shiv kumar
8 Ways to Beat Procrastination and Boost Your Productivity
I recall a Hindi verse by the Indian mystic poet Kabir from my school days - "Kal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ab" which translates to...
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shiv kumar
- Nov 5
- 3 min
UNLEASH THE HIDDEN POTENTIAL OF YOUR THOUGHTS FOR SUCCESS
Think…Believe…Achieve When I chose this tagline for my coaching business, I was not just looking for a catchy phrase. I wanted something...
shiv kumar
- Sep 30
- 3 min
Change - How Well Do You Handle It?
My first ever job was with a market research company. Fresh out of university, graduating as a mechanical engineer after a challenging...
shiv kumar
- Aug 17
- 1 min
Knowledge vs Wisdom
We know that education leads to knowledge. But is that all we need to achieve success? In reality, what brings about transformation is...
shiv kumar
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Lonely Days
When you’re in middle management, you might find yourself feeling lonely. It’s not easy to find someone to confide in when you’re...
shiv kumar
- Jul 21
- 2 min
The Chicken Or Egg Paradox
For a city with 1.5 million population, Auckland’s traffic problems are difficult to justify. The biggest reason for grid-locked roads...
shiv kumar
- Jul 7
- 1 min
Saying No
One of the main reasons for feeling overwhelmed and lacking clarity in life is the inability to say "no". You might take on way more than...
shiv kumar
- May 27, 2022
- 1 min
Mastering the ABCD of life
“Life is tough.” “Why does life have to be so complicated?” Do you get these kinds of thoughts sometimes? I think we all do at different...
shiv kumar
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Navigating the twists and turns of life
While on a decluttering mission at home recently, I came across a box filled with VHS cassettes. You remember VHS, right? Video Home...
shiv kumar
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
What is holding you back from achieving what you want?
I recently worked with a client whose main challenge was finding a job that was more aligned with his background. This client had been...
shiv kumar
- Mar 24, 2022
- 2 min
The woes of being stuck in the middle!
“The staff toilet is blocked; please get a plumber to fix it.” “One of the guys in the warehouse was not wearing a hard hat! Can we have...
shiv kumar
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
Manager In The Middle!
“You stuffed up!” Nobody likes to be the receiving end of this statement…especially if you know that you’re not at fault but are still...
shiv kumar
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
Do you wish you could get off the Monday to Friday rollercoaster?
TGIF – I’m sure you know what this acronym stands for. Yes, Thank God It’s Friday! Even atheists say that on Fridays, don’t they? 😉 But...
shiv kumar
- Feb 27, 2022
- 2 min
"It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working..."
Are you working in a company where the ’40 hour working week’ mentioned in your employment contract is just a pipedream? You find...
shiv kumar
- Feb 20, 2022
- 2 min
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...
shiv kumar
- Jan 23, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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