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What's your white rabbit?

My friend Chandan called me yesterday and told me the challenges he faces after he was fired from his job. He was doing well in customer support but laid off in the company's restructuring exercise. Now, he is not getting any calls and hence was quite depressed. I explained to him about so many career choices available these days. Those like video editors, YouTubers, internet marketers, and so, asked him to pick some new skills on the technical and mindset front. He didn't seem excited and went on ranting about all the problems in life, blaming his parents and everyone around him. I just kept quiet, listened to him, and finally said, "do let me know if I can be of help".  This incident reminded me of the man's lovely story in a remote town. I love it because it's the story of your life. And mine. And everyone else's. It seems the man was an honest, hard-working who never hurt a fly.  Pleased with his excellent work, a fairy magically appeared before him an...

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 only 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁?

A guy from Bihar goes to Tamilnadu. And he went to a roadside restaurant and said, "I'm hungry, and what do you have that will satiate my hunger?". And the restaurant fellow said, "I have masala Vada, and it'll satiate your hunger.". And the guy asked, "What is the cost of the masala Vada which will satiate my hunger?" and he said, "Five rupees.". The guy had the first Vada, but he was still hungry, he had the second Vada, but was still hungry, third Vada, fourth Vada, fifth Vada, sixth Vada, he was still hungry. Finally, when he had the seventh Vada, his hunger was satiated. The guy went towards the billing counter, the bearer from inside screamed thirty-five rupees, but this guy took a five-rupee coin and kept it on the table. The bearer said, "But you had seven Vadas!". The guy said, "My communication was very clear from the beginning. What is the cost of the Vada, which will satiate my hunger, and you said five rupees? ...

Have you built "rooted" relationships in your life?

Why do we need healthy rooted relationships? Tyler Perry's wise message answers this amazingly. He likens the relationships to a tree. He says - I have this tree analogy when I think of people in my life, be it friends, family, acquaintances, employees, co-workers, whomever. They are all placed inside what I call my tree test.  It goes like this: LEAF PEOPLE - Some people come into your life, and they are like leaves on a tree. They are only there for a season. You can't depend on them or count on them because they are weak and only there to give you shade. Like leaves, they are there to take what they need, and as soon as it gets cold or, a wind blows in your life, they are gone. You can't be angry at them; it's just who they are. BRANCH PEOPLE - Some people come into your life, and they are like branches on a tree. They are stronger than leaves, but you have to be careful with them. They will stick around through most seasons, but if you go through a storm or two in y...

"𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 (𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟲𝟬%) 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲?

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 "𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 (𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟲𝟬%) 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲?  I was surprised to read this report from NCBI that a simple lack of "crucial conversation" skills can lead to Divorce. But then I recalled my relationship with my spouse. A few years back, we didn't talk for 5-6 days after the conflict, and it used to happen almost every second month. And it continued for around eight years of our marriage. We were dragging, but we were sure that this relationship is not going to last, at the back of the mind. In our country, very few of us are ready to bear the hassles of Divorce, hence the percentage of paper divorce may be less, but a large part of the population has divorced mentally. I have seen this in my close family and friends circle.  𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂?  𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁, 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹...