Have you ever been criticized for being “too emotional”? And told that this may be hindering your chances of enhancing your career, or advised that “great leaders know how to keep their emotions at bay”? I have. And for a while there, it made me think that, to succeed, I need to strip myself of …
“The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell, similar to his other bestsellers (which I highly recommend), doesn’t disappoint. Written in his signature style, with multiple real-life stories and examples, it’s quite the delightful and easy read. The book’s main idea revolves around the notion of “epidemics” — i.e. tracing the evolution of how they start and …
“Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.” ~Plato A few weeks ago, I was standing in front of a mirror in the women’s bathroom at work. I could feel the cold sweat down my spine and was angry for not being able to gain a better control of myself. I attempted …
“Fake it till you make it” is not sustainable and often fails to deliver. Why? Because if we don’t believe in our own worth, pretending that we do is not going to cut it long-term. To building confidence, we need to search deep and fix what’s broken, not act as if it never happened.
Confidence is a beautiful thing. It makes us appear more attractive to others, more in control of our destiny, and more self-aware, among the many other perks it brings to our lives. Above all, a healthy self-assurance is like a visibility cloak — it makes all our skills, talents, gifts or mojos intensified, magnified and easy for …
Self-doubt often breeds insecurity. Insecurity, in turn, shatters our confidence. Hence, too much self-questioning is not a fruitful undertaking. So, when you feel a lack of certainty, do this: breathe deep, identify the intruder thoughts and silence them. Let them pass and be on their way. Learning to quiet our minds, in the chaos and …
The root of our discontent with the world is often a disguised discontent with ourselves. For the world merely reacts to our own feelings toward ourselves. Therefore, to demand respect from others, we need to first learn how to respect ourselves. To attract love, we must start by loving ourselves. Self-acceptance is, then, the requisite …
I am a fan of the “Divergent” series. Not only because it is a good action-romance-mystery story but also because it raises an intriguing question—one that can certainly become a good Friday-night table topic over a glass of wine. That is—how important exactly are genes in determining our destiny? Is there such a thing as …