The Indian educational system is very intimidating and there is an endless wave of competition and a never ending rat race to become the next super star in whatever field is chosen. In this race students often get influenced by their peers, parents, relatives, media etc. To take a right decision is to be aware…
Many leaders make the mistake of judging others. In my opinion, being judgmental is the first mistake many leaders make. By this, I mean that leaders often form opinions about people before talking to those people, getting to know them and communicating with them properly. Then, they leave with that judgement and they follow that…
Those days are gone when we used to wait for hours and days to send or receive mails, letters or any other important information. Now we live in an age where every bit of information is delivered within few seconds/minutes. We are privileged to be living in such an advanced era where human has touched…
After my college days, as a young man, I took time to pursue my passion for Theatre in the city of Mumbai which at that time was known as Bombay. As I watched men and women acting on the stage, I asked these questions to myself, “What differentiates a good actor and not so…
There are several reasons as to why someone feels sleepy when he or she reads. It can be as simple as you are tired, it can be due to a medical condition a person is facing, it can be lack of interest, etc. American philosopher L Ron Hubbard who wrote “Dianetics” (Dianetics is the study…
I was already late and was rushing to my office for an important meeting when I saw them coming towards me fluttering their fins inside the small enclosure of the glass bowl as if they were my bosom friends. I have always been amazed to see the pair of Gold fishes acting in frenzy in…
Has happiness anything to do with being mindful? Are worries a result of actions that were taken without being mindful? Should the gains acquired through unmindful actions be termed gains? Can such gains bring happiness? Can they be called achievements in an organisation? How important it is for an organisation to feel ‘collective happiness’ and…
Leadership is a word used a lot, but very often misunderstood. In this article and the next, we are going to learn to understand the 10 attributes of a true leader. This month we will share what the 10 attributes are, and then expand on them individually through the coming months. So what are the…
When there is a fight between your mind and heart which one would you follow? It is a difficult question, is it not so? All our deliberate actions originate from mind; whereas spontaneous actions, from heart! Deliberate actions often have strategies in it. This is based on the old saying, “No body plans to fail,…
“Life per se does not have any meaning, it is we who give meaning to life!” So say the wise. Every individual is a story in the making and every one of us gets an entire life-time to write that story. The onus is on us to make that story a good one. Once, a…
