Srikumar Rao | Goodness Exchange

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You Cannot Solve an Internal Problem with External Action!

We try to do it again and again, but you cannot solve an internal problem with an external action. So how can we learn to make peace with our circumstances and change our own lives?

Personal Growth, Members Content

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What Are You Not Seeing?

What are you missing about other people?What you notice about others may say more about you than the person you are observing.

Personal Growth, Members Content

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All Of Your Problems Come From Endless Resistance To “What Is”

Can you recall a time when there was nothing bothering you? When we are aware of our "mental chatter," we can take the steps to stop it and live happier lives. Here's how.

Personal Growth, Members Content

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Deliberate Intent and the Journeys You Take

Think of your life as one long journey. You are born and, one day, you will die. In between, there are lots of smaller journeys that you take, and each is a diversion. What can happen if you ask yourself, “Is this a journey I want to take? Does it take me to a place where I want to spend time?”

Personal Growth, Members Content

5 min read

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The Secret Strategy to Be Happy AND to Really Achieve Your Goals

As we go through life, we quickly discover that our actions are the only thing within our control. Random events casually derail our carefully laid plans. Read on to discover how we can be happy AND achieve our goals by focusing on the process, NOT the outcome.

Personal Growth, Happiness & Hope, Members Content

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Cultivate Good Heart, Not Clever Mind

We have enough "clever minds". We need more "good hearts." The latter is more likely to make a lasting change in the world view of the donor that has a ripple effect on both the individual and society. You help because you can. The helping is its own reward. Any expectation detracts from the value of what you do. In this coming year do write out checks to worthy causes. But do, also, personally engage in some act of service. The life you change will be your own. Be a ‘good heart’. Not a ‘clever mind’.

Personal Growth, Members Content

5 min read

You Can Make Yourself Like Stuff That is Good For You!

Can you like arugula more than chocolate and a ten-mile run more than watching the latest Netflix thriller? There is much in your life that you now like and once hated. Most persons dislike coffee or single malt whiskey the first time they taste it. Ditto cigarettes and dark chocolate and wine. The liking comes later. So, if you want to train yourself to like – or even love – something that you currently don’t, here is how to go about it.