Self Priority
03rd July, 2022 Are you the most important person in your life? How often do you make time for yourself? Conventional wisdom centers around giving more of yourself to others in your life than you would to what you want to accomplish. You’re taught to make sacrifices and put your needs secondary because that’s how […]
‘Embraceable You’
02nd July, 2022 Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, a honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Remember, the one who seems the strongest is sometimes the one who is in most […]
Don’t make Excuses
29th June, 2022 Excuses make today easy, but tomorrow harder. Discipline makes today hard, but tomorrow easier. The choice is always yours. Rudyard Kipling,”We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.” Successful people don’t make excuses, they create results and no great life was built on a foundation of excuses. So […]
Dealing with Pain
24th June, 2022 Seeing the disciple troubled and muttering to himself, Guru Ji called him to the Meditation room. It was obvious that the younger man was facing inner upheaval. Offering a comfortable seat Guru Ji asked,” What is wrong, young man”. The Dejected disciple replied, “The cruel world and its cosmic designs are becoming […]
Face your Fears
21st June, 2022 I remember a story I watched in a Mickey Mouse show when I was a kid. Mickey had this dream every single night that he was being chased by three evil creatures. Over time, he became completely exhausted in real life. After a talk with Goofy, he tried a different approach. Once […]
‘Change the Perspective’
12th June, 2022 Once a young apprentice, not so happy about the things around, goes to his master to express his bitterness that was developed by discomfort & unpleasant experiences. The master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. “How does […]
‘The Diderot Effect’
09th June, 2022 The French philosopher Denis Diderot lived nearly his entire life in poverty, but that all changed one day in 1765. Diderot’s daughter was about to be married and he could not afford to pay for the wedding. Despite his lack of wealth, Diderot was well known for his role as the co-founder […]
‘Atomic Habits’
08th June, 2022 Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations. “It doesn’t matter how successful or unsuccessful you are right now. What matters is whether your habits are putting you on a path to success. You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current result.” Habits are the […]
Let the Mind Train the Body and then see the Magnificent Things that your Body Does
03rd June, 2022 Time magazine had named Dean Karnazes as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the World.” He is supposedly one of the fittest men on the planet. Dean started running in August 1992 at the age of 30 after a late night party left him sloshed. He came home, found […]
The Nudge Theory
02nd June, 2022 A father was cajoling his daughter to jump into the pool. The little girl was adamantly refusing. He was getting frustrated. Then something happened. He sweetened the offer with a promise of a big two-scoop Chocolate ice cream. Splash! She was in the water before he could count 3! That little incentive […]