Are you mentally poor?

We all have a definition of who is a poor person. Someone who doesn’t have a lot of money. That’s financial poverty. But there is another definition of poverty. Mental poverty. A state where someone is not satisfied with what they have, no matter how much that...

Because we can

You asked for their help. They refused. Maybe they didn’t want to help. Perhaps they were not in a position to help. Couple of days later, they need your help.  If you can help them, should you? Or should you make this the best time to seek revenge? Asking for help is...

Do we define our own speed?

If you’re driving your car on the highway, you choose your speed, within the limits. As you enter the city, you don’t own the speed anymore. The clutter on the roads, the traffic and speed of others defines your speed. That’s true for life as well. We don’t own...

The one thing I look for, while hiring

What do I look for in candidates while hiring? Not their college? Not their work experience? Or their family background? For me, it’s always curiosity. Why are we doing what we’re doing? What would this look like if it were easier? What is this trying to teach me? ...

Winning in life is about this

A successful singer was once interviewed on a talk show. He was bullied his entire childhood for being fat. Fast forward to today, he didn’t feel resentful towards those kids. When asked why, he replied: “Had I still hated them still, they would have defeated me.”...

History exists for a reason

We get a new job and start as if we are the first one to have this job. We enter a new relationship and start as the person has had no relationships before. We handle a new client and start proposing solutions immediately. Whenever we start something new, we start As...