1 second decision
25th April 2025 American Navy Seal, author & motivational speaker David Goggins, coined the concept of the 1-Second Decision. The idea is simple: When you are doing something hard in life, you are making a second by second decision to keep going. If you lose one of those seconds, you’ve lost. Each second is an […]
The Mountain or the Pebble
24th April 2025 Here’s a quote by Mohammad Ali, I often think about: “It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” introspect & ask yourself: Am I blocked by the mountain in my path or the pebble in my shoe? The mountain is the big, obvious […]
World Book Day
23rd April 2025 It is celebrated annually on April 23rd to promote the joy of reading, encourage lifelong learning & highlight the importance of literature in our lives. This quote by Mark Twain sums it beautifully – “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” […]
How to practice gratitude?
22nd April 2025 “Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses” A lot of people have this query: How to practise gratitude in this ungrateful world? Singer, songwriter, and actress Dolly Parton spoke about gratitude & said: “I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my […]
Choose your Debt Wisely
21st April 2025 Life is all about choices. What I have learnt is, life does not reward easy choices. Anyone can take the the easy route but it’s the hard one that pays off & there is no other way. Just to illustrate, When you take on a financial debt, you get: Short-term benefit (the […]
Find your ‘Trouble Tree’
20th April 2025 On a visit to another town, a friend invited me to his house. He came to pick me up & I noticed he looked harried, tired & under stress. On asking the reason, He mentioned, he had a bad day since morning. He had * a flat tire * the electric motor […]
Live Life!
19th April 2025 When the dust settles, We will realize how little we actually need, how much more we actually have and the true value of human connections. Eventually all the things fall into place – Until then, Laugh at the confusion, Live for the moments, Have faith that everything happens for a reason, Be […]
Good Friday Blessings
18th April 2025 Good Friday is a day of hope – Of looking forward to a better tomorrow. This Good Friday, let us all take a moment and thank God for all the love he always bestows upon us. The resurrection of Jesus Christ, gives us hope, happiness and reaffirms our faith in innate goodness […]
Don’t judge a book by its cover
17th April 2025 An important life theme I’ve always tried to live by is to never to judge a book by its cover. In today’s fast-paced world, we tend to make quick decisions about everything, including how we judge people. In our quest for speed, we can often and easily make judgments based on superficial […]
The Reputational Cue Ball
16th April 2025 Your reputation isn’t just what people say about you—it’s the position from which you make every move. While most people understand that reputation matters, few recognize how it functions as a strategic asset that either unlocks opportunities or leaves you perpetually trapped. The mechanics of this process mirror an unlikely source of […]