‘Crab Mentality’
05th August, 2022 There once was a man who sat on a fishing dock and observed how a bunch of live crabs, in a bucket, behaved. While all of them squirmed at the bottom, every now and then, one crab would crawl up the side in an effort to reach the top and escape. But […]
‘Shift Your Perspective’
04th August, 2022 I once heard a story about a man who uses a wheelchair. When asked if it was difficult being confined, he responded, “I’m not confined to my wheelchair—I am liberated by it. If it wasn’t for my wheelchair, I would be bed-bound and never able to leave my house.” This shift in […]
‘Normalization of Deviance’
03rd August, 2022 Dr. Diane Vaughan of Columbia University coined the term “normalization of deviance” in her analysis of the Challenger space shuttle disaster. In her book, she explains that “normalization of deviance” is the process by which deviance from correct or proper behavior becomes normalized in a corporate culture. On January 28, 1986, six […]
‘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’. He goes on to say that ‘Life is better if you develop an attitude of gratitude’. I just love this line, which comes from a quote by Melodie Beattie: “Gratitude […]
‘Monday Thoughts’
01st August, 2022 “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things!” ~ Leonardo da Vinci A new day, a new week, a new month, You have to think anyway, so why not think big and […]
‘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, we had ‘hygge,’ then we got all worked up about ‘sisu.’ We even embraced ‘còsagach.’ Fjaka is the new lifestyle trend and it gives you an excuse to do absolutely […]
‘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 wearing any coat?” The old man replied, “I don’t have it but I got used to that.” The billionaire replied, “Wait for me. I will enter my house now and […]
What’s Your “4-Minute Mile”?
29th July, 2022 Every game in life is actually played on a 6-inch ground – the space between your two ears. Our mind and body are basically lazy. They always want to rest and hence they keep on passing signals to each other to slow down, to rest, to take it easy. You will have […]
‘You Start Dying Slowly’
28th July, 2022 I want to share this poem with you. It’s not mine, it’s by Pablo Neruda who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1971. I just like it and read it when life is just drifting along and I need to re-ignite the passion, hence I want to introduce it to all […]
‘Practice Makes a Man Perfect’
27th July, 2022 A pedestrian on 57th Street sees a musician getting out of a cab and asks, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Without pause, the artist replies wearily, “Practice, practice, practice.” Life is all about that practice that will take you to the Carnegie Hall of success. Just that it will take […]