“O ka makapo wale no ka mea hapapa i ka pouli.” If you’re going nowhere, you’re guaranteed to get there. The ancient beliefs and practices of the Hawaiian people have been practiced for a very long time. They were brought into the mainstream by Max Freedom Long who went to Hawaii in 1917 as an […]
One of the side effects of a busy life with many choices and decisions is the nagging feeling of overwhelm. Can you think of a time when you had so many things on your list that you did not know where to begin? I think that overwhelm can be described as the numb feeling of […]
“Among the mechanisms of human agency, none is more focal or pervading than the belief of personal efficacy. This core belief is the foundation of human agency. Unless people believe that they can produce desired effects and forestall undesired ones by their actions, they have little incentive to act.” – Albert Bandura, Exercise of Human […]
I recently published a post: 8 Actionable Steps To Mastery! Here is the presentation form of the same post. Since some of us learn better with images and most of us love to see inspiring pictures, I decided to make a presentation of the post. Here is the Slideshare: 8 actionable steps to mastery from Harish […]
“Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.”― Ayn Rand Image: Vocalemily via Flickr CC Learned Helplessness is the psychological state experienced by people when they feel that they have confronted something that is beyond their realm of expertise and control, something that feels unpleasant to them, and they […]
“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake – you can’t learn anything from being perfect.” -Adam Osborne Do you allow yourself to make mistakes and be all right with them? Or do you talk yourself into an attempt to do a “perfect” job? Being and doing the best that you can […]
“Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.” ― Zig Ziglar Getting inspired is a wonderful way to get enthusiastic and jump into an endeavor. However, after the initial inspiration, what keeps you interested and engaged is the motivation that you experience on a daily basis. What motivates you? And how can […]
“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.” ― Sophocles Happy Valentine’s Day dear readers! I thought this was a great opportunity for me to thank you for all your support and write a post on love. Whether it is a particular person, your family, friends, your pets, […]
“When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it’s bottomless, that it doesn’t have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space.”-Pema Chödrön One of my most […]
“Mastery is not something that strikes in an instant, like a thunderbolt, but a gathering power that moves steadily through time, like weather.”― John Gardner, The Art of Fiction Have you ever wondered if there was a process for the achievement of mastery in a field? What are the structures, behaviors and the psychology […]
“The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I am choosing to walk through them. Barriers, blocks, obstacles, and problems are personal teachers giving me the opportunity to move out of the past and into the Totality of Possibilities.”- Louise Hay One of my favorite teachers is the amazing and […]
“Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.”― Steve Maraboli Have you ever wondered why some people seem to resign themselves to the same habitual life and thoughts where they choose not to […]
“Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier’…”― Alfred Tennyson This is part 2 of the 2-part series on ways to rediscover your natural center of happiness. You can read part 1 here. 11. Take Charge Of Your Energy “If you want to find the secrets of the […]
“Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.”― Charlotte Brontë This is part-1 of the two part series on how to find your center of happiness! What are some ways to rediscover your center of happiness? Happiness is a highly charged topic these days. Everyone and everything is promising to make […]
“It doesn’t matter what you did or where you were…it matters where you are and what you’re doing. Get out there! Sing the song in your heart and NEVER let anyone shut you up!!”― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free Are there any formulae for success? Are you having a wonderful time following […]
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”― John Lennon What makes you happy? It may not be an understatement to say that the pursuit or the achievement of happiness is one of the most emotionally charged and sought after topic in recent times. You may be relatively […]
“There are often great lessons to be learned at the roots of stress, drama, and heartache. Don’t let the magnitude of the circumstance blind you to the value of the lesson.” ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience This is part 2 of the 2-part series on getting beyond stress. Here is part […]
“Pick the day. Enjoy it – to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come… The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present, and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.” ― Audrey Hepburn This is Part 1 of the 2-part series on Stress. […]
This is part 2 of the 2-part series on great ideas from Richard Branson. You can read part 1 here. If you would like to just see and go through the visual SlideShare presentation, please scroll to the end of the post! “My family brought me […]
You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over, and it’s because you fall over that you learn to save yourself from falling over.” ― Richard Branson, Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur This is part 1 of the […]
