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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...

How to fix Toxic people from our life?

One day my friend Binny Brown went to the CEO and said, "I'm not interested in coming to the office anymore."  The CEO responded, "But why?" Binny said, "Ah! I see many employees speaking badly about other Employees on back of him/her; Few employees looking at their fellow employees in a wrong way, there are hell lot of things that I can prove you wrong in our Office." Some people do a lot of politics and talk all negative all the time. Few only do gossips all the time. CEO  said, ok, but I have a request to make before you leave. Binny asked, please tell me what I can do for you, sir. CEO said I want you to do this one last thing sincerely. I want you to take a glass of water filled to the brim and walk around the office area three times without spilling a single drop of water on the floor. After that, you may leave the job if you wish to.  As it sounds to you, it sounded weird. However, Binny thought it was just a matter of a few minutes anyway. He t...

Discover Yourself with DISC Personality Types!

Dr. William Moulton Marston was the creator of DISC Theory at Harvard University in the 1920s while doing research for his book The Emotions of Normal People.  He was looking to identify predictable traits and behaviors of everyday people in different environments.  DISC styles are a combination of four behavioral personality types. Your individual personality affects every aspect of your life. That's why one of the best things you can do to grow yourself and others is to understand your personality and what drives you. When you recognize your strengths and limitations, you are able to give your best as you work with people around you, whether they are coworkers, spouse, family, friends, or someone you met at a social gathering. DISC is a powerful and profoundly simple tool for understanding people. Human behavior can be a mystery. At home or in the workplace, behavior and personality are often misunderstood and become areas of stress affecting your work productivity and happi...

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...