Your thoughts are not your thoughts. Why? Our life is run by our subconscious brain which is our feeling brain. Our lives are destined by our thoughts, feelings, emotions, choices, decisions, behaviours and attitudes. All these attributes are influenced by everything around us. Like who we interact, what we talk and discuss, what we watch, […]
Tag: Mindset and Motivation
Remember that there can only be ‘One Person at Top’
I have learnt that it is not possible for most of the people to be the topmost guy in the job or field they are passionate about or anything they want to achieve. Because there is only one Olympic champion gold medalist or only one CEO for a company or only one 1st ranker in […]
After Covid – Embrace the Change and Take the Responsibility
Companies and systems which are in crisis today are those who did not move on from industrial age. This is the age of information and service. Today a company or a person could thrive if they are doing meaningful work, if they are contributing, if they believe that they are serving others along with themselves, […]
Are you Ready to be a Champion? Then Read This
Why are majority of us are being grossly exploited by Social media companies, food industry, entertainment industry, news channels, cosmetics industry, advertising and marketing and so on. Have we become dumb or numb to our Supernormal Stimuli on a daily basis and falling prey to our evolutionary instincts. I am no different than anyone out […]
Passion – It is the Willingness to Suffer
We generally associate passion with intense love towards something or motivation to do something. Our limbic brain is home to our emotions like love, hate and also our passion. But what is passion and what do we actually mean when we say we are passionate. Turns out the word passion goes back to the Latin […]
The Disconnection Syndrome – What Makes Us to Be Auto-Pilot Mode
Excerpts taken from Dr. David Perlmutter, MD ‘s Disconnection Syndrome . “We walk around with our heads down, fixated on our devices, avoiding ideas that differ from our own, while confronting constant messages telling us what to do (eat more, buy more, post more, be ‘liked’ more).” They go on to say, “Participating in our […]
What are We Really Feeling Bad About During COVID Lockdown
For the first time in the recorded human history we are grieving together , the whole world. We are grieving the loss of way of life. We are unable to do the things we were doing few months back. We are angered and frustrated as we are missing certain lifestyle. We are unable to meet […]
The Power of Mind – Placebo Effect and Nocebo Effect
Our immune system and overall well-being is dependent not only on good diet and exercise but also on our mental strength and our thoughts. A lot depends on the way we talk to ourselves when we are in trouble. Many times when we are in an adversity, the images, thoughts and beliefs that run in […]
5 Things to Do Starting Today
Every year we make resolutions. I believe resolutions should be sustainable and we must be consistent to achieve our resolutions. Nothing wrong in having resolutions but there is an issue if they did not change from last year . So set a realistic resolution that you will not give up no matter what. When we […]
Supernormal Stimulus – Root Cause of Modern Day Habits
A supernormal stimulus or super stimulus (a term used by evolutionary biologists and neuroscientists) is an exaggerated version of a stimulus to which there is an existing response tendency, or any stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the stimulus for which it evolved. For example, Supernormal stimuli are the reason why we generally prefer the taste of unhealthy foods […]
Mindset for Being Healthy and Fit for Life
Majority of the people focus on external mechanics of health and fitness in terms of proper training, nutrition and supplementation. However, our ability to actually execute those things on a consistent basis is highly dependent on having the right mindset to begin with. Here are some tips to adopt that will increase your chances for […]
Steps to be Resilient in the Face of Trauma or Uncontrollable Situation Like Pandemic Lockdowns
Article by Amen Clinics Do you feel like you’re cracking under the stress? When did you start losing it? Was it when the pandemic hit? When the lockdown dragged on and on? When the economic devastation took root? Or when the social unrest exploded? For many of us, our ability to cope with the multiple traumas of […]
Addiction and Depression Explained with a Simple Example
Get a rat and put it in a cage and give it two water bottles. One is just water, and one is water laced with either heroin or cocaine. If you do that, the rat will almost always prefer the drugged water and almost always kill itself very quickly, right, within a couple of weeks. […]
13 THINGS MENTALLY STRONG PEOPLE DON’T DO by Amy Morin
Stop feeling the world owes you anything Stop feeling sorry for yourself Stop resenting other people’s success and strengths Stop wasting energy on things you cannot control Stop dwelling in the past Stop letting people’s opinion dictate your life Stop worrying about pleasing everyone Stop making the same mistakes over and over Stop shying away […]
Old School Parenting Rules
Let the kids be bored. Let them come up with their own ideas to pass time. This would enable their creative thinking. It’s fine to give an adult talk sometimes, instead of masking all the details with child like talk always. Inculcate regular sleeping habits. Start with waking up early morning first instead of depending […]