The importance of action!
10th January 2025 I recently came across this story on the importance of action: A student once approached the Buddha and asked him for a straight answer on some of the unanswerable questions that were challenging him about life. The Buddha replied: “Imagine someone is struck by a poisoned arrow. A doctor is brought to […]
The Leap of Faith
8th January 2025 In Christopher Nolan’s 2010 science-fiction thriller ‘Inception,’ there is a scene in which the protagonist, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is faced with the life-and-death decision of whether to trust a new potential benefactor and seize the challenge presented to him. It is a challenge with the highest possible stakes: the opportunity to […]
Are Goals Important?
7th January 2025 Prevailing wisdom claims that the best way to achieve what we want in life—getting into better shape, building a successful business, relaxing more and worrying less, spending more time with friends and family—is to set specific, actionable goals. For many years, this was how I approached my habits too. I succeeded at […]
The Four Quarters Method
4th January 2025 I’m always looking for new ways to help structure my days for improved productivity, progress, and enjoyment. I recently came across a brilliant approach from bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, which is called The Four Quarters Method: “Instead of feeling that you’ve blown the day and thinking, ‘I’ll get back on track tomorrow,’ […]
A ‘Stop doing It List’
13th May 2024 Most of us have a ‘To Do List.’ When I was a younger, I actually, ran my entire life by one. Everything was written down and I lived off this list with military-grade precision. It wasn’t much fun, but it was a great reminder & I did get a lot done. The […]
‘21 Day No Complaint Challenge’
4th May 2024 I recently read a book that already feels like it is starting to change my life – ‘A Complaint-Free World,’ by Will Bowen. The premise of this book focuses on completing a 21-day challenge in which complaining is prohibited and every time you slip, you start all over again. Many, if not […]
‘Believe You Can!!’
2nd May 2024 A businessman was deep in debt and could see no way out. Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy. Suddenly an old man appeared before him. “I can see that something […]
‘Are you taking action?’
30th April 2024 The Harsh Truth is, that there is someone out there, way less qualified than you, living the life you want, achieving the things you want, simply because they took action, and you didn’t. We live in the golden age of information. Everything is freely accessible at the touch of a button. But […]
‘The 1-in-60 Rule’
26th April 2024 On March 28, 1979, a sightseeing flight crashed into a mountain in Antarctica, killing all of the 279 people on board. An investigation determined that the crew had not been informed of a two-degree correction made to the plane’s flight path the night before, causing the plane’s navigation system to route them […]
‘The Elephant Rope’
25th April 2024 “Once there was a woman who was passing by some huge elephants, who were only secured by a tiny rope. She asked the trainer, “Why are they tied to such a tiny rope, won’t they just break free?” The trainer smiled and explained, when these elephants were just little babies, we used […]