Posts By: Dr. Vik

I would rather be…

Not Liked, for being myself, then loved for something I’m not”. A good phrase for us to remember. Being someone or something that we are not, takes consistent effort and can become very tiring…just because of the plain fact that we are trying to be something we are not and it’s just not natural. But… Read more »

At a recent visit to Starbucks…

There was long, lazy line. I didn’t care as I hardly ever go, but there was a lady in front of me with an itch to get moving – she was huffing and sighing for 10 minutes until she got to the counter. The barista behind the counter was super, and apologized to the woman… Read more »

Ray Kroc…

Drove an ambulance in World War 1. He also tried his hand at selling paper cups and then sold the multi-mixer for making milkshakes to Dick and Mac McDonald. He never stood in line for a hamburger and was intrigued by the idea that a restaurant could sell 40 milkshakes at a time The McDonald… Read more »

Heat rises and…

Cold settles. The same goes within our lives. When we put a focused energy and action towards any area of our life, our lives rise or go up, since action and energy both are forms of heat. And conversely, when we put no energy or action towards an area of our life, it settles or… Read more »

Connect the Dots…

Looking forward in our lives, we are presented with what seems like a million choices. And looking back on our lives, we don’t see all the choices, just the choices we made. With each choice representing a dot, resulting in a turning point or building block in our lives, are you happy with connecting the… Read more »

Sometimes, we have to…

Celebrate!! All of us, including the rest of us, just need to sit back and let the celebration unfold. We all have our deal…and the eye on the Vision will take us there. So why not sit back relax and soak it all in…the rest is in our future. After all. we created it and… Read more »

The key to motivating people…

To reach their potential is to:  believe in them before they have proved themselves… It’s part of the Pygmalion effect…People are as clever as you expect them to be. So believing in them, will allow them to believe in themselves. And once the Leader believes in them, the magic of their potential unfolds. Yours in… Read more »

Doing it Right…

Is a pretty good recipe for success, whatever the case may be. Even though there is no universal “Right” way in every situation or by definition, we seem to know in our hearts the “Right” way. So if it takes just a bit more of your time or effort…I personally cannot ever remember a time… Read more »

Inside every older person…

Is a younger person, wondering “what happened”? Time seems to fly, and it’s usually when we turn 30, that we realize that we are not going to be “20 something” anymore…and it doesn’t get much better. But we can always “Spin it and Win it”, and be proud fo what we have done and the relationships we have… Read more »

Your Crowning Jewel?

We all are kind of good at some things and even better at others. Whether it be because of a gift or talent that we were born with, or maybe a skill that we have learned or simply something that we love to do. Let’s stop and think to figure out what we are tops… Read more »