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Reflecting Leads to Improvement
I had a wonderful opportunity to once learn more about Mahatma Gandhiji from his grandson Arun Gandhiji in a chance meeting in Orlando, Florida in U.S.A. I asked Arunji to share some inspiring...
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How to overcome, when bad things happen and remain vibrant
Recently I was conducting a seminar in Delhi, when during the lunch break; one of the participants approached me to discuss his issues in private. He shared with me that during Diwali holidays, he...
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Empower yourself to be happy
Professor: What is Evil? Student: “Sir I will explain, but kindly answer my questions first.” Professor: Ok Student: “Does cold exist?” Professor: Yes Student: “No Sir, there is nothing like cold. It...
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Love does it all
Once a newly married man was living with his new wife and mother. Soon the daughter-in-law and the mother-in-law started having difficulties living with each other. The daughter-in-law started to feel...
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Outshine your life, by polishing your act
Entire water of the sea can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, negativity of the entire world can’t get you down, unless you allow it to get inside you. Once I had gone to...
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Doing what you can, with what you have
A few years ago, my wife and I had an amazingly inspirational experience. It was a cold and a clear night in the month of February, my wife and I were coming from a friend’s place at around 10 pm. I...
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Correct others, don’t compromise.
A must see movie for all the families is English Vinglish, starring Sridevi, directed by Gauri Shinde. It is a great movie, which teaches us how to correct family members when they ill treat us. It is...
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Practice makes you better, not perfect
In life, every day one faces an opportunity to practice becoming better, instead of becoming bitter. Recently I had to travel from Delhi to Kota in an overnight train, and for me to get to Kota was...
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Humility prevents humiliation
Once a king asked his Raj guru in an arrogant tone “What should a king be doing?” The Raj Guru asked the king, “Do you really want to learn?” The King replied curtly “Yes, I really want to learn.” The...
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It is love that makes you happy.
There is an old fable which says: That a King named MIDAS kept praying to his God to grant him a certain gift that everything he would touch would turn into gold. The story says that his request was...
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Stress is self created. Therefore we can reduce it as well
I am bestowed with a wonderful privilege of interacting with several people on a daily basis in seminars and workshops that I conduct. During the workshops many participants come to discuss ways in...
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USE YOUR THINK TIME TO REDUCE STRESS
Do you ever try to think of ways of reducing stress? May be you don’t. Well, if it is so you are in the company of many, many people! Why not change it – even now – and use your think time to reduce...
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Learn To Love What You Do For Your Living! For Self Growth
Without self growth life is less meaningful. How to grow in your life and in your ‘profession’ i.e. in whatever you do. There are several ways and there is no limit to it. It all depends upon how...
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Think… for a happier life
I strongly feel that lasting happiness is when we respond favourably to the challenges that we face day in and day out in our lives, thus sowing the seeds for favourable outcomes, than to bank on...
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The four pillars Patience (‘sabar’), Information (‘khabar’), Insight...
Often I have heard from people that India is not a poor country, but a poorly managed country. Similarly, many of us are not really poor, but manage our lives poorly. We in India are blessed with...
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Organise Yourself First Before You Organise Others
Time: we all believe that it is important for everyone. Many of us get things done in time and many of us are always late creating plenty of stress for ourselves and others. Managing time is not...
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What Are Your Plans For 2015? I Suggest Decide To Be Stress-free
2015 has come! My key message is that you have to be very clever to do simple things. Life can be simple and still you can be happy or you can make it complicated and feel miserable. Start with...
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Observe before you guide.
Long ago in China, there was an old monk going on a pilgrimage to Mount Wutai, the abode of Manjusri, the seat of wisdom. Aged and weak, he was travelling the long dusty road alone, seeking alms along...
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Become Better
There is a beautiful anecdote about a Horse race. In the horse race, the horse owners would have their horses participate in the horse race and the best horses would get cash awards. In the race, a...
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Be a Sevak not a Naukar
You and I have a choice to make in life, do we functions as sewaks or naukars. Be it in a company where we may work as an employee, or while serving customers if we were to be entrepreneurs. The...
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Perform and prosper, not perform or perish
Perform and prosper, not perform or perish Over the years I have seen people who live liberated and fulfilled lives and people who feel bound by circumstances and other people, and feel that a...
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Wisdom – 27 Needles from the Haystack
Learn from Hanumanji: De panga, le panga. Give trouble, get trouble. Do essentials; don’t do in-essentials! Do important jobs now before they become urgent. Work hard, work smarter. Fear embarrassment...
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LEARN DON’T BLAME
The more we learn, the more we will earn, the more we blame, the more lame we will become. Those who take responsibility and see their own weakness as it relates to the problem are most likely to grow...
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Being the right person, is far more important than having the right persons...
Life can be a journey, full of joy, if you and I realize that by fulfilling our responsibilities with utmost commitment and dedication. Be it as a parent or a professional, doing what is right is an...
