Whoever has gone through the hurdles of physical or mental illness has a good grasp of suffering and what it entails. A few years back, it so happened that I had to undergo some extreme physical straining as I got through chemical and substantial imbalances in my body. The result was that both neurological and hormonal sub-systems revolted against me,…
Author: Philip Baker
Assertiveness And The Ways Of Communication
If you were to ask 100 people about their assertiveness levels, you would be surprised to see that most of them consider themselves to be assertive. Yet if you were to follow up that question, requesting particular examples that showcase the fact, you would find out that they would stumble in their answers and probably find a way to generalize…
What Cultivates The Drive
People are not lazy. They only get stunned when confronted with opposing powers that block their creative force. Last week I found myself unmotivated and dull, strolling pointlessly over Netflix series and social media, while important work was waiting right across from me, staring back critically as I was wasting my time away. “We all need a break,” I said…
The Power Of Priming
Imagine that you wake up in the morning preparing for your work. You have your usual breakfast while reading the newspaper and drive up to the office that you get to do your daily job-JiuJitsu. As you set about your day, you notice a sort of aversion from your occupations that you can’t really put your hand on. You don’t…
Artificial Intelligence And The New Emerging Economy
Imagine that you wake up under a vibrating bed that lulls sweet songs to ease you swiftly into your day, and you find your robot assistant with a full disc of ready-made croissant and orange juice to fix the detected hypoglycemia in your blood. As you take your breakfast, voice assistance notifies you of the last received emails in order…
The Key Negotiation Mistakes You Need To Avoid
The alarm starts banging off like crazy and it’s already 5:00 o’clock. Your partner could not manage to make it to the meeting with your key product manufacturers, and now you need to make it there instead. Alas, this ain’t the only hurdle of the day. Once you finish the meeting, you need to travel to the other side of…
A New World
Memories slide down the road like pebble pearls.Rolling, they shine their last sparkle, as they amass in a pack full of dust.I see my shield, and my kite lying together – my sleigh and my sword,all bursting up like bubbles in the water,the moment smashing hands falls down upon them. And what book to give if the pages are blank,…
The impostor
The words floundering in a scene faintly familiar,smiling faces with wrinkles that scare,a solid plate – a broken disc. This place seems dazzlingly brightwith sunny moons and golden mist,to glaze on the round tables with the white sheets.And the people – standing replicas,they pass their toes and hang their feet they give their hands and poke their bowsin a slithering…
Acadia
The fiery turbines produced a deafening sound as the little aircraft landed on the rooftop as if it was a little helicopter. It was a dynamic minimum size plane that somehow managed to travel the length of a half a planet in two hours. The engine lights still visible through the bursting propellers, diminished their flame gradually, as the dust…
A Last Night’s Wish
There was a flicker in the flamesa little blast of silence took on its orange dressas the sound of the cracking branches roaredspeaking their night tales And in the trembling dance, the shadows grew bigger and smalleramong the sand mountains,Your skin was glowing like the reflection of a polyedric diamondand the night was nurturing its lullaby songs All summoned on…