‘Milo of Croton’
02nd December, 2022 Nearly 2,500 years ago, there was a man of incredible strength and athleticism roaming the hills of southern Italy. His name was Milo of Croton. He was a six-time wrestling champion at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece. In 540 BC, he won the boys wrestling category and then proceeded to win […]
Learn from Failure
28th November, 2022 Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly ~ Robert Kennedy It’s important to remember that everyone makes mistakes, and that everyone who makes mistakes has regrets. When you make a mistake, don’t regret and call yourself ‘stupid’. You are not stupid. You are just human! My mentor once […]
‘Don’t put Limits’
21st November, 2022 From the Art of Expressing The Human Body, there’s this little story about Bruce Lee, arguably the greatest martial artist that ever lived, during a training run told by John Little, a close friend of Bruce: “Bruce had me up to three miles a day, really at a good pace. We’d run […]
Burn your Boat
17th November, 2022 The concept of burning boats traces back to one of history’s most inspiring leadership stories from 1519. Hernán Cortés led a large expedition consisting of 600 Spaniards, 16 or so horses, and 11 boats to Mexico. His goal was to capture a magnificent treasure said to be held there. Upon arrival, Cortés […]
‘Prepare your Children for the Road’
15th November, 2022 A man was an avid Gardner. He saw a small butterfly laying a few eggs in one of the pots in his garden. Since that day he looked at the egg with ever growing curiosity and eagerness. The egg started to move and shake a little. He was exited to see a […]
‘Pause’
13th November, 2022 We are racing to get ahead of others. We eat fast, work fast and are reluctant to slow down for anything. Impatience, restlessness, and loss of emotional control take a toll on whatever we think, feel and do. To hit the pause button enables us to get the much-needed breathing space that […]
‘Practise Stopping’
12th November, 2022 Jack Ma Billionaire founder of Ali Baba said : If you put bananas and money in front of monkeys, monkeys will choose bananas, because monkeys do not know that money can buy a lot of bananas. In reality, if you put money and health in front of people, people tend to choose […]
Stop Doubting Yourself
09th November, 2022 “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” ~Suzy Kassem Continuing with the ‘Mediocrity creep’ blog, a lot of readers asked me, ‘What is the best way to avoid it?’ and that got me thinking & I started doing some research. There are essentially 3 reasons for falling into the ‘Mediocrity creep’ […]
‘Climb the Mountain’s’
05th November, 2022 Life is not all work & just mowing your lawn in spare time. It’s also about your secret desires & wishes, About those long forgotten passions, About those forgotten treks, That musical instrument you were so passionate about, The sport you loved playing, The lyrics you used to secretly pen, The time […]
‘How to Relieve Pain’
03rd November, 2022 Some years ago I read this beautiful narrative by Elena Bernabe (Shared and translated by Takiruna) and it really touched a chord. “Grandma, how do you cope with pain?” “With your hands, honey. If you do it with your mind instead of relieving the pain, it toughens even harder.” “With your hands […]