‘Become a Two-dollar Man’
25th Oct, 2023 One of my life gurus was Jim Rohn – the grand old man of American motivational speaking. 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 next […]
‘Find your Passion’
19th Oct, 2023 One common piece of advice you might hear when deciding on a career is to “follow your passion.” Following the work, ideas & projects that make you feel fulfilled & motivated can help lead you to jobs you will enjoy and succeed in. While the idea is simple, it can be difficult […]
‘Overcome your Fear’
18th Oct, 2023 “If something seems really scary, I either put in more time preparing or I just don’t do it.” ~Alex Honnold Think about your biggest goal. Why haven’t you accomplished it yet? If you’re like most people, the answer is basic: Fear. Fear is the limiting factor stopping you from working toward what […]
‘Autotelic’
16th Oct, 2023 Autotelic activity is one we do for its own sake because to experience it is the main goal rather than to achieve some external goal. From the Greek auto (self) & telos (end)—an Autotelic is “someone that has a purpose in, and not apart from, itself.” As opposed to someone who focuses […]
‘The importance of knowing that you don’t know’
14th Oct, 2023 ‘यदा किञ्चिज्ञोहं द्विप इव मदान्धः समभवम्। तदा सर्वज्ञोस्मित्यभवदवलिप्तं मम मनः।। यदा किञ्चित् किञ्चित् बुधजनशकाशादवगतम्। तदा मूर्खोस्मीति ज्वर इव मदो मे व्यपगतः।।’ “When I had limited knowledge, I used to think of myself like a frantic elephant and I used to think that I knew everything & who knows more than me? But […]
‘Confront Your Fears’
12th Oct, 2023 While travelling through a little Himalayan kingdom, the Zen master decided to visit a temple. As he walked in through the temple gates with his local guide, he saw two large, ferocious dogs chained to the iron grills at the entrance. They were straining at their chains, their tongues were wagging, the […]
‘Doing the right thing’
10th Oct, 2023 Lessons learnt from school and our experiences as a child shape our values & behaviour. Doing the right thing generally means making decisions that are not based on your own personal needs, that don’t expand your popularity, or enforce your personal beliefs. It means doing what is best for the greater or […]
‘Stop Stopping Yourself’
9th Oct, 2023 Many events, people and situations will challenge you and impede your progress. However, the only limitations that can stop you completely are the limitations you place on yourself. See that the doubts and limiting beliefs are of no use to you. Choose to simply and effortlessly let them go, just like that. […]
‘Lollipop Moment’
8th Oct, 2023 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 212° principle -That little extra’
6th Oct, 2023 Everybody knows that at 99°C, water is hot, very hot, and we also know that at 100°C, water begins to boil and becomes steam. Sam Parker and Mac Anderson expanded on this simple metaphor in their short book, ‘212°: the Extra Degree.’ They wrote, ‘Raising the temperature of water by one extra […]