How to measure your life
30th November 2024 Here’s a harsh truth of life: You’ll never feel successful unless you create your own definition of success. Most people subconsciously define it around financial metrics: Some arbitrary annual income level, the achievement of a net worth target, or the ownership of some item. We all measure our success in life based […]
Humility and wisdom
29th November 2024 Humility leads one to seek the wisdom of others In ‘The Road to Character,’ David Brooks, says, “Humility is the awareness that there’s a lot you don’t know and that a lot of what you think you know is distorted or wrong.” He continues, “This is the way humility leads to wisdom. […]
Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto
28th November 2024 On a 17th-century tsukubai (water basin) stone at the Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto, there’s an ancient inscription where four Chinese characters are written on the stone. Read alone, these characters are of no significance. But when combined with the borders of the central square, they can be read as “ware tada taru […]
The Power of Appreciation
27th November 2024 Continuing with yesterday’s post, let’s talk about the power of appreciation. Sir Richard Branson said, “As a leader of people, you must be a great listener and a great motivator. People are no different than flowers. When you water flowers, they flourish. If you praise people, they flourish. And this is a […]
Taking for Granted Syndrome
26th November 2024 We all suffer from the “Taking for granted syndrome”: our tendency to switch off the value of the good things in our lives. We often fail to appreciate the full value of our health, of the people we love, of our peace, freedom and prosperity, the opportunities presented to us, or even […]
The 10-10-10 Rule
25th November 2024 I’m always on the lookout for tools that allow me to act more decisively when faced with bigger decisions in my personal and professional lives. The 10-10-10 Rule—a simple decision-making framework created by author and speaker Suzy Welch—is one of my favorite new tools I’ve come across. The idea is that you […]
Celebrate Life
24th November 2024 Remember the movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, where after the Tomatina Festival, Hrithik & Katrina are taking a walk & katrina asks, ” What do you want in life” & he replies, Earn money till 40 & then retire & enjoy life” and she replies, ” How do you know, you will […]
Live a Life you love
23rd November 2024 I often look at commencement & graduation speeches for words of wisdom & inspiration. Commencement speeches are an opportunity for media moguls, celebrities, and CEOs to impart wisdom to the graduating classes of colleges and universities. The JK Rowling speech at Harvard in 2008, Bill Gates speech in 2007, John F Kennedy […]
Live the life you love – Make the dash count?
22nd November 2024 Continuing with the theme of my yesterday’s blog, I wanted to introspect on how I wanted to live my life. I have spent many years of my life wanting to be liked: I said yes to everything. I avoided hard conversations. I never established boundaries. I let things slide. I was easygoing, […]
Make the Dash Count
21st November 2024 Recently we lost a very dear friend to an illness which lasted only some months which made me once again realise the transient nature of life and how someone so cheerful and jovial, someone who always made everyone smile & laugh with his jokes would just vanish not to be met again. […]