There is legitimate fear – it is what you feel when a car almost knocks you down or when you are just by the edge of a pool (and you know you cannot swim).

But there is also another kind of fear which some of us often experience. For example a student who is afraid of […]

I know you like things to be perfect and not lacking anything.

You often feel this way when you want to send that email, or are just about to submit that proposal. Have you also observed that this attitude is the reason why you are not getting much done? The English dictionary calls it, Atelophobia: the […]

You know, the world’s system works overtime to get us to conform. To lead us down a path we really do not wish to go and to choose a life that’s normal, average and ordinary.

It’s probably harder to live intentionally today than it was 50 years ago, the pressure has never been so much. Today’s […]

In the craft of metalsmithing, it is almost impossible for the metalsmith to forge an object into shape as long as it contains an amount of dross. Once the metal still contains some impurities, it never really gets to take the shape that is intended.

It is the same with words.

If you don’t do the emotional […]

Nature is the instruction in our genes, our DNA, the thing that is in our natural wiring. Nurture on the other hand is different. It is all of the education we receive as we grow up – both formal and informal.

Now, there has been a lot of debate about the power of Nature and Nurture, […]

We no longer use bows and arrows today, but there’s something we can still learn from this tool and its use. Now, let me tell you a story: according to a Greek legend in ancient Athens, a man noticed the great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little boys. He laughed and jeered at […]

First, start by identifying the major obstacle that is holding you back — don’t assume but think deeply about it. Find it out. Pin it down.

Usually for me and I assume that for most people whose work involves some form of Art, the main challenge isn’t the work itself as much as it is the […]

You know, all our lives, we are taught to be kind to others, to be generous and to show some love. But, somehow most of the culture shapers in our society – both individuals and institutions don’t often talk about the need to do this from the inside-out. Which is in fact the sustainable way.

The […]

In medicine, there is a thing called Hypermetropia — a disease condition of the eye where someone sees objects that are afar of but he’s not able to clearly see what’s near.

Now, the thing is, we can use this as a metaphor for the kind of culture that many people have come to adopt in […]