ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY SHIV

"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...

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...

"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 –...

“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...

"We all begin our journeys at different points, end them at different points, and often our paths take different routes. Why then should...

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...

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...

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,...

A recent conversation with one of my clients centred around the problems between her and her boss. She said that her boss was arrogant...

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...

1989 BOMBAY, INDIA Most of my working days involved me pounding the pavements in the humid heat of Bombay as a sales engineer. Complete...

FREEDOM (noun) the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants Synonyms – independence, liberty, self-determination Why is...

Growing up in India as a person without any leaning towards spirituality or religion wasn’t easy. It is well-known that India is...

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...

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...

Hi Folks!! Just a quick reminder of the upcoming group coaching program scheduled for June 2021. The exact dates and times will be...

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!!...

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...

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...

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...