Author Archives: Little Notes on Life

Each day I wake up I try to set my tone for the day. I cultivate a mindfulness practice. It allows for deep introspection and connecting to self. It allows me to get to know me better, understand what makes me truly happy and be confident in making choices that lead to my happiness. WeContinue reading “Cultivating Happiness”

The basis of all misery is unfulfilled desire…and a life not going according to plan…yet most of our desires…our plans…are not about us…but our social exposure…our social conditioning conditions our desire……but we must have desire for anything to happen…so desire is a key component of life…but many times we are not consciously aware; we areContinue reading “Conscious Awareness”

How does one keep going when success isn’t instant? Your event isn’t full, your classes aren’t full, hardly anyone is buying your product. Throwing in the towel seems easy at this point. You had a brilliant idea right? You have an awesome product (service), why isn’t everyone hip to your flow? My friend, the struggleContinue reading “Passion & Grit”

I remember sitting in an interview with a colleague one time and the person mentioned they liked to take time to explain do and don’ts to persons who made basic interview boo boos, especially if it seemed they never had the exposure. Some people due to the sheer nature of their households and social circlesContinue reading “Osmosis”

A lot of time damage comes from recognising the signs and STILL holding on, making further and further emotional investment. You are in fact creating more and more opportunities for hurt. Stop digging that hole and calling it “fighting for love”, especially if the fight is only on one side. Save yourself some emotional turmoil;Continue reading “Damages”

It’s not complicated…and don’t be fooled into thinking it is. People are not too busy; you are not a priority. From a business perspective, I’ve seen purchasers, sponsors hunt you down when you have something they want vs. you chasing them when you have something they are lukewarm about. If there is a match ofContinue reading “The Lukewarm”

At the heart of the racist lies that innate feeling of superiority (whether overt or undercover)…the power, the symbols of beauty, of intelligence…can we change them, deep-seated through years of social conditioning? Perhaps not. We can’t change a man’s heart if he doesn’t want to change…but we can change ourselves and our children, to neverContinue reading “Dinnertime”

When you work in the corporate world a lot of your time is spent planning and doing reports…reports that show if your plan is on track, if adjustments need to be made due to market forces. You have to budget…you can’t overspend the budget. We do this for companies but often we fail to doContinue reading “Give Life to Your Dreams”

When we were younger our teachers asked us to write them. Sometimes you were given a topic, other times you were given a series of pictures and asked to develop a story based on the images shown. We are older now; no one is asking us to write compositions but we are still choosing toContinue reading “Compositions”

Everyday we make choices. We forego breakfast to get to work on time. We forego lunch to meet deadlines or sit in meetings…we forego exercise because we want to be great employees or meet client expectations…family obligations…we postpone annual check ups because we don’t have the time. Every day we make choices…that do not redoundContinue reading “Choices”