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How do you beat the Monday blues?
"Morning, how was your weekend?” As you walk in on a Monday morning, many of your colleagues throw this question at you almost as a...
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shiv kumar
Jan 23, 20223 min read
Using hope as fuel to soldier on through difficult situations
Hope is intrinsic to humans. Why else would we make 1-year, 5-year, 10-year plans, or spend time and resources on retirement planning...
shiv kumar
Jan 7, 20223 min read
How can you make 2022 a "happy new year" for REAL?
"How has your new year started?" You must be hearing this question a lot these days. Every new year starts off with the same recipe –...
shiv kumar
Dec 16, 20213 min read
If Only I Could Go Back In Time, Or Have a Crystal Ball...
“If only I had completed my graduation, I’d have been much better off now”. “What if I lose my job in this pandemic?” Have you ever had...
shiv kumar
Nov 29, 20211 min read
5 tips to stop comparing yourself to other people
"We all begin our journeys at different points, end them at different points, and often our paths take different routes. Why then should...
shiv kumar
Nov 11, 20213 min read
A growing mind is a success workshop - part 2
The first part of this blog (https://www.thinklifecoaching.co.nz/post/a-growing-mind-is-a-success-workshop) ended with my claim that you...
shiv kumar
Nov 2, 20213 min read
A growing mind is a success workshop
Are you familiar with the idiom “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop”? Well, the title of this article is a twist on that idiom, and...
shiv kumar
Oct 12, 20211 min read
The Six P’s: What to Do and Not to Do When Dealing with Setbacks and Failure
My latest blog has just been published on the prestigious Tiny Buddha website. It is about my struggles to find work as a new migrant,...
shiv kumar
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Through The Filter
A recent conversation with one of my clients centred around the problems between her and her boss. She said that her boss was arrogant...
shiv kumar
Aug 10, 20214 min read
Paranoia and Success
What would you think if I told you that the secret to success is paranoia? If you’re the tolerant, patient, and curious type, you’d...
shiv kumar
Jul 21, 20214 min read
UNIQUELY YOU
1989 BOMBAY, INDIA Most of my working days involved me pounding the pavements in the humid heat of Bombay as a sales engineer. Complete...
shiv kumar
Jul 3, 20213 min read
Ahhh Freedom!!!
FREEDOM (noun) the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants Synonyms – independence, liberty, self-determination Why is...
shiv kumar
Jun 29, 20215 min read
The Spirituality Conundrum
Growing up in India as a person without any leaning towards spirituality or religion wasn’t easy. It is well-known that India is...
shiv kumar
Jun 14, 20214 min read
The Wonderful World Of Equations
I was recently reading the book "Emotional Equations" (by Chip Conley) and it took my mind back to my study days. As a student of...
shiv kumar
May 27, 20214 min read
Plan B
Disclaimer: This article has nothing to do with the morning-after pill “Plan B”! In one of my jobs in the corporate world, the company...
shiv kumar
May 14, 20212 min read
Upcoming Group Coaching Program!
Hi Folks!! Just a quick reminder of the upcoming group coaching program scheduled for June 2021. The exact dates and times will be...
shiv kumar
May 6, 20214 min read
Stay CALM and choose!
Last week I had a situation at home – a situation most of us dread as much as we might dread going to the dentist! A plumbing emergency!!...
shiv kumar
Apr 20, 20213 min read
What's your Perspective on your Perception?
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY? As I switched on the TV this morning, the live telecast of the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the...
shiv kumar
Apr 6, 20215 min read
Get Out Of The Way
As a child growing up in India, Guava used to be one of my favourite fruits. It’s not a commonly available fruit in New Zealand, so I was...
shiv kumar
Mar 3, 20216 min read
"What exactly is life coaching all about?"
A recent conversation with a family member that I had been out of contact with for a long while took a turn from discussing partners and...
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