‘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 Being Cynical’
11th November, 2022 Another major reason for falling into the ‘Mediocrity Creep’ is cynicism wherein we ridicule others success & justify our failure. One of the most common places one can see this is with regards to people’s attitude towards others success and money. You can often hear people call the rich and successful “crooks” […]
‘Stop Giving In To Fear’
10th November, 2022 “The key to success is for you to make a habit throughout your life of doing the things you fear.” ~Vincent Van Gogh The second major reason for falling into the ‘Mediocrity creep’ is we give in to our fear. Fear is like skin — we all have it. It’s a universal […]
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’ […]
Happy Gurupurab!
08th November, 2022 “Satgur Nanak Pargateya, Mitti Dhund Jag Chanan Hoyeya” (With the emergence of the Holy Guruji, Guru Nanak, the mist cleared and the whole world was illuminated. It was as if the Sun had risen and the darkness was dispelled.) These words of Bhai Gurdas ji in praise of one of the greatest […]
“Chardhi Kala”
07th November, 2022 As we approach Gurupurab, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs, Iam reminded of the unique concept of leading life with the spirit of ‘Chardhi Kala’ The art of living in high spirits and eternal optimism is the slogan given to us by Guru Gobind Singh, the […]
‘What Goes Around, Comes Around’
06th November, 2022 One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No […]
‘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 […]
‘Mediocrity Creep’
04th November, 2022 “Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.” ~Gordon B. Hinckley What is mediocrity? According to Google: “Of only moderate quality; not very good.” Here’s another definition: Being less than you can be. Mediocrity preys on us all, and it’s primarily a pathology of thought—as the saying goes, ‘as we […]
‘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 […]