‘Mediocrity Creep’
04th November, 2022 “Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.” ~Gordon B. Hinckley What is mediocrity? According to Google: “Of only moderate quality; not very good.” Here’s another definition: Being less than you can be. Mediocrity preys on us all, and it’s primarily a pathology of thought—as the saying goes, ‘as we […]
Humility
01st November, 2022 Once the River became very proud of the tremendous flow of its water. The River felt that I am so powerful that I can wash away everything with me – the mountains, houses, trees, animals, humans, etc. One day the River proudly asked the Ocean, “Tell me, what should I bring for […]
Hope
31st October, 2022 Once a king announced a death sentence to two convicts. One of them knew that the king is very fond of his horse. He went up to the king and told him that if you spare my life, I will teach the horse how to fly in the next one year. On […]
Make Things Happen
27th October, 2022 Diwali is about the start of the new Year, about the New Samvat, about new beginnings, about new opportunities, about planning and making things happen. Whenever I think of opportunities and making things happen, I always end up recollecting an instance. It happened some years ago but I can recall the evening […]
‘Believe’
04th October, 2022 There are two kind of people in the World. One, who say “If I see it, I will believe it.” And second group, which says, ” To see it, I have to first believe it” Which type are you? Everything in this world was achieved by those who believed, Edmund Hillary believed […]
‘Why Some People have all the Luck?’
30th September, 2022 Why do some people get all the luck while others never get the breaks they deserve? A psychologist, Professor Richard Wiseman, says he has discovered the answer. “Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right […]
‘Two Falcons’
29th September, 2022 Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons. They were peregrine falcons, the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious birds to his head falconer to be trained. Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that though one of […]
Gratitude
24th September, 2022 We all want a happy life… A cushy job, a perfect family, financial stability, and a great social life! And in this indefinite pursuit of happiness that is mostly like a mirage, how often do we spare a minute to thank what we already have at this very moment? Gratitude is a […]
Fear
21st September, 2022 To move to a zone of growth we have to leave the familiar and the old patterns of decoding life. This often means facing fears as the new is always risky and creates self doubt and a discomfort of adjustments. This requires Learning new skills or patterns of behaviour. We need to […]
’Commitment Device’
19th September, 2022 In the summer of 1830, Victor Hugo was facing an impossible deadline. Twelve months earlier, the French author had promised his publisher a new book. But instead of writing, he spent that year pursuing other projects, entertaining guests, and delaying his work. Frustrated, Hugo’s publisher responded by setting a deadline less than […]