The Five-Minute Rule
05th January, 2023 If procrastination is a big challenge for you, try the five-minute rule. By promising yourself that you will spend just five minutes on an outstanding task, you eliminate many of the excuses that stop you from starting. Almost anyone can dedicate just five minutes to writing an email, researching a topic, completing […]
‘New Beginnings’
02nd January, 2023 I Recently came across this excerpt from a speech at a McKinsey internal meeting in 1990 by John W Gardner. It is counted as one of the most influential business speeches and has a lot to teach us: “The things you learn in maturity aren’t simple things such as acquiring information and […]
Two Horses
27th December, 2022 Some time ago, I visited a farm, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looked like any other horse. While gazing at the beautiful animals, I noticed something quite amazing. One of the horses was blind. His owner had chosen not to have him put down, but had made […]
New Year’s Resolution
26th December, 2022 Someone asked Osho: “If one were to make only one new year’s resolution, what would you suggest?” Osho replied: “This and only this can be the new year’s resolution: I resolve never to make any resolutions because all resolutions are restrictions for the future. All resolutions are imprisonments. You decide today for […]
Time to Refill & Renew
24th December, 2022 Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. It’s Christmas Eve, Santa is on his way, Wish for what you want, Wish for what your heart desires, Believe & have faith that God will deliver. Its Christmas time & along with revelry & merriment, lets remember […]
How to Make 2023 Great
19th December, 2022 After watching the wonderful Swansong by Messi last night, being titled as ‘Messimerising’ and the greatest World Cup final ever, I started thinking, ‘How to make 2023 Great’ and I started noting down my thoughts which Iam sharing. After a while, it becomes important, like Messi to get better results with lesser […]
‘Enlarge your Horizon’
17th December, 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 […]
‘Let’s Change’
16th December, 2022 As we move to the second half of December & the end of another year, let’s leave the past behind, let’s move on. There is a famous quote that says, “If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” Nothing changes if nothing changes, Just […]
‘Amor Fati’
13th December, 2022 It was a cold winter evening of December 1914. News came of a massive explosion in West Orange, New Jersey. More than half of the legendary inventor Thomas Edison’s manufacturing plant was in flames. Firefighters rushed to the scene, but the fire was too powerful to put out quickly. According to a […]
‘Challenge Your Limits’
08th December, 2022 The book I read recently, which added to my belief of challenging our limits if we want to grow in life, was Seth Godin’s ‘The Icarus Deception.’ In this book, Seth writes about the story of Icarus, whose father Daedalus fashioned two pairs of wings out of wax and feathers for himself […]