Life in Bangalore

We all rush in this modern world…Rush on the way to work…Rush to complete the work…Rush to eat …Rush in a greet ….Rush in a meet. In this rush, We go down the blind alleys again and again without marking somewhere that we had been here before. The result is Stress & Burn-out. While we can blame the environment easily for this (we mastered this art!) ,the problem is that we do not keep an recurring appointment with our-self. So my sermon today is going to be this…Develop the habit of appointment with Self. This may sound excruciating like a Zen exercise to sit cross-legged, motionless, with single point focus..but do not get frightened…Let us see how would this habit look like: ·          Set aside a specific time of the day (say Morning before anyone wakes up) for this exercise. For any activity to grow into an Habit you need mental muscles to develop a memory...a memory that will remind you of the activity ·          Keep a Pen and Paper ready to journal your thoughts. T

Given the pressures of the Bangalore roads,Bumper stickers provide a good relief during the journey! ·            Don’t pray for a sweet face, Pray for a Sweet heart ·          I am the one your mother warned you about ·          If you are Bad, I am your Dad ! ·          If you don’t like the way I drive, then stay off the sidewalk ·          I may be slow, but you are still behind me ·          Avoid Girl friend, Save Petrol ·          Drink Coffee and Drive ·          I am in no hurry..I am going to the Office ·          If we can put a man on the moon, then why not all of them? ... (Driver most likely is a Feminist)

So “The God of Cricket”,Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement date  this week…Already,reams have been written already about Sachin’s Tendulkar exit date after his 200 th Test match. Here is my one-page contribution to add to the ream on lessons from his Career. Deliberate practice: During his first tour to Pakistan at the age of 16, Sachin Tendulkar used to practice for hours together until the grounds men complain that they got to leave for the day.Even now after being 24 years into the Trade, Tendulkar is known for his hours of practice routines on the “Nets” with the ball being thrown at him in the way he would want to. This reminds of Kobe Bryant’s typical deliberate practice sessions which last from 4:30 am to 11:00 am, only to be followed by Team practice sessions! As James Clear ,mentions in this blog post Deliberate Practice , the trick to be elite in the Art that you pursue is due to two factors, Consistency of practice & being deliberate about the Practice its

The Man (or Woman) In The Arena... It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. ~Theodore Roosevelt ‘If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.’  ~Lao Tzu

Breathe. If you feel overwhelmed, breathe. It will calm you and release the tensions. If you are worried about something coming up, or caught up in something that already happened, breathe. It will bring you back to the present. If you are moving too fast, breathe. It will remind you to slow down, and enjoy life more. Breathe, and enjoy each moment of this life. They’re too fleeting and few to waste. -Leo Babauta              In the modern world of multi-tasking, the reality is we even forgot how to breathe…I am not kidding…What? you don't believe it …so let us put a test for you. Wear your jogging shoes & perform a running routine that will get you huffing a bit. At this point, Stop & get seated. Place one hand on the abdomen and one on the Chest and then watch.             In an ideal breathing,the lower hand should move out with each breath,while your upper hand should remain relatively still.This is called “Belly Breathing”.For most of us the opposite