Would Your 12-Year-Old Self be proud of You?

11th December 2024 After the exercise on ‘Letter to your future self,’ another exercise to be done is the thought experiment of meeting your child self and explaining your life to them. Would the child be impressed with the life you’ve lived so far? This got me thinking: “How would I describe my life to […]

Letter to your Future Self

10th December 2024 In a conference, I recently attended, we were asked by a speaker to write a letter to our future self. That got us thinking & envisioning our future. The exercise was so impactful—both the writing and the reflecting—that I believe everyone should sit down and do this. You can establish your own […]

The Museum of Failure

9th December 2024 I recently read about this wonderful Museum. When a new product totally flops, companies typically try to move on as quickly as possible and put all of their energy into developing fresh ideas that they hope will catch on. But the Museum of Failure never forgets. The museum has an exhibition curated […]

Invest in yourself

8th December 2024 When you fly on an airplane, before the flight takes off, the flight attendant instructs you “Put your oxygen mask on first, before helping others”. Why is this an important rule for ensuring survival? Its because if you yourself run out of oxygen, you can’t help anyone else with their oxygen mask. […]

Nothing in Excess

7th December 2024 In most things in life, when I question myself, I have found an answer in “Nothing in excess.” In Plato’s Philebus, Socrates is said to have replied “Nothing in excess” when asked what virtue is most suited for a young man. Saying ‘nothing in excess’ is essentially the same as saying ‘everything […]

Still I rise

6th December 2024 One of my go to poems, whenever I am feeling down is ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou. The words which resonate with me the most are: “You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, […]

Change

5th December 2024 We live in a world where everyone wants everyone else to change first. We blame the govt for our problems. We blame our bosses for our stress. We blame the traffic for our misery, and so on. But blaming others is a convenient way of excusing yourselves. As Mahatama Gandhi said, “we […]

Behaviour Matters

4th December 2024 Someone once said, “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.” A famous industrialist once took two candidates for dinner. They were both graduates of the same university. They had the same grades & were both geniuses. When they finished dinner & walked out, the industrialist said to […]

The power of Association

3rd November 2024 Did you know there is power in association and that the people who you regularly hang out with have a huge influence on your attitude, your determination, your beliefs, your inspiration and the outcome of your success? They impact on how you think about things, how you act on things and on […]

Don’t only Dream, Act on it

2nd November 2024 The world is full of could’ve- beens. A could’ve been is worse than a has been. At least a has been was “there” once. Remember that the smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. Don’t only dream it, act on it. Here’s a harsh truth: Intelligence is your greatest […]