyone makes mistakes,

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‘Celebrate Life’

26th November, 2022 Remember the movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, where after the Tomatina Festival, Hrithik & Katrina are taking a walk & katrina asks,”

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Self-Perception

23rd November, 2022 In my Book, ‘Dear Son -Life Lessons from a father..’, one of the most important chapters is titled, “Talent is not enough”

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Who is Happy???

20th November, 2022 A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one day he saw a swan. “This swan is

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Burn your Boat

17th November, 2022 The concept of burning boats traces back to one of history’s most inspiring leadership stories from 1519. Hernán Cortés led a large

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‘Pause’

13th November, 2022 We are racing to get ahead of others. We eat fast, work fast and are reluctant to slow down for anything. Impatience,

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‘Stop Being Cynical’

11th November, 2022 Another major reason for falling into the ‘Mediocrity Creep’ is cynicism wherein  we ridicule others success & justify our failure. One of

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Stop Doubting Yourself

09th November, 2022 “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” ~Suzy Kassem Continuing with the ‘Mediocrity creep’ blog, a lot of readers asked me,

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Happy Gurupurab!

08th November, 2022 “Satgur Nanak Pargateya, Mitti Dhund Jag Chanan Hoyeya” (With the emergence of the Holy Guruji, Guru Nanak, the mist cleared and the

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“Chardhi Kala”

07th November, 2022 As we approach Gurupurab, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs, Iam reminded of the  unique concept

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‘Mediocrity Creep’

04th November, 2022 “Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.” ~Gordon B. Hinckley What is mediocrity? According to Google: “Of only moderate

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Humility

01st November, 2022 Once the River became very proud of the tremendous flow of its water. The River felt that I am so powerful that

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Hope

31st October, 2022 Once a king announced a death sentence to two convicts. One of them knew that the king is very fond of his

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‘Dare to Fail’

28th October, 2022 I recently read the International Bestseller “Dare To Fail” by author Billi Lim who defines success as a day to day progressive

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Make Things Happen

27th October, 2022 Diwali is about the start of the new Year, about the New Samvat, about new beginnings, about new opportunities, about planning and

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Day 3 – Diwali – The Day of Light

24th October, 2022 ॥तमसो मा ज्योतिर् गमय॥ “हे ईश , हमें अज्ञान के अंधकार से ज्ञान के प्रकाश की ओर ले चलिए |” On this

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‘Light the Lamp’

17th October, 2022 I read a beautiful couplet from Sant Kabir this morning, which reads – जब मैं था तब हरी नहीं, अब हरी है

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#GOOD DEED DIWALI

16th October, 2022 The Festive season is a great time of the year to practice kindness and gratitude. Let’s start a campaign for #Goodeediwali this

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The Giving Plate

09th October, 2022 Someone recently sent me one and shared this wonderful concept of The Giving Plate No one likes to show up to a

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The Joy of Giving

08th October, 2022 Though widely circulated in the social media, I don’t know whether the story is true or not but it underscores a wonderful

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Happy Vijaydashmi!

05th October, 2022 Dussehra is a Sanskrit word which means removal of ten bad qualities within you, • Kama vasana (Lust) • Krodha (Anger) •

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‘Believe’

04th October, 2022 There are two kind of people in the World. One, who say “If I see it, I will believe it.” And second

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Happy Durga Ashthmi

03rd October, 2022 During Navratri, We celebrate the nine forms of the Goddess, the Universal mother, an embodiment of power. We bow to her and

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‘Two Falcons’

29th September, 2022 Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he

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Happy Navratri

26th September, 2022 The beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are two very important junctions of climatic and solar influence. These two periods

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Gratitude

24th September, 2022 We all want a happy life… A cushy job, a perfect family, financial stability, and a great social life! And in this

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‘Regret’

22nd September, 2022 ‘Regret’ is a short story by the American writer Kate Chopin who wrote ‘Regret’ in September 1894 and it originally appeared in

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Fear

21st September, 2022 To move to a zone of growth we have to leave the familiar and the old patterns of decoding life. This often

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’Commitment Device’

19th September, 2022 In the summer of 1830, Victor Hugo was facing an impossible deadline. Twelve months earlier, the French author had promised his publisher

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‘Seven Wonders’

18th September, 2022 A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present “Seven Wonders of the World.” Though there were

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THANK YOU GOD

17th September, 2022 A man died and his newly arrived soul in Heaven was met by the Saint in Heaven. The saint  took the soul

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‘Good Deeds’

16th September, 2022 The year was 1892 at Stanford University. A young, 18 year old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an

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JUST DROPS

15th September, 2022 Recently, when I was going to bed after using my bathroom, I started hearing sound of drops of water from the tap

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Aarons Last Wish

13th September, 2022 Aaron Collins passed away just three weeks after his 30th birthday, but he left a legacy that has touched thousands of people.

