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Month: November 2022

Humbleness Of A Warrior

Warrior

Sharing this great quote by American Author Carlos Castaneda from his book Tales Of Power. The humbleness of a warrior is not the humbleness of the beggar. The warrior lowers his head to no one, but at the same time, Read more…


Live Up To Your Commitments

Committments

One key lead indicator of professional growth is how you hold yourself accountable to the commitments you give. Your supervisors, colleagues, and clients will trust you and empower you to take on bigger, more challenging roles when they know you’ll Read more…


Getting Out Of Negative Thinking

Negative Thinking

Many of us suffer from the challenge of negative thoughts that keep swirling in our heads every time we encounter a challenge. Much as we want to avoid negative thinking, we find ourselves helplessly caught out. There are three big Read more…


Building Trust In Relationships

building trust

How do I become better at building great trusting relationships? This is a question many of my young mentees ask me. I learned much of what I do unconsciously today when engaging with others from two books I read many Read more…


Weekend Story-The Heavy Rock

Heavy Rock

There was once a Buddhist monk walking with his disciples through a farm. As they were walking, the senior monk noticed a big Rock, standing tall in the middle of the farm. Pointing to the Rock that was there, the Read more…


Get Better At Deep Thinking

deep thinking

Over the last couple of weeks, I have been having intense discussions with my teammates on how to think, understand and process situations more deeply. A challenge many of us encounter in our lives often is not being able to Read more…


When Does One Retire?

Retire

In my mid-thirties, I harbored a romantic notion that I would earn some pot money by the time I was forty-five or fifty, and then I would retire. Retirement seemed synonymous with freedom, where I was not obligated to anyone, Read more…


Challenges Exist To Test Our Desire !!

challenges

It was a pleasure to be in Singapore today, attending the renowned Singapore Fintech Festival. I enjoyed catching up with many friends and exchanging notes on innovation across several fields. Among the many conversations I had today, one with a Read more…


To Look Ahead, It Pays To Look Backwards

Look Backwards

The ability to solve problems is a fundamental life skill. For most people, occasionally, problem-solving is a conscious activity, but most of the time, it happens unconsciously and instinctively. Good problem-solvers, however, don’t depend on instinct and chance. Instead, they Read more…


Einstein’s Wisdom

Albert Einstein was not just a scientist , he was also a humanist who believed in the ideal of spirituality in science and passionately advocated for the application of reason and compassion to curb the dangers of unbridled human ambition. Read more…