Someone aptly said, a comfort zone is indeed a beautiful place, but nothing of consequence ever grows there, in essence, life begins at the extreme end of your comfort zone, this is where the magic happens. The Magic Until the time you are going to be staying within the cocooned safety of your comfort zone you are not going to improve. For your betterment, you have to leave your comfort zone for good and the sooner the better. Soar Into the Stratosphere The Very act of stepping out of your comfort zone is a strong determinant of your success and well-being. It is quite interesting to know that our ...

Read More »

If you have observed the phenomenon of job search closely, you would be able to distinctly recall, two types of people who would seemingly be struggling in their pursuit of a better life, which is indeed the ultimate goal, by landing a  better job and building a better career. The Two Extremes They happen to be under qualified and overqualified people. There is very good reason for this, the ones who are under qualified most certainly find themselves not being taken very seriously by the employers.  And on the other hand, the ones who are overqualified are woefully unable to convince ...

Read More »

Don’t fret if you do not have time, money, energy or above all the willingness to pursue a bachelor’s degree or masters for that matter. You are not doomed to failure as many would like you to believe. Visualization If you look objectively at the entire educational setup, you would clearly be able to see that highly expensive degrees are not as paying, as they once used to be. Now that you have convinced yourself of a relatively lesser importance of educational degrees or your lack of it, don’t lose heart. You are not going to face a tough time earning ...

Read More »

We put in our best efforts to keep the trails of our professional life far from being rough as well as manage our personal affairs as smoothly as possible, despite our noble intentions chaos strikes back and throws everything into a state of disarray. The Right Timing It is quite interesting to observe that on closer scrutiny you will find the chameleons and the mules to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum, however, when you attempt a spectacular combination between the two, by employing the right timing, disruption gets minimized and amazing things happen. The State of Flux An analogy with a ...

Read More »

In an ever changing world, change is the only constant that we can relate to, same is true in the world of work as well. When humans started leading a settled life, as opposed to their hunter gatherer existence, helping hands were required in the agrarian societies, all was well until the first industrial revolution swept the world followed by a second industrial revolution. Hit a Plateau Things had got staid and hit a plateau before the IT or the computer revolution took over the world by a storm. Having said that it is quite difficult to predict the future with ...

Read More »