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The CHI Benchmark

12th September, 2022 CHI ~ the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine

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Happiness

11th September, 2022 Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man  was allowed to sit up in his bed for an

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Ganpati Visarjan

09th September, 2022 Ten days after welcoming Lord Ganesha to our homes on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees bid adieu to Ganesh idols on

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Teachers Day

05th September, 2022 The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He

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Learn to be Still

03rd September, 2022 How different would the world be If we spent as much time listening to our conscience as we did listening to others.

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Are you Afraid?

30th August, 2022 A newly married man was returning home with his wife. They were crossing a lake in a boat, when suddenly a great

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Sambha

21st August, 2022 Continuing with the Lord Krishna theme, I recently came across an interesting article  by Devdutt Patnaik, which  highlights the importance of creating

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‘Kindness’

13th August, 2022 You tell people to be kind, and the most common reply is, “what difference will my small act of kindness make in

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Rakshabandhan

11th August, 2022 Raksha Bandhan has been celebrated by Gods and men alike since ages. Rakhi fables abound around Gods like Lord Yama, the Goddess

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‘Perfection’

08th August, 2022 On the first day of class, Jerry Uelsmann, a professor at the University of Florida, divided his film photography students into two

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‘Be Grateful’

02nd August, 2022 Lewis Howes, in his book ‘The School of Greatness’ talks about creating a grateful mindset which he calls an ‘Attitude of Gratitude’. 

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‘Fjaka’

31st July, 2022 We’ve all become obsessed with mindfulness, meditation and self-help. ‘Fjaka’ is the latest self-care buzz word to add to the list. First,

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‘Promise Less’

30th July, 2022 One cold night, A billionaire met an old poor man outside. He asked him, “don’t you feel cold being outside, and not

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‘Uketamo’

26th July, 2022 The Dewa Sanzan is a little-known mountain range in northern Japan. Since the 8th century, it has been the sacred pilgrimage site

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‘The Wabi-Sabi Way’

22nd July, 2022 “Wabi-sabi” is a Japanese term that essentially means finding beauty in imperfection.  ‘Wabi’ refers to living with humility and simplicity while being

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Who Moved My Cheese

21st July, 2022 I have read this little book multiple times and read it whenever any new complexity arises. It is about coping up positively

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‘Letting Go’

20th July, 2022 After the great rains, the lion was faced with crossing the river that had encircled him. Swimming was not his nature; but

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‘Via Negativa’

18th July, 2022 I remember, I read somewhere that we spend the first half of our lives adding things, and the second half subtracting most

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‘Wasting Time’

17th July, 2022 Wasting time is about recharging your battery and de-cluttering, Taking time to be totally, gloriously, proudly unproductive, which will ultimately improve productivity, 

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‘The 99 Club’

11th July, 2022 Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was neither happy nor content. One day, he came

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Go With The Flow

09th July, 2022 धीरे धीरे रे मना ,धीरे सब कुछ  होय। माली सींचे सौ घड़ा , ऋतु आये फल होय । ।Kabir “Go slow my

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‘Dream Big’

04th July, 2022 This quote by George Bernard Shaw offers me inspiration on difficult days when my goals seem too far away: “The reasonable man

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Self Priority

03rd July, 2022 Are you the most important person in your life? How often do you make time for yourself? Conventional wisdom centers around giving

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Don’t make Excuses

29th June, 2022 Excuses make today easy, but tomorrow harder. Discipline makes today hard, but tomorrow easier. The choice is always yours. Rudyard Kipling,”We have

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The 5 Monkeys

28th June, 2022 Whenever I come across old customs, traditions and beliefs hindering change, Iam reminded of an actual experiment conducted in the U.K. more

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Take a Break

25th June, 2022 When Nobel prize-winning West Indian poet Derek Walcott was asked by an interviewer what he liked to do when he wasn’t writing

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Dealing with Pain

24th June, 2022 Seeing the disciple troubled and muttering to himself, Guru Ji called him to the Meditation room. It was obvious that the younger

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‘Digital Detox’

13th June, 2022 Good Morning, They say ‘Offline is the New Luxury’ Of late, I realised had been having these FOMO pangs and becoming obsessed

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ECHO

11th June, 2022 A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: “AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise,

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Who is Happy?

10th June, 2022 A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one day he saw a swan. “This swan is

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‘Atomic Habits’

08th June, 2022 Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations. “It doesn’t matter how successful or unsuccessful you are right now. What matters

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The Nudge Theory

02nd June, 2022 A father was cajoling his daughter to jump into the pool. The little girl was adamantly refusing. He was getting frustrated. Then

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The Man in the Arena

01st June, 2022 One of my favourite quotes is, ‘Be an encourager.The world has plenty of critics already.’ by Dave Willis. Whenever I think of

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Buridan’s Donkey

30th May, 2022 Buridan donkey is a philosophical term or paradox that refers to a hypothetical situation where a hungry and thirsty donkey is placed

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‘Forgiveness’

26th May, 2022  Sharing a message from a book on Forgiveness I came across recently, by Gerald Jampolsky, “Forgiveness The Greatest Healer of All”: What

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Happiness Boosters

22nd May, 2022 I was recently re-reading  one of my favourite investment book, ‘The Behavior Gap’ by Card Richards and came across these wonderful lines

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