The Leap of Faith
8th January 2025 In Christopher Nolan’s 2010 science-fiction thriller ‘Inception,’ there is a scene in which the protagonist, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is faced with the life-and-death decision of whether to trust a new potential benefactor and seize the challenge presented to him. It is a challenge with the highest possible stakes: the opportunity to […]
Are Goals Important?
7th January 2025 Prevailing wisdom claims that the best way to achieve what we want in life—getting into better shape, building a successful business, relaxing more and worrying less, spending more time with friends and family—is to set specific, actionable goals. For many years, this was how I approached my habits too. I succeeded at […]
Happy Gurpurab!.
6th January 2025 “CHIDIYA NAAL MAI BAAJ LADAWA, GIDDRAN TON MAI SHER BANAWA, SAWA LAKH SE EK LADAWA, TAB GOBIND SINGH NAAM DHARAWA” History will act as evidence that there is no parallel to the epitome of sacrifice of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji. There cannot be another 9 year old son who inspires his […]
New Year’s Resolutions
5th January 2025 The dawn of a New Year is the time to pen down your plans & resolutions for the year ahead. But we are no different as the concept of New Year Resolutions actually go back to ancient times! So, before you pooh-pooh the idea, let’s explore what’s behind this tradition & more […]
The Four Quarters Method
4th January 2025 I’m always looking for new ways to help structure my days for improved productivity, progress, and enjoyment. I recently came across a brilliant approach from bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, which is called The Four Quarters Method: “Instead of feeling that you’ve blown the day and thinking, ‘I’ll get back on track tomorrow,’ […]
The Surfer Mentality
3rd January 2025 I first came across the concept after reading a book: ‘Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life.’ The book is a beautiful, poetic memoir of a young man’s life, told through the lens of his various surfing adventures around the world. In reading it, I became aware of the metaphor of riding waves and […]
Golden Buddha
2nd January 2025 Sharing an old yet true story. Thousands of years ago, Located in Wat Traimit, a temple in Bangkok, existed the Golden Buddha weighing about five and a half tons of solid gold. The monks would pray before it, people would behold its beauty and all passer-by’s would revere the remarkable masterpiece. Then, […]
Are you ready for 2025?
1st January 2025 This is a wonderful time of year that sneaks up on us. We knew that 2024 was winding down, we knew the 2025 was coming, and then suddenly, it’s here. The first day of 2025 Faced with a calendar turning over, we suddenly have to get serious about the vague plans we […]