‘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 […]
Don’t hit the Snooze button.
26th August, 2023 I target getting up at 5.30 every morning and have an alarm on my phone to wake me up. The shrill sound of the wake-up alarm is the loudest noise of the day, But invariably, when the alarm rings, I hit the Snooze button, sometimes once, sometimes twice and I finally get […]
‘The Winners Mindset’
22nd August, 2023 Sport is a terrific metaphor for life, and there are several sporting stories that inspire and motivate us. One of the most inspiring stories is the tale of Károly Takács who was a sergeant in the Hungarian army. In 1938, the 28-year-old was the country’s top pistol shooter, having won most major […]
‘Choose Your Battles Wisely’
18th August, 2023 Life is filled with opportunities to choose between making a big deal out of something or simply letting it go, realizing it doesn’t really matter. If you choose your battles wisely, you’ll be far more effective in winning those that are truly important. Certainly, there will be times when you will want […]
‘The Salmon Run’
10th August, 2023 All major animal groups including birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mo insects & crustaceans migrate hundreds and thousands of miles and the trigger for migration my be local climate, availability of food, the oppressive season or for mating purposes. It is only we humans who are afraid to change and tend to […]
‘The revealing powers of seeming irrelevant details’
8th August 2023 The world-famous chef Heston Blumenthal was once asked, before trying the food, can Heston tell if a chef/restaurant is good? “Yes, almost immediately after I sit down,” he said. “As soon as the butter is brought to the table.” Butter, he said, is an indicator of whether or not the chef has […]
Happy Friendship Day!
6th August 2023 To my true friend, may your joy be as deep as the ocean, and your troubles be as light as its foam, To my true friend, may our differences be written in sand and our friendship in marble, To my True Friend, who hears the worst about me and refuses to believe […]
‘Live Life’
5th Aug, 2023 The popular assumption is that no skills are involved in enjoying free time, and that anybody can do it. Yet the evidence suggests the opposite: free time is more difficult to enjoy than work. Having leisure at one’s disposal does not improve the quality of life unless one knows how to use […]
Don’t be Paranoid – Be Pronoid
4th Aug, 2023 I got introduced to a new word – Pronoia in psychologist Adam Grants book I read recently, ‘Give and Take’ in which, he writes about pronoia. Pronoia describes a state of mind that is the opposite of paranoia. Whereas a person suffering from paranoia feels that persons or entities are conspiring against […]
‘Accumulative Advantage’
3rd Aug, 2023 Have you ever wondered, why do a few people, teams, and organizations enjoy the bulk of the rewards in life? The Amazon rainforest is one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. Scientists have cataloged approximately 16,000 different tree species in the Amazon. But despite this remarkable level of diversity, researchers have […]