Eyes With Fire Will See Light Everywhere

I had my share of ups and downs in life. I learned some lessons by paying significant costs which are not at all commendable in the information over-loaded world. We don't need to re-invent the wheel again and again. So, sharing my lessons: Always have a plan B. If possible Plan C. Don't get emotionally attached to your plan A. Never trust your beliefs and super beliefs when the probabilities say something different. Example: Super Belief : I always win the second time irrespective of odds. I won't fail the third time. Life is a journey not a destination. Don't plan to do things only after reaching the destination. You will miss a lot of interesting experiences. Don't always resist people if you want to make a connection or build a relationship with them. Quality of the life is dependent on what you give not what you withhold. It's ok to be vulnerable. There is no Perfection . It's only PROGRESS. Spend at least 10 minutes a day to think about or...

Branding represents a process of communicating to the world on what does a company stand for and more importantly what doesn't a company does not stand for. Branding is a self-imposed restriction that defines an organization. My kickboxing coach finishes every session by yelling the phrase : Don't forget who you are and what you stand for. I have a problem with the later part of his statement: What do I stand for ? I spent a lot of months thinking about it. Expect the part that I stand on my legs, I could not able to get a concrete answer on what do I stand for.Like any unanswerable question, it bothered me. What you stand for showcases who you are on a fundamental level. Examples:     1. I met a Coca-cola executive for breakfast. When he came to know that the restaurant only serves Pepsi, he said to me: Chakri we have to leave this restaurant and go to some place else. I asked him why he said he won't drink Pepsi. This is a very typical of any executive. ...

Warning # Emotional vomit ahead. 3 months ago # I started noticing that my interactions with my father as well as strangers were coming down. I could not able to engage them more than 10 min. The disengaging habit even got spread to the interactions with the girls I took on dates and to the interactions at the generic social gatherings. It's a horrible thing to happen.I was startled. I don't know why I was getting disengaged all of a sudden. May be I did not notice it. I started doing research and reading books about engagement in interactions. I put all the symptoms in order and found that I was having issues with vulnerability. It existed since my childhood. It turned out to be shame and guilt. I did not realize it affected me in every possible way. It stopped me from expressing myself, to build better relationships, to let go and to be confident. Before I elaborate more on that, I want to define Vulnerability: Its a state of being afraid of being judged when we exp...

Are you in a good relationship with your ex-boss who fired you ? Are you in talking terms with the girl who left you ? Are you maintaining rapport with the guy who sold you a high premium gym membership when compared to your friend ? Are you maintaining the healthy sprite with your competitor(s)? Are you maintaining camaraderie with the person who is always denying your ideas or giving free advise ? We always judge people based on their actions and not on their intent.Separating a person from his/her behavior is the most difficult thing to do. We need courage and compassion to do that. Compassion not for others but compassion for oneself.Owning one's story and loving oneself through that process is the bravest thing that one will ever do. The more one is emotional involved, the more courage he/she needs. Glad that I went through the breakdown  spiritual awakening process. Not that I mastered the art but holding the relationships one at a time by gaining an ounce of cou...

I am scared of my past. Not that I do not have any good memories. Thinking about my past makes me vulnerable. I agree that Who we are today is the outcome of our past. But I do not like to peak into it every now and then since It has become new and different. It's not the part that belongs to me anymore. It left me.

Rockstar and Tamasha are two of my favorite movies. These two movies are very close to my heart. My life has transformed during the time frame between the releases of these films. I blogged about my life after the release of Rockstar here . From that day on life was never the same. A journey worth the time and effort. It had all the ingredients: frustrations, insecurities, fear, love, inabilities,craziness, kindness,obsessions, poetry, moving out of comfort zone, peace, hard kills, soft kills, exhaustion, bravery, confidence and confrontations. I thought of writing a detailed post on the entire experience but realized that some things are beautiful when unsaid. I want to conclude the post by sharing this: You will come to see suffering that will break your heart. When this happens and it will, don't turn away from it, turn towards it. This is the moment when transformation is born.