Self-Care With Shaki

I've made quite a lot of career mistakes. I also quit a well-paying job since I did not feel fulfilled in it. Since then, I became so passionate about finding ways to build a fulfilling, well-paying, and happy career. Being a coach, I read and connect with so many top coaches and career development gurus; this has enlightened me with all the mistakes I need to eliminate when trying to build a strong career right from the scratch. 1. Not enough clarity When I first got into my corporate job it was like a labyrinth. I felt like I was lost inside a maze.   I was not clear on what I want and what am I supposed to do. I know that at the beginning of every career it would be like being left blindfolded in a dense forest with no choice of getting out. But let's say you are allowed to untie your blindfold and given an option to walk out of the forest. How will you get out from there? You will be able to escape from the forest full of thorns and thistles only and ...

Do you ever feel like you got nothing out of school or college? You might have taken various levels of examination and invested hours of learning but still do you think that much of what you learned was not useful in actual situations? Research confirms the fact that much of what we study does not actually transfer to the situations we need it. In one study, Psychologist Howard Gardner says that “students who receive honor grades in college-level physics courses are frequently unable to solve basic problems and questions encountered in a form slightly different from that on which they have been formally instructed and tested.” All these facts confirm that we get very little out of school or college academics. Why is that we are not able to build a skill out of what we study in schools and colleges for numerous years? Should we blame the structure of our schools and colleges? Maybe yes or maybe not.   But also our own learning efforts play a greater role in ...

Emotional intelligence(EI) is a term that is used to measure our ability to manage our own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. Having a good EI indicates that you live a happy and stress-free life. EI can influence our personal and professional life's to a great extent. Having the ability to understand and manage our own emotions can be a great aid in accelerating success in every area of our life. Emotional intelligence Quotient (EQ) is as important or even more important than the Intelligent quotient (IQ). Unfortunately, we are only trained to improve our IQ but not our EQ. Of course, having a good IQ will help you land up in a good job and make a decent living. But, I am not sure if it will guarantee you a happy life. There are millionaires and billionaires out there with lavish money and zero happiness. Ultimately, we need happiness and peace over anything else. It is undeniable that one needs to have a good EQ to live a happy, peaceful, and contented life. ...

Often we talk about being productive and working hard. But, are we really productive? How do we know that we are being productive? It is crucial to know how to measure productivity in order to keep a track of our own work and to eliminate toxic productivity. The point of measuring productivity is to be able to make adjustments. Therefore, it should be easy to measure and timely enough to give us proper feedback. 1. Monitor time management A bad time management is the number one reason to kill productivity. The time you spend browsing the internet, scrolling on social media, and playing games are indications of lower productivity. Therefore it is good to track the time you use your phone. There are several apps that help you in monitoring the time you spend on your phone. The increase in the usage of the phone indicates a decrease in your productivity and vice versa. 2. Using rating scale This is also a very simple yet effective method to monitor your produc...