If we look back at times when we wish we had acted and decided differently, one thing in common may well stand out; we acted under an emotion that...
Don’t Strike When The Iron Is Hot
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As We Deal With One Problem, Another One Awaits Us
A dear friend of mine and I were navigating through a transaction, and I said to him jokingly that this seems never-ending - as we deal with one...
We Can’t Fix Every Ache Inside Of Us
Just as wounds leave a scar, so also people, decisions, and experiences often leave an ache we continue to live with. We carry these for years,...
Learning To Say No
One of the things we often struggle with is the ability to say no. The feeling that we will be letting people down, and the pressure we sometimes...
The War That We Need To Win
A professor asked the class a very interesting question - we have two bulls within, a good one and an evil one, which one is stronger? The class...
Take Out Time To Heal Yourself
When we injure ourselves, we allow the body to heal and recover. We know that if we ignore the problem, it will become difficult to manage in the...
Do One Thing, And Do It Really Well
There is often a temptation to do many things; life offers so many opportunities that sometimes we get distracted and carried away. It doesn’t mean...
Talk About Your Mistakes
Making mistakes is part of life, but what we do with them is what defines us. We regret our mistakes and, over time, come to terms with them. As we...
Managing Our Moods
We have all experienced being in different moods, and in fact, we often classify some people we know as moody, not knowing which way they may...
Appreciate, Don’t Compare
Over the years, we have become habituated to instantly comparing what we are experiencing with another reference we may have in mind. Benchmarking...
Don’t Strike When The Iron Is Hot
If we look back at times when we wish we had acted and decided differently, one thing in common may well stand out; we acted under an emotion that clouded our judgement, only for us to see things clearly at a later time when our mind had settled. Doing things in the...
As We Deal With One Problem, Another One Awaits Us
A dear friend of mine and I were navigating through a transaction, and I said to him jokingly that this seems never-ending - as we deal with one thing, another one crops up. He smiled and said something profound that not only gave me perspective, but has also stayed...
We Can’t Fix Every Ache Inside Of Us
Just as wounds leave a scar, so also people, decisions, and experiences often leave an ache we continue to live with. We carry these for years, becoming an emotional companion, surfacing time and again, even when we thought we had closure. Understanding them may well...
Learning To Say No
One of the things we often struggle with is the ability to say no. The feeling that we will be letting people down, and the pressure we sometimes feel of living up to the expectations of others, often makes us say yes when deep down we know we should decide...
The War That We Need To Win
A professor asked the class a very interesting question - we have two bulls within, a good one and an evil one, which one is stronger? The class unanimously shouted, ‘The good one’. The professor said no. With a surprised look, they asked him, ‘The evil one?’ Once...
Take Out Time To Heal Yourself
When we injure ourselves, we allow the body to heal and recover. We know that if we ignore the problem, it will become difficult to manage in the future. It is the same with our mind and emotional world. We know that we are living with hurt, regrets, strained...
Do One Thing, And Do It Really Well
There is often a temptation to do many things; life offers so many opportunities that sometimes we get distracted and carried away. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t experience what life has to offer, but we need to be clear about what our primary focus in life is. Well...
Talk About Your Mistakes
Making mistakes is part of life, but what we do with them is what defines us. We regret our mistakes and, over time, come to terms with them. As we grow, we learn to gain insights and learnings from them, paving a better future for ourselves. But we need to consider...
Managing Our Moods
We have all experienced being in different moods, and in fact, we often classify some people we know as moody, not knowing which way they may behave. Often we have fallen prey to our own moods and find it difficult to get out of them, and sometimes we get into a good...
Appreciate, Don’t Compare
Over the years, we have become habituated to instantly comparing what we are experiencing with another reference we may have in mind. Benchmarking sometimes may not be a bad idea, but we need to be mindful that we are not losing out on enjoying life in an unfiltered...
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