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Parth Sawhney

kaizen

Let go of your big, hairy and audacious goals (BHAGs) and simply focus on learning and growing every day. We need to embrace small, continuous improvements on a daily basis. The Japanese have even given this idea a name: Kaizen, which is the Japanese word for continuous improvement. Worry less

victim vocabulary

The words that we speak in our daily lives reveal our state. When we cultivate awareness towards the words that are coming out of our mouths, we are able to ascertain our mindset and the lens through which we see the world. We may not be aware, but we may

not overwhelming others with our mission

Don’t overwhelm others with your life mission, it’s not worth it. Chances are they won’t be able to understand your passion in the way you them to. If we persist with unloading our mission on other people’s lives, they will start developing a resistance towards it

protect your inspiration

It’s easy to get inspired in this day and age, but the challenge lies in protecting the inspiration that we accrue over time. As we constantly expose ourselves to more and more news, entertainment and social media, it becomes easier for the fire of inspiration within us to get

stop the hammering

Sometimes, when we’re facing a problem or are stuck in a tough spot, a question starts gnawing at us. We start hammering ourselves with this question again and again so that we come up with an answer as soon as we can and end the misery. But there’s

absorb the goodness

We should always be inclined towards absorbing goodness from the people around us. Think of this world as a supermarket. Every human that we meet is unique and has his/her own interests, specialties, flaws, and idiosyncrasies. Rather than being judgemental about them, we need to accept them as they

the antidote to obsolescence

Obsolescence is a constant threat that lurks around us. If we stop moving, we stagnate. If we stop improving, we fall behind. If we stop growing, we start deteriorating. The antidote to obsolescence is lifelong learning. The superachievers and the uber-successful amongst us are relentless learners. No matter what

empty your cup

As the popular story goes, a man once went to a wise Zen Master to seek wisdom and learn about attaining enlightenment. The Master welcomed him and offered to discuss about this over tea. As the tea was served, the Zen Master kept pouring tea even after the cup was

the meaning of passion

Passion doesn’t exist naturally, waiting to be discovered. You may be gifted with a few talents and have your own unique interests, but that doesn’t mean you have an innate passion for all of them. When you pick one of them and devote all your time and energy

default or design

We can choose to live in two ways: by default or by design. We can choose to go with the herd and react to life as it comes by. We can go with the flow of the society and do what it preaches us to do. We can run the