The thought of an early retirement to get away from all the stress is not something uncommon, especially post-COVID times! Some questions that would help us choose the answer that is right for us!
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Types of Karma
Karma can be broadly defined as the destiny that you earn through your actions and behavior.
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Very powerful words, and having an opinion about it matters! What would you define as financial freedom for yourself?
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Somehow, the ability to cut costs and create savings becomes a must-learn skill as you step into adulthood, more so when you step into parenthood. Sharing some tips that help with the changing times!
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The first time I listened to Brahamakumaris, I was spell bound by the calmness in their voice.
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Healthy food during exams
During exam time, having a list of healthy food & snacks readily available for breakfast, lunch bags and late night studies helps!
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If you own a home, you will know that it is just not the monthly mortgage or EMI payments that suffice to maintain the household. There are additional hidden costs… sharing some of them that I have experienced over years.
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The Founding Father was an inventor, creating solutions to common problems, innovating new technology, and even making life a little more musical.
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Howard Gardner’s theories of multiple intelligences share insight into some aspects of intelligence that one may or not possess. While one is good at one of these, it does not mean they are good at all of them.
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I was a huge conference with attendees from the Top 50 IT companies. Speakers were mostly CXOs from different fields.
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When we lose a loved one, it is not an easy change to overcome! While every one of us might grieve differently, studies explain the different stages of grief.
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In our day to day busy lives, all of us develop the ability to ignore a few things, to focus on few others that we deem important in our lives. Think about it… it happens quite often!
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Psychology classes at school always bring about interesting conversations and make us introspect!
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One of the key attributes that differentiates a person is their learning mindset,
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When do we use what forms? As an individual, what do we receive, as an employer what do we prepare and as an employee, what do we expect?
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In a small village, there used to live a family of poets. The father had learned poetry from his ancestors and was very well known in the nearby places! He started teaching his son poetry from when he was young.
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One small positive thought in the mornings can change our whole day, and impact those around us!
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When is the right time to learn Yoga? Is it during childhood, or as adults or even later?
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Does this look familiar?
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Once Krishna and Arjuna had visited a village and were taking morning walks in the nearby fields. One day they saw an old man finding it hard to make ends meet. In the spur of the moment, Arjuna decided to give him some money.
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Even for over-achievers, there is one place where being average is good.
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Ideas are plenty. The power lies in taking one idea and tracking it to closure.
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When we see someone going through anxiety or panic attack, it helps to know how to help them.
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Schools have prayer songs where every morning all the school students, teachers and administration assemble and sing these prayer songs! Translating one of them that still resonates decades after I finished school!
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Adversity is a state of hardship, difficulty, or misfortune that one deals with in life. The way we handle adversity in our lives says a lot about us.
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Sage of Kanchipuram (Maha Periyava) once explained what is Trikarana Suddhi to a few students. Sharing the story & experience!
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How does inclusivity feel? How does it make you feel?
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Anyone who has ever tried to apply for a job and registered on the job-search sites would know the pain that comes with it. Some of these seem to be common across the world.
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In an attempt to learn new things that are in my area of discomfort, I set out a year back trying to learn new things.
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One of the childhood stories came up in a conversation today. When do we hear this story and when do we choose to act on it in life seems to make a difference!
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Hard one to battle – as it is only in our head! Sometimes, failing and picking ourselves up seems much more easier than facing the fear of failure!
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Have you experienced an awkward silence when you are with a friend or in a group? What did you do? Did you try to fill the awkward silence, or let it be?
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There is a difference between knowing something and doing it. Over the course of life, we learn and come to know many things. However, when it comes to implementation – do we remember all of them? Or at least some of them when we need to?
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It was an interesting opportunity to converse with a few women leaders from a diverse set of fields today.
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We know the proverb Opportunity knocks once!
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During conversations, some have the tendency to sow seeds of doubt! How it takes shape over the subsequent days and weeks is left to the individuals involved in the conversations!
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How many of us look at our resumes after they are created? How many of us know how we are perceived by others? How does it matter?
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Small steps or even baby steps can help us work towards our bigger goals.
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The video by American water company to save water especially outdoors was quite helpful!
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Dental hygiene and brushing teeth are a critical part of our health. However, it is interesting to observe the extent of importance we seem to attribute to it across different cultures.
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