Our mind is like an artist which is able to paint what we want on a canvas. We give meaning to the situation and so any situation is less important than the meaning we give to it. And so especially when I am stuck, I remind myself to see how…

Recently I was in Barcelona, Spain for business, and I took the opportunity to drop in and meet up briefly with a friend who wants to sell his factory located in Barcelona, potentially to someone with deep pockets in Asia. He wants to sell his factory because he has been…

There are a million ways to get to sleep for people who can’t get to sleep. Some use pills, or alcohol, others use all kinds of other methods. Some methods are more effective than others, and some are less harmful than others. Very often many of us can’t get to…

Most of the time, we try to hide in our mental cocoon. It feels safer. It feels risky disturbing our firmly held beliefs, habits and relationships. It feels risky to do anything that “might not work”. Our heartbeats go up, we sweat and we are anxious whenever there are changes…

Many years ago, when I first started working in textiles, I am grateful that I started this work journey in the textile industry on the paradise island of Sri Lanka. I was sent there for training by the company I was working for. Part of the training was spent on…

We are our own biggest self critique. This means that our internal speech keeps reminding us that we are not “good enough”. That we need to “do better”. I have a feeling that these two words get in our own way of delivery of our work. “Do better” implies that…

All the little things (positive or negative) become big things over time, so it’s better to pay attention to them while they are still small! Everything starts with a seed as the main cause. …

Here is what I have discovered: nearly everything I do can be done better by someone else cheaper or better, can be outsourced, and basically I am replaceable within one millisecond. Someone else can always have stronger muscles or better brains than me. …

For those of us who make gratitude a regular practice, taking our attention out with intention to be grateful about something or someone, we realise by now that we can be grateful about everything that comes our way. …