Sashank Purighalla Blog

Contentment leads to stagnation….

The day you are happy with yourself, you have stagnated! It’s not about what or how much you have, as much as it is about how happy you are, with what you are doing, producing, delivering or impacting! When you are truly driven to become great… you are...

Inner Strength beats Helplessness

Inner Strength beats Helplessness

Helplessness, is the worst form of sadness and it affects an individual from all fronts and pulls him down. Inner Strength is the only defense against helplessness. Inner Strength is very different from emotional numbness. When you are strong, you are sensitive, empathetic, and bear the capability to...

Bank on empirical evidence….

Uncertainty is difficult to deal with, and in times of uncertainty, most people look to coaches, seniors, discussion groups, peers and the like for direction… for cues about how to proceed! As much as conventional wisdom suggests resorting to norms and to the advise of pundits and experts,...

The biggest motivation…

The biggest motivation is the prick that you are not where you want to be yet. What else can keep you up, aside from that disconcerting feeling that you are leading a compromised life and not playing from a position of your best strength and comfort? The funny...

Being in control….

It is the ones that you think can give you what you need, that control you…. ‘Need’ is but a justifiable form of ‘Want’…. and like Peter Drucker said “Human wants are unlimited”! Add to that the overbearing feeling, that if anyone but you controls you, you will...

The importance of relearning and de-learning

The Universe has you blessed with natural endowments that give you your own unique abilities to accomplish the purpose of your birth…. If you try recollecting your earliest childhood, you will remember that you would have been aware of the general area you are (still) interested in… You...

Unhealthy work environments….

Most people are comfortable following a leader… team members become good friends and get along… and teams like their leaders and take on their personalities. Organizations see this general characteristic in the most pronounced manner, given the sheer amount of time and interaction that the people involved have...