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Month: December 2020

3 Ways We Grow

All of us have a natural desire to learn, to acquire knowledge, and grow. Our process of learning and growing happens in three ways. Our personal growth throughout our life happens in three ways. 1.Reading Books: The Reading of all Read more…


Manage Your Expectations

There is an irony to our lives today. We are more wealthy than before, yet we are more discontented. Our life is much more convenient, but we complain more about almost everything. We are surrounded by better products, Technology, and Read more…


The Math Of Our Life

There was once a beautiful, wealthy lady who went to a happiness counselor. She felt her life was empty and had no meaning. The counselor patiently heard her out and then called out an old lady cleaning the office floors. Read more…


Tim Ferris And The Practice Of Fear Setting

One of the Ted Talks that has profoundly impacted me has been by Tim Ferris in 2017 – Why you should define your fears instead of your goals. In this Ted Talk, Ferriss speaks about handling life’s difficult problems and choices Read more…


Be Graceful

For most of us, much of what happens in our lives every day goes well and according to plan. But sometimes, things don’t always go the way we want them to. Situations don’t go according to plan, and people don’t Read more…


Don’t Chase Validation

“Dad, can I please read you the essay I have written?” My younger son asked me. I was cagey. I asked him- “What is your intention in asking me to check on your essay? Are you looking for some suggestions Read more…


Saying Sorry Is A Smart Choice

A man who says sorry when he is wrong is Honest. A man who says sorry when he is not sure is Wise A man who says sorry even when he is right is called a Husband Someone on a Read more…


Be An Artist

For many of us, in our professional setting, everything we do is about the result. We put our effort into the assembly line of tasks because we believe it will generate an output. This attachment to the output sometimes paralyzes Read more…


Are You Generous?

Charles Dicken’s said something powerful-“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another”. He was referring to the unique human capacity to help another being without expecting anything in return. Everyone can be generous. Seth Godin Read more…


Ten Signs You Are Growing

One of the fundamental human needs is seeking personal growth. It is human nature to try and grow across both the material and spiritual realms of our life as we age. Material and Spiritual dimensions are the guardrails of our Read more…