Our “beliefs” are in progress……..they are only “working hypothesis” and must be rejected when proven not to be valid.
Photo by Ian Espinosa on Unsplash When we say we “believe” in something, we are being lazy and we are accepting something as the truth, the undeniable truth, the permanent truth and the unchangeable truth, without checking it out whether it works or not. When we say we believe in something, we basically accept something as the truth…
Would we put off until another day something we really want to do, if we realise that we only have 24 hours to live deeply at a time.
Photo by Lalo on Unsplash When we talk about something being “permanent”, somehow we feel secure, we feel relaxed and we feel comfortable. Being a “permanent resident” of a country, or being a “permanent member of staff” of an organisation make some people feel comfortable. We also like to seek out “stability”. We crave for stability.…
We don’t need someone else to endorse us or confirm that we are special. We are all already super special.
Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash We all want to feel special. And many of us are waiting for someone else to endorse us or confirm that we are special. Speak up and stand out. I am challenging to change the way you see yourself. You don’t have to look for your specialness. You don’t need…
We are not lying, we are just very good at fooling ourselves.
Photo by Tommy Lisbin on Unsplash We will not admit that we are lying, we are just good at fooling ourselves. We all know that eating one piece of chocolate cake feels really good, and eating two pieces makes us feel less good, and eating three pieces gives us a tummy pain, and one more piece we…
Having the courage to update our mental model when the current one doesn’t serve us well.
Photo by Le Minh Phuong on Unsplash Let’s face it, we wouldn’t build a bridge using an engineering model which is proven to be faulty and which doesn’t work, because we know that it caused the collapse of a bridge before and so through experience we have tested it and know that we need to change our model.…
Stick your middle finger to your “self doubt”. Just do it. Take immediate action! And watch your pitiful “self doubt” evaporate.
Photo by Austin Neill on Unsplash Self doubt is a habit. We are good at self doubt because we have been practicing self doubt in the past. What we practice a lot of we become good at. It feels intellectually and emotionally easier to simply think the same thoughts and do the same things. When we keep…
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. At anytime, in anywhere, don’t blink!
Photo by Jose Aragones on Unsplash Suppose we get to sit at the same table with Nelson Mandela or the Dalai Lama, wow that’s as big a selfie or photo opportunity as it can get. It will guarantee to attract maximum Facebook “likes”. But then what? The real question is: are we sitting there mentally? Are…
Every time we offload the responsibility of unsatisfactory result to the outside world, we are giving up the chance to develop our thought models to improve the odds for the next time
Photo by Lesly Juarez on Unsplash When something has not worked out, or when we lose a “competition”, or when an idea of ours is not accepted by the market or our audience, it’s feels good to blame “luck” or the economy or “other people”, the “world”………etc. It feels good to offload the responsibility to the outside…
Start with the thought of backing off from harming others. It will eventually benefit you first, then others and the planet.
Photo by Deryn Macey on Unsplash Over ten years ago when I went to some parts of Europe, when I was taken to lunch in restaurants outside the big cities, I usually either had an empty plate or had to explain to the chef exactly what to do. It took a bit more effort than nowadays. In those…
“To be kind or to be right” , always choose to be kind.
Photo by Robert Baker on Unsplash Hey folks, I have some “facts” for you. Sorry, some opinions or viewpoints, not “facts”. What you argue about, and do your best about to convince others that you are 100% “right” about something, about whatever it is. I am sorry to point out. All that stuff you are defending.…