I was in Lafayette, CA, visiting my grandkids. And, of course, my daughter and son-in-law. Krish, my grandson, is four and was delighted to see his Tatha. That’s what he calls me, and it means grandpa in Kannada, my native tongue. He came back from school the evening before my return trip to …
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The Psychologist Solved the Problem!
Many years ago I heard an enormously funny joke. Even at the time it struck me as a little cruel, but it was still hilarious. A man went to his psychologist for help with a problem. “I have this really deep-rooted inferiority complex,” he explained. “It prevents me from doing well at my job …
102 Portals to Your Spiritual Awakening!
Alex Exarchos is an executive at the European Central Bank. He was also my coaching client for more than a year and is now on his own journey of growth. He writes well and I thought his recent blog on 102 portals to spiritual growth was so good that I am sharing it with you. There are quite …
It Begins so Early, and the Penalty is Severe!
When my daughter was born many of my friends gave her presents. Quite a few of these were rattles. We bought toys for her. One she liked was a device that had different ‘attractions’. Press a button and a clown would pop up. Move a handle and a nursery rhyme would start playing. And, when she …
It Goes Away. It All Goes Away!
Peter Evans wrote about a woman who had called him to write her story. “The stroke she’d had a year and a half earlier had partially paralyzed her left side and frozen half her face in a rictus of sadness. It would have been a hard blow to bear for any woman, but for an actress who had once been …
How Does a Change Agent Surrender?
In a recent blog I spoke about the benefits of ‘surrendering’. One of my former students asked a highly pertinent question. “Professor Rao, as executives, we do have to make some hard decisions. How do we balance being a change agent vs surrender?” Many of my students have MBAs from top …
When Terror Strikes
I have written about entrepreneurial terror. This is a cold, clammy all-encompassing fear that every entrepreneur feels at some point in their career. The fear that they made a mistake. That they will not be able to make payroll. That their company may go down the tubes. Others may also feel the …
Living in Pure Awareness with Professor Srikumar Rao
In life, there will always be challenges that will come our way. The key is to navigate these challenges while staying grounded with a sense of inner balance and peace. Many people seek to be "happy", as it's in our nature to strive to be happy or at least, to be content. However, the secret is to …
“I Won’t Do It,” He Said. He is Correct!
This blog goes into deep waters. I was having a conversation with one of my long-time coaching clients. He has a deeply spiritual bent and frequently asks questions that take us far into the rabbit hole. We were talking about the exercise, “Feed the dog, not the wolf” that I recommend …