Get Unstuck in Life
Useless thoughts, brain chatter are like ripples in a pond. Imagine someone taking to you a ‘disturbed’ pond and telling you “Stop those ripples!!! Right now!! Control them!! Try your best!!! “ The more you try, the worse it gets. The more you control, the more out of control it gets. Think about it. What are …
“Smart people learn from their mistakes” Agree?But what if we believe that the mistake is not our’s? 🙂 Which I guess is …most of the times 😉 Do you see why learning is hard? 😀 For example, if someone leaves the org – we ponder why and try to learn. Underlying assumption is “Attrition is …
I want to use this opportunity to deal with all questions along the lines of “How do I stop myself from XYZ?” Whenever we face a question like this we have two choices. Start thinking on “Why am I stuck?” or “Why I cannot do XYZ.” Start thinking on “How can I move ahead?” or “How can I …
Here’s a spiritual answer to a logical question. Clarity of speech and writing springs from clarity of thought. So the question is how can I develop clarity of thought? For clarity of thought, the short answer is: Keep asking ‘Why’, ‘What is the underlying belief here?’ and ‘What if that belief was not true?’ and …
Give up trying to be “mentally strong”. Let us say I am trying to punch you in the abs. You will tense up your muscles, hold your breath and try to be strong. What if a 2 year old baby is trying to punch you in the abs? Will you tense up your muscles? The …
There are no passive aggressive people. There is passive aggressive behavior. So passive aggressive people are not bad. Passive aggressive behavior causes some undesirable consequences. The stereotypical image of a passive aggressive person is an “Evil manipulator whose aim in life is to make people feel guilty and then control them to get what they want.” If that is …