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  Pressure: Inevitable, but Not Unmanageable Pressure is inevitable, and it is mounting at all levels—both in organisations and within families. Some people are productive under pressure, while others succumb to it, becoming unproductive and stressed. Can we avoid pressure? The answer is both yes and no. If we decide how to function irrespective of job pressure, we can avoid being controlled by it. However, the result may be that we are not seen as productive or team oriented. If we do not care about such labels, we can sidestep pressure—but most of us want to progress and prove ourselves, which makes avoiding pressure difficult. The good news is that the very word "pressure" can be redefined by shifting our attitude toward it. Instead of calling it pressure, we can term it a challenge or a demanding situation. When we do so, our minds begin to work more favourably: we generate ideas, become more creative, ask for help, take necessary pauses, and reaffirm that overcom...

  The Expert's Trap: Why You Should Always Remain a Student The world will call you an expert based on its perception of your success. You then have a choice: to get carried away by this title and add weight to your head—a weight that can become the very reason for your future downfall. However, if you realise you are an eternal student of life, you will remain light in both head and heart, a lightness that fuels you to fly higher.   Remember: expertise is often more perception than permanent reality. In the past, experts mastered a technology that is now obsolete. Those who didn't upgrade faded into irrelevance, while those who continued to grow were the ones who carried the attitude of an eternal student within them.   M.L. Narendra Kumar

  Less than a minute, Lesson-3017 Avoiding Conflict Sometimes, avoiding a conflict can be a way of resolving it. However, avoidance should not be the only method used in every situation.    It is an appropriate style when the issue is trivial, and no major harm is done to either side. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD                                

  Less than a minute, Lesson-3016 Press the Pause button After listening to loud music for a while, pressing pause for a few minutes creates a silence that feels pleasant to the ears. Similarly, after working hard for a long time, taking a break for a day or two refreshes both body and mind. A pause in life is not an end — it is a new beginning, a chance for a passionate start. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions PVT LTD  

  The Lost Button & The Laundryman’s Lesson: Are We Trading Human Touch for Scale?   The shirt came back clean and pressed, smelling fresh. But the missing button was still missing. I knew it was gone when I dropped it off, but a small, almost forgotten part of me hoped. Not for the modern, app-based, reputable laundry service to fix it—they simply did what the ticket said: wash and press. No more, no less.   The moment took me back decades, to the scuffed counter of the local laundry near my childhood home. I’d hand over school uniforms, shirts, and pants. Often, they’d be missing a button, or the hem would be fraying.   When I’d collect them, something magical had happened. Not only were they clean, but they were quietly repaired. A new button stitched tight. A hem neatly restored. Once, I asked the laundryman how he knew. He smiled. “Before washing, I check. If there’s a small mend needed, my wife does it. It saves the customer trouble—and it saves...

  The quiet victory of a good heart When you help a person with good intentions and later come to know that the other person has misused your help, you might regret it—which is a basic human nature. However, your willingness to help others should not be stifled by one such act. Remember, the number of good-hearted people is diminishing, and you belong to that rare breed. Do not let your good character change because of people who misuse kindness. When you go to bed, go with the peace of knowing you were helpful, harmless, and good-natured, rather than thinking about people who do not deserve a place in your mind or your sleep. M.L.Narendra Kumar