When something happens to you, suffering doesn't begin. Suffering begins at the instant you label a bad thing - as something that is wrong. — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie. — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
We have the ability to craft a life where we are completely fulfilled. We think it is dependent on outsiders, and to some extent… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
Executives don't burn out and leave when they feel deep satisfaction. They don't create the human detritus that disgruntled managers do. — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
When you try to bring about behavioral change by an effort of will, you actually do violence to yourself, and the chances are very… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
We, as individuals, must be responsible for our careers with the goal of reaching our highest potential. The job of a manager is to… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
Do you feel bored and stuck in a rut? Is work drudgery? If so, you are spending far too much time bemoaning your fate… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
If you embrace 'positive thinking,' you are - by definition - spurning 'negative thinking.' So it's as if you were on a teeter-totter and… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
Unending joy is actually closer to us than our own skin, and there is nothing we have to do or get or be to… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
When you say 'I want to be an inspiring leader,' the operative phrase is 'I want.' This is inherently me-centered and self serving whether… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
I'm challenging the assumption that you need to be a dog-eat-dog person to survive in a corporate environment. — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
Consciously be sensitive to others, and try to elevate their level of consciousness. Don't do this by being preachy and telling them that they… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
No matter what happens to us in life, we tend to think of it as 'good' or 'bad.' And most of us tend to… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
Acceptance does not mean that you placidly acquiesce to the myriad injustices that are all around you. In fact, that you are incensed about… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
When you label so much of what happens to you as 'bad,' it reinforces the feeling that you are a powerless pawn at the… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
