‘Don’t Panic – Make The Best of Your Situation.’
01st September, 2022 The story of Kartikeya and Ganesha Once goddess Parvati had a divine fruit wanted by both her sons Ganesha and Kartikeya. Lord Shiva decided that the one who circles the world three times and comes back first would get it as a prize. Kartikeya swiftly got on his peacock and embarked on […]
Are you Afraid?
30th August, 2022 A newly married man was returning home with his wife. They were crossing a lake in a boat, when suddenly a great storm arose. The man was a warrior, but the woman became very much afraid because it seemed almost hopeless. The boat was small and the storm was really huge, and […]
‘True Strength’
25th August, 2022 Many years ago, as a young lad, I was trying to move a heavy stone. After much huffing & puffing and all my best efforts, I couldn’t budge it. I remember my father, passing by, stopped to watch my effort. Finally he said to me, “Are you using all your strength for […]
‘The Truth About Selling’
22nd August, 2022 “I’m no good at selling!” Have you ever heard someone say that, or perhaps said it yourself? We hear it all the time. Everyone who is not in sales thinks, “I could never sell.” Truth is, most people who are in sales secretly think the same thing. There is a reason people […]
‘Matsya Vedh Competition’
20th August, 2022 In continuation of the Janamshtmi theme, sharing a wonderful parable I came across recently. A night before the day of Matsya Vedh competition, Krishna and Arjuna were conversing. Krishna said, “Arjuna, take care, put your step forward and concentrate on the eye of the fish.” Arjuna laughingly says, ” Dear Krishna, If […]
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
16th August, 2022 We just celebrated our 75th Anniversary of Independence Day and amongst the spate of congratulatory and celebratory messages on the social media, it got me thinking. What does Freedom actually mean to me? At different life stages, it meant different things to me, Freedom is not a concept carved from stone; it […]
The Four Hour Work Week
14th August, 2022 Timothy Ferris, an American Entreprenuer and author of The four hour work week once told a story in an interview about a friend of his who was trying to get into shape. For this he rode his bike a certain distance and tried to cut his time down. He grinded and grinded […]
Why the Rich stay Rich?
12th August, 2022 “Rich people stay Rich by living like they’re poor; Poor people stay poor by living like they’re rich.” In 1888, the Curacao city government decided to build a bridge to connect the two ends of a canal. Few councillors proposed a standard toll tax, but officials wanted it to be a progressive […]
‘Perfection’
08th August, 2022 On the first day of class, Jerry Uelsmann, a professor at the University of Florida, divided his film photography students into two groups. Everyone on the left side of the classroom, he explained, would be in the “quantity” group. They would be graded solely on the amount of work they produced. On […]
Mind Your Business
07th August, 2022 A young boy was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another. After the 6th one, a man on the bench across from him said, “Son, you know eating all that candy isn’t good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, and make you fat.” […]