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The lifehack that always works
Regardless of race, gender, age, nationality or financial status, there’s one assessment that’s available to anyone and everyone — the power of questions. If you went, “huh?” Remember, that’s a question as well. Questions are way more powerful than people think and way undervalued in communication, analysis, or even leadership. I’ve personally found questions the…
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Is it really worth it?
Of all the questions that solopreneurs, independent consultants, coaches, and bootstrappers get asked, the most frequently asked is this — is all even worth it? Here, the “it” that people refer to is the struggle and uncertainty of choosing a lifestyle that isn’t the norm. This means they might ask you the same question if…
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Building your routines around your practices; not the other way around
I’ve been big on routines and practices since god-knows-when. It certainly seems like I’ve been obsessed with some kind of routine or a practice since I was in 6th grade. Of course, my my routines and practices have greatly evolved over the years — I don’t do shadow batting practice or eat a bitter gourd…
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Learning to be more selfish
I think selfishness can be a virtue if thoughtfully applied to our lives. Check out this insightful video to get more clarity on this radical idea: I also did the suggested thought exercise, which requires us to expand on this prompt: If I dared to be more selfish, I would… It was an amazing experience…
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Your life is worth capturing, isn’t it?
I was in Grade 6 when my English teacher asked us to write a “dear diary” for the very first time. I was good at it and was instantly labeled the go-to person for “diary entries!” Who knew this could be a talent? It didn’t seem like a big deal to me. Perhaps it was…
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Fooled by randomness
I lost my trusty AirPods a couple of days back. And I’ve been cussing under my breath every minute since. For being so stupid. So careless. So inconsiderate. How the hell could I lose them? How could I possibly survive without them? I don’t exaggerate when I say that. I literally had those plugs in…
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Getting out of your own way
It’s difficult to master. I’ve been trying to do so for the past many years with moderate success. Be it coaching, leadership, training coachees in the classroom or in the gym or even relationships, I have been responsible for some of the most significant fuck ups. And that’s putting it lightly. What got in the…
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The week that was…
It’s been one heck of a crazy week. Lots of coaching calls, work, research (on this new initiative I’ve taken at the workplace) and family time. My mind’s sort of fried from all that has happened. Which brings me to Sunday and it’s significance in my life. Here’s what I used to do on Sunday…