‘Play to your strength’
8th April 2024 “It is statistically proven that in a soccer game, players actually have the ball 3 minutes on average. So, the most important thing is: what do you do during those 87 minutes when you do not have the ball? That is what determines whether you are a good player or not.” On […]
‘The Real Luxuries’
7th April 2024 The cultural hypnosis currently pushes people to seek more and more money and has a lot of invisible thought layers beneath it. It carries with it beliefs like: …if you’re not working relentlessly to accumulate plenty, you’re missing out on something special. …if you don’t have all the bling and things, you’re […]
‘Ware tada shiru taru’ – All You Need, You Already Have.
6th April 2024 There is a famous stone water basin or “tsukubai” outside of the even more famous Ryoan-ji Temple in Kyoto, with four characters that read: “ware tada shiru taru.” This is a Zen saying that can be translated in a number of ways, all to do with contentment. But my favorite translation is: […]
‘THE BIOLOGY OF BELIEF’
5th April 2024 You might remember an interesting scene from the movie, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR. The art teacher (Aamir Khan) tells the rude & cursing father of the dyslexic kid (Darsheel) about the Solomon Islands. In those islands, the tribal don’t cut down a tree. They surround the tree & curse it for hours every […]
‘Labor Perception Bias’
4th April 2024 In the fast-paced world we inhabit, there is a prevailing notion that the value of time is directly proportional to the effort invested. We often equate success with arduous labor and are skeptical when solutions appear too swift or effortless. However, hidden beneath this common perception lies a fascinating phenomenon known as […]
‘Mental Jiu-Jitsu’
3rd April 2024 On May 2, 1972, Bruce Springsteen auditioned for the record producer John Hammond. Hammond had signed icons like Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin—two of Springsteen’s heroes. “I would’ve been in a state of complete panic,” Springsteen said, “except on the way up in the elevator, I performed a little mental jiu-jitsu on […]
‘An Asymmetric life’
2nd April 2024 Most people play life too small. They play not to lose and fair enough, based on their reasoning, upbringing, and cultural reinforcements – they have every excuse to be worried & skeptical of different ways of living. Maybe they’ve had frequent exposure to stories of people who lost and took the risk. […]
‘New Beginnings’
1st April 2024 ‘New Beginnings’ A new day, A new week, A new month, A new financial year, Success occurs when opportunity meets preparations, gets set, and prepares to succeed. You have a gift to give, don’t let it die inside you, let it out. If you’re a musician, play the music, If you’re an […]
‘Account Closing Day’
31st March 2024 Today is an Annual Account Closing Day, as we come to the end of the financial year, Let’s just be grateful for all the blessings in an amazing year gone by & a wonderful year ahead. Let’s just look back at all the good things that happened in the past year & […]
‘Self-care’
30th March 2024 You are important to life. Take time to shut out the world and take care of you. Initiate a process to become grounded. Create a ritual where you go within yourself to create a space of joy, peace and healing as a process of centering yourself. Leave behind the worry, anxiety and […]