21 Reasons Why We Should All Embrace the London 2012 Olympics
What’s the biggest party you have ever attended? Well, I am all excited and ready for the biggest event in London in our lifetime! Unless you have been hiding in a cave for the last few months, you would know that London is holding the 2012 Olympics. And now we are...
How to Be a Good Parent, Even if You Don’t Have Any Children!
Do you live your life as an example to the children around you? Are you really the sort of role model you want your children to emulate? Children are not just our future - they are our present too. The way we bring them up and the example we set is going to dictate...
Be the Change You Want to See in the World – Before it’s Too Late
Today is the 7th anniversary of 7/7 – the day that changed the lives of many Londoners for ever. 7th July 2005 was the day when 4 separate bombs led to 52 deaths and over 700 injured. The bombings came a day after London was awarded the 2012 Olympics – and here we are...
How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking – and YOU Can Too
Are you frightened of speaking in public? If so, then you’ll be pleased to know that you are not the only one! Research has found that speaking in public is the number one fear for most people. It comes even higher than the fear of dying. So quite literally, people...
Top 10 Reasons Why Losers Give Up: And How Not To Be a Loser Too!
How many times have you decided upon something and then just given up? How many times have you tried something and you quit as soon as it became hard? How many times have you postponed taking action till later, because you did not feel like doing it right away? The...
How to Climb Your Summit Again and Again
When you face a challenge in your life, do you keep going? Or do you just give up? So many people just give up. Or they look for excuses for their failure. “No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities – always see...
How to Make It Happen with the Power of Your Intuition
Do you use the power of intuition in your life? So many times in my life I have ignore this inner knowing to either do something or not do something. And only later have I discovered to my dismay that I "should" have followed my inner voice. At other times, I have...
Why Death is the Great Arbitrator
Do you live your life as if you will live forever? So many of us go through life without sparing a thought for tomorrow or the people to come after us. We forget that each of us only has so much time on this planet. And this planet only has so much resources for our...
The REAL Truth About Why You Suck: You Don’t!
Do you ever feel that you suck!? Okay, so feeling like you suck is something you’re not supposed to talk about, right? You’re supposed to stay positive. You’re supposed to be confident. You’re supposed to sweep your insecurities under the rug, and forget they’re...
Help Me Help Jess
This story is from my 2014 London Marathon. If you’d like to support my current run for Marie Curie on 26th April 2026, you can do so here: 👉 https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/arvind-devalia Do you get deeply moved by stories of brave, sick children? And...