10 Toxic Habits to Give Up Today to Become Your Best Self
There are so many of us who go like “I am great at doing so and so. If only I could stop doing this one thing, I know I am going to change my life for sure”. Does this ring a bell? We all have this list of things that we wish we could stop doing for us to reach our full potential. Forming good habits is essential if you want to bring about a change in your life. But so many times, we end up working our asses off on forming great habits but don’t see any significant change in our situation. Because even though having great habits is…
50 Journal Prompts to Help You Connect with Yourself
I just got back from a vacation to the mountains. And mountains always put me in a very pensive mood. There is just something about the enormity of the Himalayas that makes you reflect and wonder about yourself and your life. They make you think about how insignificant some of the problems that we think we have are. And they make you ponder on the futility of certain worries that you have. And what better tool do we have for self-reflection and self-assessment than journaling! I have talked extensively about how the habit of journaling can transform your life and help you build on your Life Résumé. For those of…
8 Reasons Why Self-Care Should be Your Top Priority
With the world growing ever-so-smaller and ever-so-busier, terms like ‘priority lists’ and ‘3-year plans’ and ‘5-year plans’ have become very mundane to us. Everyone is always talking about them. I have been asked so many times about what my long-term and short-term goals are. Whether you are a student on the verge of graduating college, or you are someone in your mid-twenties, trying to figure out where the hell you want to go in life, or you are a seasoned professional who has her shit figured out, you will always be talking about these ‘plans’ and ‘lists’. And I am guilty of the same. Looking at life as a to-do…
5 Insanely Profound TED Talks to Help You Become Better at Communication
While recently visiting one of my cousins, I had the lovely opportunity to spend some time with her almost one-year old son. I don’t know if you are one of those people who loves playing with kids, but I definitely am! There is something so refreshing about spending time with children. But while we were busy tossing a ball at each other, in his tiny, kid voice, my nephew called out something. Something that, to me, sounded like utter gibberish. But the next minute, there was my cousin, rushing into the room with her kid’s meal, informing me that he had asked for it! I was amazed by this! It…
The Take-Away Series: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
If you had met me a year ago and told me that I am on my way to becoming one of those ‘wake up with the sun, chirpy as a bird’ people, I would have given you the stink eye. If you had told me that I would actually be writing about a book called The Miracle Morning in an attempt to convert people to waking super earlyism, I would have just walked off. And not even looked at you again. Ever. But I guess things change as you get older and closer to thirty. My early twenties, like most people, were spent mostly chilling out with friends, partying, reading…
Building a Successful Life Résumé: July 2019
As I sat here on my table writing the title of this article, I had to pause and stare at it. I had just typed ‘July 2019’. It just suddenly dawned on me that we are in the second week of July 2019. More than half of this year has passed. And it has been half a year since I launched this beautiful blog, Life Résumé. When I first started thinking of Life Résumé as something that should be a part of everyone’s journey, I was unsure of the shape and form that it was going to take. As most things in life, it has been a constant work in…
A Super Awesome Way of Improving Yourself: Lifelong Learning
When looking at the world around you, do any of you ever think how fortunate you are to be born as a human being? Be it your ability to speak and communicate (Imagine being married without this), your ability to understand humour (Lord, life would be so dull otherwise!), your ability to adapt to anything (I mean, we have inhabited some extremely harsh regions, from frozen lands to deserts) and of course your ability to learn and comprehend (What would the world look like if human babies couldn’t be trained to become civil!). Most creatures in the animal kingdom don’t possess these abilities. Have you ever wondered how unique our…
The Curious Incident of Hobbies in a Lifetime
Yes, I did name this blog post after the Mark Haddon book. After all, when talking about hobbies, shouldn’t one begin with a reference to one’s own? And reading has been one of the most important parts of my. I am sure you remember when we talked about reading in this post from the take-away series. But I digress! According to me, having hobbies is one of the most crucial ingredients of your kickass Life Résumé. This is something that each one of us, irrespective of your age, gender, social status, marital status, country of origin, religion, beliefs, spirituality, should have. Then why, you ask, do I call it ‘the…
Journaling: How it Changed My Life and can Transform Yours too
Last week, for the long weekend, we decided to step out of town and go to the beach. Three days: disconnected from everything and everyone. We packed up a nice, small bag, beach clothing and tons of sunscreen. That’s all we needed to have a wonderful couple of days. Well, almost! Because I also had a nice bag full of my journals. Yes, journals! We have, so far, talked about various ingredients for building a wonderful Life Résumé. In the last week, we talked about habits. Habits, which are truly crucial for building your mind-blowing Life Résumé. And one of the habits that we talked about was Journaling. Today, we…
Kickass Habits for a Kickass Life
