Recognizing and Addressing Emotional Pain
The following is the transcript from the conversation. Hi. Welcome back to Stronger with Rakesh Shukla and hopefully we’ll take another step today to make you stronger – emotionally, physically,…
The following is the transcript from the conversation. Hi. Welcome back to Stronger with Rakesh Shukla and hopefully we’ll take another step today to make you stronger – emotionally, physically,…
Here’s how to stay on top, even in the face of the most trying circumstances. What was your New Year’s resolution this year? Do you sustain it? Did you have…
The best time to have a conversation is right now. Setting an expectation, listening, reflecting, and observing are fundamental. A whole category of adult-to-adult conversations is hard — you focus…
Why ‘Stronger with Rakesh Shukla’™ is more than just self-help psychobabble. Life is a complex journey and growing up is a painful process — one that often leaves us feeling…
Replace “I must” with “I want to” to break through procrastination My struggle with lack of motivation, procrastination, or activity paralysis due to depression had been very real for over…
…instead, become kinder and forgiving to yourself I have written earlier in one of my blog posts on how one of my life’s greatest lessons was when I started forgiving…
Turning away from negative emotions is unhealthy; positive action is the antidote — is the principle approach Rakesh Shukla uses What happened the last time you looked pensive, worried, or…
… not how long you can endure Have you felt low in energy and motivation and wished you could be tougher? You’re not alone if you do. We all believe…
Start small and focus on the next step, instead of the overall result Self-esteem quite simply is the opinion we have of ourselves. It stands to reason that it should…
… getting started is everything! I have been a classic procrastinator for most of my life. In school (including BE, MBA, etc), I was the guy who never did his…
The drive to power through loss comes from mindfulness of grief and acceptance Grief is an overwhelming emotion. At some point, we all will lose a loved one, lose a…
Learn from previous mistakes, and review feedback to achieve goals I know about failing spectacularly, and I know even more about succeeding after you’ve failed spectacularly. In my comeback over…
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A better question to ask when tragedy befalls — what meaning does it give to my life? Over the last three days, three interesting things happened to me. On Sunday,…
“Depression is a disease like the others I have, and I’m not ashamed of it” — Rakesh Shukla Clinical Depression is not something people talk about in the first person.…
What I learnt from failure and why it was the best thing that happened to me I could say I have had an eventful life. I’ve had no problems sleeping…
He believes that synthesising conflicting or diverse views is the key to growth Companies across India are looking at how to have diversity at the leadership level, and mostly they…
… Rakesh Shukla at a talk in IIM Bangalore This is my third entrepreneurial innings. With the first, I managed to create a bootstrapped world leader called TWB or The Writers…
With the right purpose and approach, your work and life can be meaningful Dreading work is common. That’s why weekends were invented. Ah, it’s the weekend! Oh no, it’s Monday!…
Technical managers moving into management roles is a script that plays out every day in large tech companies. Managers with the best technical expertise and ability to reach performance goals…
Leadership is about communication, and the most powerful skill is ‘storytelling’ How many of your management team are true leaders — those who can inspire the organisation, set a vision,…
Stop before you hit the point of diminishing returns, says Rakesh Shukla Burnout / noun / meaning physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress. I just came back from taking time off,…
Read excerpts from Rakesh Shukla’s talk on July 4, 2018, at the ANZ Bangalore “The one great advantage of losing everything is that it gives you great clarity on what…
How you can be motivated and Stronger with RAKESH SHUKLA™ by dispelling the notion of “happily ever after” From when you’re very young you start getting the message — you should…
Rakesh Shukla wrote, on Shivaratri in 2017, a first-person account of his encounter with God and dogs “Why are you looking so far up the mountains? You are the only…
Rakesh Shukla explains how he conquered the fear of death, to live a better life A few weeks ago, I discovered a growth/tumour on my lowest right rib. Painful to…
Read the unaltered text of the talk by Rakesh Shukla at TEDxICT, Mumbai 2017 (Edit note: 17 April ’17. This accompanying video is illustrative. The official TEDx video will be…
Understanding our genetic and social programming to avoid stress (Stress has been part of the recipe of human survival and growth. A ‘manageable’ level of stress acts as a motivator,…