Monthly Archives: July 2016
Time: Life’s Most Precious Commodity
“You may delay, but time will not.” — Benjamin Franklin The concept of time is elusive because, well, it stands still for no man. Beyond time being an arbitrary number derived from the Earth’s axial rotation and orbital revolution around… Read More
Shakti and Durga, Currencies of Emotional Power
We as individuals seek both i.e. the internal power called Shakti and the external power called Durga. Shakti is our inner strength. Durga is the strength that we get from outside. Praise, for example, empowers us because we get Durga… Read More
Why do we fail to achieve our goals
Living a life without setting goals is like sailing a ship without having planned a course: you’re likely to end up somewhere that you wouldn’t want to go! This is why you need to set goals to develop yourself and… Read More
Organizational Culture
Every company has its own unique personality, just like people do. The unique personality of an organization is referred to as its culture. In groups of people who work together, organizational culture is an invisible but powerful force that influences… Read More
How Much Money is Enough
When it is Enough Money “The majority of us aren’t born with big bank accounts, but we are born with time. Time is the real currency of life, and the value of our time—what we can acquire for its exchange—is… Read More
Wealth, Education, Power: The Currencies in Human life
In Hindu mythology, all that which can be transacted between two human beings takes the form of three goddesses: Laxmi, Saraswati and Durga. Laxmi is the goddess of wealth, Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge. Durga is Shakti, the goddess… Read More
There is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Understanding ‘Opportunity Cost’ Matters It means that nothing is ever truly free. To get one thing that we like, we usually have to give up another thing that we like. Making decisions requires trading off one goal against another. There… Read More
Dharma, Principles and Rules
Dharma is a principle. The human ability to out grow the animal instinct born out of the fear of survival, manifesting as domination and territoriality. Dharma is a human concept. Animals and plants belong to nature, where no one has… Read More