The Sandcastle on the beach
6th May 2025 On a recent holiday, I was sitting on a beach one summer day, watching some children playing in the sand. They were hard at work building an elaborate sandcastle by the water’s edge, with gates, towers and moats and internal passages. Just when they had nearly finished their project, a big wave […]
Budget Day
31st January 2025 It’s the Union Budget day! Budget is like life. It is all about balancing; Balancing priorities, Balancing what you have & what you need, Deciding where to generate resources & Allocating resources to your goal and like life, planning for uncertainties. Like our family budget, The government also has a tough job. […]
Who would you call to get you out of a foreign prison?
7th April 2025 I recently read George Mack’s incredible essay, High Agency. ‘High agency’ refers to a mindset and a way of acting characterized by a strong belief in one’s power to shape their own circumstances and take control of their destiny, rather than passively waiting for things to happen. Imagine you wake up in […]
Write A Cheque To Yourself
1st April 2025 As we embark on a New Financial year, Let’s play a game. Tear out one cheque today from your chequebook and postdate it three or five years from now with the amount that you want to earn for “services rendered.” In 1990, while he was still relatively unknown, comedian Jim Carrey wrote […]
If Money were No Object..
12th March 2025 We once conducted a small survey and asked the respondents this very question, ‘If Money were no object?’ And the respondent had to fill in the blanks. It was an open – ended question with no options. Everyone was free to choose whatever they wished to say or do. And the answers […]
Be, Do, Have!
6th March 2025 I’ve long lived by an adage I learned from Zig Ziglar: “You’ve got to BE before you can do and DO before you can HAVE.” The ‘Be, Do, Have’ model is one of my favourite life tools. Both Stephen Covey & Anthony Robbins use it in their writing, yet I believe it […]
Imposter Syndrome
5th March 2025 How many times have you had a voice in your head whispering “Do I really belong here? What if they find out I’m not as capable as they think?” This unsettling feeling is known as Imposter Syndrome – a pervasive sense of self-doubt despite evident success. Imposter syndrome is that nagging voice […]
A little Extra
4th March 2025 “There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.” – Zig Ziglar What would happen if you gave just a little bit more? You can get pretty damn far in life by just being someone who cares. Cares to push a little bit more, Cares to show up with a little bit […]
Find Your Why
24th February 2025 “Find your why and you’ll find your way.” ~ John Maxwell Identifying your why is critical. What is it that moves you the most? What motivates you is the ignition to your passion, the source of your enthusiasm and the fuel of your persistence. The power of your why is what gets […]
Would you trade lives with the person you’re admiring?
17th March 2025 We all know we’re not supposed to compare ourself to others. Comparison is the thief of joy, as they say, and for once an old saying holds up, Envy is misery! My entire life changed when I realized one truth: The people I read books and stories about are never people I […]