Brilliant article by Chris McCombs on his site. A friend of mine shared this with me and it was super inspiring! Its a must read- from the heart. 37 Ways To Be A Total Badass - Chris McCombs. The Official Guide To Being a Badass Most of the articles on the internet about... Continue Reading →
Master of my fate, Captain of my soul
Invictus is a beautifully crafted poem by William Ernest Henley. The film on Nelson Mandela uses the title and the poem is narrated by Morgan Freeman (who plays Mandela in the film). The poem and its thought are so inspiring in context of Nelson Mandela and his experience in prison. It takes great willpower and resilience to... Continue Reading →
Sketches
More sketches on the same lines. Loving the process of capturing symbolically introspection and self awareness
Notes from yesterday’s coaching
I was at a leadership coaching session all day yesterday. When I am imbibing knowledge, I like to doodle. My mind is at its heightened best when I am converting the knowledge into symbolic doodles on paper. I try and capture the dialogue between the mind and the information I process and more importantly the... Continue Reading →
Zen Sketch 1: Spirituality explained
My understanding of spirituality is that we embark upon a journey at some point in our lives. Some of us wake up one day and realise that things have to change. “Knock, And He'll open the door Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens Become... Continue Reading →
Say a big NO to procrastination now!!
Procrastination is one the deadliest villains in the battle for success. Do it now! Pick the toughest and scary tasks in your job list and finish it right away! Every business book on excellence and self help books on brilliance wrestle with correcting the flaws of procrastination!! Go ahead now and strike that job list... Continue Reading →
Einstein could have been a great philosopher!!
A collection of the best if Einstein quotes. Some profound and simple truths loaded in these words. Scintillating stuff!
Return of the monk
Spirituality explained.
Another zen moment: sketches
There are moments when everything can be seen so clearly. When I am in the zone, I can see every detail, be completely in control, tune into people and moments intuitively and I can almost feel like I am floating through the moment effortlessly. That moment comes about often when I am doing what I... Continue Reading →
Thought for today
The simplest rule to know your heart is to follow your mind and see where it leads you! Ha
My zen moment today!
Todays illustration has a little preamble to its evolution. I was all day at a business coaching session. Rajesh, my coach who has inspired me over the last nine years worked with us today on an array of new business ideas. As I sat in the class today alongside many inspiring CEOs, assimilating the insights... Continue Reading →
Success principles by Will Smith
This is one f my all time favourite edits containing excerpts from interviews by one of the my favourite actors, Will Smith. His philosophy and attitude to his craft is truly an inspiration. What a man!
Parenting quotes!
Here are some inspiring, fun and insightful thoughts on parenting. I loved these!
my Bucket List
This is my bucket list. Though its a bucket list, I would really love to tick everything on this list in the next 5 years! I probably would add 50 more as the years go by on this wish list. 1.Write and illustrate a children's book 2.Climb Kilimanjaro 3.Do a series of large format paintings... Continue Reading →
Quotes for the day- on doing!
The philosophy of Doing- super simplified!
Dubai architecture
I was at an office in DIFC for a meeting today and the view from their conference room was awe inspiring. Here are some snapshots in black and white.
I see angels
I travel with a sketchbook I and whenever I can, I enjoy drawing angels. I see angels as subconscious emotions. They represent my conscience, my confusions, my intuition, guilt and a host of other inner thoughts. I also see unconnected incidents and serendipity as angels that visit my life. People I meet that leave an... Continue Reading →
Thought for the day!
Wow!
The romance of rain!!
It's raining as I am driving home. Drizzling really. There's something amazing about cloudy skies and drizzle that's feels so romantic. Everything suddenly seems to slow down and take on a poetic dimension. In a land where the rains are sparse, every drop is celebrated. The trees look cleaner, the roads reflect the world and... Continue Reading →
Love these quotes by Buddha
What simple thoughts with so much meaning in them. Perfect roadmap for life!