by Neelima Chakara | Nov 25, 2021 | How do you talk to yourself?, Powering Performance
Are you driven by what you do not want rather than by what excites you? Most of our actions are driven either by the desire to avoid pain or experience pleasure. If we are not careful, we may start focusing more on avoiding pain. This limits us, and we start playing...
by Neelima Chakara | Nov 2, 2021 | How do you talk to yourself?, Powering Performance
Do you struggle to say ‘no’ ? We are social creatures. We want to fit in, be liked, and be helpful. So we put the happiness of others above our own. We choose to do things that make others happy, to help them out. We are also told that saying ‘yes’ will accelerate our...
by Neelima Chakara | Oct 9, 2021 | How do you talk to yourself?, Powering Performance
Are you always in a state of frenzy, hurrying and cramming activities in your schedule from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed? You constantly look at the clock and feel the pressure of time. You find yourself – – Dropping doctor’s...
by Manisha Singh | Aug 2, 2021 | How do you talk to yourself?
Last Sunday my husband was cutting grass in the backyard and within an hour, the backyard was looking so different with cut grass, small fencing, sticks for the climber plants. Just 1 hr in the garden and it looked so good. It’s the same place but some rituals help...
by Neelima Chakara | Jul 1, 2021 | How do you talk to yourself?
Humans are storytellers. All day long, we tell ourselves stories about ourselves and about other people. Through stories, we share passions, fears, sadness, hardships, joys, and find common ground with other people to connect and communicate with them. We convey who...
by Neelima Chakara | Jan 28, 2021 | How do you talk to yourself?
Even after writing eleven books and winning several prestigious awards, Maya Angelou often doubted that she had not earned her accomplishments. Albert Einstein also described himself as an “involuntary swindler” whose work did not deserve the attention that it had...