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Life is fiction. Every day, when you open your eyes, you have two choices to make: either become a protagonist or an antagonist. Every morning, you are blessed with the option to select your role. It is up to you to define your role as protagonist or antagonist for that day. The plot will be … Continue reading Life is a fiction
When was the last time you doodled a unicorn, a spaceship, or a heart? Accept that, like me, you have also lost your childhood kindness. We spent our childhood in the fantasy world. We doodled unicorns, flew spaceships, and drew hearts in our notebooks. We used to play with color and dance in the rain, … Continue reading Rediscovering Kindness in a World of Warhorses
You probably need to find out who Glen Mills, Brett Mannin, and Bill Campbell are, but they have one thing in common. They coach some of the renowned and successful athletes, musicians, and technology leaders. Glen Mills was the coach of Usain Bolt, Brett Mannin was the vocal coach of Taylor Swift, and Bill Campbell … Continue reading The Advisory Matrix: Navigating Personal and Corporate Growth.
Imagine you wake up one morning and find yourself transformed into a gigantic insect. And then, as you leave your room, your family members and loved ones fall in utter shock. As your story unfolds, you analyze the change in the behavior of your loved ones. You struggle to fit yourself into your new body … Continue reading Intellectual Metamorphosis: From Kafka to Courage
Balancing the Kindness Ledger with a Contra Entry. We have all noticed people in our society whom we label as “unkind person”; at least once in our lifetime, we all have experienced such an encounter. Our judgment of labeling someone “unkind” occurs during an exchange of sentiments, where we perceive that the kindness we extended … Continue reading Fiction of Unkindness
“I want green mamba,” said my second grader on pet adoption day. Although there was no green mamba at the event, but every time he watches it on National Geographic, he says, “It’s so cute.” He is in primary, and green is his favorite color. And he likes cucumbers and kiwis; both are green. He … Continue reading I am timid and cashphobic!
Imagine navigating life’s journey much like a pilot steering through the skies. In aviation, the 1 in 60 rule, a heuristic approach used by aviators, states that a mere one-degree error in flight direction over sixty miles leads you approximately one mile off your intended path. Extend that over a thousand miles, and you find … Continue reading Educational Trajectories Navigating Life’s Success
Asif Durrani 