Author: mishra.utsav

Comparison Kills Joy

Last year in August, I went for the Kashmir Great Lakes trek. For anyone who knows a little about trekking would know that it is one of the most beautiful trek in India. But not for everyone. You may find it hard to believe that a few people in a group of 20 were busy […]

If You Want to Grow, Be Open

What do you do when someone presents a point of view different from yours? You can cut them short, dismiss it completely, and force your own point of view. Or listen, absorb, ask more, reflect, and accept/tweak/reject. The first choice keeps you stagnant and makes you less likeable while the second helps you grow and […]

Abundance Mindset Isn’t Positive Thinking

Abundance mindset is not Positivity. It’s Security. We hear a lot about abundance. “Think big.” “Give freely.” “Believe there’s enough for everyone.” Sounds great but far from reality. In the last three workshops I have conducted on Happiness- more than half of the participants admitted that they don’t feel that way deep down. So what […]

Be Here Now

“Are you reading this post?” “Yes.” “Are you ‘just’ reading this post without doing/thinking anything in parallel?” If the answer is still a Yes, stick to this practice in whatever you do and you don’t have to read further.  But if it changes to a No, we have a problem. But what problem are we […]

Six steps to Pea(k)ce Performance!

Imagine walking with a glass full of water and colliding with someone, what gets spilled? Water. What if it contains coffee? Coffee. And what if it has shit? Shit right? Now since we agree that a glass can only spill what it contains, let’s draw a parallel with Life. You are the glass, Your thoughts […]

The Missing Ingredient Between You and Big Success

Do you want to make it big? If the answer is yes, what’s stopping you? There are millions of ‘how to’ videos to help you learn new skills and tons of productivity apps to inculcate good habits and help you track your progress. Then why is it not happening? Because there’s one thing which is […]

Life Isn’t a Copy-Paste Job

Here’s the distribution of 16 personality types across the world as per Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): INTJ: 2.1% INTP: 3.3% ENTJ: 1.8% ENTP: 3.2% INFJ: 1.5% INFP: 4.4% ENFJ: 2.5% ENFP: 8.1% ISTJ: 11.6% ISFJ: 13.8% ESTJ: 8.7% ESFJ: 12% ISTP: 5.4% ISFP: 8.8% ESTP: 4.3% ESFP: 8.5% Even with MBTI’s limitations, it claims that […]

Tragedy Doesn’t Change You — This Does

“Tragedy changes people.”  We say this as if it’s automatic. As if pain equals growth. It isn’t. Some people go through hardship and become more grounded. Others become more cynical. Some become wise. Others become bitter. So let’s stop pretending that experience alone transforms people. It’s not the event. It’s the response. Two people face […]

Forget Self-Love — Self-Awareness is the Real Superpower

You don’t need self-love, you need self-awareness and accountability. Let me elaborate how self-love is killing your growth.  Ask about the demerits of the Modi government to a bhakt (Modi lover); only if you are lucky, you might get to know one or two. How does this change when you ask about the areas of […]

Three Ways People Find Work They Truly Love

There are three paths to discover the work you love: The Early Callers You figured out what you liked and were good at early on – maybe as a child or teen. You stuck with it, kept learning, and slowly built a career around it. If this is you – lucky you. Keep growing and […]