Parth Sawhney

We often mistake courtesy for consent. Just because someone is nice to us doesn’t mean that we have his or her approval to do anything we feel is right. When we’re selling a product or service or building friendships and relationships, professional or personal, we need to be

We are tempted to look at our past time and again. We bring it repeatedly in our conversations, we regret things that we did, we fantasize how things would have played out if we had not done that one particular thing. But it’s all futile. It’s robbing you

I see a lot of people wearing the same clothing every day when they show up for work or life. They have a dedicated uniform that helps them stay on their course. Some examples are Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Christopher Nolan, Tom Wolfe, Michael Kors, Robin Sharma (in his Mastery

Roots take time to develop. Whether you’re learning a new skill, getting hold of a certain life-changing habit, or adapting to a new place or work environment, be patient with yourself. The ground is unfamiliar and with time you’ll be able to soak in the positivity, knowledge

In times of desperate need of a divine intervention, we all pray. Whether it is about getting good grades, receiving a promotion at work or asking your partner to say ‘yes’ when you propose to her, we all secretly wish that things work out in our favor. But this is

We all need to come up with filters that prevent us from associating with thoughts and actions that can cause harm to ourselves and others. In the spur of the moment and fueled by the momentum that has been building up, we can easily get carried away to think, speak

Jocko Willink has a simple way of dealing well with failures, setbacks and roadblocks. Whenever he faces a challenge and/or gets unexpected news, his response is the same as usual: “Good’. That’s wise and something that we all can learn from. When asked specifically about his response by

We need to become good at dealing with shocks and unpleasant surprises. We will get stirred as life progresses; bad news is just a text, call or email away. It’s important that we prepare ourselves for these challenging situations. The goal is to desensitize ourselves in a healthy way

We work hard and guide ourselves towards alignment and better well-being, and then out of nowhere come weak moments — times when we lose our shit and things go south. We say things we shouldn’t have, we cause mental or physical harm to someone, we argue against our better