The real problem isn’t planning, It’s that we take our plans to be something they aren’t. What we forget, or can’t bear to confront is that, in the words of the American meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein – ‘a plan is just a thought.’ We treat our plans as though they are a lasso, thrown from…
Tag: Motivation
Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen: More room for miracles ✨📖
It was a routine year end visit to the Sapna book house at Indira nagar in Bangalore for the usual purchase of the next year’s desk calendar and a diary; this was easily accomplished on the second floor of the shop. But succumbing to temptation, I went to check out what was on display at…
POTD: Catching a sunrise 🌅
” A humourist once said the most difficult problem in life was getting out of a warm bed into a cold room. And he had a point. The longer you lie there and think how unpleasant it will be to get up, the more difficult it becomes. Even in such a simple operation as this,…
Wisdom of the North ❄️: Wintering by Katherine May 📖
January 2022, the Kochi airport departure terminal wears a deserted look. In keeping with the trying pandemic times, the theme seems to have shifted from aesthetics and comfortable experience to merely functional. Most of the eating joints have been shut. As a precautionary measure in the uncertain times I arrived at the airport well in…
Sparkle for the dreary days✨: How Proust Can Change Your LIfe by Alain De Botton 📖
The edges of the book are worn out; it’s a second hand book from the bookshops on Church Street, Bangalore. The title was first published in 1997. My second Alain De Botton book; the first one was The Art of Travel 👉 The perfect muse to (or not) travel 🧚 I have heard of and…
A pick-me-up for motivation 📖
I was seated at a cafe looking forward to a few idle hours in the company of a book and some tasty food. As I was about to order, I recognised a familiar face emerge through the doors; a distant relative. Both of us were surprised to see each other. “What are you doing here?”…
Choose your words➰🦋
I always remember Zig Ziglar’s quote “People often say motivation does not last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” I also recall reading an article that said it is not motivation that you need everyday, but a fool proof system to get the job done. The article simply calls for taking…
Ford vs Ferrari – What is the price to guarantee a win?🎞
I still remember the tattered copy of Lee Iacocoa’s book, his picture was on the cover. I was in school; had no idea who the man was. Those days, I read everything I could get my hands on; the books opened doors to far away places I had no idea existed. I read the book…
Lisa Nichols – Igniting action
Often and on, we need to be motivated to get ourselves going; we need some form of inspiration to propel us to take action; we need someone to help us when we feel stuck. Our parents and teachers used to do that when we were small, but as adults we need to self-motivate or find another…
Miles and smiles 