Life is indeed about the journey. The funny thing — the ultimate cosmic joke — is that we won’t truly understand that until we’ve taken the journey. Sometime back I listened to a Howard Stern interview with Jonah Hill. They were discussing topics such as taking notes on a film and why Jonah wanted to host SNL for a fifthContinue reading “The Journey”
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Keep Trying…
Persistence and never giving up are extremely important qualities for a person on his way towards goals and dreams. We meet many obstacles all the time, that is why it is necessary to learn how be determined in our life. Here is a lovely story that I came across on following your dream. From his childhood, Monty’s father as aContinue reading “Keep Trying…”
Where there is a will..
Long ago, in China, there lived a big businessman whose business was to sell combs. Now that he was becoming old and about to retire, he wanted to place the business into wise and able hands. So, he called forth his three sons and instructed them, that their assignment was to sell combs in theContinue reading “Where there is a will..”
What my little girl can teach you
Here is a lovely story that I came across I was busy reading my favorite magazine and my little girl was playing around me which was disturbing my reading. So, in order to get me some peace, I tried a trick so as to keep her busy for a little while. I then took aContinue reading “What my little girl can teach you”
Impossible = I’m Possible
Many times I look at my goals and ask myself whether my goal is realistic or accessible for me. It’s a good question to ask as it lets me assess how I plan to get there but often times, it is a doubt that I have put on myself. Through my doubt and my insecurityContinue reading “Impossible = I’m Possible”
Glass of Lemonade
There was college student who was always silent and alone. He always seemed bit nervous and didn’t even had any friends. His teacher noticed this and one day asked him to meet him after class. When student went to see teacher, teacher said to him, “I see that you are often very quiet. Neither doContinue reading “Glass of Lemonade”
Aimless Wandering
One of the key reasons I was trapped into aimless wandering for sometime was because I kept listening to what everyone around me was saying. That was when I came across this quote by Winston Churchill “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” During ourContinue reading “Aimless Wandering”
The Bamboo Tree
A man got frustrated with life. Despite all the hard work and effort, failure was all that he learnt. Feeling defeated with life, he left everything and exiled himself in the woods. There he met a Hermit. The disappointed man shared is failure with the hermit. “Give me one good reason not to quit?”- HeContinue reading “The Bamboo Tree”
Learning to Love Obstacles
Ryan Holiday in his book The Obstacle is the Way explores the idea that obstacles are actually our best friends, our wisest teachers, our greatest allies. Using examples from Marcus Aurelius to Amelia Earhart, Ulysses S. Grant to Barack Obama, he shows that the greatest feats in humanity weren’t accomplished in the absence of obstaclesContinue reading “Learning to Love Obstacles”
The Elephant Rope
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they didContinue reading “The Elephant Rope”
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