Do you often wish to have that one little nudge—that tiny drop in the bucket—that will make all the difference in getting you all fired up? But first, you want to know how this relates to the question, what is your pendulum, right? So—I live with this excruciating shoulder pain. My…
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There’s this story about Itzhak Perlman, the great violinist, about how he played an entire concerto on three strings. While the authenticity of this anecdote isn’t verified, I thought it a wonderful Wednesday Wisdom read with an excellent inspirational message. So, the story goes that Perlman was scheduled to give a…
Jack was at work when the phone rang. It was his Mom calling. When he answered it, she informed him that their neighbor, Mr. Belser had passed away the night before and that the funeral would be on Wednesday. Jack recalled memories of his childhood days spent with Mr.Belser, going down…
Taking stock of ourselves to see how we’re doing in terms of our goals, our dreams is normal. For me, this revolves around my priority lists, and my broader to-do list, categorized based on different aspects of my life. Sometimes, I acknowledge my strengths. But there used to be a time…
Often, we are faced with situations and opportunities where we can either stretch—go out of our way to do our best and strive to deliver a 100% or just settle with doing the basic-acceptable thing. But stretch or settle – is that even a choice? We’ve all grown up learning that…
There was once a young man who was fascinated by stories of a beautiful pearl. He was keen on seeing it…and dreamed of acquiring it. He kept asking everyone he met but they had no idea where this legendary pearl was, as no one had actually seen it. Still, he didn’t…
An old lady was stranded by the roadside with a flat tire. A young man driving by, stopped when he saw her. He got out of his car and approached her with a smile. The old lady was a little afraid, wondering who this stranger was—advancing towards her. He looked poor…