‘Happiness is a Choice’
23rd August, 2022 Some time ago, a building construction work was going on near our home. Lots of poor labourers were working there and their small children used to hold on to one another’s shirt and play “train-train”. Someone would become the engine and others would become bogies. Every day, these children used to take […]
Sambha
21st August, 2022 Continuing with the Lord Krishna theme, I recently came across an interesting article by Devdutt Patnaik, which highlights the importance of creating the balance & spending quality time with the family. “One of the most disturbing stories that we find in the Puranas is the story of Krishna’s son Samba, whose mother […]
‘Life of Purpose’
17th August, 2022 One of the best books I have read on living a life of purpose, is the one from the world-renowned innovation expert, Clayton M. Christensen, who developed the theory of ‘disruptive innovation’, which has been called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century. In fact, Christensen introduced ‘disruption’ in […]
‘What is Happiness?’
24th July, 2022 Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. The 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently […]
Who Moved My Cheese
21st July, 2022 I have read this little book multiple times and read it whenever any new complexity arises. It is about coping up positively with change. ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ illustrates the simple fact that change will happen, whether we choose to accept it or not. The defining factor is how we deal with […]
‘Wasting Time’
17th July, 2022 Wasting time is about recharging your battery and de-cluttering, Taking time to be totally, gloriously, proudly unproductive, which will ultimately improve productivity, But it’s also fulfilling in and of itself. I Recently read this wonderful piece by Morgan Housel, the author of ‘Psychology of Money’ on building slack and free time in […]
If Your Life was a Movie, What would be the Title?
16th July, 2022 Seriously, Have you ever thought on this ? Come on, this Weekend, just introspect on how you would like to be known. Hence, do you need to make any life changes or changes in your attitude to justify your title. I would personally say my life movie would be titled as This […]
‘Waste Your Sunday Wisely’
10th July, 2022 Socrates once said, “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” After a certain age, no one will ask us any of these: How many millions have you earned? How many & which cars do you drive? What is the size of your house? How much is your bank balance? We’ll just face […]
‘Bucket List’
27th June, 2022 “Every man dies — Not every man really lives.” ~ William Ross A few days ago, I was surfing online when I came across someone’s bucket list. It inspired me to create my own bucket list and write a post about it at the same time. If you have never heard of […]
Live Life Today!
26th June, 2022 A wise man was sitting on the bank of the river, a passerby asked “what are you doing Sir?” He replied: I am waiting for the whole river to flow, then I will cross it. That passerby said, ′′ Learned one, you will never be able to cross the river while waiting […]