“I am may look okay but I am not okay” – do you feel that way sometimes? I look around me and consider myself truly fortunate that I am much better off than most others around me. I have nothing really to complain about — nothing significant, at least. So yes, my work has dwindled since the start of the pandemic. This lockdown has not made things better. I try my best to stay okay, writing my gratitude lists and jotting down…
Having a shortcoming pointed out is never comfortable in the best of times but being accused of being too nice for your own good always stings a little more. I should know. I believe every one of us is…
During my corporate days, we went through intensive sales training programs. An essential module was “build self-confidence” with self-confidence tips and role-plays. After all, marketing people must face their customers with confidence to accomplish their goals. Whether it’s personal…
In life, things often don’t go the way we expect. And when that happens, it is easier to play the blame game, that is, by blaming someone else for what happened, rather than take responsibility for it. It takes…
We were talking about guilt vs shame during our evening walk yesterday after some ranting about family conversations and in the course of it, so many things came out—things we would normally not speak about. One thing was clear…
