Out of the Holly Daze into the New Year!
Hope you are enjoying the Holidays and getting ready for the New Year.
While some may say "What's in a year, it's the same old thing all over again?" That's one perspective. This is the time of the ye
Did you Win or Did you Learn?
Back in 1999, I was intent on meeting Dr. Stephen Covey, author of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. I was very impressed with his principles and wanted to learn more about his work in In
Staying within the Lines vs. The Safe Zone
Conditioning, Conditioning, Conditioning.
Knowingly or unknowingly, we have managed to develop a system in most cultures to condition kids to stay within the lines, either through innocuous methods
Better Choices = Better Life.
Some of you may be familiar with the Four Learning Stages of Competence—Unconscious Incompetence, Conscious Incompetence, Conscious Competence, and Unconscious Competence. Developed at Gordon Trai
Career Choice: Focus on Achievement & Pleasure or Joy & Fulfillment?
Is there a real difference between Joy & Fulfillment vs. Achievement & Pleasure or is it purely semantics? Let's see if this makes any sense to you. Most of us have been raised to believe t
Sparking a Mindful Nation: My Journey through Wisdom 2.0
Happy New Year and best wishes to follow your Dharma in 2013
"It is better to do your own Dharma than to do someone else's well."
— K
2012: My Year for Gratitude
If I had to choose one word to highlight this year, it would be Gratitude. I had chosen to write about gratitude as the centerpiece of my year-end note to all my friends before we left for India t
Life blossoms in the Valley; Not usually at the Summit
Dear Friends,
I had written a post titled 'Scaling Peaks (New Heights) and the Valley of Learning' back in June and had my daughter create an illustration for it. Since I liked it a lot, I made it th