‘Mind your business’
3rd August 2024 How many times have you got or given unsolicited advice? On most occasions, it gets an unfavourable response. There can be positive or negative reasons why people like to interfere in other people’s lives. Sometimes they want to help. Some people may see themselves as helpful or supportive, and they may genuinely […]
‘See the positive in every situation’
2nd August 2024 I once met 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 perspective completely transformed […]
‘Persistence’
1st August 2024 Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. Persistence is defined as “voluntary continuation of a goal-directed action in spite of obstacles, difficulties, or challenges. Just as fear is a prerequisite for courage, challenge is a prerequisite for perseverance. Mohinder Singh Dhoni delivered a powerful message during his induction speech to […]
‘The “HOPE” Experiment’
31st July 2024 During a study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr. Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water. On average they’d give up and sink after 15 minutes. But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry […]
‘Why do I write?’
30th July 2024 A lot of my daily blog readers often ask me, how do I manage to post a blog regularly every day, how do I manage the time & energy to do it without fail & why do I do it, what inspires me to do it? I write because I have no […]
‘Who Moved My Cheese’
29th July 2024 I have read this little book by Spencer Johnson, multiple times and read it whenever any new complexity arises. The book is about coping up positively with change. ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ illustrates the simple fact that change will happen, whether we choose to accept it or not. The defining factor is […]
‘Be Happy’
28th July 2024 The best feeling in the world is realizing that you’re perfectly happy without the thing you thought you needed. “Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” To get happy & be happy, Keep your […]
‘Don’t Leave nothing for later’
27th July 2024 At some point in our life journey, we are all probably guilty of the “I’ll do it after;” of “chasing someday.” Have you ever said, “Someday I’ll get to that?” Sure, most of us have. It is important for us to remember that someday may come in folk tales and fairy tales […]
‘The Olympics are here’
26th July 2024 ‘Citius Altius Fortius’ meaning Faster, Higher, Stronger is the motto of the Olympics. The ultimate sporting event for athletes to do their best, win medals for their country, and gain sporting glory. There is a lot of hard work, tears, sweat, and blood behind qualifying for the Olympics & only a few […]
‘The 80/20 Principle’
25th July 2024 This “universal truth” about the imbalance of inputs and outputs is what became known as the Pareto principle, or the 80/20 rule. While it doesn’t always come to be an exact 80/20 ratio, this imbalance is often seen in various business cases: * 20% of the sales reps generate 80% of total […]