If you are not familiar with a word Schadenfreude its a term that psychologist gave to a phenomena that we humans experience when we see another human fail. Wikipedia defines it as “the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another.” This not normally […]
Shawn Anchor the author of “Happiness advantage” book in his TED presentation talks about 5 simple things you can do to brighten up your life. I am a firm believer in doctors taking their own pills. Ok may be this didn’t come out right but you get my point. What I meant is that I
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I started practicing taking cold showers in the morning after attending Wim Hoff’s event. Wim Hoff is also known as the Iceman and holds a number of Guinness book records for running marathons bare feet on snow and longest body contact with ice. The guy is mad, there is so much energy and fire in
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One of the books that had a most profound impact on me was “Getting the love you want” written by Harville Hendrix. Despite a cliche sounding name and bedtime looks cover this book covers developmental psychology phases and how it affects the relationships. Harville links the separation from the world that occurs with infants around
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In a research published in 2014 by www.pewsocialtrends.org they estimate that 1 out of 4 adults in the US will never get married. The reality is that more and more of us either by choice or circumstances are single. The pressure on singles comes in a form of workmates going to dinners with their partners,
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Wake up in a morning, put your clothes on, have your coffee, sit on a train staring aimlessly on the life passing by to start another day in the chain of never ending many. Thank god its Friday, its a pay week, holidays are coming up, holidays are over but at least its a short
It is easy to see your attempts to pursue your dreams as a failure if things don’t not go as you planned. A lot of us jump on a bandwagon of quitting 9 to 5 leaving the establishment. You will hear about success stories from personal development gurus and big names. Those are only a
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In the world of personal development, it’s not uncommon to hear life coaches and gurus telling you to follow your true calling, max out your credit cards, and dive headfirst into your dreams. While this advice might work for a select few, the reality is that most of us don’t need to take such extreme
Recently I found myself having low energy to focus on my work and coaching. This was a surprise as those of you who spoke to me know how passionate I am about helping people. And that’s a bigger passion than my love for pistachio ice-cream. After doing my research I came to realise that my
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