Knowledge & Action
29th September 2025 “The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge.” Have you ever wondered, why the wisest or the most well read and educated are not the most successful or the wealthiest? A simple answer is because they have a lot of knowledge but they don’t act on the learning or knowledge available. They […]
My Happiness Mantra
28th September 2025 I love this quote: “Comfort kills. If your goal in life is to be comfortable, I guarantee two things. First, you’ll never be rich & second you’ll never be happy. Happiness doesn’t come from living a lukewarm life. Happiness comes as a result of being in our natural state of growth and […]
The next 100 days..
26th September 2025 It suddenly struck me that we have less than 100 days left for the year to end and that got me thinking. I started to review the year gone by. I went back to the resolutions and goals I had set out for myself at the start of the year and checked […]
Stop making excuses
25th September 2025 As human beings, One of our most powerful needs is certainty: we are driven to avoid pain and seek out things that we know will bring us pleasure. That’s why it’s so tempting to stay in your comfort zone or pick up bad habits. When we face a situation that we’re not […]
Build Character, Reputation will follow
21st September 2025 In Life, sports, business, politics, the emphasis today seems to be too often on reputation. The mantra of our times is “What will they think of me?” Choices are often based upon how it will appear and not whether it aligns with our own personal virtues. Reputation is what others think of […]
Commitment Device
19th September 2025 How many times have you decided to do a task but keep procrastinating till the deadline approaches, stress builds up & only then you start acting. There are many ways to commit yourself to a task or a goal. In the summer of 1830, Victor Hugo was facing an impossible deadline. Twelve […]
Fall down Seven times, stand up eight
17th September 2025 Nelson Mandela said “I never lose. I either win or learn.” And that is the mindset that I try to bring to my life. All of those things I tried that didn’t work? All those situations that didn’t work out the way I thought they should? Not failures; but lessons. Not evidence […]
Keep your Bread warm
16th September 2025 This morning, while having breakfast, while enjoying my breakfast, I realised that my toast is not tasting good as usual. The toast was not well buttered and then I realised that it takes a warm slice of bread to soak in the butter put on it. It doesn’t matter how much butter […]
Stop chasing..
13th September 2025 We live in a culture that glorifies the chase. Chase the promotion, Chase the perfect relationship, Chase the next milestone, The bigger house, The better version of yourself, etc etc. We’re constantly moving, constantly reaching, constantly convinced that happiness waits just one more achievement away. I am reminded here of a story, […]
Don’t Hesitate – take the chance
11th September 2025 Neil Armstrong, was the 1st person to set his foot on the moon. But, do you know who was supposed to be the 1st person? His name was Edwin C Aldarin. He was the pilot for the Apollo mission. He was working for the American Air force. Moreover he had experience of […]