10.00 AM..You reach the meeting room on time. You smile and/or greet your colleagues and take a seat at the table as always. The meeting organizer dials the remote folks in and starts the meeting. The topic is one you are familiar with. Others start expressing their views. You feel … [Read more...] about How To Breakthrough Your Fears and Speak Up at Work
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5 Reasons Why Some People Are More Successful Than Others
Success is something we all seem to be striving for constantly! We each have our own definitions of success. To some, success could be the highest rung of the corporate ladder, to others it could be a sleek new convertible car and a country club home along with vacations to exotic … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why Some People Are More Successful Than Others
Help!Just Got Promoted from Peer To Manager, Now What?!
10.59 AM. The clock ticks away…You are a bundle of nerves waiting to enter your boss’s office. Nerve wracking moments are ahead of you. Its finally time to know if you made the cut..if you got the promotion that you deserve. You have worked hard to get to this place. You know deep … [Read more...] about Help!Just Got Promoted from Peer To Manager, Now What?!
Its not about You: How to Stop Being Defensive
Recall a time when you were in a conversation and when something bad or negative came up, you felt the other person was pointing fingers at you or referencing you or making you feel guilty for the negative result. Your inner being was screaming NO, its not ME, I didn't do it, why do … [Read more...] about Its not about You: How to Stop Being Defensive
5 critical life lessons from the children’s playground
Have you ever had a chance to go look at children play in a park? As they run around, and climb and stretch and chase and kick the ball and laugh and cry and swing and jump and get messy, in every action they teach us important life lessons. It is amazing how when we have an open … [Read more...] about 5 critical life lessons from the children’s playground
How to get Out of your comfort zone with comfort?
I just dropped my 22 month old son at daycare. For the first time in his life, he is going to be away from the only few people he knows to be away in a new environment to let new people take care of him make new friends eat in a different setting play in a … [Read more...] about How to get Out of your comfort zone with comfort?
5 Little-Known Factors That could Affect Your Self-Esteem
What is Self-Esteem? Self-Esteem is a vital part of our well-being. It is that little voice in our head that gives us: the confidence and courage to keep going, to do things that we have not done before, to feel good about ourselves, to be able to look into the mirror and … [Read more...] about 5 Little-Known Factors That could Affect Your Self-Esteem
The Big Truth from the ‘Imperfectly Perfect’ Tomato
This is a picture of a tomato from my vegetable garden. After I picked a good handful of tomatoes, this little one stood out distinctly because of its 'imperfect' shape. While all its peers had the regular ovalish shape, this one was different. It seemed to have a tiny head on top … [Read more...] about The Big Truth from the ‘Imperfectly Perfect’ Tomato