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Month: April 2020

Gratitude And A Prayer

Its day 44 of the lock-down, and it is increasingly becoming evident that life is unlikely to return to how it was before the pandemic crisis. In my daily interactions with clients, prospects, business partners, friends, colleagues, there is sometimes Read more…


Stop Resisting-Start Accepting

Some days I feel like I am in an emotional roller-coaster dealing with situations that upset my balance and sense of well-being. I used to think that my emotional state was dependent on “someone” or “something.” But after distilling wisdom Read more…


Don’t Wait For It To Feel Right

Life is not very good if we manage it through our feelings. I feel like doing something. Therefore, I will do it. I don’t feel like doing something. Hence, I will not do it. There is this misguided notion that Read more…


Succeed In the Present Moment

Something very nice about kids nowadays is that they push back if they don’t understand anything. During a conversation on a school assignment, my son repeatedly mentioned that he was hoping to score the highest marks possible and that he Read more…


The Roles We Play In Life

As adults, we play multiple roles in our life with different responsibilities. I am a parent, a husband, a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend, a business leader, a coach, a blogger, a colleague-, I can describe a few Read more…


Are Your Windows Clean?

A newly married couple moves into a new neighborhood. On the first day after setting up the house, the woman notices her neighbor hanging dirty laundry. ” I wonder why our neighbor is hanging dirty laundry,” she says to her Read more…


Don’t Be A “People-Pleaser”

The desire to be appreciated by others is an intrinsic need for many of us. However, trying to make everyone happy with what I do or expecting everyone to be pleased with me is a dead end. If my happiness Read more…


Man’s Search For Meaning

It was a period between 1940 and 1944 when World War 2 was in full swing, and the Nazi atrocities were at a peak. Located at the southern border of Poland was Auschwitz- a complex of over 40 concentration and Read more…


Sitting In Silence

We have different organs in our human body that have specific roles. Our Heart pumps blood. The function of our lungs is to supply oxygen to the body to survive. The role of our stomach and intestines is to digest Read more…


Knowledge & Wisdom

There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. They are not the same. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable. Wisdom knows not to include it in a fruit salad. Knowledge is knowing about budgeting, Read more…