Month: May 2018

Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash When we are in the heat of the moment, we very often make bad decisions.     Like when we are hot, tired and in the middle of a crowd, and a hungry beggar comes to ask for money, we might start the cynical inner speech and find a “reason” for not…

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash What’s the difference between telling a child “you are stupid” and “you did something stupid”? They sound similar but it turns out the the recipient receives them totally differently.   The second one “you did something stupid” actually contains the most powerful message we can give to anyone, including ourselves.  It says…

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash I wrote about adults taking a break from youtube, facebook etc, and a friend asked, how about kids?   Oh, yes. This addiction applies to every human from 1 year old onwards. (So far I am not aware any non human addiction to gadgets. May be I am wrong?).     Yes,…

Photo by Charisse Kenion on Unsplash Some years ago, I witnessed a designer being told by his boss : “who are you to think that you are Georgio Armani”?   Basically the guy (the boss) was sabotaging his own interest by belittling his own staff and sowing the seeds for more “imposter syndrome” if the designer were to somewhat…

Photo by Austin Chan on Unsplash Hey friend, if you stall in what you know needs to be done or promised yourself to do but don’t have the guts to do it, it’s probably caused by fear, self doubt and then the “excuse machine” starts churning out “reasons” to stop you taking action on that opportunity which has…

Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Hey, it’s 7.30 am in the morning and I am doing my usual thing, writing a quick blog before eating my breakfast.   Since I get a choice to decide what kind of a day it is, I might as well decide it’s the best day, ever.   Why not? I get…

Photo by Fidelia Zheng on Unsplash If you are like me, you sometimes wonder who is the boss of you. The boss of your own mind.   Yes, who is the boss. Email or Facebook, or customers or the company we work for, or even the little gadgets we have in our pockets (or more likely out of…

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Hey, I know you are looking forward to a new day of surprises and challenges! To make it fun, I am going to give you a little help in the right direction.   I am offering you a priceless simple exercise which might change your life. It’s easy, and…

Photo by Chris Liverani on Unsplash In the northern hemisphere, this is the time of the year when we have come to within one or two months of the end of the academic year. For many children it’s a very stressful and tiring time as many have to take “open exams” like O Levels, A Levels or IB…