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…
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…
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…
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…
8 Ways Meditation will Transform You
These past few weeks, I have had an injury on my wrist. I had to take some time off from blogging as well as work. Which left me with a lot of time to do the thing I enjoy the most: Reading! (You are probably rolling your eyes, but yes, I can connect any damn topic to reading!) One of the books that I am currently reading is Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, a book by Yuval Noah Harari. While I was checking out Harari on Wikipedia (Yes, only reading books is not enough for me, I have to check out and read about the authors as well!), I…
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…
