Dr. Kaushik Sridhar

resilience

Detach to Elevate

Reading Time: 3 minutes In our fast-paced world, we’re constantly bombarded with stimuli. We chase deadlines, juggle obligations, and strive for control. This relentless pursuit can leave us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and ultimately, stagnant. However, there’s a powerful counterintuitive approach that can unlock a new level of peace, productivity, and fulfillment: detaching to elevate. Detachment doesn’t imply apathy or […]

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10 life skills not taught in schools

Reading Time: 2 minutes The education system plays a vital role in shaping the minds of young individuals. While schools provide essential academic knowledge, there are numerous life skills that often go unaddressed in traditional curricula. These skills, crucial for success and fulfillment in adulthood, empower individuals to navigate the complexities of everyday life. In this article, I share

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Failure is the most important ingredient to success

Reading Time: 3 minutes Success is often regarded as the ultimate goal in life. We strive for it, chase after it, and celebrate it when we achieve it. However, what many fail to recognize is that failure is not only a natural part of the journey towards success but also the most important ingredient in achieving it. Failure provides

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Delivering that “Knockout” Presentation

Reading Time: 5 minutes “The two most important sentences in any presentation are the first and the last.” In both formal and informal settings you are always presenting, that is, attempting to change someone’s viewpoint by speaking. To prepare your presentation, precisely follow this sequence of steps: 1. Decide What Your “Knockout Result” Would Be This is the absolutely ideal

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What was it like travelling overseas during the pandemic – Part 2

Reading Time: 8 minutes Seriously, what are these tennis players whingeing about?! If you read Part 1, you would know about my recent trip to India. Doesn’t look that bad, does it? So, how was the return back to a country with one of the most tightly guarded borders (following the pandemic)? Chaos prevails After a couple of weeks,

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“It’s okay not to be okay” – 2020 in 6 words!

Reading Time: 5 minutes Like many others, I’ve spent the past months thinking over scenarios that were previously considered unnecessary. But the most gut-wrenching moment I’ve faced, by far, is to hear that my dad, who is 10,000 kms away, has gone back into ICU (as at December 2020) and could potentially not come out…and trying to travel to

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Hitting the “pause” button on your career

Reading Time: 4 minutes “How people treat you is their Karma; how you react is yours” – Wayne Dyer Just the word itself, redundant, is harsh when you look at the definition: ‘no longer needed or useful; superfluous.’ The loss of confidence that comes with the notion of being redundant can be debilitating, especially if it was a role

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