Hi there, Sorry, but this is going to be a long one. It was back in 2016. I think it was winter in North India but I’m not quite sure. We were probably chilling outside the college cafe or finding cheap lunch places around the college to skip the terrible ‘arhar dal’ lunch. I don’t think […]
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Hi friend, I hope you’ve had a good start to 2025. Without wasting any time, let’s get right to this issue’s food for thought. We’ve started this year on a very productive note by zeroing in on Emotional Intelligence. You can be a master at your job—no one else could do it as well as you. But
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Hey, there. It’s me again 🙂 As we head into 2025… Endings are not always smooth because, mostly, they are unexpected. But year endings give a chance to expect it. A chance to see it coming, say your goodbyes and plan your entries into the next year. Most of you reading this have lived 20+
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I can’t believe that one of the very well-performing posts on the blog is titled “Why Am I Ugly?” Ugly is a strong word According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word ‘ugly’ is used to describe something or someone as “unpleasant to look at” or “unattractive”. Some other words used as synonyms of ‘ugly’ are horrible, unpleasant,
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The Story of My Friend You see it all over the website and in each newsletter. It is the underlying theme of all the resources we share with you. What makes it so important? Let me tell you a story about a friend of mine. She is a native of a small town in India. Growing up,
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What sets Some People Up for Success and others for failure? Do you think some people are more likely to succeed or have better relationships than others? Are these people more likely to have better lives? If yes, then who are the people who are more prone to the worst that life has to offer?
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I hope you had the chance to wind down with your family and friends and check in with yourself and each other. Talking of checking in, our latest blog post is about ‘ People Pleasing’.Did you know people pleasing can be a trauma response, a coping mechanism for low self-esteem, a sign of excessive emotional
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If you’re in India, I’m sure by now, you’ve read the note written by a mother who’s lost her young daughter who worked tirelessly through the nights and weekends at a place that glorified working too much. The mother writes that her daughter was constantly tired, overworked, and sick of the toxicity. She complained of
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I was about 13 years old in 2008 when I moved to a boarding school far away from home. Obviously, at that age, I didn’t even understand what ‘mindset’ meant. Looking back now, it’s almost unbelievable that something I couldn’t even name would completely transform my entire school experience. But before we go on with
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The frequent advice to “think before you speak” makes it a cliché. But that doesn’t diminish its importance – you don’t get a do-over with words. Words frame and cause real experiences for you and others you’re speaking to. They influence their thoughts and trigger emotional and physiological responses. You may forget what you said
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