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Month: July 2023

Expect More From Yourself

Expect more

One of the pitfalls of our thinking is that our expectations are consistently extroverted. We place demands on our parents, siblings, family, children, boss, organization, colleagues, and even the government, expecting them to fulfill our desires. Regrettably, this pattern of Read more…


Weekend Story- The Wise Ruler’s Advice

Wise Ruler

Once, a person went to Gautama Buddha to seek advice on controlling his emotions. The person was struggling with anger and frustration and was looking for a better way to manage his feelings. Smiling, the Buddha asked him to sit down Read more…


Watch Your Language

watch your language

Those closest to me, including my family and teammates, can affirm my OCD when it comes to the language they use to express themselves. Often, they accuse me of hastily judging them based on their words, even when their intention Read more…


Friday Wisdom-Focus On What’s Right

What's Right

The best response is often, “You might be right.” The next time someone disagrees with you or criticizes you, just shrug your shoulders and say, ‘you might be right,’ and watch the energy change. If you care about the outcome, Read more…


The Two Restaurants

Restaurant

My wife and I have a love for both Indian and Italian cuisine. A few years ago, we stumbled upon an Italian restaurant in the heart of Kuala Lumpur that left a lasting impression. The atmosphere and food were exceptional, Read more…


Educate, Enable And Empower

Educate

Changing people’s operating habits and behaviors- we can also refer to it as the culture of any organization- is always challenging and takes time. Sometimes organizations and leaders fall into the trap of trying to enforce change by rolling out Read more…


Don’t Think Big Without First Starting Small

Starting small

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change. Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend As knowledge workers, we are Read more…


Project Manage Your Goals

project manage

You have a project on your hands if it involves a goal with timelines, constraints, dependencies, risks, and the need for resources.  So treat it like a project to manage if you want to achieve a goal or objective, like Read more…


Weekend Story-A Tale Of (Dis)Honesty

dishonesty

Once, a king wanted to test the honesty of his subjects, so he devised a clever plan. He commissioned a team of workers to create a large metallic barrel and had it placed at the town square. The king then Read more…


Want To Vs Have To Goals

Want to goals

Are you currently facing challenges in achieving some goals? If you find yourself struggling to make progress on your goals, there may be an underlying reason behind it. It could be that your goals are what a 2106 motivational Research calls, ‘Have-to” Read more…