For anyone who doesn’t know where to start. “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” — Oprah Winfrey 1. What is your story? Who are you? What do want to achieve in your life? What is something your heart desires? What is that something that keeps following you …
9 Red Flags In Relationships
Nobody can bulletproof a relationship. 1. Casually thrown hurtful words Words are like bullets. Once you pull the trigger, you can’t take them back. You can express remorse or say you are sorry, but that is not the same. We all make mistakes. We say hurtful things to the ones we love the most. But …
What Kind of a Person Are You Outside of Your Resume?
Why the traits missing from your job description beat the perfect resume You are not your resume. How do you communicate with your colleagues? How do you do your job? How do you act when no one is looking? Will your colleagues remember you when you leave? Will they miss you? Who are you outside …
For Anyone Who Feels Like Your Mind Won’t Ever Switch Off (Lesson on Mindfulness)
Let yourself take a minute to be mindful. our mind betrays you sometimes. Not just sometimes but most of the time. Why? Because it is thinking of a million things at the same time. It is organizing a million things at the same time. My to-do list for today. Emails to check. Calls to answer. …
This Is How You Plant Your Feet And Stand Rooted In Your Relationship
Building your relationship is a lot more important than having one. A colleague of mine, after one year marriage, told me she is getting a divorce. “Huh? What happened?” I asked. I was expecting monumental reasons like maybe he has cheated or she has or something serious enough to break their marriage. “We have grown …
We Don’t Get What We Want Because We Just Don’t Care Enough
You give time and effort for those things you care about. Our days are filled with the path to future skills, tasks and commitments we believe we can’t possibly take on. We have seduced ourselves into believing that we’re not born with the talent, or that the obstacles to doing the work are just too …
What If You Care More?
Without caring, life is like the bottom of the ocean. Frigid and sunless. There are forces like love and caring and wonder and connection that can overpower anything you are going through. In every one of us, a light shines with the intensity of a thousand blazing suns. Continue reading …. To your inspirations, Banchi
To Achieve Mastery, You Have to Practice Deliberately
How you practice is more important than how often you practice. Starting at the age of 12, I sang in the shower. I would imagine myself to be a top singer mimicking the voices of my favorite female singers. My voice did never came close to them. Actually, that is not true. Family would cringe …
Just Breathe
“Healing is every breath.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Someone says something awful to you and you just stand there, powerless and hurt. Your body is trembling. You are thinking of the just-right poison cocktail of words you are dying to deliver. The perfect knock-out verbal punch. In the meantime, your breathing has become shallow. Your …
This Is Why You Need To Forgive Those Who Hurt You
Anything you gain by refusing to forgive is certainly far less desirable. I met someone who betrayed me in a crowded restaurant a few weeks ago. He had been my mentor many years ago. When he asked me to loan him money for his training center, I did not hesitate. I loaned him lots of …