Introduction In today’s professional world, hard work is everywhere. People are working longer hours, responding faster, and pushing themselves constantly to stay ahead. Activity has become the symbol of ambition. Being busy has become the symbol of importance. But there is an uncomfortable truth most people do not realize. Working harder does not always mean moving forward. In fact, sometimes working harder keeps you stuck in the same place. Imagine two workers at a construction site. Both are digging the same ground, under the same heat, with the same tools. One worker decides to dig faster. He increases his speed, puts in more effort, and tries to outperform everyone around him. The second worker pauses. He stops digging and begins building a shovel. At first, the fast digger looks productive. He gains recognition. People appreciate his effort. He appears committed and efficient. The shovel builder, however, looks slow. He appears unproductive. People qu...
Introduction Today the world is full of chaos and uncertainty. Beautiful emotions such as love, compassion, and care lives under the weight of fear, anxiety, insecurity, and competition, etc. These negative emotions cling us to societal norms and demands that make us a prisoner to this worldly order. All of us now seek some kind of liberation in one form or the other. The Toltec Wisdom is a thousand years old society in Mexico to conserve the spiritual knowledge and practices and teaches us the way of life where we make few agreements to ourselves which are life-changing and liberating. The Four Agreements 1. Be Impeccable with your word Being impeccable with your word is the first agreement. Whatever we speak brings a great deal to our life. We should always speak with integrity that is we should always be truthful and honest while communicating with others one should always say what he means as it strengthens the character of the person. One should avoid using the words to speak agai...