Parth Sawhney

The roots of the Stoic exercise premeditatio malorum — premeditation of evils and troubles that we may encounter — go back around two millennia. It’s an exercise where we imagine things that could go wrong, and the losses that we may need to deal with in case of a crisis, catastrophe

We all have our unique definition of success. For me, it’s about maximizing my impact and helping others, while attaining both a high quality of life and securing both personal and professional freedom. But when I got to know how Warren Buffett defines success, I started contemplating on it,

Hope can be an immensely helpful element in our lives when we go through difficult and trying times. It gives us a reason to live, and gets us into a state of tension providing meaning to our lives. It gets us out of bed in the morning and fuels us

We have all heard of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous quote, “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” On the surface level, it sounds like a nice and honorable notion, but if we go deeper, does it really stand true? When we face hardships, do we really

Have you ever been to a spin or fitness class where the instructor was so enthusiastic and excited that you simply got charged, and had an amazing workout that exceeded all expectations and time flew by quickly? And then have your results dropped when you went to the same workout

One of the greatest Eureka moments that the Big O — Oprah Winfrey — has had is the teaching from her mother, sister, friend and mentor Maya Angelou about legacy. Oprah had just returned from the opening of her school in South Africa and was telling Angelou all the details about it.

Once, there were a couple of acrobats, a student-teacher duo. The teacher was a poverty-stricken widower and the student was a little girl called Meda. They performed every single day on the streets in order to earn enough to eat and sustain themselves. Their act consisted of the

It’s not uncommon for us to have heated arguments and ugly fights in our life. We are humans and driven by emotions after all. But it’s not an excuse to not work on this aspect of our life. If we choose, we can train ourselves to remain calm

We all have been through times where we get super pumped after listening to a speech, reading a book, watching an inspirational video, or visiting a conference or a retreat. But the motivation and encouragement that we get from these things is limited and starts waning over time, and soon