Optimism Series#1: Let it go before it lets you go! During the weekend, in a casual conversation with my Son, I challenged him if he could stay without food for one day; he immediately replied, oh yes, it’s easy, but for some water. While it was during a casual conversation of food-related topics, however, it turned out to be partly…

Pragmatism Series#13: Persist in Welcoming Change! I was intrigued by a saying very recently, and it goes by “what you resist persist.” There can’t be a more Hard-hitting, Be-fitting, and Eye-opening statement than this one to emphasize the importance of embracing the Change. Yes, Hard-Hitting to those who ignore it, Be-fitting to those who understand it…

Pragmatism Series#12: Enjoy Uncomfortable feeling, be Bold, and Grow. A timely reminder from 2020 Invaluable experiences are acquired when you face an Unexpected, New, Unique situation for the first time, and you respond to it with an open and flexible mind to successfully overcome the same. 2020 was a perfect example of acquiring invaluable experiences. We all faced an Unexpected, New and Unique situation…

Pragmatism Series#11: Get Uncomfortable and Bold. Let the Power be with you! “Embarrassment is the cost of entry. If you aren’t willing to look like a foolish beginner, you’ll never become a graceful master.” — Unknown. It is that time of the year in India a few states will witness a buzzing environment of campaigning, contestants give promises through a list of…

Pragmatism Series#10: Affirm an Uncomfortable self-initiated Action as Response, Peacefulness Guaranteed! Any outcome to become favorable requires a shift in the mindset followed by a change in action or task that are usually performed. This general rule can be applied to any situation in any field, from sports to business to social activities, even at an individual level. At the outset…

Pragmatism Series#9: Freedom to Fearless, Machines to Magicians In India, especially in the Cricketing world, the two words that pretty much occupied both verbal and written commentaries were Character and Resilience. Yes, those were two words that defined Team India’s performance on field against Team Australia during the 2020–2021 test series. It was an exhibition of the emergence…

Pragmatism Series#8: Four Zones of Motivation and Purpose to Personal Transformation Motivation and a life Purpose drive Personal transformation. More the purpose is to create a positive social impact more the self-motivation levels are. Motivation is the thing behind all our actions and thoughts. When motivation is self-driven for creating a positive societal impact, personal transformation happens at its best. This…

‘Pragmatism’ series#7: “Building the Bridge of Belief and Persistence” An emotional journey is not complete without building the bridge of belief and persistence. The bridge built is to overcome the rough patch and accomplish great results. The above was an inference from an infographic image (source: online). …

‘Pragmatism’ series#6: “When Deviation is set right through a default trend” The Right or Wrong Rule: During my trip to one of the heartlands of secluded mountain terrain in the southern sub-continent, I struck a conversation on how an action or thought was concluded as right or wrong. It was a perfect spot for me to have a view on this…