Saying GoodBye – A Hug Sometimes Says It All!

Author- Preethi AnanthaNarasimhan A hug – what a wonderful mode of expression! Friendship- what a beautiful relationship! To share a hug with a friend – there’s nothing in the world that compares with it at certain situations. And I’m sure you can’t deny that certain hugs stand out from your memory lane, can you? ;) … Read more

Hard Work Vs Luck – Whose Side Are You On?

I came across a very interesting question on Indispire today – what is the secret of your success? Hard Work Vs Luck? Then we thought, why not collate ideas on this and go on with our usual debate style to identify our own rationalisations, shortcomings and the ideas that actually hold us back than push … Read more

4 Steps To Build The Empathy Muscle – For You, For Me, For Everyone!

Author: Preethi AnanthaNarasimhan I was once asked by somebody where I study. And I replied with the name of the university (ABC). And his immediate response was “ABC?? Where on earth is that! I haven’t even heard about it” (chuckles). What intrigued me was the audacity with which he undermined the university I studied in. … Read more

10 Tips To Speak Better And More Effectively

After the vivid response to our discussions on How To Read Better And Faster – 10 Simple Tips To Increase Efficiency and the discussion on How To Write Better And Faster: 10 Effective Tips, we now come up with the 10 tips to speak better and more effectively. And hopefully the next one might be on listening … Read more

6 Tricks To Overcome The Fear Of Talking To People : Communication Skills, Social Skills

Author – Preethi AnanthaNarasimhan How to overcome fear of talking to people. People skills is an essential part of life! Be it in the professional circle or social circle. But like most of us know, it does not come naturally to all. Some are simply gifted and are amazing with people and others have to … Read more

5 ‘Humble Requests’ (Before I Get Up And Punch Your Nose!) To My Fellow Indians Abroad

Author: Preethi Anantha Narasimhan 5 Humble Requests When I came out of my India as a student to UK, I met a lot of new people. Lot of wonderful people, some from India too. It was a very beautiful experience to come to a foreign country and settle in and study and make a new life … Read more

10 Brilliant Quotes On Excuses In Life – Self Pity, Rationalization And More

Excuses in Life As I start this post, I look back at my dream catalogue and wonder how much I have achieved in it and how much needs to be done. To be brutally honest, I can say that there is some stuff which I am really proud of and there is a lot of stuff … Read more

9 Simple Tips To Sleep Right And Tight

If you aren’t sleeping well enough then probably you are missing one of the most necessary rejuvenators of your life. We are aware of the fact that lack of sleep results in heart-related problems, and risks of high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes. It also troubles the thinking ability and concentration power of a person … Read more

Open Debate : 5 Reasons For Early Or Late Marriage In Life – Life, Relationships, Arranged Marriages In India

This debate sparks from my conversation with a dear friend Ram (Name changed). We were talking about late marriages and the threats involved in it! I still remember the days I was thinking of quitting my job – I was 24 and wanted to quit my job to set out on a new venture, an … Read more

5 Simple Rules To Deal With Negative People

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How to deal with negative people? Before we try and answer that question, let us ask who are these negative people? – Well, the answer is pretty simple. If you have an exciting idea and you want to share it to the people you like and the ones you don’t like as well, that is … Read more