Empower yourself to use your ingenuity and find new ways to recharge your creative self. Whenever my computer starts to slow down, it’s a reminder that it requires defragging, resetting, or that it needs to have its memory wiped out so it can function faster. Similarly, when I have been…

There’s no better therapy than sitting down with a friend — and just being Sometimes, in the middle of a spirited gathering of kindred folks, I take a pause from speaking and scan faces. Happy faces, listening faces, poignant faces, faces weighed down by stress or worries, or simply bored…

We need to change our daily food habits to do our bit for saving the planet. What we eat is a personal choice, and we make this choice daily. The food items and ingredients we choose, where we buy them from, the way we cook or serve our food —…

Let your joy at being able to play a sport, finding mental and physical balance, or just being in nature be the new yardsticks to measure your fitness. We live in times where the constant emphasis on productivity results in many of us neglecting our wellbeing. We keep dismissing signs…

Awe need not always be larger than life. Tune into your “a-ha” moments — a glorious sunset, a lilting tune, the centeredness within — and let them take your breath away. It’s good for your wellbeing. On 29 May 1953, Edmund Hillary, and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first…

Switch off your always-on mindset. Reclaiming your life and attention from technology can help you stay calm and centered even when things get tough. There are days when the multiple devices I rely on for connectivity and productivity can overwhelm me. My mobile rings when I’m in the middle of…

Yoga makes me feel alive. This International Day of Yoga, try the practice and let it help you interconnect your mind, body, and soul. Yoga has changed my life and I’m sure it can change yours too. When I discovered yoga in my early forties, I knew how special it…

Failure is not you — it’s just an episode in your life. Listen to your inner voice, follow your courage, and act with conviction even when the going gets tough. Any entity, especially an organization with big dreams, must go through a period of trial to prove its mettle. My…

Love not the act of spending. Spend mindfully on things you love and that truly matter to you. It’s essential to your financial wellbeing. Back in 1985, when I was studying engineering at IIT-Delhi, I went to Mumbai for my internship. It used to be hot and humid. We would…