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Parth Sawhney

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Many of us get trapped in the monotony of life — doing our jobs, driving or commuting, household chores, errands. But the downside of this monotony is that we lose the wonder in our eyes and the excitement and enthusiasm that we used to have towards life. We forget that life

you can’t escape death and unhappiness

Once a long time ago, there was a woman named Kisagotami, whose first-born son died. She was so stricken with grief that she wandered around the streets carrying her son’s dead body, asking for help to bring her son back to life. A kind and compassionate man took her

you're not different

Certain people create their own obstacles that stop them from progressing in the journey of personal development, and limit them from becoming better and more successful. They prefer to remain under the spell of their individual inertia staying where they are instead of moving forward. They come up with excuses

sometimes winning is doing the really brave thing

The third important takeaway from Brené Brown’s Netflix special [https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81010166] is: Sometimes winning is doing the really brave thing. Towards the end of the talk, Brown shares a story about her daughter who had joined a year-round swim team. Her coach assigned her

the myths of vulnerability

Continuing the key insights that I learned from Brene Brown’s Netflix special Brené Brown: The Call to Courage [https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81010166], the second important takeaway is: Many of us have zero idea of what vulnerability exactly means. During the special, Brown points out the following

being conscious about who we seek feedback from

Brené Brown, a New York Times bestselling author and a research professor at the University of Houston, has spent her entire career studying shame and the relationship between courage and vulnerability. Last weekend, I finally watched her Netflix special Brené Brown: The Call to Courage [https://www.netflix.com/in/

create your life’s blueprint

Martin Luther King Jr. was not only an influential leader but also one of the greatest orators in the entire human history. On October 26, 1967, which would be six months before he was assassinated, King gave an incredible speech to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School

learning from our failures

In his search for the right filament for the light bulb, Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials. When none of them worked effectively, his assistant got frustrated and complained, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.” Edison, as calm and confident as ever, replied, “Oh, we

your time will come

The adage ‘Follow your dreams’ sounds poetic, inspirational and Disney-que on paper, but it’s not exactly an easy path. It’s not a fairytale by any means, in fact, it’s a long and difficult road ahead. It may take weeks, months and even years of waiting as you

becoming a better person

Long time back, a King commanded a boulder to be placed on a roadway. Once it was done, he hid himself and secretly watched to see if anyone would make an effort to move the boulder out of the path. Some of the wealthiest merchants and members of the King’