How often do we find ourselves giving advice to our distressed friends while going back to face the mirror and find ourselves paralysed? We dive into two resources today to better help ourselves in this journey of life.
In the corporate world, we hear that the kind get eaten alive. Is that really true? Must we always look at things from a win-lose mentality? Is kindness the antithesis of being effective? Let's explore 2 resources today!
Happy month of labour day! How can we become better 'workers' or professionals in the line of work? Minimalism and its value of decluttering might be an interesting way to be more effective at the work place!
Minimalism is more than clearing things, here's what you might've missed
Decluttering as a zen meditation
Ever said, “nah, I was just lucky” when someone else lauded us for our achievements? Deep down, we may feel like a fraud who pulled a trick to fool others of our success. Fake it until we make it. But with Imposter syndrome, we don’t ever ‘make it’. If you wonder why we feel this and how we can stop holding ourselves back, here are two resources that examine different angles of self-belief and true confidence:
There are times in history and present day where we hear of really evil atrocities done to innocent people. Our heart aches with pain for the victim and burns with anger for the perpetrator. As a Buddhist or one that identifies with Buddha’s teachings, is forgiveness the answer? We cover an interview about evil and also how Buddha approached a mass murderer who nearly killed him. Here are two stories:
Can evil people be forgiven?
Buddha faces a mass murderer who tries to kill him. Here’s what happened next.
One of the key tenets of the Buddha’s eightfold path is ‘right speech’ . Sometimes, we may mistake practising ‘right speech’ as trying to never ‘say no’. How can we improve the way we say no at work so that we protect our space? In addition, how what is a quick way to understand right speech? Here are two helpful materials for us to practice wise speech at the workplace.
1. 7 tips for saying no at work without destroying relationships
2. 4 types of speech to avoid