Self-Care With Shaki

A to-do list is nothing but a written piece of what you have on your plate on that particular day to accomplish. It is important to have a to-do list in hand when you are setting out to start your day. A to-do list helps you organize your day and helps you keep track of the tasks completed. It also makes sure that you did not miss out on any important tasks. A to-do list might be of great help. But, sometimes it can also be burdening you will numerous tasks. It might also make you feel overwhelming. When you a long list of items in a row for you to complete, most of the time you will feel drained out just by seeing the to-do list. Most of the time, we tend to add tasks that are of no value to our to-do list. We also strive hard to get all of our tasks crossed. This will consume a lot of energy and time. Instead, of having a lot of unwanted things to do. It is always better to do less important things. This is where the four-quadrant to-do list comes into the picture ...

This is an era of advertisement. Social media being at its peak, advertisement has become more widely reachable and easy. There are ads running everywhere. Some platforms even make it mandatory to watch ads. Huge platforms like Facebooks run on ads. Ads have become a viable part of our everyday lives. Knowingly or unknowingly ads affect our minds and influence us so much. Advertisements and marketing take a toll on our emotional capabilities, leaving us with no choice but to buy their product. The most important thing that has influenced by advertisements is culture. Do you think Indian people would be so much westernized, wearing their clothes and drinking their coke without the influence of advertisement? Not at all. Our culture has drastically changed because of the advertisement. Be it the modern ads on Facebook or the traditional billboards, everything you see influences you. It makes you know about the product and then makes you give it a try and then you becom...

Have you ever felt drained out of energy after being around with certain people? You usually get emotionally tired after being with people who possess a gallon of negativity. They are always ready with a problem for every solution. People with a negative attitude dwell to find flaws in others. Also, trying to change them is like stacking on more pain on us. They are not going to change unless and until they first understand that they are so pessimistic. People with negativity, are so bound into their world of bad vibes that the external world they view has nothing good in it. You cannot help them from spreading negativity but you can help yourselves from their pessimistic behavior. Below I have formulated 7 methods that will help you in hand when you need to handle negative people in your life. 1. Have a hold on your thoughts I would say that, if you are affected by someone else's negativity then it is your choice. I mean, you are choosing to be...

I have seen so many people saying that 'Money is not important in life'. So many also have the notion that 'Money is the root of all evil'. They say that people who have a lot of money should have earned it in a not so good way. People avoid the talk of money. But, do you think money is not an important part of your life? I agree that money is not as important as yourself and your family. Your worth can definitely not be concluded by the amount of money you have in your bank account. But, do you think avoiding the power of money altogether is the right thing to do? Money is energy. Knowingly or unknowingly we give so much energy to a piece of paper. As known, what goes around comes around. So, if you have an abundance and a positive intention about money, then money will come back to you abundantly. On the other hand, if you cruse people who earn more money or if you keep mourning that you have no money then obviously that will come back to you. Why...

Career for most of us now is corporate. We are struggling to move forward and settle in a place where we feel respectable and posh. The truth is every one of us is affected by corporate and its norms in one way or the other. There are two types of corporations if we should simplify.  One is ‘talent - minded’ corporate and the other one is ‘work - minded’ corporate.    Learn from mistakes Today, most of them believe that for a successful corporate business, one should have a talent mindset.  Corporates create a culture that worships talent which in turn pushes them into a fixed mindset.   When people live in an environment where they are recruited solely for their so-called talent, they have great difficulty when their image is threatened.   For example, Jacob is hired for a manager’s post in a very profitable corporate company. He is hired only because he studied at the World’s best university. People who hired him thought that sinc...

Our 20s are the time we have a lot of energy and momentum in life. We are young bloods that are capable of taking any challenge. 20's is the time where you would have completed your academic education and stepped into the world of adult. But yet, you will not have the whole responsibilities that are to be handled in adulthood. You will be new to the real world. Those are the crucial times of our life. Your 20's is like the foundation on which you are going to build your whole life. So, you have a choice here to make the most out of it or to have a shaky foundation. In this era, where every bad influence you need in your life is just at the distance of reach - the most influenced and affected ones by these are the young adults. Drugs, social media, the nuisance of the new world that evolves every day affects the most sensitive people - youngsters. But, that is not the end. As I always say, you have a choice in everything. You can either be influenced by ...

Jim Rohn once said, "You are the average of five people you hang out with". This statement holds a lot of truth. Humans beings are emotional creatures that need human connection for survival. If you lock up someone in a dark room cutting all his connections to the outer world, soon or less he will become mentally unstable and depressed. Connection is all that matters. How you are connected with people? Who are the people connected with you? It makes all the difference in your life. I was kind of a depressed individual when I was in middle school. I mean, I was surrounded by people who would only use me and had low standards for friendships. But, when I switched my school my way of thinking totally changed. I became really enthusiastic and lovable. My new school environment had people who really did care and had high human standards. I stuck by their standards and my total value level increased. The people whom you hang out with have a lot of influence...