‘How to Handle Pain’
21st Jan, 2022 There’s a scene in this wonderful movie, Lawrence of Arabia where Lawrence, played by Peter O’Toole, calmly extinguishes a match between his thumb and his forefinger. A fellow officer tries it himself and squeals in pain. “Oh! It damn well hurts,” he says. “Certainly it hurts,” Lawrence replies. “Well, what’s the trick, […]
You know the Best way to Eat an Elephant?
20th Jan, 2022 → One bite at a time! Now while this may sound like a silly joke at first. There’s an excellent life lesson there if you dig deeper. That everything that seems daunting, overwhelming, and even impossible to do at first, can be accomplished gradually by taking on just a little at a […]
Be Grateful for your Blessings
19th Jan, 2022 A man was travelling in a boat with his monkey. There was also a philosopher with other passengers in that boat. The monkey had never travelled in a boat before, so it was not feeling comfortable. It was going up and down, not letting anyone sit in peace. The boatman was troubled […]
Ho’oponopono
18th Jan, 2022 Ho’oponopono means ‘to make things right’. It is a prayer and a Hawaiian practice for forgiveness. It is a tradition about learning to forgive and not holding on to grudges. It is a powerful mantra for giving you a clean slate. If you feel imprisoned by anyone, anything, or by your own […]
The Rule of Awkward Silence
17th Jan, 2022 Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos run two of the most valuable companies in the world. From the outside, they seem to exhibit very different personalities. But within their companies, both men are known for a fascinating practice: They each embrace the rule of ‘Awkward Silence.’ When faced with a challenging question, instead […]
“Enjoy every sandwich.”
16th Jan, 2022 When legendary musician Warren Zevon was dying of terminal Lung cancer at the age of 52, he appeared on the David Letterman’s talk show and Letterman asked him, what he had learned about life. You know, what were Zevon’s parting words? Looking straight through the camera lens into every soul watching, he […]
The “YES, BUT” Syndrome
15th Jan, 2022 Weekend is introspection time, to look within & identify issues which need resolution. Many people say, “This year I was all set to get my promotion BUT office politics got in my way” or “This time I was all set to get a big business order BUT my competitor stole my order”. […]
Happy Makar Sankranti
14th Jan, 2022 Makar Sankranti coincides with the day the Sun leaves the tropic of Cancer to move towards the tropic of Capricorn (called Makar in India). Makara Sankranti is considered a highly auspicious day, Even the mortally wounded Bhishma, who had the boon to choose the time of his death, chose Makara Sankranti day […]
Happy Lohri
13th Jan, 2022 Lohri is celebrated across India in various forms & different names, but the essence remains the same. It is a symbol of fertility & Thanksgiving to Agni, the Fire God This Lohri, as you light the holy fire to celebrate this wonderful festival, Burn the unwanted desire before it turns into greed […]
Market Predictions for 2022
Warren Buffet made this profound statement many years ago, “A prediction about the direction of the stock market, tells you nothing about the where stocks are headed, but a whole lot about the person doing the predicting.” Howard marks, one of my favourite authors wrote a wonderful memo on, Uncertainty associated with investing and the […]