Become a Two-dollar Man

11th October 2025 I have always considered Jim Rohn – the grand old man of American motivational speaking, as my Life Guru. I read an interesting piece of advice from him, which I found quite fascinating & try to put in practise. Very simply put it talks about- ‘Becoming a two-dollar man!’ According to him […]

The Karwa Chauth Festival

10th October 2025 Karva is another word for a small earthen pot of water and chauth means ‘fourth’ in a reference to the fact that the festival falls on the 4th day of the dark-fortnight, or Krishna paksh in the month of Kartik. One hypothesis about the origin of this festival is that in earlier […]

Lollipop Moment

9th October 2025 I was introduced to this wonderful concept of a ‘Lollipop Moment’ by an amazing speaker at a conference I attended recently. A lollipop moment simply put, is when you do or say something nice for someone even a stranger, or when you acknowledge something nice done for you or said about you. […]

The joy of giving

8th October 2025 Giving is the biggest secret of a happy life full of abundance. The more you give, the more it flows back to you. I love this quote about giving:”I shovel out the money and God shovels it back, but God has a bigger shovel.” I recently met someone who helps and counsels […]

The Joy of Giving

7th October 2025 John D Rockfeller was once the richest man in the world. The first billionaire in the world. By age 25 he controlled one of the largest oil refineries in the US. By age 31 he had become the world’s largest oil refiner.  By age 38 he commanded 90% of the oil refined […]

‘Share your light’

6th October 2025 Once upon a time a man heard, that in a foreign place, far away, there was a holy flame burning. So he got up and left his home to find the holy flame and bring some of its light back home to his house. He thought, ‘When I have this light, then […]

Be an Encourager

5th October 2025 One of my favourite quotes is : “Be an encourager, there are enough critics already in this world.” Spend a day, a week, a month without finding fault, rather spend it seeing the good in everyone. When you see something beautiful in someone, tell them. It may take you a second to […]

Take care of yourself

4th October 2025 Self-care is not synonymous with self-indulgence or being selfish. Self-care means taking care of yourself so that you can be healthy, you can be well, you can do your job, you can help and care for others, and you can do all the things you need to and want to accomplish in […]

The Joy of Giving Diwali

3rd October 2025 I’ve been thinking about the act of giving for some time now. I’ve been reflecting on how much do I give compared to how much I take. This festive season, as we get ready to celebrate, Lets also explore the question of “What can I give back?” There are all sorts of […]

Happy Vijaydashmi!

2nd October 2025 Dussehra is a Sanskrit word meaning removal of ten bad qualities within you. * Kama vasana (Lust) * Krodha (Anger) * Moha (Attachment) * Lobha (Greed) * Mada (Pride) * Matsara (Jealousy) * Swartha (Selfishness) * Anyaaya (Injustice) * Amanavta (Cruelty) * Ahankara (Ego) It’s also known as ‘Vijaydashami’ which means Vijaya […]