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Harmony and dissonance in life - Sashank

Harmony and dissonance in life

Seeking harmony is not bad; nurturing dissonance is! But if chasing external harmony becomes your way of life, you can be assured of inner dissonance. I am not suggesting confrontation, but maturity lies in accepting dissonance as a part of life. Look at it this way: Melody in...

The negative side - Sashank

The negative side

Someone’s sickness is a Physician’s source of bread. Someone’s crime is an Attorney’s source of bread. Someone’s insecurity is a Policeman’s source of bread. Someone’s fear of illiteracy and mediocre life is a Teacher’s source of bread. You can make the noblest of actions sound negative. It’s your...

Your tipping point - Sashank

Your tipping point

  I was at an airport recently where our flight was canceled. We had to wait in a queue for about 4 hours.  The first hour was fun. Everyone spoke to everyone else; expressed their unhappiness at the situation; shared what they had with each other; looked kindly...

Do you use your Retrospectoscope completely - Sashank

Do you use your Retrospectoscope completely?

You have a built in “Retrospectoscope”. It has a dual purpose: 1. Recounting incidents from the past 2. Predictive Analysis for a better future Are you using it for purpose 1? Are you using it for purpose 2? Use your apparatus to its complete potential. It’s a useful...

Nothing is a minor deviation - Sashank

Nothing is a minor deviation

Nothing is a minor deviation A path that is one degree off the set course, may not seem like much of a deviation over ten yards. View it’s deviation over one hundred miles; it is not small anymore! Your deviations from the prescribed path may barely be noticeable....

Self Management - Sashank

Self Management

You are where you are because you acted and decided in ways that resulted in situations and resultant sequence of events. You are forging this path with every single action of yours. Every major decision and most words and thoughts, play a part! Manage your decisions, your thoughts,...

Misdirected emotion - Sashank

Misdirected emotion

Have you been in situations where you were hated before you were ever introduced? Have you disliked someone for the reason that he was given a certain position without your consent or contrary to your hopes? Most people do not take the time to understand why they are...

A different story - Sashank

A different story

Try losing weight, the fist few pounds shed in no time. Sustaining it and building muscle mass is a different story. It is easy to pass an exam or to get a ‘B’ grade. A 4.0 GPA is another story. Basic commitment and talent can find you a...

The Universe wants you to succeed - Sashank

The Universe wants you to succeed

Look around at everything that you have been given. You have air that you may distress yourself by a mere deep breath, water that you may splash on your face that you may feel revitalized, plants that you may gain your energy from, nature that you may heal! You...

Operate from a position of strength - Sashank

Operate from a position of strength

If you find yourself acting or deciding a certain way, contrary to how you would like to act or decide, you are playing on the defensive. You are feeling weak! No weak person operating on the defensive has ever been able to create impact! It might not always...