How Close Are You To Your “Ideal Self”
Photo Credits : Lalita Raman We have our ideal self, the self we want out of life – the motivational core that focuses our hopes, aspirations, dreams, purpose, and calling. It is our source of positive...
View ArticleResponsibility Is A Choice
I was at a lobby of a hotel last week waiting for a business meeting and I happened to hear a rather interesting conversation between a young lady and the guest relations manager of the hotel. As the...
View ArticleLeadership And Compassion
I had met Victoria recently who had hired me as a coach. Victoria is a highly motivated, energetic, determined and passionate woman in that she is driven by her purpose and vision in life. She is a...
View ArticleDon’t Take LIFE For Granted
Photo Credits : Lalita Raman Don’t Condemn Criticize or Complain This is one of the Human Relation Principles of Dale Carnegie. The simplicity of this statement is complex in itself. It is one of...
View ArticleThe Vulnerability In Relationships
I was watching some Ted Talk Videos over the weekend and one of them was on The Power Of Vulnerability. This got me thinking about relationships. Relationships are made or marred many times on...
View ArticleWhat Is Your Leadership MOJO?
Last Saturday, I watched the movie The Monuments Men accidentally. I was under the impression that I had booked for The Wolf of Wall Street and didn’t realize till I walked into the cinema hall and...
View ArticleTop Ten Ways to Stand Out In Sales and From Competition
Photo Credits : Lalita Raman “It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages” - Henry Ford Every time a customer comes into contact...
View ArticleInflexibility Is All In Your Perspective
Photo Credits : Lalita Raman Though I have been doing yoga for almost 10 years, each day is different in that some days it is easier to be in the moment, feel more flexible and be in the flow whereas...
View ArticleThe Art of Believing In Others
Karen was smiling and looked more confident and happier as I caught a glimpse of her in the lift. I had not seen Karen in the past six months.The last time I had met Karen, she was frustrated, and was...
View ArticleDisrupting Your Negative Thoughts
Image Credits : Lalita Raman Jacinta has sent her proposal to her boss. She has worked over the weekend on this proposal making sure all the details had been covered and that there is no room for any...
View ArticleLearnings In The Journey Of Life
I reflect quite often. However, this weekend I got into a deeper reflection mainly due to behaviors of some people. I got into this mode of “I must be doing something wrong” thinking. This is the inner...
View ArticleHow To Have A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
The Gym TRX class starts at 11am on Sunday and two people walk in at 11:15 and their body language was such that they didn’t even look apologetic for being late. Despite being told that they are late...
View ArticleDisempower FEAR and Empower Your Progress
She has won triathlons, trekked the Gobi desert, has done bungee jumping and sky diving despite being scared of heights. She has been a juvenile diabetic for over 30 years and she has faced this...
View ArticleFacilitate A Positive Change With These 5 Lessons From Life
“No way, I cannot accept failure.” This was one of my clients who had this belief when I first met him. “Failure is where my dreams are shattered and there is no coming back.” “Failure sounds as if...
View ArticleAccept The Change, Love Thy Self
I was in a conversation with a friend of mine over the weekend and she suddenly remarked, I have become slow in whatever I am and in whatever I do. To quote “I feel I have become lethargic about a lot...
View ArticleIs It Worth Analyzing The Why?
James bid goodbye to this world a month back. James was in his mid thirty’s and someone with whom life played games on many counts repeatedly. It is difficult to not feel James’s absence. He was...
View ArticleSmile and the World Smiles With You
Photo Credits : Lalita Raman I was conducting a group coaching session few weeks back and one of the participants didn’t smile throughout the first day. Every time I looked at this participant and...
View ArticleThe Secret To Self-Confidence
He is a charming person but when you meet him for the first time and several times thereafter, what you see is that his body language is one of indifference, his facial expressions is one of...
View ArticleWhere’s The Respect, Courtesy and Professionalism Gone?
Excuse me, may I get something from my locker. I will be real quick. That was the voice I heard behind me at the ladies changing room at the gym today. That was music to my ears. I immediately moved,...
View ArticleThe Power of Questions : 5 Secrets To Leading A Meaningful Life
I was standing at the immigration queue last Friday, in Singapore, to catch a flight back home. I was exhausted, yet couldn’t miss hearing a little girl of age may be 4-5 years old persistently asking...
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