One of the biggest processes I’ve been asked by aspiring musicians and curious non-musicians alike, is how a song comes together. What is the process involved; and how can I do this myself? Sometimes it’s written out and outlined, like you would a book; and other times, it’s somewhat of a random process. Sometimes it’s Read More
India and America – The Best of Both Worlds
My name is Karthik Krishna. I was born in the year 1983 in the historic city of Hyderabad in India, and spent the first two decades of my life there. No matter where I travel and spend the rest of my life, I will be always be a Hyderabadi. There is probably a Read More
7 Steps to Finding Your Vision or Path in Life – Part 7
What Situations Make Me Feel Alive? Many people forget about taking care of themselves. We progress through adulthood forgetting that we learned as children to just have some fun. Since enjoyment is one of the pivotal areas to fulfilling human success, and we often forget to plan for enjoyable things, I have placed it as a Read More
7 Steps to Finding Your Vision or Path in Life – Part 6
What Efforts Do I Enjoy Being a Part Of? This was the foremost question on my mind as I started my Life Engineering curriculum, but it was surprisingly something that I did not realize was so important until later in life. I learned as a child that people hated work and that work was something Read More
How Mike Cernovich Taught Me to Stop Stressing and Get in the Moment
In this video from his 30 day challenge, Mike Cernovich teaches us how to get into the moment in order to avoid becoming overwhelmed. We learn to ask ourselves present-inducing questions and then comment on what’s happening – to pay attention to what’s going on RIGHT NOW by thinking aloud about it. As an example, I’ll write Read More
7 Steps to Finding Your Vision or Path in Life – Part 5
What Environment Do I Want to Be In? The physical environment you want to be in can affect all three portions of your life cycle (People, Mindset, and Situations). It can surround you with people of a certain demographic and affect the majority of your interactions, but these can have a positive or negative effect Read More
7 Steps to Finding Your Vision or Path in Life – Part 4
With Whom Do I Want to Surround Myself? The next important consideration in choosing your path is determining what type of people you want to surround yourself with. This is a question that many people do not think about; I did not when I first chose my path, however it becomes very important later. Often Read More
7 Steps to Finding Your Vision or Path in Life – Part 2
How Do I Want People to See Me? Last week we began a series for finding your path and/or vision in life. This is the second part in which we look at the next of the seven questions which will help us to gain an understanding of ourselves. The first part, if you missed it, we Read More
Wisdom of the Week 11 – Seneca
Yo guys! Welcome to our weekly exploration of the mind, Wisdom of the Week! This week I’ve been thinking about enjoying the processes in life with the great Stoic philosopher, Seneca. “Wild animals run from the dangers they actually see, and once they have escaped them worry no more. We however are tormented alike Read More