Going through a rough patch in your life and wondering how to be happy? “Life may not be going well for you now, but as long as you are here, as long as you press forward, anything is possible. Hold on to hope.” – Motivational speaker, Nick Vujicic What is a rough patch in life? These are […]
Category Archives: Applied Philosophy
Circa 2024: Now that we have welcomed the New Year with open hands and hearts, we are all set, well almost. Have you ever thought about how you see yourself by the end of the year? Moved forward or stuck in the same rut? Of course, moved forward… As years pass by, have you […]
“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill… …Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.” Remember this quote stuck on your hostel room’s wall? Yes! Have you emulated it in your life? No! The mantra for life should be: Quit bad, Never Quit Good! Watch that […]
“The beauty of facing life unprepared is tremendous. Then life has a newness, a youth; then life has a flow and freshness. Then life has so many surprises. And when life has so many surprises boredom never settles in you.” Osho Every New Year we try to create a resolution for ourselves. Mostly it is […]
Do you like to fail? Would you like to fail? No way! “The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” -Paulo Coelho. Failure is another bitter truth of life. We need to accept it with open arms. Nobody wants to fail. All of us want to win and achieve […]
Adversity is a part and parcel of our lives. There is not a single soul on this planet who has not faced adversity. Even if you are very successful, moderately successful, or not so successful, handling adversity in life determines you. It is not that successful people have not faced any adversity (as perceived), they […]
“You are a firecracker in everything you do. Celebrate yourself every day.” ― Hiral Nagda It has been noticed that in our conversations with our family members or friends, whenever we talk about people, we say, “He is just awesome!” But do we ever say, “I am just awesome!” which you are? It is not considered […]
“Expectations” the word churns mixed emotions in all of us. Sometimes we feel nice and happy about having some expectations from a loved one, whereas sometimes we are thinking about expectations that we have unmet. Life swings between these two situations. Here, we need to strike a balance between met and unmet expectations. Having expectations […]
To begin with, what do we mean by investment in yourself? In the Indian milieu, as parents we invest in our home (where our family lives), children, higher education, instruments, gold, car, etc. but never in ourselves. Our needs and desires take a backseat when it comes to us. We keep on postponing investment in […]
Are you the one who often quotes: I can’t do. I can’t I can’t I can’tuse computers. I can’tplay sports. I can’t speak in public. It implies that you are too cozy in your comfort zone. You find it difficult to step out of your comfort zone. We need to be honest about what we want and take risks rather […]