No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt It is really easy to blame our feelings on the people around us. How often have you put your foul mood down to what your colleagues said over lunch, or attributed a sleepless night to an argument you had with your partner? As Read more…
Action is the foundational key to all success. Pablo Picasso Humans are fascinated by the notions of dreaming big and aiming high, and rightly so. After all, life is not meant to be squandered away on trivial goals. That said, simply setting yourself lofty targets is not likely to get you far in the pursuit Read more…
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light. Helen Keller In an evolving world, the word faith has come to assume different meanings, venturing out of its traditional, religious nuance. For some, it may still mean clinging on to their belief in God or a divine plan, while for Read more…
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Ralph Waldo Emerson As a species conditioned to get everything perfect, humans often fall easy victims to the rather dubious art of procrastination. We do everything in our power – from making silly excuses to simply putting too much thought into everything – to get Read more…
The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach. Benjamin Mays ‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.’ Most of us are familiar with this golden line from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem In Memoriam A.H.H. However, is Read more…
It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. Paula Scher Failure is mostly equated with disappointment and all types of negative emotions. It is looked at as something ignominious; something that must be avoided at all costs. Sure, failure hurts – it is, after all, a sign that all our hard work was in vain, Read more…
A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. Rabindranath Tagore We live in an age where certain sections of the society and media are trying to take rationalism to insane heights. Everything is looked at as a complex puzzle – even things that are rather Read more…
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. Napoleon Bonaparte As is always the case with fear, the fear of defeat is often more overwhelming than defeat itself. It forces one into submission or despair even before the contest is truly over. It makes one believe that no matter how hard they try, they Read more…
The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before. Neil Gaiman Creativity is one of the defining traits of human beings. In fact, few things about human beings are as infinite and timeless as their creativity. When used properly, it can bring to life the most marvelous creations known to Read more…
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires. Abigail Van Buren Our experiences are our greatest wealth. They are more important than our physical possessions and assets in that they have no possibility of getting lost or depleted – if anything, they only accumulate over time. Moreover, while Read more…
