- 05 Sep 2022
Have you ever spent more money trying to get the worth out of already sunken costs? Sometimes we keep investing more to keep an investment afloat. Constantly pumping money into a loss-making company to keep it running is such an example.
Zanshin is a profound Japanese concept that literally translates to "remaining mind." It means a state of relaxed alertness and heightened awareness.
Often, we say, "I can do this." But this 'can' does not necessarily lead to action unless accompanied by a firm commitment: "I will do this," followed by actually doing it.
Have you ever spent more money trying to get the worth out of already sunken costs? Sometimes we keep investing more to keep an investment afloat. Constantly pumping money into a loss-making company to keep it running is such an example.
Winner of the Nobel peace prize Wangari Maathai, in her book 'The Challenge for Africa', starts the introduction title as 'On the wrong bus'. The phrase refers to an action of moving in the wrong direction by taking the wrong bus, being there...
Gallup did a survey of the American workforce. The result showed that 33% of the workforce was 'actively engaged', meaning genuinely interested and committed to their work, but 16% of the workforce was 'actively disengaged', which means genuinely...
How do you catch a person who is lying to you? Is it possible to know when someone is saying the truth and when not? Psychologists have tried to find ways to get hold of a person who is deceitful. But is it possible to get into someone's heart?...
This week I read two news in a Kenyan newspaper. Both of them were related to the Kenyan athletes performing in the Commonwealth Games 2022 and winning medals. One of them won silver medal while the other one got a bronze one. What was striking...
Everyone has some magic. It is pre-installed in his/her system. A powerful way of creating a unique impression. Everyone handles different situations in their own magical way. Someone is good at soft skills, others might be in hard labour. A...
As mentioned last week, I attended 10 days' Vipassana (Vipashyana) and would like to share my experience with readers. The following striking features of Vipasana are worth mentioning.
When you read this article, most probably I would be in Vipassana for ten days. It's a different kind of experience where I won't have any means of communication, and the condition is not only silence of speech but complete silence, noble silence...
Clean houses in dirty streets. Suppose you have come from a middle or lower middle class family, and your house is in such an area.
Dependance on non-punctual people can actually ruin your reputation in a big way. Many times, either in social or in professional circumstances, we are depending on people who is arranging some programme or meetings for us. And if that person...