Relax

22nd February 2026 What does it mean to relax? Despite hearing this term thousands of times during the course of our lives, very few people have deeply considered what it’s really about. Relaxing according to the dictionary, means ‘to become lax, weak, or loose, to rest or to become less intense or severe.’ When you […]

‘Be Grateful’

21st February 2026 I love this line, which comes from a quote by Melody Beattie: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a […]

Are Low Expectations The Key To Happy Life?

20th February 2026 The late investor Charlie Munger was known for his prolific wisdom. Perhaps his wisest insight of all came when he was asked to reflect on the source of his own happiness: “The first rule of a happy life is low expectations. If you have unrealistic expectations you’re going to be miserable your […]

Do not break

19th February 2026 Life is full of ups & downs but there’s a strange pattern I’ve noticed over the years. Right before the breakthrough, the pressure increases. Right before the elevation, the resistance intensifies. Right before the promotion, the tests multiply. Life doesn’t test you when you’re going backward. It tests you when you’re being […]

THE “BURNING HOUSE PRINCIPLE”

18th February 2026 Have you ever wondered why people don’t change until staying becomes too expensive. Most people don’t fail because they lack ambition. They fail because life stays comfortable enough. The bills are paid. The frustration is manageable. The dissatisfaction is quiet. So they stay, In jobs that drain them, In businesses that plateau, […]

4 questions to ask yourself

17th February 2026 James Allen, a success coach, productivity guru, and author of some brilliant books like ‘Getting Things Done,’ and ‘As a man Thinketh’ lays out a simple mantra for anyone wanting to get better at whatever they do. He says, “For true success, ask yourselves these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not […]

Doorman Fallacy

16th February 2026 As AI becomes increasingly common, many cos have started evaluating employees the way a consultant might evaluate a doorman In his 2019 book, Alchemy, legendary British advertising executive Rory Sutherland offered an interesting lens on the perils of automation: Imagine you are the owner of a five-star hotel and you hire a […]

‘Happy Mahashivratri’

15th February 2026 ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥ Om, We Worship the Three-Eyed One (Lord Shiva), Who is Fragrant (Spiritual Essence) and Who Nourishes all beings. May He sever our Bondage of Samsara (Worldly Life), like a Cucumber (severed from the bondage of its Creeper), and thus Liberate us from […]

‘Happy Valentine’s Day’

14th February 2026 Life has five pillars: Family, Friends, Kindness, Honesty and Humility. But the foundation is always love.Stronger the foundation, stronger the structure. There’s an undeniable connection between the world of ‘amour’ (love) and the French language. There’s a reason why it’s poetically known as ‘la langue d’amour’ (the language of love)! In French, […]

‘Love’

13th February 2026 It is the Valentine week and the talk everywhere is about Love. Let me share a story about the power of Love. A college professor had his Sociology class students to go into the Baltimore slums to get the case histories of 200 young boys. They were asked to write an evaluation […]