Parth Sawhney

It’s best to let go of our innate human desire of seeking validation from others. We have to train ourselves to not become a person who is driven by other people’s approval. If we look at this from the Stoic lens, external validation is never in our control.

In order to succeed in business, it’s important that entrepreneurs realize that what they think they need and what they truly need to get better outcomes are two separate entities. A majority of entrepreneurs today think that they need answers to their burning questions, they need step-by-step plans, and

Studies have shown that when we enhance our authenticity, we not only increase our motivation, but we also decrease symptoms of depression. As an outcome, we feel more energetic and focused. In our day to day life, we all experience sudden stresses, whether they be at work or at home,

Create a New Identity In order to build lasting habits, it’s important that we focus on creating a new identity for ourselves first. You have to let go of your current identity and start believing new things about yourself. Your identity is dictated by who you think you are,

Mind Your Own Business It’s important that we guard our lives against unwanted intrusions and distractions. If we’re spending too much time on social media and letting the validation that we get from it dictate our happiness, we set a trap for ourselves. We bring up negativity inside

Adopt the Two-Day Rule I found about this rule from a video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfLHTLQZ5nc] on Matt D’Avella’s YouTube channel last year, and it instantly made total sense to me. The rule is pretty simple. You don’t allow yourself to take more than

Commit to a Daily Challenge I’ve participated in various daily challenges and last year, I even created one, The Karma Yogi Gratitude Challenge [https://wellspringacademy.teachable.com/p/21-day-karma-yogi-gratitude-challenge] for 21 consecutive days. There’s something both sacred and freeing about daily challenges. It pays off to surrender to

Stack New Habits Over Old Ones Many times we try again and again to form a new habit that we know when integrated in our daily routine will help us become better versions of ourselves. But in spite of our good intentions, we fail. A great and effective way to

As the New Year begins, we all set resolutions for ourselves, but very few of us succeed in converting those resolutions into lasting habits. Personally, as I have discussed before, I prefer small daily improvements over lofty resolutions. It’s important that we let go of the instant change approach