07 Oct 2021

Chapter Two Blog - Bringing discipline into your life
All of us have goals in our personal life, but lack discipline to pursue it and achieve it. It could be goals like focusing on fitness and losing a few kgs, or reading 10 pages of a book every day, not snacking at odd times, switching off Netflix at a set time every night, waking up early or sleeping on time, even simple things seem difficult.  It’s difficult because we lack disciplin...

15 Sep 2021

Chapter Two blog - Elements of good judgement
Leaders with ambition but no judgement run out of money. Leaders with charisma but no judgement lead their followers in the wrong direction. And leaders with passion but no judgement hurt themselves down the wrong path. Good judgement is more than a gut feeling. Many people view it as the secret sauce in leadership: a magical combination of deep expertise and analytic chops.  But even...

24 Aug 2021

Chapter Two Blog - Finding time for everything that's important
How to get back control and find time for what’s IMPORTANT to you? Here is a simple rule. And this can be applied both in professional and personal life: Make a list of all the things that you have to do. Identify the ROI for each of these activities that you wish to do. Now cross out all the things that have no ROI. Cross out things that are not in your control What’...

03 Aug 2021

Chapter Two Blog - Life skills nobody taught us
After 14 years of school and another 6 years of college, we become experts in subject matters, but are behind in basic life skills. Here in my opinion are life skills that are most important, but never taught as part of formal educational. We learn them only through life experiences. They are: Walk the talk: Always be impeccable with your word. When you commit to doing somethi...

20 Jul 2021

Chapter Two Blog - 12 rules to protect your vibe
Stay away from people who drain your energy. As Einstein says, they have a problem for every solution. Avoid comparing yourself with others. You are one of a kind. And remember that everyone is reacting to the cards that they are dealt with. Avoid gossip and discussing about others in a negative light. When you hate them and talk about them, you give power to them. Ignore any op...

12 Jul 2021

Chapter Two Blog - Strategies to snap out of a bad mood real quick
When something good happens, the happiness is short lived. We tell a few people about it, have an ice cream, have a good meal and we are done with it. We move on quickly to ‘what next’. But, when something wrong happens, an expected outcome, the sadness or upset situation stays longer. Why? We don’t move to ‘what next’ quickly. The ‘Upset state’ lasts longer as we begin to analyze ...

30 Jun 2021

Strategies to deal with negative self talk
Being positive is not about being positive all the time. There is no body in this world who is positive 24x7. Negativity can creep into the minds of even the most motivated and positive people. Then, how does one manage or control the negative selftalk or negative thoughts and maintain positivity. Here are a few things that I have tried for myself and I can vouch that these work 10...

20 Apr 2021

Your routines define your success - Read Leadership Coach Sandhya Reddy's tips on improving productivity on a daily basis
A few days back, I was feeling a bit low and din’t feel like doing anything, like it happens to any entrepreneur or solopreneur from time to time. Things don’t go as you planned. It feels like you are getting close to a black hole. Effort in, nothing out. I was dealing with one those days. What next? I became the coach I wanted, the friend I wanted at the moment, my own co...

12 Apr 2021

Break away from patterns that don't work for you
Are you looking at changing some aspects in your life? Are you looking for a break-through – be in at work, relationships, fitness or with the way you manage your finances? Ask yourself a few questions.. Is what I am doing, the right thing to do? Is this the only way to do it? Are there better ways of doing this? If my friend were to look at what I am doing, what woul...