Secrets of Success

Some people just amaze me with their ability to stay cool and calm amidst circumstances that would otherwise drive a normal person crazy, and I start to wonder what it could be that would be giving them that much-sought-after trait.
I remember one instance when someone called up a professor in the middle of a lecture [...]

In my earlier post, “Handle pressure the assertive way”, I wrote about the importance of being assertive in the context of handling pressure. It is important to note that pressure need not be only of an explicit kind, like for example, a manager pressurizing a subordinate to satisfy unreasonable demands, or a constantly nagging counterpart [...]

We all encounter situations wherein we are being pressurized into doing something against our wishes, or doing something beyond normal limits. Pressure from managers at work, family at home, customers at business, friends and colleagues every now and then,… there are so many different types of demands and associated pressure. Do you feel overpowered by [...]

What would people think if I do this? And what will they think if I do it that way?
Do you find yourself thinking twice many a time before doing anything that you are not so confident about? Do you wonder what people would think or say about you and your actions, so much so that [...]

Doesn’t it come so naturally, to compare yourself with your colleagues or friends in things that you share in common with them?
I grew up in an environment of constant comparison… be it comparison with my siblings or be it comparison with my friends or others in the same age group as me. The comparison could [...]