I have just come home from seeing Band Baaja Baaraat for the nth time. It is what I call a feel good movie. This is not a film review. It is written with a view to make you review what makes you feel good. What does feel good mean? – what makes me feel good [...]
A friend of mine came up to me one day and said that just as much as he loved ‘make the most of life’ he thought the site had so much fluff. He felt the site was lop sided and did not focus or talk about the realities of life. After all, life is not [...]
Rush. I have a mile to run, Business to attend to, Places to reach, Presentations to be made, I am a Berry busy man. I have no time to eat, or rest, Lest the competition get ahead. I have to run faster, Faster than everyone else. Time waits for no one, It won’t for me; [...]
Right from childhood we are taught that excellence is the key. We are taught that if anything is worth doing, it’s worth doing well. This belief is flawed in judgement… and it is a fallacy that we carry with great conviction, often throughout our life. Excellence is not the key, our spirit is. All things [...]
Stress is a commonly used term but not a well understood one. Most of the times we hear people say things like ‘Oh there maybe problems around but I can cope well. I’m not stressed.’ or ‘Getting married is a happy time, I can’t possible be stressed.’ It’s important to understand that even though you [...]
“I must never be late”… “I have to be perfect”… “I should always tell the truth”… How often do you catch yourself making such statements to yourself? Most of us are programmed right from childhood to freely use the ‘should’ – ‘must’ – ‘have to’ rule book on ourselves and others. So what happens when [...]
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. – Hans Selye
What is stress? Stress is a response to real and imagined event that alters the normal functioning of the body. Stress arises when a situation is perceived as stressful. Stress is often associated with situations that you find difficult to handle. How you view things also affects your stress level. If you have very high [...]