‘Create your own Luck’
25th April, 2022 Some years ago, a psychologist set out to examine luck. He wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experience ill fortune. He placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky to contact him. Hundreds […]
‘Look within Cont’d’
23rd April, 2022 One night a Guru was desperately searching for something on the street outside his small hut. When his pupil returned from his errand, he saw this and curiously asked the Master, “Acharya, what are you looking for here on the street at this hour?” The Guru replied, “I lost my needle, I […]
‘Look for opportunity not the Obstacles’
21st April, 2022 Ricky Ponting, was one of the Greatest Cricketers to have ever approached the game. The trait that made ‘Punter’ different from other cricketers was his sheer attitude towards the game. His never-say-die spirit was a revelation of that attitude. Someone once asked him the secret to his ability to find the gaps […]
‘David Vs Goliath – Attitude matters’
20th April, 2022 The story of David and Goliath is one of the most iconic and celebrated tales from the Old Testament. Virtually everyone vaguely acquainted with Bible stories knows that David, as a young boy, slew the giant Goliath. The story is an inspiring example of how the plucky underdog could defeat someone much […]
‘Good Thoughts Monday’
18th April, 2022 There cannot be two opinions that thoughts have major impact on our action. It is rightly said that, ‘We are what we think.’ We start acting in the way we think. This is the reason why elders and teachers emphasize on learning new thoughts. Mahatma Gandhi rightly said, “A man is but […]
Look Within Cont’d
17th April, 2022 Continuing with yesterday’s theme and post – One day all the employees reached the office and saw a big notice written on the door. “Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. You are requested to join the funeral.” In the beginning, they felt sad because […]
Look Within
16th April, 2022 When God had finished making the world, he wanted to leave behind a piece of His own divinity, a spark of His essence, a promise to man of what he could become, with effort. He looked for a place to hide this precious gift because, He explained, what man could find too […]
‘Face your Fears’
13th April, 2022 When I was in high school and early years of my college, I was pretty shy and didn’t feel very good about myself. Amongst other things, I was very hesitant about asking a girl out for a date even though I had never been as such, rejected when it came to asking […]
Practise faith
12th April, 2022 The other day I watched a professional soldier being interviewed on TV. He was asked what it felt like going into battle for the first time and he said: “As soon as we came under fire, my training kicked in. All those months and years of daily drilling just kicked in. The […]
‘Undaunted By Failure’
11th April, 2022 I want to tell you about two guys who wrote a book containing a collection of inspirational stories. They figured it would take about three months to make a deal with a publisher. The first publisher they approached said “NO.” The second publisher said “NO.” The third publisher said “NO.” The next […]