Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
April 11, 2023
Yesterday, I wrote about Owning up to your choices and taking responsibility for everything that happens in our lives. Today, I wanted to follow through on the same idea but with a different POV(Point of View) No one else cares Read more…
April 9, 2023
John woke up at 7 AM, an hour past his usual time, feeling sick and horrible, but still headed to work for an important task. During the lunch break, his boss informed him that he had been made redundant, leaving Read more…
“Stop lying to yourself and own your choices,” I told a young friend recently. He was sharing with me some challenges he was encountering at the workplace and on the home front, and his entire approach was around how he was Read more…
April 8, 2023
The physicist John Wheeler, who helped develop the hydrogen bomb, once observed, “As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.” This is the Paradox of knowledge. The more experience and knowledge you gain, the more you Read more…
April 6, 2023
Over the last month, I did a small survey when catching up with friends and ex-colleagues who are today very successful leaders. I asked all of them to relate to me their proudest leadership moment. A sample of some of Read more…
I don’t think I can change. This is how I am !! A friend passed this comment a few days back, reacting to some work challenge he was going through. “What do you mean you can’t change? Is it some Read more…
April 5, 2023
Ryan Holiday is a modern-day stoic philosopher I follow actively. He says we should all focus more on practices and not get sucked into routines if we want to lead a productive life. What is a routine, and what is Read more…
April 4, 2023
Here’s a brilliant piece of wisdom I am sharing via Adam Grant’s Twitter Feed. I don’t think there is anything more to add here. Blaming and shaming doesn’t stop people from making mistakes. It stops them from admitting mistakes. If Read more…
April 3, 2023
There was a youth who was very lazy, much to his father’s disappointment, who wanted him to work and earn his own living. Despite his father’s warnings, the boy refused to look for work, and his mother tacitly supported him. Read more…
April 1, 2023
I came across this amazing quote by Benjamin Franklin while I was browsing the blogosphere this afternoon. Something to inspire all of us to lead our best lives- to be memorable through our actions. “If you would not be forgotten, Read more…
