You need to oil your hinges
” Big doors swing on small hinges.” I find this thought so wonderful. It so happens that we don’t see the hinges on the door. Either we don’t notice or we overlooked them. Although they are small in size yet without them the door will not swing. Our attitudes, too are kind of our hinges […]
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New habits are like new pair of shoes
When we buy a new pair of shoes for the first few days new shoes are a bit uncomfortable. It pinches at some places, it gives blisters, it squeezes end fingers, etc… They make you remind about the comfort of old shoes. But you can’t switch back to old ones. Those shoes are old, the […]
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Self-coaching
You must have noticed a football coach sprinting along the sidelines with very strong body language screaming and yelling. There’s no way the player can hear what he’s saying. They don’t even make an attempt to listen to what the coach is saying. They only understand, what they are doing is not okay. Coach expects […]
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I can’t ask for what I want. I am afraid I may get rejected.
I remember how I started giving motivational speeches in my initial years of executive coaching. To get the word spread about my coaching, I reached out to different organizations and pitched to them. I did a number of cold calls, email campaigns, and at times even do a cold walk-in to check if I am […]
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Stop polishing trophies and medals
Trophies and medals are reminders of our past achievements. Our yesteryear’s victories are engraved on it and these trophies sit proudly on the front row of our showcase, for us to show off and receive praise from the people. Our yesteryear’s achievements are quite nostalgic and no doubt we are tempted to live there. It’s […]
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Happiness- let it be an in-house job!
Are you happy? Simple questions, often seal the lips for a moment. Do you depend upon others for your happiness? Are you able to experience true joy in whatever you do or whoever you are without other’s approval or acknowledgment? Nowadays we are very much familiar with the word ‘Outsourcing’. So, do you outsource your […]
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Welcome to Aging!
It’s natural for all of us to become a concern for Aging. In my opinion, ‘Aging’ and ‘getting old’ are two different perspectives. Most of us couldn’t believe it was happening to us, but it is indeed an important part in our growing understanding that we are becoming different than we were before, although still […]
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Money-back guarantee.
Last week, one gentleman called me up and was showing interest in Life coaching and expressed his willingness to take few sessions with me. Until then, everything was fine and we exchange greetings mutually. Before, we could end our conversation, he just paused for a while and asked me “whether I offer money-back warranty?” I […]
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Fight one more round.
Recently I have come across beautiful lines by James J. Corbett who became the first boxing heavyweight world champion. He won the championship by knock-out in the 21st round. This is what he had to say on the art of being a champion: “Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired that you […]
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How my Coach should be?
Choosing a life coach is an important decision – emotionally and financially both – and is, therefore, need to be chosen carefully. The question invariably comes to mind, what are the qualities to look out for in a coach? How do you know whoever you have found out is the right coach for you? In […]
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