October 31, 2020
Situation 1: “You tell me to watch my language. I just heard you use bad language, my son pointed out sarcastically and victoriously, knowing that he had caught me out.”. Some switch went off inside me ” How dare you Read more…
October 30, 2020
Early in my career, there was an ex-colleague of mine with whom I had a problematic relationship. I felt this colleague was targeting me and trying to make me look bad. This made me very defensive. So, whenever we would Read more…
October 28, 2020
This is a memory of more than two and a half decades back. I was fresh out of college and was a sales intern at a leading IT Company. After about six odd months in the job, I was pretty Read more…
Here’s an interesting thought to consider. What would be a good definition of success in life? If we consistently achieve what we set out to achieve, that would be success. My Mother’s life goal was to be a great homemaker- Read more…
October 26, 2020
I was once in a coaching conversation with a young friend who had recently been made redundant. It was close to two months since the exit, but instead of moving on, this friend was very bitter, blaming the Organisation and Read more…
It’s the auspicious occasion of Dussehra and an important festival for Indians that celebrates the victory of good over evil. I am remembering a nice parable in this context. There was once a Native American elder who had two well-trained Read more…
October 25, 2020
Many suffer the problem of not doing what needs to be done WHEN it is supposed to be done. A proposal to be created well in advance of a deadline. The tedious activity of going for that early morning walk Read more…
October 24, 2020
Five young friends once went for a day-long trek in a thick jungle and got lost. Unfortunately, they did not have a compass with them, and they had no way to figure out how to get out of the forest. Read more…
October 23, 2020
All of us have a self-image that makes up our identity. It’s a view we have of ourselves. Our personal values determine how we view ourselves, And; our values come from our upbringing and external influences. If someone asks you,” Read more…
October 22, 2020
There is an old adage that goes, ” The man who believes he knows everything, knows nothing.” The irony of the learning process is this- Unless we know “nothing” about something, we cannot learn. We need to be ignorant about Read more…
