Parth Sawhney

This essay is an excerpt from The Way of The Karma Yogi [https://amzn.to/2SpVnmi] , my new book. Death is a double-edged sword — a sword that hangs over our heads all the time. On one hand, we never know when our life will be taken away from us, but

We get bombarded with so much information from various media that it gets hard to assess the ratio of helpful information against the degrading one. As we get drawn by the ploys of attention seeking digital giants, media companies and retailers, we start consuming irrelevant and distracting content that’s

If we want to take 100% responsibility for our lives, we also need to take absolute responsibility for having what we need and what we want and being completely at peace with it. Sometimes, we give a much bigger priority to other people’s needs and wants. We work towards

Often we weigh ourselves down by our past behaviors, mishaps and mistakes. Our non-adherence to our disciplines and not acting in accordance with our inner values and philosophy causes a turmoil within us. We end up getting stuck in the negative cycles of shame, guilt and self-judgment. But we can’

What matters the most in our work and our life is the fact that people are able to trust us and count on us when the need arises. A couple of traits that we can work towards cultivating within us are: genuineness and consistency. When we exude these two qualities,

There is no better way to maximize our productivity, performance and get back in touch with our peace of mind than simplifying. With time, we build certain habits, routines and systems but if we don’t keep them in check, we end up feeding clutter and disorganization. We feel overwhelmed

Sometimes, in order to get things done and accomplished, we need to reawaken within us the stubbornness that we had when we were children. No matter what we wanted, we ended up getting it through persisting, pestering and doing whatever it took us to convince our parents. We don’t

In the world of self-help and personal growth, different people have different opinions about the phrase ‘going with the flow’. Some look at it in a negative light and some claim that it’s the best way to live our lives. I used to think going with the flow was

Many times we try again and again to form a new habit that we know when integrated in our daily routine will help us elevate ourselves and our interior empires. But in spite of our good intentions, we fail. A great and effective way to build a new habit is