Proactive resolutions for 2010

December 27, 2009

In a recent article I published on Lifescape artists I suggested that there is a psychological loophole in the way we look and talk about New Year resolutions. For starters, the word “Year” in New Year, subconsciously (and wrongfully) suggests a timeframe we are bound with. Hence, we covertly hint to ourselves that whatever we [...]

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Lifescape artists is Online!!!

December 21, 2009

I’m glad to announce the birth of a new blog – Lifescape artists!! The blog was launched yesterday by myself and friend and co-founder Srinivas Rao of The Skool of life. We started working on the idea a few weeks ago when Srini approached me with the proposal of starting up a multi-authored blog. The [...]

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Heart Driven Success

December 14, 2009

There are many factors that play a determining role in success. The most commonly identified are qualities such as passion, determination, perseverance, good planning, intuition and creativity amongst a few others. It is to be said, however, that not all success comes from the heart or leads to happiness. There is success which comes from [...]

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The little sacred rules of inner peace

December 8, 2009

No matter how different people’s goals, inclinations and social conditions might be, there is always one thing that is common to all humans – the desire for inner peace. Some might not be consciously aware of this all the time or their life experiences have completely closed their heart to this possibility. Others might think [...]

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A simple visualization technique to keep calm under pressure

December 5, 2009

This is a Guest Post by Jon Rhodes The way people react in a moment of crisis is generally a good measure of their character.  It is easy to be calm and efficient when there is no pressure on, but not so easy when the cauldron is bubbling.  The really useful and successful people in [...]

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5 ‘World views’ the world can do without

December 2, 2009

The world has been shaped and coloured by myriads of political ideologies, cultural dispositions, religious beliefs and spiritual affinities.  It is also strongly influenced by the zeitgeist or the collective spirit of the moment. Some of them have been good and perhaps even though strongly resisted or fought over at first, they were conducive to [...]

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Latest log in my travel journal

November 29, 2009

I have been in China this week. This is definitely not my first time there. Every time I’ve been in China I always took something back with me – as an experience that is, or as a lesson. In previous experiences I was impressed by perceptions such as human adaptability and ingenuity in highly competitive [...]

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How to keep a clear head in moments of crisis

November 27, 2009

We all have those moments when we feel everything is falling apart or when suddenly too many problems seem to come our way all at the same time. They end up overwhelming us and we find it hard to tackle them all at once. Our mind gets stressed, our body gets fatigued and our problem-solving [...]

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Overcome writer’s block: Understanding the Yin and Yang nature of the creative process

November 15, 2009

I have never done writing for a living yet. My writing has always been mostly for study or passion. Yet even though I haven’t been under the pressure of having my monthly income depending on the flow and quality of my writing as any paid writer would, my own experiences still brought to my conscious [...]

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