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‘Ego’ has always been an evil word. “He is an ego maniac!!”, “She is so egoistic!” have always held negative connotations. So when someone says “Ego is not bad” it can be treated as another platitude which is more a function of our “inability to call a spade a spade”. Come on!! How can having …
I was part of this learning program recently. And the discussion was happening around how we create labels, identify with them and once we identify, the labels start controlling us. This is when a young lady, with sincere large eyes, and a voice with the steadiness of a Ghazal singer asked earnestly “But what when …
Have you ever been told this? “Just because you can win every argument, doesn’t make you right!” “It’s useless to argue with you!” “I cannot argue as well as you do, but I KNOW I am right!” Even if you are an analytical, “evidence based” person? Someone who worships critical thinking and reason! In your …
We all struggle with this choice when faced with a difficult situation. On one hand our heart says “It is bad to give up. Keep trying. Hold on!”. On the other hand, it whispers “Accept. See when you cannot change anything. Learn to let go”. How do we decide? If we examine the question slowly …
Until you are clear on what you want in life, where you want to go, everybody else will keep telling you where you SHOULD go. They are trying to help…or sell 😊 If you listen to where everybody says you should go, you will want to go everywhere. It is natural. If you try to …
Once upon a time there lived a poor archer who hit his target every time – no matter how small, how far. When he pulled his bowstring into position, he became the picture of concentration, calm and focus. It would seem as if the arrow was being released not from the bow, but from him. …
I feel offended when people write about painful things happening in another part of the world, but nothing about the things that are happening in their own country or society. So fake! I feel offended when people write about painful things that are happening in our nation but selectively. So much bias! I feel …
We often do this funny thing. I have been guilty of it too. We make a humble observation that we have hit a plateau, that we need more diversity in our thought process, new ways of thinking. We go out and hire people who are diverse, think differently from us. Then we try our best …
To fear to do something is normal. And temporary. Justifying makes it permanent. “I feel nervous to speak on stage” is normal. You can feel afraid and speak anyway. You will sweat a little, tremble a little, and then say what you have to say. But if you add “…because as a kid, I was …
Have you ever wondered what the secret behind great leadership is? Have you ever seen arguments? That it is about ‘authenticity’…or ‘integrity’..or ‘compassion’….or ‘vulnerability’ perhaps! There are dozens of answers and hundreds of arguments when it comes to cracking the code of life. All based on one assumption: That there is one single answer. And …