False Economy
27th Jan, 2022 I recently spoke with an architect friend about the problems one of his clients was going through. While they had originally interviewed my friend for the project, they wanted someone right away and thought he was too expensive for what they needed. Unfortunately, they currently find themselves buried in costly problems that […]
Happy Republic Day
26th Jan, 2022 Good wishes on the occasion of Republic Day. Republic Day is often thought of as a day on which we celebrate our military might and cultural divergence through the Republic Day parade. However, The Republic day means much, much, more. It is a celebration of the eternal ideals, values and ethos that […]
Who is your Fallback?
25th Jan, 2022 People help you the way they know to help you. To help you to come out of stress, one friend will ask you to drink and another will ask you to meditate. To overcome hurt, one friend will ask you to take revenge and get even, and another will ask you to […]
The Importance of Risk Taking
24th Jan, 2022 The Importance of Risk Taking A lesson from history teaches us how people end up taking undue and the wrong kind of risk due to their habits; Somnath temple was believed to have been built around the 4th century AD. In those days there were no banks, so people used to deposit […]
Control or Care ?
23rd Jan, 2022 I vividly remember an incident that happened a long time ago. Once my son and I had an argument when he was just entering his teens over a trivial disciplinary issue. Harsh words were exchanged leaving both of us upset and in tears. After sometime, as our emotions settled down, we said […]
‘Association’
22nd Jan, 2022 Jim Rohn said, “We are the average of the five people closest to us”. Ask yourself – Are my closest friends and people I associate with a reflection of my value system and my goals for my life? Iron turns into rust, if it seeks the company of the soil. It glows, […]
‘How to Handle Pain’
21st Jan, 2022 There’s a scene in this wonderful movie, Lawrence of Arabia where Lawrence, played by Peter O’Toole, calmly extinguishes a match between his thumb and his forefinger. A fellow officer tries it himself and squeals in pain. “Oh! It damn well hurts,” he says. “Certainly it hurts,” Lawrence replies. “Well, what’s the trick, […]
You know the Best way to Eat an Elephant?
20th Jan, 2022 → One bite at a time! Now while this may sound like a silly joke at first. There’s an excellent life lesson there if you dig deeper. That everything that seems daunting, overwhelming, and even impossible to do at first, can be accomplished gradually by taking on just a little at a […]
Be Grateful for your Blessings
19th Jan, 2022 A man was travelling in a boat with his monkey. There was also a philosopher with other passengers in that boat. The monkey had never travelled in a boat before, so it was not feeling comfortable. It was going up and down, not letting anyone sit in peace. The boatman was troubled […]
Ho’oponopono
18th Jan, 2022 Ho’oponopono means ‘to make things right’. It is a prayer and a Hawaiian practice for forgiveness. It is a tradition about learning to forgive and not holding on to grudges. It is a powerful mantra for giving you a clean slate. If you feel imprisoned by anyone, anything, or by your own […]