Words don’t have a fixed meaning; we assign meaning to them based on our individual perspectives. For example, my definition of ‘beauty’ may differ from yours. This variance applies to many situations. When I ask someone to offer training, manage a project, or handle...
When we struggle to keep up and push out of our comfort zone, we often use lower mental faculties. We may start behaving like children—becoming more irritable, talking more than we listen, arguing, comparing ourselves to others, and becoming emotionally reactive and...
Our best friend may become our worst nightmare. The things we actively avoid might one day become our favourite collectables. Even highly organised people might decide to go with the flow. Life plays with us in mischievous ways. Nothing is certain or for sure. Nothing...
With every response, we are either being lifted up or dragged down from our intellectual level. When I retaliate blindly to teach others a lesson, I lose immediately, as they succeed in pulling me down to their level. But when I return kindness, I win, having elevated...
Perhaps it is within my control to be happy. I can respond to my environment by choosing happiness, allowing my emotions to support that decision and sustain a sense of contentment. Yet, the reality is more complex. In certain situations, it may not make sense to...
Don't let those mean people take your goodness away. They want you to be like them. They want you to act like them. They hope one day you’ll mirror their mean actions. But don’t let them. Keep your goodness intact.
We all make assumptions, and while it may not be practical to validate everything upfront, the real trouble arises when we are unaware of these assumptions. When we don’t consciously recognise our assumptions, we risk believing them as truth. Sometimes, it is too late...
How do you influence others? How do you provide feedback? How do you get others to make decisions? How do you make a sale? There are thousands of these "how to" questions, and millions of tactics preached by countless experts. But in my opinion, much of it is noise,...