How many of us think, “I am surrounded by people who have their shit figured out”? I have always had those friends who wake up early or who work out everyday or friends who have dedicated time set aside each week to work on their hobbies or crafts and I have wondered and wondered for years how these people actually manage the time? As I started my journey into personal development and growth, there were a few things that kept popping up. But at the base of it all, there was one underlying constant that every development guru kept talking about, that one thing that seemed to be a theme…
The Take-Away Series: Podcasts that will Blow your Mind, One Lesson at a Time
Welcome to the second edition of my take-away series! In the first edition, we talked about a book that not only gave me an excellent perspective on life, but also talked to me about values, the importance of saying ‘No’, happiness, suffering and so many other beautiful things. You can check out that post here! In this modern life ours, with so many conveniences to make things faster and easier and reachable, we have gone ahead and gotten ourselves into the exact opposite situation. We have made our lives inconvenient and complicated. One such inconvenience in many of our lives is the commute to and from work. Like so many…
Ingredients of a Kickass Life Résumé: Part II
In this quest to find your passion, fulfil your destiny and achieve all that we want to achieve, we find many distractions. Some of them good, some of them not so good. To give you an example, one of my recent distractions is calligraphy. I have become obsessed about my lettering and I have even enrolled in an online course to better myself! This is what I call a good distraction. Because this is something that definitely adds to my Life Résumé. But what about all that time I have spent just scrolling aimlessly through my social media feed or binge watching a TV show ? It is a distraction…
What is Life Résumé?
This is the beginning of a new year and I’m sure a lot of you have been thinking about new year resolutions. I mean, isn’t that what most people talk about in the first few weeks of every year? So, like everyone else, even I have been wondering what resolutions I should take up for this year. I have also been wondering what experiences I should aim to have in this year, what new things I should learn and what old things I should go back and work on. As a species, human beings have always wanted to learn new skills and hone their old ones. Which brings me to…
32 Life Lessons in 32 Years on this Earth!
I celebrated my 32nd birthday last month and I thought what better way to get back to my blog tha to share 32 kickass life lessons that I have learnt on this beautiful planet! So, here you go: The best thing you can do for yourself is take that leap Healing, like most things in life, is not linear The things you thought would mean ‘success’ for you when you were younger can change. And it’s alright! It’s ok to not have a plan Shitty days are a part of life. Accept them, walk through them, process them Challenging yourself will show you things about you that you never thought…
51 Things to Do at Home Today
We are in the midst of a global crisis and most of us were not really ready for the lockdown. There is a lot of uncertainty and anxiety that is surrounding this time. A lot of us have had to put important things on hold that we may have been planning for a while. But, I want to remind you that this is also a time that you can use to do things that help you grow and make you happier. Here, I have compiled a list of 51 things that you can do while at home. All of these may not appeal to all of you but you could…
30 Life Lessons from 30 Years on this Planet
Yes, the big 30 is finally upon me! There is so much to be grateful for and so much that I have learned in these thirty years. I somehow expected that turning 30 would pull me down, but I realize that this feels like just another day! 😊 So, I have compiled a list of 30 life lessons that I have learnt in these years. 1. Give love, and it will find its way back People always remember how you make them feel. Love will always find its way back. Maybe not in the shape and form that you expected. But it will find its way to you and make…
10 Easy yet Powerful Ways to Take Control of Your Life
This is a new year and a new decade. This is a time of possibility and new hopes. A time to decide what you want to be when this decade comes to a close. They say it takes around 11 months for the cells in your body to completely regenerate. But the only thing that will evolve you into the person you want to be is what you choose to be, what you think about yourself, what you feed your mind and what you say to yourself every day. These key things define how you take control of your life! We did talk about all the toxic habits that hold…
5 Insanely Profound TED Talks on Happiness
Happiness has been one of the most sought-after things by humans historically. Human beings have been obsessed with happiness since time immemorial. Or have we? This one article from Harvard Business Review talks about the History of Happiness and how modern version of happiness as an ultimate aim in life is an 18th century concept. We live at a time and age where happiness is ‘sold’ everywhere. Buy the latest gadget and you will be so happy! Buying this one soda will ensure you choose happiness. How will you be happy if you don’t own clothes that are ‘in’? Wanna be happy, enrol yourself with this dating platform! And we…
10 Ways Traveling Can Change Your Life
One of the most significant memories of my life growing up is visiting the Taj Mahal, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, and the only one in India. I remember standing at the entrance on the grounds of the Taj Mahal right before the fountains, where I had my first glimpse of this remarkable mausoleum. It was on a school trip to Agra and I was 14 years old. I don’t really remember what I said or did, but I think that was the first time in my life that I truly felt spellbound! To this date, I remember the feeling of being swept away by the…
