The last couple of months has seen two athletes, who at the peak of their careers, are redefining the narrative of mental health and showing us that it’s okay not to be okay. It started with Naomi Osaka chosing to skip her press conference at the French Open to take time to focus on herContinue reading “Mind over Medal”
Author Archives: Kenrick Vaz
Be a Rhino
We all have dealt with procrastination at some point in our life, all too familiar with that feeling of knowing you need to get something done but somehow not being able to do it. It may be something important that pressurises you into completing it at the last minute or many a times we don’tContinue reading “Be a Rhino”
Keep Trying
When four-time Olympic gold medal winner Sanya Richards-Ross said, “Failure I can live with; not trying is what I can’t handle”, she really meant it. Despite her extraordinary sporting accomplishments, the athletics star knows exactly what she is talking about, having gone through enough failure and heartache to sink all but the very strongest. “There are noContinue reading “Keep Trying”
Citius – Altius – Fortius
The original Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” which means “Faster, Higher, Stronger” was adopted with the launch of the Olympic Movement in 1894 at the urging of founder Pierre de Coubertin, who wanted a slogan that expressed excellence in sport. These three words were meant to encourage athletes to give their best during competition. PierreContinue reading “Citius – Altius – Fortius”
Silver Linings
As we near the end of the Tokyo Olympics, this quote by Michelle Kwan got me thinking on the whole idea of winning and losing. Nobody participating at the highest level, strives to win the silver or bronze. Every single athlete prepares and yearns to win the gold. But at the end of the day,Continue reading “Silver Linings”
The Masks We Wear
Often in life we don’t get to see what lies beneath a person’s “good self” presentation, also called a mask. We don’t get to find out if that person really is kind, caring, or not. The discrepancy is often hidden. And that is true for ourselves as well. We all put on masks to someContinue reading “The Masks We Wear”
Friendship Requires EFFORT
As we grow older, some friendships may slowly start to diminish. It could be because you’ve started to grow apart, maybe you’ve become too different from each other. Sometimes we become extremely busy, and we don’t have as much time as we used to, to hang out with said friends. Maybe you’ve made new friends,Continue reading “Friendship Requires EFFORT”
MAGIS
Today is the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. All my education was at Jesuit institutions – St. Britto’s High School (Goa), St. Xavier’s College (Bombay) and Xavier Institute of Engineering (Bombay). Every year, 31 July was celebrated with a lot of festivities and we kept hearing about the lifeContinue reading “MAGIS”
Are you in the Balcony or the Basement?
Most people have plans to accomplish good things in life. Of course there are some exceptions who focus on violence, hatred and other related stuff. Our kids and colleagues may at times disappoint us or even make us boiling mad. It’s at time like this that we tend to start thinking the worst of themContinue reading “Are you in the Balcony or the Basement?”
Choices ~ Beach or Mountain?
When it comes right down to it, almost everything is a choice. Every single minute, we have choices in life. This is both a great truth and a hard lesson because it reminds us of our own power. Not power over others, but the hidden, untapped power to be our best and live out ourContinue reading “Choices ~ Beach or Mountain?”
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