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Month: March 2020

How Do You Decide?

You have an offer to take up 2 different roles within the organisation, You are unable to decide on which is a better choice for you. You are a student with admission options into 3 different courses. You are confused Read more…


You Don’t Need Permission

Seeking permission for doing anything is ingrained in many of us from when we were kids. To catch up with a friend, to go for a movie, to play a game of cricket-To do anything, we need to ask, we Read more…


Courage Has Different Avatars

Everyone admires courage as a personal attribute. We all want to be seen as courageous- worthy of respect. Yet, many of us struggle with this, particularly in work settings. There is no substitute for leaning in and doing what is Read more…


Journey Of Life

Our life is like a  Car moving from destination to destination. The driver’s view of the world outside and ahead, is through the windscreen. What is the typical experience of driving a car when It is moving from point A Read more…


Grow With Experience

There is always this tendency to say that experience is a great teacher that helps one grow. I think that is not true. For example, a doctor with 20 years of experience does not necessarily have to be better than Read more…


Weekend

After a full week of working , we all look forward to the weekend. Why do we look forward to the weekend?  When we are in a work mode, we are in a state of heightened intensity. At a subconscious Read more…


Do You Listen?

“Hey Pramod, we have a PTA to attend at school the day after tomorrow at 11 am” “Hmm, Ok” I say. We were driving back home. As we reach home, I ask my wife ” you were saying something about Read more…


Does My Past Define My Future?

Is our past a predictor of our future? For the answer to be a YES, this has to be true. Those who have experienced success in the achievement of their goals and desires in the past, will continue doing so Read more…


Dealing with Anxiety

“I am in serious trouble”.  The results of a  Marketing Campaign I had executed for the business was showing a Cost overrun of 600%+, consuming the entire Marketing cost budget for the year. I had made a serious mistake on Read more…


Questions To Prep You For The Day

“How do you start your day ?” This was a question, a mentor of mine asked me, when I requested him for tips to be more productive and effective at work.. I was obviously taken aback. “What do I do? Read more…