Comfort zone is more than just a place of ease—it is a silent trap. While it feels safe, it often prevents people from realizing their true potential. Staying within it may seem protective, but in reality, it limits growth and keeps individuals from stretching toward bigger opportunities. Día’s Story : Choosing Safety Over Growth Día …
Small wins Milton Erickson, a renowned psychiatrist and medical hypnotist, battled polio at the age of 17. Bedridden, he faced the possibility of death each day that he conquered one day at a time. One technique he used to sustain his hope was gaining a small win by watching the sunset every day. “I was …
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Mind body interconnection According to Indian philosophy, our body and our psychological self are interconnected, with the psychological self having four dimensions: Manas (perceiving mind), Buddhi (Intellect), Ahankara (Ego), and Chitta (Memorizer). This perspective offers new insights: Mind and body cannot be viewed in isolation. Working on one also needs working on the other. “The …
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Repetition can be phenomenal To learn something very well keep learning the same thing each day.To make someone your friend repeat interacting with them each day.To build a new belief repeat referring to the same evidence that affirms the belief. In my second grade, I voluntarily learned the 7th tables by simple repetition. Since then …
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Demystifying yoga When I lie on a mat and stretch myself, I call it a stretching exerciseWhen I sit down and take a few deep breaths, I call it breathingWhen I close my eyes and observe myself, I call it meditationAll these can be the ingredients to a yogic practice but it is not yoga. …
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Agape Leadership Is ‘Love’ relevant in Leadership? In the book Trillion Dollar Coach, leaders often described Bill Campbell as someone who loved people. He gave bear hugs. He took people out. He generously donated his time. He held people accountable. Bill Campbell demonstrated Agape Leadership. To demonstrate selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love, is key in agape …
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Embrace our current selves We are constantly changing ourselves consciously or unconsciously. One day, our gradual changes become visible to us and others. We are quick to draw comparisons with our older selves, while others want us to get back to our older version. For Instance-We might say to ourselves, “I used to be someone …
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Feeling successful Even the most well-accomplished people can feel defeated. Why should someone feel so even after winning? It could be because(1) The price they paid to win in one area may be too high at the expense of other areas of life(2) They won but not on their terms(3) They had hoped to experience …
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Enjoyment as criteria More than half of our lives are filled with chasing goals. We usually make SMART goals and evaluate our activities against the performance criteria. We often ask ourselves ‘Did I give my best?’ for everything we do, without knowing what best means in some cases. Then one fine day we realize that …
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Hard thinking In my younger days, hard work was seen as a golden virtue. Many stories and narratives celebrated the hardworking chap who toiled to become successful. As I grew up I realized hard work was not the key to being successful. It was the hard thinking that gave people their edge. It is not …
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