There are days when you wake up and everything is just a mess. You know that you will still be dealing with yesterdays problems today. And as the day progresses, new problems come and make things even worse. The problems pile up, and bear heavy down on your back, making you feel that you will be crushed by the weight of the burden. To tell you the truth, sh*t does happen. It happens to you, it happens to me, it happens to everyone. What is the remedy? What is the cure? When does it end? The answer is simple: keep yourself strong knowing that this, too, shall pass. No matter how crappy your day (or your life is), no matter how heavy things feel – given enough time, everything passes. The burden you feel … Read entire article »

There will be times when you will get really disappointed. Sometimes, despite all your optimism, effort and hope, life will shoot you down and disappoint you in many bitter ways. What can one do in times like these? A common reaction to these situations is to slump into a psychological “fetal position”, isolate ourselves, and bemoan how the world has treated us badly. Like worms of the earth, we squirm and lament our circumstances and bathe in a cesspool of self-pity. This is victimhood. There is another possible response to a grave disappointment. This response is difficult, because it requires us to expend even more of the seemingly depleted energy and leaves us at risk to even more suffocating disappointment. This response is simple: stand up and fight. No matter how grave the situation, standing … Read entire article »

I stopped blogging for a long period of time because I encountered several crises that affected a very big portion of my personal and professional life. During this time, my belief system was shaken to its core and my values system radically changed its configuration. I had to reassess the goals I wanted to achieve, including the methods I needed to take to reach them. Things changed. One thing that I learned in the thick of … Read entire article »

Your complete persona, where you stand right now, is the most comfortable place on Earth. Your Thoughts, Beliefs, Predispositions and Reactions (lets call them your TBPRs) are the result of years and years of conditioning and training- whether you are aware of it or not. Yet, these TBPRs are not necessarily the best set that you may possibly have. They seem right, because at this point in time, for what you have known from firsthand experience, these … Read entire article »

In this day and age, you can literally get the information you need in an instant, and at your fingertips. There was a time, decades back, that when you required information you would have to find it in a reference book either at a library, or if you were lucky, from home. Access to knowledge was limited to those with resources and/or a proximity to the source. For information related to commerce, you once had to thumb … Read entire article »

An interesting comment was said on the TV Series, the Big Bang Theory. The psychiatrist mother of the lead character (Leonard) commented on another character (the beautiful blonde waitress/ struggling actress, Penny), and classified her as suffering from an “external locus of identity”, which was the cause of many of her problems. In the context of the show, that moment was really funny. Hilarious as it may seem on the small screen, almost everyone has suffered … Read entire article »

Often a project, goal or a task when repeatedly done, or done in a prolonged manner, becomes commonplace and loses it ability to hold your interest. Remember that you have the power to re-inspire yourself. With whatever you have done before with great passion, all you have to do is remember how this project, goal or task aligns with the greatest dreams of your life. Once this recollection happens, a new inspiration will take root, planting … Read entire article »

Watching an aircraft from a distance, ascending towards the night sky is quite a sight. Its lights are flashing from miles away, as it gracefully climbs higher and higher. A thought passed my mind. Today, an airplane is an ubiquitous sight, rarely given notice. Imagine what people from a hundred years ago would think if they saw such a sight during their times. They would have felt touched by God and they would marvel in awe at … Read entire article »

suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” -Abraham Maslow When a problem arises, we often have a certain way of managing it. Sometimes, the way we deal with a situation is not apt. When this happens, we find ourselves frustrated as to why a certain tactic, formerly reliable, no longer becomes effective. When dealing with challenges, we must be able to find … Read entire article »