If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it. William Arthur Ward We are all born with the extraordinary ability to achieve great things in life. We can all be whatever we wish to, provided we really set our minds to it. This ability to have Read more…

Sometimes the worst of our fears brings out the best in us. Hi, this is Aryan Samal, and today I’ll be sharing my experience with books. Well, books had a rather serendipitous entry into my life. My fear of history also played a key role there. Yes, you read that right. You see, as a Read more…

This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits – one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen. Chanakya Several philosophers have likened the world to all sorts of undesirable things. Some have projected it as a place full of suffering and pain, while others have been Read more…

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends. Abraham Lincoln In a world where cut-throat competition reigns supreme, it is not unheard of for healthy competitors to become die-hard critics, and for die-hard critics to become sworn enemies. And once that line is crossed, all rules of decency and morality fly out out Read more…

We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. Friedrich Koenig Our minds are designed and hardwired to be goal-oriented; we constantly need a purpose in our lives to keep going. While this may not be something Read more…

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou Words not backed by emotions are as futile as a monkey’s fat. People often forget that man is not just a social, but also an emotional being. If mere words could convey everything, speech would have been Read more…

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imagination, our possibilities become limitless. Jamie Paolinetti We are what we think. We become what we think. So much has been said and written about the power of positive thinking and visualization, to the point that these ideas have become somewhat clichéd. However, it Read more…

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions. Chanakya A flower’s fragrance is not much good on its own; it depends on the wind to carry it. Even so, it only spreads in the direction of the wind. Those untouched by Read more…

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol Time is unarguably one of the biggest healers around. It is known to heal both physical and emotional scars. That said, time is also a terribly slow healer; it takes time time to erase or alleviate the pain, or Read more…

Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. Sun Tzu If our dreams are our intended destination, then our actions are the pathway to get there. However, there is another aspect to the realization of our goals: our plans, which are more or less the Read more…