Tag: Life Lessons

Self-Improvement

Delightfully Discovering This Interesting Person You Are Through Exploring

Nobody will be able to find the you, you are looking for, for you. In high school, competition among students helped us to know our friends better. A teacher would pick a student and ask about his close friend. What is his close friend’s favorite food? Favorite sport? Favorite color? What does he like? Is …

Self-Improvement

Sometimes You Have To Talk To a Grieving Man To Get Back To What Is Essential In Life

Inspirational story on the power of love. “Sometimes our light goes out but it is blown again by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.” Albert Schweitzer Last week, I received a new trainee who was going to join my class. …

Self-Improvement

Almost No One Gets To Do A Job To Eat A Slice Of Chocolate Cake

You are there to do the difficult work. My trainees surprised me the other day. A giant, delicious-looking, mouthwatering, chocolate cake was waiting for me on my desk. I was stumped. Sometimes, you get good surprises like this. Your students are happy with your teaching they are surprising you with a chocolate cake. That you …

Self-Improvement

What My Artist Friend Teaches Me About Life

Life is something you can create, rather than something that happens to you. Her workspace is a beautiful mess. I have no idea how she creates art from what I am looking at. There are brushes all over the place. Some paintings are half-started. There are gigantic canvases and small ones. Only a small number …

Self-Improvement

Let Love Guide Your Work in 2020

For your work to thrive, there should be a spring in your step. “I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many …

Self-Improvement

I Hope You Are Devouring Life

I hope your heart is unsealed, taking in all the joys and sorrows of life. I hope whatever has or will happen in your life, no matter what chasms you cross, heights you scale, or how many people you love and are loved by, when all is said and done and you take that final …

Self-Improvement

Are You Looking For New Year Resolutions? Here Are 8 Ideas

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 …

Emotions

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 …

Emotions

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 …