Coaching is not just a skill; it’s an art that requires constant learning and improvement. As a leader, you may have the best intentions to coach your team, but without the right resources, it can be challenging to know where to start. This is where coaching books come in – th...

A lot has been said about psychological well-being and our well-being as humans in general, but hardly has anyone talked about psychological well-being at work. This is the cord that I attempt to touch through this blog. Work can make you sick – and work can make you happy. De...

What’s holding you back from being more productive at work? Do you squander your energy on busy work that you enjoy? Or has the same problem been knocking on your door each morning? You probably have a long list of things to do but not enough time to get them all done. Maybe y...

Life is a journey. Your adventure begins the moment you were born and will continue for as long as you’re alive. Though you were forced to start it, you do have a say in what you do with the time you have at hand. Knowing what kind of journey you want to pursue will determine...

Are you a coach? Let me guess, the answer is yes. Are you considering taking the next step in your career as a coach? And now for the issue… Not just any coach will do for you. You aspire to be a Master coach. An actual Caring Coach. A Passionate and Diligent Coach. A coach wh...

Philosophy, as it is understood and practised, is and has been generally considered to be the search for truth. Man has always been on a never-ending pursuit for the truth. Religious, philosophical, and scientific schools of thought have attempted to explain the nature of real...

According to a popular story, once upon a time, the former president John F. Kennedy was travelling to the NASA headquarters. John F. Kennedy made his first trip to the NASA headquarters in 1961. While touring the facility, he introduced himself to a janitor who was cleaning t...

Forgiveness if traced back, is a sibling of Acceptance. To put it in perspective, I think we can link one emotion to another. We are pretty aware of which emotion results in another or what stems from what. Anger if not controlled turns to Rage and Hate, while little Kindness...

We all have a benchmark for being uncomfortable. Each person has a different threshold, which varies in intensity. Your comfort level with discomfort increases as your threshold rises. We must often face uncomfortable circumstances if we are to develop and learn. For instance,...

Life is a journey, and throughout this journey, we engage in a variety of roles. Like Shakespeare said, we are merely players, playing many parts in our life till we have our final exit. We have a myriad of obligations and for all of us, there seems to be some serious juggling...

Passion and purpose. Two words that are inextricably connected, but are also distinct entities on their own. Passion is about thoughts and feelings, the motivation, and what makes us feel good, i.e. “do what you love”. Purpose, on the other hand, is the reason, or the why behi...

Abraham Lincoln, Fred Rogers, Michelangelo, John F. Kennedy, and George Washington all experienced some aspect of Self Sabotage before they made history. Self Sabotage is more prevalent than we realize. (Leadem, 2017). Self Sabotage meaning, also known as self-defeating behavi...

For this blog, I jumped straight into the word ‘Procrastination’ etymology. The word procrastination came into existence in the late 16th century. It is derived from Latin procrastinat– ‘deferred till the morning’, from the verb procrastinare, from pro– ‘forward’ + crastinus ‘...

Conflicts are an inevitable part of our lives. Whether it is your colleague failing to work in compliance, your neighbour constantly taking your parking spot, or the legendary sibling conflict. Conflicts big or small can emerge in any part of your life and in fact, I feel to s...

What exactly are humans? Objectively, nothing of consequence. Dust particles in an endless realm of space, present for a split second in eternity. Some kind of atomic clusters in a cosmos where galaxies outnumber humanity. Did I get it right? Maybe! How did we land up here? Ob...

“Unless you bring the unconscious to the conscious, it will continue to drive your life and you would call it fate.” – Carl Jung The smallest way for a human being to exist is to be caught up in his own creation. Do you agree? But humans exist in this dichotomy always trying t...

A Picture-Perfect Life! There has been a distinctive enchantment with the term. Most of us gave in to the allure of creating one also, which sounds as appealing as it can get. Surely, there is nothing wrong with creating a life that fits into the ‘perfection’ scale. Gradually,...

“Your best performance begins with your taking responsibility for your actions and your life.” Your life is a story. Every day might be a separate page, every month could be a separate chapter (or year, if you choose), and so on. Because you are the protagonist, this story is...

Let me start by asking you a question, what happens when you start to meditate. You sit uptightly, relax your body completely, maybe play a piece of soothing music, throw your breath out and relax. But just as you close your eyes and try to enter the correct headspace, your mi...

PASSION is a powerful force in life. It has the power to change you from someone who is merely existing to someone who is captivated with life. It has the same effect as putting on sunglasses on a sunny day, changing your view on everything. Finding your life’s passion is akin...

Have you ever thought about why we adore Cinderella, the poor servant who transforms into a princess? Or how about the story of Luke Skywalker, a poor farm child who grows up to be the galaxy’s savior? Or that of Rapunzel, a beautiful girl imprisoned by a witch who came out of...

How many years spent working to make tomorrow better? We inherit much more than meets the eye, including our family’s emotional heritage. The concerns, fears, prejudices, phobias, and more of your parents or grandparents are frequently transmitted to you through their behavior...

Can you live with yourself? Do you often wish to go back in life and do things differently? Do you feel it’s never enough and never right how much you do? Is your concept of happiness crowded with self-rejection? If you are too much occupied with being guilty, shameful, and wo...

So you want to make a difference in the world? Perhaps you’re lacking motivation in your life. Perhaps you have a sensation that there is more for you to discover in terms of your life’s purpose. People believe this for a variety of reasons, the most common of which is that th...

This is a popular monologue from “As You Like It” by Shakespeare where he uses the idea of the world as a stage and the metaphor of human life as a play with actors. He used this to describe the idea that humans have seven stages in their life, they play their part and return...

The truth is that while many people may swiftly make significant changes in their food and lives, they frequently fall short when it comes to changing their behavior and habits. How many times have we heard clients claim, “I followed a plan, and it worked, but then I went back...

An internet post by Indra Nooyi on Valentine’s 2022 was instantly viral, mostly because it was the voice of every leader out there. She wrote Valentine’s Day note for her husband Raj K Nooyi, appreciating him for having her back at all times. The Pepsi CEO wrote, “The truth is...

According to a popular legend, once upon a time, Young George Washington chopped down a rare and beautiful cherry tree for reasons that were never completely explained. When his father found out what he’d done, he was furious and confronted him. Young George bravely said, “I c...

How can I help people suffer less and live fuller lives? As a coach and even as an individual how many times have you asked this question to yourself? How many times has your reply to this question been satisfactory? Isn’t this the dream of every coach to help people, to help...

Imagine being teleported back to the stone age, when meat was still eaten uncooked and everyone was forced to hibernate until spring. They did not know much about fire. They somehow managed to create some when the bushes were struck by lightning. They also learned how to prese...