Tag: mindset
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Becoming the Statue!
Practicing the Sculptor’s Secret in My Own Life In an earlier article, I wrote about the sculptor who sat before a massive block of stone until he could see the statue hidden within it. He did not rush to prove his skill. He did not strike the stone simply to create the appearance of progress.…
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Where Your Attention Goes, Your Life Follows
On Why avoiding the wrong things often leads us straight to them
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The Map We Mistake for the World
How Perspective Shapes What We See and What We Miss Most disagreements in life are not what they seem. They are about the maps we all use to navigate our reality. Two people can look at the same situation and walk away with completely different conclusions. Each is convinced they are right, each carries evidence…
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When Life Doesn’t Turn Out the Way We Expected
A missed promotion and the choices available Ravi had spent years building a strong reputation in the office. Everyone knew the quality of his work and the calm steadiness with which he handled the most demanding tasks. He was the person people trusted during crunch time. As the promotion cycle approached, colleagues spoke openly about…
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When the Past Designs the Future: A Story About Context
How Context Shapes Everything that follows There is a story that feels almost unbelievable at first. You read it once, think it is an amusing historical coincidence, and move on. Its when you pause and look again, something deeper appears. The story becomes a mirror that shows how our world grows, how our choices ripple…
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When We Stop Arguing with Life
The Happiness We Keep for Later It was a calm evening. Two friends, Ram and Shyam, sat by a lakeside watching the sunset. The sky shifted through shades of orange and gold and the water reflected every color as if the lake itself were painting the moment. The breeze was gentle, the air was still,…
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Argue for Your Limitations and They Become Yours
How the stories we defend quietly shape the edges of our life A friend once told me she wanted to start her own venture. She spoke with energy at first, describing her ideas and the kind of work she’d love to do. Then, almost in the same breath, she said, “But I’m not the entrepreneurial…
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The cat that burnt it’s tongue
How the past can build walls around the present Tenali Rama’s Cat I always loved the stories of Tenali Rama, the clever jester in the court of King Krishnadevaraya. His wit was unmatched, and every story carried a lesson long after the laughter faded. One day, the king decided to deal with the growing rat…
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Working Backwards: Turning Vision into Action
(This is part 2 of Begin with the end in mind blog, link follows below in the article) How starting from the finish line brings clarity to every step ahead Imagine starting every project by writing the headline for a press release announcing its success before you build a single feature. This is the essence…
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The Sculptor’s Secret: Begin with the End in Mind
The Sculptor’s Story Long ago, there lived a sculptor known across kingdoms for his ability to turn stone into life. One day, the king invited him to create a grand statue of himself to be unveiled during the royal festival. The sculptor accepted the challenge with quiet confidence. A massive block of rock was brought…