If you google Emotional Quotient (EQ), the search engine giant will throw some very sophisticated, ‘padha likha’ definitions at you. Might just end up challenging your IQ as well. Don’t even get into all that. There might be many complicated things in life; understanding and figuring out simple, doable & smart ways to raise your emotional quotient should not be one of those headaches. Simply put, EQ is your ability to handle all the shit life throws at you, without losing your own calm and composure. Emotions are what makes us human (although there are pets in some homes who display more truer emotions these days than the owners). The word ‘Emotion’ stands for ‘Energy in Motion’ :-Hence there lies huge value in staying truthful about your emotions and using your mind and emotions in your favor and not against your own self Read More
Are you someone who has often grappled with the question – ‘What am I good at?’ or rather wondered, ‘Am I good at anything at all!’; then this blogpost on ‘How to find your passion’ is for you. And if you are one of those lucky souls who have always known what to do with their lives, I am sure you know ample people who are still struggling. Pass it on to them.
There is no shortage of motivational speakers in the world.
There is a severe shortage of the ones actually worth your time.
I’ve spent 18+ years as a Motivational Speaker for Corporate Events & Youth — 1500+ events across India and Asia. I’ve watched, studied, and honestly stolen smartly from the best in the game.
This is my honest list of the 10 best motivational speakers in the world. Not a copy-paste from some SEO blog. This is from a guy who has been in the same profession for nearly two decades and has very strong opinions.
How it started? Year 2015. One September evening, totally zonked and bored from 100+ events that year and daily flights — I held a contest on my Social Media: Motivate the Motivational Speaker. Some people genuinely surprised me with their originality and creativity. A few became friends. And that evening sent me down a rabbit hole of revisiting the speakers who’d shaped my craft — their content, their stories, their style of communication. It all just makes me a fanboy!
These are some of the most powerful real life stories of courage I have come across.
Not the movie-type. Not the textbook-type.
The kind that make you put your phone down for a second and just think.
I have always been an ardent fan of the word ‘courage’. There is something about being brave that makes you feel ‘wow’. Doesn’t it? A confession — I am a fallible human first & then a motivational speaker. I go on stage every now and then talking of courage to an auditorium full of people. But honestly, I have my own mind-issues about me not feeling courageous at a lot of other places and aspects in my life. But then — this isn’t my story.
This blog is about some exceptional real life stories of courage — courage of all kinds.
I think courage comes in all shapes and sizes.
Before you begin reading this, I have a confession to make. I may have indulged in some overthinking before writing this article. I always do, for all my blog posts. And then I fight it. So that’s what this blogpost is about: How to Stop Overthinking & finding ways that actually work. Because let’s face it – sending the brain on a hyperactive overdrive in the wrong direction never helped anyone.
‘How to meditate, increase mindfulness & find God’ is not my Blog or writing. My intellect is too small to even begin to answer this most profound question like the saints who walked this country did. They gave to this world the real meaning of spirituality and the precise understanding of mindfulness, who is God and how to find God through meditation. This blog is their message, their words, their writing. I feel immensely blessed to be their very small instrument as I amplify their message further. This blog is also my very personal spiritual story: the story of my learning on the most beautiful road of spirituality (Not religion). This blog is long but a comprehensive guide to the above question (I promise). You will need 2-3 readings to fully absorb everything that’s written here. So, be slow and thorough to get the most out of it.
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