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July 2011

July 31, 2011

Losing Anger, Lust and Ego

In so many religious frameworks, a lot of emphasis is given to the get away...

January 2011

January 29, 2011

Negotiating for better results – lesson from a little kiddo

Life is tough for sure. And with different people in our lives working off of...

January 28, 2011

Five Important Lessons Offered to Me in 2010

At the beginning of January, Desh Kapoor invited his friends on Facebook to list our...

January 21, 2011

Test your words: True, Kind and Necessary?

Recently a fine couple came to our house for dinner. They were Catholic by religion...

January 09, 2011

What are the FIVE most important lessons you learned in 2010: some sharings

I recently asked my Facebook friends, as to what were the FIVE most important life...

December 2010

December 02, 2010

Pleez ajjust- We are Like That Only!!

Sometimes seeing the way Delhi is getting better, although not uniformly everywhere, I wonder have...

November 2010

November 22, 2010

Read the Exciting Story of your Life!

I haven't read a fiction book in decades. It's not that I haven't tried, but...

November 02, 2010

How to best take a Revenge

Revenge is a very dirty word for many. For quite a few revenge provides the...

October 2010

October 18, 2010

How Intellectual Arrogance Stunts Our Growth

Early on in my life, I came across some excellent motivational or personal development books...

October 13, 2010

The Abyss will Gaze Back Into You

If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you” -...

October 12, 2010

Breaking out of a Vicious Circle of Difficulties in Life

A friend recently felt that she was in one of those periods of the life...

October 11, 2010

I want to Meet Myself

Jasleen Matharu, a dear friend once said in a casual conversation - in one of...

September 2010

September 14, 2010

Interesting conversational styles of people

Conversations are tough to have with many people. Good and engaging conversations are even tougher.

September 12, 2010

Career Discussions: Creating a Personal Board of Directors

One of the things that most personal development Gurus talk about these days is to...

September 07, 2010

Are You In Touch With Yourself?

There was this Advertisement on Indian TV channels long back in which a lady dressed...

September 02, 2010

Cost of Altruism and Primacy of Genetics

How much are you willing to give as charity? Does it depend on who you...

September 02, 2010

How I let go of my obsessions without really fighting them

Yesterday, I simply walked past Starbucks smelling the lovely coffee aroma and the inviting ambiance....

August 2010

August 27, 2010

Fighting my fears

Last week, I was on a cruise that took us to Cozumel.

August 11, 2010

Grapevine – filter it before you have it!

I have observed that news mongering, spreading rumours, talking about people behind their back, gossiping...

July 2010

July 29, 2010

When belief in a lie created a miracle

Due to a quirk of fate, I had joined this not so prestigious college. It...

July 28, 2010

Weathering a Life Storm

Those were very tough days for a young guy in his first job like me....

July 26, 2010

There comes a time for decisions…

We all avoid pain. Which doesn't mean that we can avoid it. We just avoid...

July 19, 2010

Women are most attractive at 31

Beauty is about personality, they say now. Participants in one study say its: 70% about...

June 2010

June 23, 2010

Bad faith begets bad faith

Does it help to design your online media to take care of the worst in...

June 02, 2010

A Lesson in Self by a Family in the Park

This weekend I went to the neighborhood park with my 5 year old son. When...

June 01, 2010

Science of Motivation: “Will I” vs “I Will”

Testosterone oriented motivational paradigm believes that if we tell ourselves something we are most likely...

March 2010

March 31, 2010

Evaluating your goals for 1Q 2010

Today, March 31st, the first 90 days of the year come to a close. Many...

March 29, 2010

Success and Sacrifice

Saw an interesting note on Apolo Ohno, the speedskater. It speaks to how his father's...

March 22, 2010

I Believe..

Generally I dont post the mails one gets through distribution. But this collection is extremely...

January 2010

January 09, 2010

Social Networks and Happiness

As the world grows more commercial and "modern" one thing that gets hit is one's...