To enhance your self-control, reflect on things you are grateful for, and take pride in your achievements, however small A delectable double-fudge chocolate cake versus a fruit platter. Checking your phone every time it pings, instead of completing your assignment.

Assume defeat. Yes. It need not make you a pessimist, but can help you face the eventualities You are part of a team that has to analyse a business case and present your recommendations to the entire class. Yikes! Your…

Keep your eye on the prize, but remember to celebrate the incremental steps you make towards it. You dread speaking in public. Yet, you sign up to take part in a debate in class. Pat yourself on your back. You…

Some forethought could help to thoroughly optimize your downtime Everyone looks forward to moments of relaxation. When we can tune out daily stresses and just be ourselves. Often, the pulls and tugs of daily life can be so

There are concrete steps you can take when negative thoughts threaten to engulf you I suck at Chemistry. I’m the only one who hasn’t landed an internship. I will never be able to crack the CAT. All my close friends…

Though snappy responses are favoured, pause to reflect A good friend of mine, who works for an investment bank in the U.S., was looking for another job. Given her impressive credentials, she was called by

If there’s something about your personality you’ve been wanting to change, here’s good news — it is entirely possible That people can change in fundamental ways is not readily accepted by many individuals, even when they are presented with evidence.

Trying times? Look for things you can be grateful for. You have been rejected by all the master’s programmes you applied to in the U.S. You try to land a job before you reapply but not a single company calls…