Met a businessman. He started from zero. He had slept on benches and wiped the floors. Cleaned babies poops and did whatever he could. I asked him, what’s the secret of your success? He simply said that because I did not give up. I did whatever I could do to survive and I had my goal clear in my mind. …
Without growing internally, we can never grow externally in life.
He was rich and successful. he started from zero. He was very peaceful and humble. When I sat next to him, it was so insightful. I asked him, after earning so much money, how he was so humble or down to earth. he smiled and said that he was not. He started from zero and he started treating people with …
Always remember, do not give up on good things because of others.
“I have stopped helping people”. Why did you do so? People are bad and they made fun of me or they treated me badly after that. “I am dishonest because others cheated me”. My brother cheated me in business, so I had to get dishonest too. ” I started smoking and drinking otherwise my friends would not accept me in …
Our mistakes cannot be corrected by pointing out others’ mistakes. We need to work on ourselves.
So my twin girls were arguing. They created a mess and mamma had to intervene to get it cleaned. Did I clean? That would have been easier. The challenging task is to get it cleaned. So they started arguing, and she did that to explain her own stance. Well, finally I asked them, can it correct what you have done? …
True power comes when we learn to master our own thoughts.
She was very successful in her job and at a very senior level. Her father fell ill. She had to quit her job to take care of her ailing father. 2 years back she had lost her mother and she was the only child. So she had to be there. After that, she kept struggling financially. She wanted to rise …
If you are not yourself, you are actually no one.
She was born into a rich family, pampered by her father like a princess. She got married into a rich family. But now, the reality changed. She was supposed to take care of a lot of responsibilities. When she could not, her new family criticized her. She tried following her sister-in-law and she could not follow much. Now, she had …
When we go through the pain we also learn to be happy and grateful. Let pain be the teacher.
A few years back, I met a gentleman. He was ever smiling. It was so beautiful to sit with him. He was old and he could not walk properly. He was rich and he had money. Everyone said that he was rich and that’s why he was happy. He smiled and said I am happy and that’s why I am …
Give with kindness, not with ego.
I was walking on the footpath and there was a lady donating some blankets. With every blanket, she was asking someone to take her picture. One old man turned his face away saying he did not need that. She asked him, why was he not accepting. He simply said why are you giving? She looked at his face and said …
Love is between two hearts. Let ego don’t come in between.
They had a love marriage. They were staying in a nuclear setup. Everyone thought that let them settle down. No one wanted to interfere. Still, after one year of marriage, they wanted a divorce. Everyone wondered what happened. Their neighbors shared that they were always arguing. You did that or you did not do that. The girl shared that she …
Give in a way that the person who receives shall feel respected. Never take away the respect in return for what you are giving.
We all ask and we all ask from God. I need this, I want this and sometimes we do not ask, we just pray, and sometimes we have a desire we shall receive and we do not ask. And I have seen, whatever we have asked genuinely, we receive that. (Just that it shall not be against anyone else). So …
Having a positive thought process is a blessing. Be grateful for that.
She was insecure from the inside. She was good enough but she never felt good enough. And then she always took that out on her husband. She always told him, you would leave me one day, what if you would have an affair, saying, she always tried controlling him and she would not let him meet his friends alone. She …
We never regret helping someone genuinely. Though we may regret not helping when we had the opportunity.
It was a few years back. I was sitting in the car and my car stopped by a red light. A child came asking for something. I turned my face away like I haven’t even looked at him. After a few small knocks, he left. After some time, I was feeling so bad that why I acted like this. Why …