The Power of Words
05th May, 2022 In his best-selling book ‘Awaken the Giant Within,’ Anthony Robbins devotes an entire chapter to the way in which our vocabulary affects our emotions, our beliefs and our effectiveness in life. Robbins is keenly aware of how certain words impact our emotional intensity and gives examples of how you can lower the […]
‘Think Positive’
02nd May, 2022 Some people, especially what we read or see in media feels that things could not have been worse. We read everyday of the gloom, the economic problems, the wars & the bleak future we are going to be facing. We have also read about the great achievements, the scientific breakthroughs, the technological […]
‘The Law of Least Effort.’
30th April, 2022 The fourth spiritual law of success expounded by Deepak Chopra is ‘the Law of Least Effort.’ This law is based on the fact that nature’s intelligence functions with effortless ease and abandoned carefree. This is the principle of least action, of no resistance. This is, therefore, the principle of harmony and love. […]
‘Enjoy the Buffet’
19th April, 2022 I recently visited a restaurant with my family to enjoy a meal and to spend some quality time. One of our favourite eating places, we decided to partake the special Sunday Buffet spread. Our varied food preferences could only be satiated by the Buffet. After a while, guests at a nearby table […]
Does every problem require a solution?
08th April, 2022 A Zen master and his students were walking in the forest and they came across a large boulder. On seeing that , the master asked his students, “Is this boulder Heavy?” “Yes!” They excitedly replied, “it is very heavy.” And with that the master replied, “Only if you pick it up” We […]
‘Put things in Perspective’
04th April, 2022 Eddie Rickenbacker, drifted in a life raft for 21 days, hopelessly lost in the Pacific. After surviving the ordeal, Rickenbacker said, “If you have all the fresh water you want to drink and all the food you want to eat, you ought never complain about anything.” The dictionary defines perspective as “the […]
Overconfidence
10th Dec, 2021 In a wonderful book I read recently, Factfulness by Hans Rosling, he did a small survey and asked some simple questions about Global trends and questions like, what percentage of people around the world are living in poverty, how many girls in low income countries finish primary school, what is the life […]
Firgun
09th Dec, 2021 You tell your friend how much he deserves the prize he just won – and you really mean it. Or perhaps your colleague comes up with such a great idea that you can’t stop going on about how much you like it. Or the pride you feel when your relative becomes the […]
Don’t Judge
10th Nov, 2021 I was recently reading, Daniel Kahneman’s book, ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ and came across a real nugget, “It is easier to recognise other people’s mistakes than our own.” It’s easier to blame other people’s mistakes on stupidity and greed and our own on bad luck and circumstances. That’s mainly because when someone […]