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Weekend Story-To Remember Or Not To Remember?

Remember

How can you forget what we practiced just yesterday? Baby, you have to learn to remember all the lessons taught in school; otherwise, you will not move ahead in life. !!” little Tommy’s mother admonished him as he struggled with Read more…


Knowledge Vs. Understanding

knowledge vs. understanding

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Albert Einstein Knowledge is know-how. It is the theory that we can acquire from different sources, books, teachers, Youtube, or mentors. Understanding, on the other hand, is something far more profound. Read more…


Thinking It’s Possible Makes It So

believing

When you believe that something can be achieved, it’s half the battle won. Believing allows you to see the routes to Success. Once your mind is convinced something is possible, it immediately goes to work to find a way to Read more…


One Step At A Time

One Step At A Time

All of us have visions and dreams about what we would like to achieve in life. Of course, to achieve our goals, we need to take action, but that action doesn’t have to be grand; in fact, it shouldn’t be. Read more…


Sometimes It Does Hurt To Ask…

To Ask

I often tell everyone, don’t be afraid to ask. Face up to your fears and reluctance and ask for help, support, information, and clarity. Fearlessly asking is a virtue. However, one of my favorite thinkers, Seth Godin, says something very Read more…


Practice Empathy

practice empathy

How does one get better at building deep connections, particularly in the workplace? I say practice empathy. Empathy is the capacity to understand and feel what another person is experiencing within their frame of reference. It is our capacity to place Read more…


Weekend Story- Two Men And The Donkey

Two men and donkey

Once upon a time, a man and his young nephew were walking their donkey in their village. The young boy rode on the donkey while the adult walked along.  As they passed the village center, some people hanging about there Read more…


Focusing On The Problem Or The Solution?

focusing On the solution

In most workplaces, there are problems and challenges galore- people issues, performance issues, competitive pressures, product delays, technical bugs, and many more. Success largely depends on how people deal with these challenges. Now, when it comes to dealing with challenges, Read more…


Never Waste A Good Crisis

never waste a crisis

Things get tough. You have made plans, but nothing is going as per plan. You feel murphy’s law has taken over. Everything that can go wrong is going wrong. You are in a state of crisis, and all kinds of Read more…


Follow Your Heart

Follow your heart

Afraid of following your heart? Unsure of taking up something that you are passionate about? Putting off pursuing that dream you have always had? Anytime anyone comes to me with a career or life dilemma, not because they don’t know Read more…