The Life Blog

I would like you to do an experiment. Go outside and look around at nature, trees, the sun, the sky, the air, the earth, and stop listening to the culture around you and listen to your own body. Listen to the world and you will recognize that you and the world are meant to exist together, as one, not separate from life itself. Your role is not to fight against the world, not to control the world, not to protect yourself from the world, but to sing with the world. If you go outside the whole world is [...]

There are 2 things human beings want. To be happy and to not suffer. Hence, in our pursuit of happiness, we want things like success, friends, marriage, family, health, wealth, etc. To a point where wanting correlates with the package of being human. And naturally, when we don’t get it, it affects our happiness levels and well-being. I was similarly getting too affected to the point that the pursuit of happiness started looking like a pursuit of suffering. And what changed my perspective was this one conversation with my mentor that changed everything: “The source of deep happiness is [...]

Failing to acknowledge and appreciate people is a deadly mistake because of 3 reasons. First, you deprive yourself of the opportunity to experience a deep sense of fulfillment. Secondly, you deny yourself the pleasure of establishing a strong connection with someone. Thirdly, you chose to remain in the noise of your own head, remaining in a state of low energy and suffering. Why do we still not practice appreciation despite the fact that it requires so little effort? Potentially, there are 4 Reasons for it: 1. Ego - We think we know, we think it is our right. We think [...]

Diversity is what makes the world beautiful. The world is changing, in fact, if we look closely it has changed already. The question is that as leaders have we updated our beliefs accordingly to suit the needs of the current times? Is well-being a part of our philosophy? Are we preparing our children for the future? In the knowledge economy is ignorance still bliss? In the world of artificial intelligence, where does emotional intelligence stand? Should our roles as leaders be redefined? As an educationist, it is essential to believe in diversity. Every child is unique with his/her unique [...]

From my experiences, I have seen people that have the most impact in their personal and professional lives are the ones who have seen adversity, and deeply felt it to a point where a voice from the inside tells them, “Never Again”. Professionally, when I started off my career, I was appointed to lead a team for a startup. While presenting the startup to the President of the company, with the support of my team, I was able to deliver an impressive presentation. Interestingly, that resulted in the person who appointed me to lead the team, whispering in my ear, [...]

A boy found an eagle’s egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what prairie chicken do - scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings. It was a dreary life. Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter. One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains. “Oh, I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle. The chicken replied, “Don’t [...]