New to elevator pitches? How to make confident pitches — tips for new coaches My first elevator pitch was a total washout. The 2nd and the 3rd were no better either. Having been there and done that, I have some new insights as to what could make these pitches better…

February 2022 finally saw many schools and colleges across India, go offline. Students and teachers are interacting in person. Exams are happening offline in schools. There are still many of schools in Bangalore and in many parts of India, which will resume offline classes for their students only from end…

I know that I could get better audience if I wrote and published consistently, yet I keep putting it away till the last possible minute. To comfort me, at least 25% of the adult population use “Procrastination as their personality trait”. How do we define Procrastination? Classic definition — The…

I am not sure whether to curse the Monkey that stealthily stole my iPhone and broke it by dropping it from my high-rise apartment or thank it for testing my self-control. It was maybe sheer luck or misfortune that this entire episode happened on a Friday evening. The weekend that…

My Teen doesn’t listen to me. My daughter is not at all driven to achieve anything in her life. My son is always engrossed in social media. He doesn’t study or perform well at school. These are the common complaints I hear from concerned parents. As a life coach, who…

The following are my views and experiences. My apologies if I have unintentionally hurt someone with this. I have volunteered in a temple on weekends serving the poor free food. It was a very satisfying experience for a young person like me those days. I was particularly impressed by a…

I read this inspiring two-line story about confidence and faith recently. It spoke about how people of a particular drought-stricken village were conducting some rituals to appease the gods. Only one small child who had faith and confidence in the rituals brought along an umbrella. I have also been the…

Our senses are our link to perceive and experience the external world. So, what do we do to keep them fit and functioning? Have you given a thought to having a spa day for all of our sense organs? Ancient Indian wisdom identifies 10 sense organs or Indriyas. These are…

Sneak peek into the traits of High-performance teams I have worked with a group of bright minds, with just a few years of experience. When I say high performance teams, the emphasis is on the effective results they produced. They were one of the best and very productive teams that…