Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
June 13, 2022
At a Buddhist monastery, a student once approached his Master and said to him, “O Master, please guide me. Every time I sit in meditation, I seek out peace. But unfortunately, negative thoughts keep coming to me, and they disturb Read more…
April 9, 2022
I have a bad habit. I go through phases where I ruminate a lot. During those periods, my mind constantly cycles through the same thoughts over and over again. As a result, I overthink to a fault. Am I doing Read more…
December 21, 2021
In the quest for Mastery in any domain, there are times where you do all the work, but it doesn’t feel as if any progress is being made. You are a start-up pitching your ideas to many customers, but the Read more…
December 1, 2021
I recently came across this wonderful quote by Alden Mills, an Ex-Navy Seal who said- ” If you know you can do it, and you know what it takes, it is a task, not a dream!!” It is a task Read more…
October 5, 2021
In a town, people on the sidewalk noticed a horse come galloping down the road. The man on the horse seemed to be in a hurry and had somewhere important to go. Recognizing the rider, an acquaintance on the sidewalk Read more…
“Can you please stop looking at your phone and pay attention to what I am saying!!”. These were the exasperated words from my wife this morning as she tried to get me to listen to what she was saying. Her Read more…
August 8, 2021
There are moments and situations where I feel distracted and disturbed, unable to focus and concentrate on anything. Looking back at all those moments, I have noticed something familiar in all of such moments. I was doing something from the Read more…
October 10, 2020
I was driving my son to school this morning, and he was stressing and anxious about a Physics Class Assessment he had in the first period of the day. “hope I can answer all the questions and complete the paper Read more…
September 18, 2020
Most of our life happens on autopilot. Our habits, reactions, impulses, routines control us, and we are not even aware of them taking over. A few days back, after a difficult work-related conversation, I was chatting with my son on Read more…
August 27, 2020
Everything that we do at any moment is often to serve some outcome in the future. Studying NOW to prepare for an exam Driving NOW to reach a destination. Arguing with someone NOW to prove that you are right. Making Read more…
