The world-famous Dutch painter, Vincent Van Gogh had once quoted “If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”

The great Greek philosopher, Socrates had once said – “no man can lead others, who cannot lead himself”.

We all go through unwanted stories and I believe they always have a lesson to give. Unless we take the lesson, reform ourselves and move on, the same lesson is going to repeat in different forms and hence proving how pitiful the situation we are in is.

Nobody likes to fail. But when the fear of failure along with the desire for instant success starts obstructing a person’s growth, that is maladaptive perfectionism.

Setting the right foundation is core and here are some of my guidelines to be healthily and authentically vulnerable.

When your own thought patterns and habits stand against your own dreams, you will not reach your fullest potential, just like most. But that’s not what we want, right?

Our relationships are the basis to live a fulfilled life. We enjoy some dimensions and we dread some. How to break relationship patterns that are not serving you?

According to International journal of behavioral science, about 70% people experience Imposter syndrome at some point in their lifetime. A feeling that their success happened by chance and not based on their talents or hard work or qualifications. It’s not logically true. That’s why it’s not a mental virus but rather an emotional virus.

Challenging times are inevitable. In fact they are very important moments of our lifetime since they help us grow and become a better person. But to make the most out of it, one of the important areas to know about is boundaries.

Identifying physical abuse is easier because of obvious reasons, but taking action against it can call for a lot of courage. What takes even more courage is to identify the subtle art of emotional abuse.

Human connection has never been more important in corporate leadership. How can corporate leadership rise to the occasion and deal with their curious employees who are coming back to work floors now?

Just like we intake food for our physical body’s well being and depending on the quality of the food, it can make us stronger or weaker; similarly we intake thoughts and ideas through conversations, television, radio and wait, the biggest influencers of current times: Netflix & social media!

Do you know if your water is warm at all?

Or let me re-frame the question, how do you acknowledge that you are stressed? Specially when it seems all under control.