Tag: Wisdom

  • Whom to listen and follow – your heart or head?

    Whom to listen and follow – your heart or head?

    Your spontaneous response probably would be – I should follow my heart! This is what you have heard, read or been told time and again by your role models, mentors, teachers or gurus, well known authors or leaders!! But, can you exactly pin point – this is the voice or thought from my heart and…

  • Simple but unique n universal rules no one can escape or evade!

    Simple but unique n universal rules no one can escape or evade!

    Our day to day life is governed by very simple but strong rules, which apply to the most powerful – US President – to the poorest person on this planet! Very few have noticed these rules. These are as if framed by the creator of universe; but one thing is certain – these rules are…

  • Fine dividing line between Passion and Obsession or Dogma/Doctrine!

    Fine dividing line between Passion and Obsession or Dogma/Doctrine!

    On the face of it, this topic may not be very interesting to you. But hang on a bit and think it over – you want to do what you love or you want to love what you do? Which of the 2 options you choose can make a difference of day and night! If…

  • Thinking for others’ good actually does much good to you; vice versa if it is bad!

    Thinking for others’ good actually does much good to you; vice versa if it is bad!

    When you wish well for your near and dear or pray for someone’s recovery from poor state of health, you always imagine or wish that it reaches that person, however remote she or he may be! Lot of research has been conducted whether wishing or praying for someone’s wellbeing helps her/him or not. Praying for…

  • Most casual but serious mistake we commit – confusing Seriousness as Sincerity!

    Most casual but serious mistake we commit – confusing Seriousness as Sincerity!

    It is normally difficult to comprehend colossal difference it can make, when one is serious as opposed to being sincere, though dividing line between the two is very fine even by dictionary meaning! I had a colleague in a German multinational company in which I had worked, who specialized in X-ray spectrometry. He was too…

  • How to beat age to acquire maturity and tenacity!

    How to beat age to acquire maturity and tenacity!

    Young people, however dashing and dreamy they may be, are saddled with one limitation – lack of maturity and at times tenacity, which time alone can teach in normal case. At younger age, you have energy, motivation, drive, initiative and fresher mind. However, paradox is that when you have energy, you lack experience and when…

  • Why on becoming wealthy, you tend to work either for Greed or God!

    Why on becoming wealthy, you tend to work either for Greed or God!

    Let us first understand meaning of wealthy here. It means anything which is in excess of your needs – be it money, means, wisdom, talent or skills. There are very few, who inherit wealth in all forms. If someone inherits lot of money, he/she could be short of wisdom or skills, or vice versa. Dearth…

  • Is there any alternative to being fair and good?

    Is there any alternative to being fair and good?

    If a sub-ordinate commits a mistake, supervisor is up in arms, gets angry, reprimands, issues a warning and develops adverse opinion against him/her. On other hand, sub-ordinate reacts and regrets working under such boss. Both think that they are right in what they perceive and do! Issue escalates until a flash point, when the sub-ordinate…

  • Divide between successful & less successful, strong & weak would keep widening, unless….

    Divide between successful & less successful, strong & weak would keep widening, unless….

    A successful person moves from strength to strength, opportunities chase him (no gender bias) and his accomplishments and material gains increase multifold! A strong performer would always be a front runner. So, success multiplies for a successful person. On the other hand, success gets divided for a less successful person; he is generally laden with…

  • Can you live happily ever after?

    Can you live happily ever after?

    Source: http://www.flickr.com/ Prince got married to the princess and they lived happily ever after! Story ends here. If you get relegated in history at the time of your happy moments, you are supposed to have lived happily thereafter, since no one has further information about your life!! Does that happen in reel or real life? First…