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MANAGE YOUR TIME AS YOU MANAGE YOUR MONEY
Now many of us complain: I don’t have time. I don’t have time. Friends, everyone has 24 hours a day. When you prioritize, when you do essential and don’t do inessentials, you will have time....
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A Better Life – Character Matters
As parents, very often we commit the mistake of worrying about our children’s future. The right thing to do is to build their character in the present. Character will be built by inculcating the right...
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Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s Slogan Based on Buddhist Philosophy: Educate, Agitate, Organise Bhimrao was born in 1891, in a Mahar family in Mhow to an Army man, Ramji Sakpal. The family moved to Satara in...
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Success leaves clues, start searching for them
Life is all about improving oneself. Recently my wife and I took a trip to Gwalior to address a gathering of students and their parents. Life is all about improving oneself. Recently my wife and I...
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Be Optimistic
Two dogs were put into two different mazes, one maze had an exit point, and the other maze had none. The dog with no exit point, after trying for a while gave up and sat in a corner. The dog in the...
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A letter by Prakash Padukone for his daughters!
Dear Deepika and Anisha, You stand at the threshold life, and I want to share with you some lessons life has taught me. Decades ago, as a small boy, growing up in Bangalore I started my tryst with...
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FORGIVENESS IS NOT AN OCCASIONAL ACT; IT IS A PERMANENT ATITUDE. – Martin...
Make forgiveness your permanent attitude. I am a selfish person in that I always want to be very happy and less stressful. With this as my stated goal, I practice forgive and forget. It is a slow...
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MOST PROBLEMS ARE REALLY THE ABSENCE OF IDEAS
PROBLEMS cause stress and abnormal blood pressure. So it is very logical that once we reduce our problems, we should be able to reduce our stress and abnormality of blood pressure. Incidentally, we...
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Manage failures
Manage failures, or the failures will damage you. “Any experience which doesn’t kill me, makes me stronger.”...
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Six Pillars for a Vibrant Life
A psychologist rightly identified the six pillars of a vibrant life, which are as follows: Certainty Variety Intimacy Growth Contribution Significance Certainty is the first pillar, it means that our...
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Life is like a thali, you can do much more than what you are served.
Recently I was chit chatting with my Aunt who shared an experience she had with my father about 30 years ago. She had gone to my father for some advice. My father asked her a question, “do you believe...
View ArticleHarmony makes small things grow,lack of it makes great things decay.
I recently read the book Transcendence authored by Late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. The book chronicles the spiritual journey he experienced with Late Pramukh Swamiji of the Akshardham, Swaminarayan...
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“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou The epic cricket match played between Australia and South Africa on March 12th, 2006...
View ArticleWorking better works
“The Toyota style is not to create results by working hard. It is a system that says there is no limit to people’s creativity. People don’t go to Toyota to ‘work’ they go there to ‘think’.” Taiichi...
View ArticleChange, by overcoming the trap of non-action.
‘Change is inevitable, but is it enjoyable?’ This is a question I ask during my workshops from participants frequently, and often I get the answer “Change is enjoyable.” The fact is that change is...
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I often ask in my seminars and workshops a question to the participants “Why did Sarvan kumar’s parents curse Raja Dashrath?” The answer I get is “because Raja Dashrath accidentally killed Sarvan...
View ArticleThe task of a leader is to create more leaders, not more followers
I have been observing the practice of leadership and parenting, which in many ways are similar. As a parent, I have come to realize that I need not teach my son or my daughter how to be a better son,...
View ArticleThe importance of encouraging self and others
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently” Maya Angelou I often ask participants in my seminars, what a leader should...
View ArticleBe lively not lonely in your family
An Article By Vijay Batra Students at an elementary school were asked to write an essay about what they would like God to do for them. At the end of the day, while grading the essays, a teacher read...
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An Article By Vijay Batra Scientist have discovered that with a broad range of active intellectual interests and a vigorous lifestyle, your body, mind and spirit can keep unlocking hidden capacities...
View ArticleLively or lonely is a matter of choices one makes
An Article By Vijay Batra I am always inspired by people like Shakib Sheikh, a developer working with Microsoft, who lost his eye sight at a young age. As he was growing up, he encountered computers...
View ArticleJealousy and arrogance the root cause for pain.
An Article By Vijay Batra Over the years I have realized that two major causes for anyone of us to become weaker are jealousy and arrogance. Jealousy is triggered when we feel inferior compared to...
View ArticleA Silver is as good as bronze, and not much worse than gold.
An Article By Vijay Batra An interesting finding about many Olympic athletes, an athlete winning a silver in many cases is less happy than an athlete who has won a bronze. Why? because an athlete who...
View ArticleDeveloping a positive bias towards life
An Article By Vijay Batra Developing a positive bias towards life, thereby facing the uncertainties, in a certain way. Positive psychology started by...
View ArticleKnow Thyself, As What You Can Be, Not Only What You Are.
“My scars don’t define me, it is my vision and my passion to achieve the vision that will define me.”...
View ArticleEndeavouring improves the way we experience life.
An Article By Vijay Batra A great book to read for all of us is “The case of the bonsai manager” authored by...
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