The Journey of 1000 No’s
Everyone is quick to celebrate success. We all love to win. In a world with instant feedback, likes, and numerous opinion platforms, it’s easy to feel pressured to have loud successes and quick outcomes. ‘Nothing good comes easy’ is a saying that has been said over the years, but seems to be forgotten when it […]
Life Lessons from a ROTTING Onion
In the DreamWorks movie Shrek, the character Shrek said to Donkey: “Ogres are like onions”. People are like onions, too, for the simple reason that they have layers. Onions have dry crusty layers, then half dry and half juicy layers, then fleshed out layers, and if it’s still budding, a green inner layer that no […]
Will You Be My Henry?
Henry Winkler is a Hollywood actor with over three Emmy nominations. He is an actor, producer, writer and director. My personal favourite is that he helped develop the series ‘MacGyver’, the all round action man who made the movie ‘Die Hard’ look like kindergarten. Henry Winkler was popular for playing the role of Fonzi in the series […]
Leadership Lessons from Joseph.
Joseph was not the firstborn, so he was not born into his father’s house as a leader. But it is said of him that ‘he behaved himself wisely’. When Joseph went out to take care of the sheep with his brothers, he always returned the report of his brothers’ wrongdoing to his father. This means […]
The Art of Originality
‘Originality’ is a coinage from the word ‘original’, which means the ‘earliest form of something,’ from which copies can be made. Another definition is ‘created personally by a particular artist, writer, musician, etc., not a copy.’ Indeed, you are the writer of your life’s story, a painter or artist of your destiny’s canvas. While we […]
Living a Burden Free Life: The Art of Pause and Simplicity
We live in a world where we are constantly striving and running. Our days are filled with never ending activities; we’re either trying to get to the next place or saving up and working hard to buy the next thing. There is always something we need that we don’t have, something we have lost that […]
10 EASY STEPS TO LOOK GREAT, FEEL GREAT AND BOOST YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE
Whether you are on top of your game or have lately felt down in the slum gutters of self-doubt and insecurity, we all need a self-confidence boost from time to time. Even the best and most talented people feel nervous, unworthy, or anxious about certain events or situations, especially when faced with something new. Remember […]
The Delicate (Impossible) Art of Changing Your Life.
Disclaimer: Changing your life is not impossible. Many people around you are doing it every day, and you have probably done it a few times already. Here is the hard truth: Nothing ever stays the same. Life is constantly changing around us. Be it spiritual, emotional, physical, or even political, something life-changing occurs in or […]
Breathe and Give Thanks
Have you ever been in a situation where you felt so overwhelmed, flustered, or cornered that you almost forgot to breathe? Perhaps in extreme shock, everything around you went blank for a moment, all your attempts to grasp a solution went futile, and your legs could not hold your body weight anymore. Perhaps nothing serious […]
PRACTICING JOY: How to have a steady, productive life in spite of happenings (Part 1)
Many times, people confuse joy with happiness. Joy is more than an emotion or mood; it is a state of being that transcends an event or situation. Happiness is an emotion based on the events around you. It is a state of being that can often be temporary. There are times when happiness is also […]