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 [...]
Being on the road at 3.15 a.m. to drive 450 kms was not in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a relaxing couple of days to allow me to recharge my batteries in readiness for the busy week ahead that lay ahead of me. My eldest son, Simon and a [...]
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 [...]
It was some 12 years ago and was I married for 2 years and had a son just 2 and half years old. It was during the recession then when we had to close our business and were nearly declared bankrupt, and it was the same year that my only child was diagnosed with leukemia. [...]
Get up early. Look around outside before going to work Relax and enjoy your meals. Spend time with friends. Pace yourself. Find a quiet place to go to. Praise yourself and others. Develop positive relationships. See your mistakes as stepping stones. Keep track of your own moods so you can watch out for them. Say [...]
40% Of the things I worry about will never happen, for anxiety is the result of a tired mind. 30% Concern old decisions which cannot be altered. 12% center in criticisms, mostly untrue, made by people who feel inferior. 10% is related to my health which worsens while I worry. 8% is legitimate, showing that [...]
The following is a very meaningful story which is called “Let Go”, and written by Dr. Billy Graham. A little child was playing one day with a very valuable vase. He put his hand into it and could not withdraw it. His father too, tried his best, but all in vain. They were thinking of [...]
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they [...]
Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn’t have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field. One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the village said, “Oh, what a horrible [...]