Someday I will find my Prince, but my Daddy will always be my King.” So true, so cute, and so very innocent. Isn’t? I found this beautiful quote while exploring the greeting cards section in my local store. Father's Day in the United States is the third Sunday of June. It celebrates the contribution fathers and father figures make to their children's lives. Today, at Mother’s Gurukul podcast, let’s celebrate Father’s Day!!

I was curious to know more about Father’s Day, and I found something interesting. ‘A woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was an influential figure in the establishment of Father’s Day. She is also recognized as the mother of Father’s Day. Her father was a civil war veteran who raised six children

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How to encourage them to tell the truth?

1. When teaching kids about behavior, role modeling

2. Help them not take help of lying for their actions.

3. Praise them for taking ownership if they have done anything wrong.

4. We don’t have to overreact.

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While I was compiling my thoughts about today’s episode, once again, I had the same thoughts. If you have been following Mother’s Gurukul Podcast, you must have listened to it.  And if you are new here, feel free to check out that episode.  

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vyV2MYSk17qhzSLLU10bw?si=T2Ez-BWaREyg4cU0Ic9Duw

So today, instead of talking about this day, I decided to share a short poem I came across today. The last four lines stole my heart. I picked this poem because it describes not just a woman's compassion, pure heart, and tolerance but also talks about her beauty in a different way. I hope you will also enjoy it as much as I did reading and narrating it.

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How beautiful and blessed our life will be if we can bring positivity in our life whenever we want? Good news is - it is doable. We all are capable of bringing this change in our lives. With a slight change in our attitude, we can experience this beautiful and a much-needed change whenever we want and in whatever we do. Things like growth mindset, visualization and self- realization makes the process easy and fulfilling. Let’s talk about it in this episode. How to bring positivity in your life whenever you want?

Change is the deepest dream of the human heart. We’d all like to become someone new.

The first word that comes to mind is resolution whenever we talk about welcoming New Year or saying bye to the past year. Somehow, I never felt any connection or excitement in this word. I do believe in change or exciting things. But this word puts me under pressure.

Then what do I call them? I call it promises. Do you make NY resolutions? Or you are like me? Let me tell you why I do not make new year's resolutions; I promise myself to develop good habits!

5 steps to develop good habits: 

First, we have to Define the person we want to become

Then we have to Create the right environment for it.

Now is the time to Start with the two-minute rule: If following the new habit, even for two minutes, seems complicated, it needs to be broken into mini-habits.

Focus on daily success: Every small step towards your new habit is an achievement. Do not ignore them.

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Aggression is often considered as a negative emotion. Sometimes out of aggressive behavior, kids pick verbal, physical, and emotional fights. They are constantly trying to overpower other people in one way or another, as if being aggressive is the only way they know how to be, as if being aggressive gives them a sense of being alive, of feeling real.

But there is something called Positive aggression which can be a good trait when it comes to achieving our goals. It is crucial because it can help people understand that when a person says “no” or “I want”, it does not mean selfishness or being offensive. Instead it is all about standing up for themselves. Negative aggression is unfriendly and unhelpful. On the contrary, positive aggression is friendly and helpful. When we want to achieve our goals, we have to say no to many unwanted distractions or clarify our needs, and what matters to us. 

I am sure you would agree that we often end up doing a few things we don’t want to do. For example, we have to go to a place we don’t like to go, or we agree to things we don’t want to. We are doing it to please our friends or to maintain our friendship with them. But, what about our happiness? We hardly think about it. And that’s where we make mistakes.

Why don’t we think about ourselves? Do we believe this as an act of selfishness? May be yes, but what’s wrong with that? Lets talk about it today in this episode.

Self-worth:  https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/lpdgT1th6tb

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Books have always been a part of my life. But, my work at KukuFm has given me enough chances to explore the self-help genre I will talk about a few books I read in the last couple of months. And I feel fortunate to compile them in an audiobook summary format. These audiobooks summaries are in Hindi and Marathi. The Secret: The Science and Art of Self assurance by Rhonda Byrne Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins No Excuses! The Power of Self Discipline By Brian Tracy The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman 

Links to the audio book summaries: 

https://kukufm.com/show/the-power-of-self-discipline 

https://kukufm.com/show/the-confidence-code-1 

https://kukufm.com/show/awaken-the-giant-within-2 

https://kukufm.com/show/the-secret-21 

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In order to expect a change, we need to have curiosity. We need to have the urge to learn new things, unfold new concepts and expand our understanding. And this is possible only when we have an attitude which says – “I don’t know but I want to find out.” We have to let go the fear of failure, discomfort, and may be embarrassment. We will talk all about it.

"Curiosity is the entry point to many of life’s greatest sources pf meaning and satisfaction."- Todd Kashda

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