Category: Personal Growth & Resilience
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Play the game, the Score will Follow
Working on the Game, Not the Scoreboard There’s a funny story of a father and son who go to watch a sports event. The son, who doesn’t know much about the game, depends on his father to explain what’s happening. The match begins, and while everyone’s eyes are on the players, the father keeps watching…
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The Pygmalion effect: How our expectations become creation
A few days back, I attended an evening get-together where a group of people were preparing for professional certifications. It wasn’t a typical training session. This one was about exploring the leadership potential in each of us. The mentors spoke to the students as if they had already cleared their exams. The energy in the…
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Design your Environment, Shape your productivity
Productivity Isn’t Willpower — It’s Environmental Design You sit at your desk, determined to focus. The to-do list stares back with quiet defiance. You tell yourself this time will be different, no distractions, no scrolling, just deep work. Then the phone lights up. A message pings. The room feels slightly stuffy. You shift in your…
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From Illusion to Intention: Seeing beyond the Mirage of Busyness
I used to love the Justice League cartoon series as a child. Loved the way all the superheroes would team up to fight the super villains, spoiling the villains plan to take over the world. In one particular episode, the heroes are accidentally transported into a parallel universe, a world that looks just like Earth,…
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Linear vs. Non-Linear: Embracing Setbacks, Surprises and Growth
We often imagine life as a linear journey: study hard, get a good job, climb the ladder, settle down, and eventually retire. This straight path feels comforting because it promises predictability and order. It gives us milestones to chase and a sense of control. We don’t like to have errors in our journey. We don’t…