Srikumar Rao's Blog, page 4

Don’t Be Vulnerable!

I want to take a potshot at something that is becoming popular in business circles. Becoming is perhaps incorrect. It has become a buzzword and a fad. You are urged to ‘become vulnerable’ at work. This means that you should admit when you are feeling down or fearful or uncertain. The idea is that, when…

The post Don’t Be Vulnerable! appeared first on The Rao Institute.

How to Come Radiantly Alive Each Day

Hello! In an earlier blog I mentioned that we go through life and it is drab. There is no deep feeling of joy. Father Anthony DeMello, a Jesuit priest who had a deep understanding of the human predicament, says that this is because God has no presence in our life. One of my readers wrote…

The post How to Come Radiantly Alive Each Day appeared first on The Rao Institute.

How Can You Avoid Drabness in Life If You Don’t Believe In God or A Sentient Universe?

In my last blog, I suggested that we have drabness in our life because we do not feel the presence of God in our life. And I received a response from one of my readers who asked, “Professor Rao, how does one avoid drabness in life if they do not believe in God or a…

The post How Can You Avoid Drabness in Life If You Don’t Believe In God or A Sentient Universe? appeared first on The Rao Institute.

Why Does Life Feel so Drab? Read Matthew 15.

We go through life, and it is good. But there is no electricity in it. There is no vibrancy, no overweening joy, no radiant well-being. This is because we no longer feel the presence of God in our life. We can get along quite fine without God. There are many acceptable substitutes such as Netflix…

The post Why Does Life Feel so Drab? Read Matthew 15. appeared first on The Rao Institute.

Another Podcast You May Like!

Hello! Andi Simon is corporate consultant and a resource for successful women who are ready to ascend to greater heights. Please check out her book with insights from 500 women leaders and entrepreneurs She invited me to be on her podcast in July last year and I think it came out very well. I hope…

The post Another Podcast You May Like! appeared first on The Rao Institute.

I Am Bored! How Wonderful!

The world I grew up in does not exist. It is entirely possible that it never existed. It certainly was a different era and children today cannot comprehend it. I do not recall ever feeling ‘bored’. There was no TV. There was no Internet. There was no Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Discord, Twitter, YouTube,…

The post I Am Bored! How Wonderful! appeared first on The Rao Institute.

The Three Pillars of Happiness

Sulaiman Niazi is an entrepreneur and a long time coaching client. He is working on an app to foster human connection and cut down on the loneliness that afflicts many of us. It is a deep feeling of alienation that resides in dark corners and we rarely speak about it. I will address this issue…

The post The Three Pillars of Happiness appeared first on The Rao Institute.

A Podcast You May Like!

Hello! Alex Raymond is an entrepreneur. He is also the creator of The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit – a gathering of entrepreneurs who explicitly recognize that they are on a spiritual journey. I strongly recommend that you attend the next summit he runs. Google “The Conscious Entrepreneur Summit” and details will pop up. And subscribe to…

The post A Podcast You May Like! appeared first on The Rao Institute.

What’s Wrong With Being Angry?

The amount of pent-up anger in our society is growing. There is anger at everything. There is anger at the economy which is underperforming. There is anger at politicians for being hypocritical and self-serving. There is anger at immigrants for ‘taking away jobs’ and depressing wages. There is anger at billionaires for gaming the system…

The post What’s Wrong With Being Angry? appeared first on The Rao Institute.

This Fixation is Ruining Your Life!

Have you noticed that the Universe goes its merry way paying scant attention to what you want? Sometimes it seems to be working with you and on your behalf. Sometimes it seems to be bent on frustrating you in ingenious ways. A lot of the pain and suffering in your life comes from your fixation…

The post This Fixation is Ruining Your Life! appeared first on The Rao Institute.