Future STRONG ~ For Adults
The Power of Pause
Pause a Little To Read This: We've all seen those drawings and paintings of Sisyphus, the Greek king. The one who, for being deceitful, received a punishment of rolling up a huge boulder up a hill. This act of his happens in perpetuity, because the boulder keeps...
On the journey of setting sustainable goals
What is Goal Setting: Can you guess? There's one thing that could both excite and scare us at the same time? If you guessed setting an ambitious and seemingly impossible goal, you're right! Goal setting is a deeply personal act where you realize you’re competing with...
Find yourself overthinking and stressed? Read this.
Our Habit to Ruminate: Most of us, not including those who’re lucky to be enlightened, don’t want to live in the present moment. We simply don’t want to accept life as it manifests itself. We begin to over think our past or over analyze our options for the future....
Balancing culture and community in a Global world
Asian/Indian families traditionally emphasize the importance of family membership, respect, and solidarity. These values are referred to as family obligations. Instead of promoting individual needs and personal identity, Asian/Indian families tend to have a family and...
Social Media and its Collateral Damage on Teens – Part 1
The Social Media fuel for depression and anxiety: In our daze of distraction addiction, we shift our attention between the real and the virtual world constantly. Whenever we look at your friends' or celebrity status updates, accomplishments and vacation pictures,...
The undeniable connection between Creativity & Problem Solving
Our Current State of Busyness: So many of us want to live 100 years when we don't know what to do with a boring Sunday afternoon. As parents, we feel like our ultimate goal is to ensure our children are not bored at any cost. Believe it or not, boredom is important...
In Search of the Elusive Joy
Something's Amiss: Hoarding, clutter, addiction, breakup, debt - All these words have one common underlying reason. It is our undying need to find happiness in all the wrong reasons instead of within us. Want a sure shot way to create your own happiness? Read along....
Collaboration in a world that cherishes individualism
We've more in common than we don't: Take a look around you, and you'll see that we're all driven by the same needs as humans. The feeling of belonging, the need to matter, and a cause to impact and give. But, we’re also starting to live more fragmented and lonely...
From cradle to career, here’s what determines human potential
How Human Intellectual Potential is shaped in childhood: Belong: Children who know they matter try harder to reach the expectations set by caring adults in their life. Believe: Children who are made aware of their unlimited potential to do great things are not afraid...
The Urgent Need of Character Education for our Current Generation
The Current Moral Conundrum: Today's children are exposed to an overload of information on how many ways life can be lived - both ONLINE and OFFLINE. They are being exposed to news that showcase controversies and conflicts and images and videos of unrealistic...
The truth about tech and addiction
Why we crave digital distractions? Unlike real life that can be boring and monotonous, on the internet, even if you want nothing, you can always get something. Our digital tools show us how a life online is one with endless possibilities (read, endless scroll)....
What technology can’t do for us
Tech is becoming just a busy distraction: Technology was meant to be an asset, a tool for enhancing our productivity and our lives. It was meant to free up time for us to do things that really mattered to us - in our real life. But, computers and machines we've...
The power of communication to convince, negotiate and persuade
Finding our voice: The great art of communication allows us to engage a crowd, throw a potential life partner into love with us or eventually get into the other side of a failed relationship because of its breakdown. As humans, this might as well be our unique...
The science behind our love for social media and selfies
A virtual world for "me": Being on(line) means - we must add value, always be available, be current and also flawless. While we perfect ourselves, we must also capture our journey on a public stage. We must belong in the world, in the big scheme of life. We...
Can the wiring in our brains survive the wired world?
The social organ: Our brains are social organs, and we thrive on connection. We want to matter, we want to make an impact and that's how we define our purpose in life. Social media hacks this vulnerability with the promise of connection and an infinite network...
Redefine failure and become unstoppable
Why we fail: Many of us carry a wrong perception of failure. We often take it as a final sign before we give up on our goals and aspirations. We see it as an irreversible milestone that has put a stop to our forward momentum. What we don't realize is that often...
The 6 pillars of Future STRONG Academy
The Foundation of Future STRONG Academy: Future STRONG Academy is an SECD, Social and Emotional Learning and Character Development, intervention program where we teach our children secrets of high performers. All our initiatives, especially the ones for middle and...
What is Social Emotional and Character Development – SECD?
What is SECD? Ask any parent, and they will tell you that the values of integrity and the ability to stand on their own two feet are some of the most important things they want for their child’s future. They want children to learn to manage their emotions,...
Need help with building a whole child? Join Future STRONG Academy.
Who is a whole child? Our children need more than Aptitude skills to become great professionals. Employability Skills, like collaboration, team work and negotiation will help them shine in work place and in real life. Having a great attitude, a confident...
The importance of social and emotional development in the digital age
Parenting for two worlds: As parents we seem to have to have two jobs these days. Parent our children in the real world where real people with real emotions exist, and prepare them for a world that exists only online and is constantly changing. That’s...
How to create a Content Copywriter “résumé”
As résumés are going out of fashion, why not standout in the job market by showing your creativity and sense of humor? Here's a sample "résumé" for applying to a content copywriter job position. A relevant bachelors degree, experience and referrals are a bonus....
Finding civility in chaos
Can we really define chaos? Let's imagine you are in the deep woods taking a hike. This overgrown forest seems beautiful where every tree, plant and critter has found a perfect home and is in peace with the environment around it. But, has this place been like...
The Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul, Turkey
Yesterday I was clever, I wanted to change the world. Today I'm wiser, so I'm changing myself. - Rumi The steep roads of old town Sultanahmet-Sirkeci in Istanbul, Turkey, might look like a strange place for spiritual surrender. But, that's where you arrive at...
Find meaning in the mundane
All it takes is a single question: There's a point in life when you start to question everything. You're asking if racing to that swing in the playground, making cup after cup after cup of coffee, all the diets you've been on, the walks you've taken, the...
Here’s how Stoics would’ve wanted us to solve our problems
How Stoics looked at problems: Stoics, the Greek philosophers, had divided life into two parts, problems that we've control over and problems that we've no say whatsoever. One of the most important things we can also learn from that we can live with managing...