Telic vs. Atelic Activities
25th January 2025 Telos is a Greek word meaning purpose, end, or goal. From this root, philosophers have conceptualized that there are two types of activities in life: Telic: Activities with a purpose, end, or goal. Atelic: Activities with no purpose, end, or goal. Telic activities have a desired end in mind. Atelic activities do […]
’True Leadership’
24th January 2025 True leadership is about being magnanimous in victory & graceful in defeat. Taking ownership in a crisis or responsibility in case of failure and attributing positive results to the team are the hallmark of a true leader. Nothing illustrates this better than the words written by General Douglas MacArthur In his memoirs […]
Change yourself
23rd January 2025 There was a king who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted many physicians, consumed heavy loads of drugs and took hundreds of injections. But the ache persisted with even greater vigour than before. At last a monk was called who immediately diagnosed his problem and said, for sometime the king […]
Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile soil.
22nd January 2025 The first seed said, “I want to grow! I want to send my roots deep into the soil beneath me, and thrust my sprouts through the earth’s crust above me. I want to unfurl my tender buds like banners to announce the arrival of spring. I want to feel the warmth of […]
His Plans are better
21st January 2025 A king was once roaming the streets of the city as part of an annual religious procession. As the king walked, an attendant walked behind him holding a large umbrella over his head to shield him from the scorching heat of the sun. The king suddenly felt that one of his feet […]
Are you holding onto something that you no longer need?
20th January 2025 Here’s a story that I love A man on a long journey comes to a wide, rushing river blocking his path. With no way around it and no bridge in sight, he chops down a tree and uses the wood to build a small boat. The boat is remarkably sturdy, and the […]
Live Life!
19th January 2025 Life is like one of those races in nursery school, where you race with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls there is no point coming first. Same is with life, where health & relationships are the marble. Coming first counts only with the marble still […]
The Helped, Heard, or Hugged Method
18th January 2025 I have a confession to make, whenever someone approaches me with a problem, I try to fix it. This is generally good in a professional context, but when you bring this natural bias into your personal relationships, the results can be decidedly mixed. Over the years, my ‘Mr. Fix It’ mentality created […]
Do a good deed!
17th January 2025 Fleming was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while working at his farm, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools & ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming & struggling to free himself. Farmer […]
God’s piece of cake….
16th January 2025 Sometimes we wonder… ‘What did I do to deserve this ? ‘Why did God have to do this to me ? Here is a wonderful explanation… A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she’s failing her exam, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is […]