Want to Give Up? - Go Back to Why You Started An Ideal World Let’s admit that we have our ups and downs every once in a while, and it is the downs that hurt us. The downs make us question if we are on the right path or doing what we have to do. Many survive the downs but do not want to tread the path anymore. The few that introspect do not want to progress anymore. A minute proportion of people introspect, recalibrate, and continue moving ahead. Now, most of us would love to…
Hard Work, Smart Work Or Smart-cum-Hard Work? Evolution Of Work Now, most of us would have learned that hard work is the only mantra for success from our parents. They would have got the same learning from their parents. We would have felt that it was true when we were studying. We always heard the first ranker say things like “I used to study 8 hours a day” and similar things. So, the harder you work, the better results you get. That seemed to rhyme for some time. But as…
Pessimism Saps Energy: Takes The Joy Out Of Life Introduction Some time back, I had written about the 22-Level Emotion scale that Esther and Jerry Hicks had shared in their book “Ask and It Is Given”. Pessimism is one of the first negative emotions that leads a person to spiral down the vicious cycle of anger, hatred, and other unnecessary and absolutely useless emotions. Once in the grasp of pessimism, a person risks spoiling his day. A couple of days to a week will make…
Me The Writer | Phases and Learnings | A Look Back Introduction As a writer who started as an Engineer with an MBA degree, working with multiples MNCs as a business consultant, I have come a long way; or so I feel. 😊 My tryst with writing started in my first job. I was consulting for a telecom client, and they were planning an annual get together with the big honchos from all parts of the country. While everything was great, the CEO came up with an idea of a game based on a…
Staying Positive | Ways To Measure Improvement | Acknowledging The Improvement Introduction One of the problems that we have with positive transformation is that we cannot measure it. To be honest, we can measure it, but we need to keep a lookout for it. But the fact that the transformation is not readily visible could lead some people to give up prematurely. What do I mean by that? Well, if you are looking to live a happy life from your stressful or fearful life, it is not…
Having the Beginner’s Luck Forever | The Law of Attraction Introduction I am sure many of you have heard about the proverbial “beginner’s luck” statement. Although it sounds like a positive statement, a closer look gives us a different impression. More often than not, a beginner’s luck is a compliment given to someone by someone who believes that the luck will run out. Read that again. The one giving the compliment believes that the person got lucky this time. It is more of…
Some Learnings From My Driving | Right Attitude at the Right Place Introduction Okay, this has got to be one of the most interesting articles that I have written. I had been thinking about it for some time, and it only made sense to put pen to paper. Of course, the thoughts revolve around ways to improve me, and I hope you have some learnings too. The incident which made me get thinking about driving and my general nature otherwise were based on the events on Friday, 12th…
Strengthening the Belief Muscles Why Believe? Often we hear that our beliefs make us what we are. There are enough references to the same in almost every single Holy book on the planet. There is also science that indicates the ability of the mind to bend matter. Lastly, those that are spiritually inclined yet not religious have the Law of Attraction, which also underlines the strength of beliefs. So, whether you are religious, scientific, or atheist, you have enough, and…
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