An Aspirer's Confessions

Misconceptions about coaching

Arifa Sidhpurwala

There’s been a lot of fog in the air about the coaching profession.. People have all kinds of objections while hiring a coach. . .

Life coaching is another word for laying down an obtainable blueprint of YOUR life with a legitimate perspective onto a canvas- clear, crisp and transparent. FOR YOU. BY YOU. WHO IS A LIFE COACH? Upon telling someone I’m a coach, they always ask what coaches do. Ever wondered what coaches do? And how coaching can […]

Reflecting upon 2019

Arifa Sidhpurwala

I’m a little late with posting this but this seemed as good a time as any because it’s the end of the first week of January 2020 and throwing some light at 2019 seemed fair. I’ve been vocal that 2019 wasn’t the best year of my life. Yet Ive decided to look at the best […]

Who am I?

Arifa Sidhpurwala

It’s important to think about Who am I? As a person… As a child… As a sibling.. As a parent… As family As a contributing member of the society As part of the world.. It’s important for you to reflect upon the question and find the answer to it. Because if and when you do, […]

NLP: Anticipating ‘The Desired’

Arifa Sidhpurwala

Your ‘warm up’ for the six day journey of transformation that lies ahead of you

Aurat March 2019- Revolutionary or Revolting?

Arifa Sidhpurwala

My honest and accurate take on the auraat March

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The Arranged Marriage Debacle

Arifa Sidhpurwala

Sh*t only Asian girls would understand. This will change the way you respond to rishta-walas.

The Bastard of Istanbul- A paper-back, word ride to Istanbul

Arifa Sidhpurwala

The Bastard of Istanbul by Turkish best-selling author Elif Shafak. Finest book written about Turkey. Read the review to find out why.

Does Distance Matter?

Arifa Sidhpurwala

It so happens that we end up asking ourselves, One of the greatest questions of life. Does Distance Matter? The answer lies within you. What is it? Read.

Flying high

Arifa Sidhpurwala

negative thoughts, outer persona, pointless rules, or your inner passion. what’s going to win?

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Fading Relationships…

Arifa Sidhpurwala

When relationships fade away, there is very little we do about it. But there is something that CAN be done.

Arifa Sidhpurwala

This dress right here, is very dear to me. Not to mention too pretty and expensive to throw out. Six months ago, I tried on this dress, but with great difficulty. It wouldn’t fit and it was smothering me instead of looking flattering. It PAINED me to have grown out of this GORGEOUS dress, so […]

Is Your BFF your True Friend?

Arifa Sidhpurwala

No one wants an energy drainer for a friend, right? We might as well make room for better people in our lives. How about we recheck our friends and see if they’re really a true friend….

Why Live?

Arifasid

Let’s let someone choke us, just a little bit, ⁣Let’s let someone abuse us, ⁣in the name of control, authority, or power⁣⁣Let’s let someone curse us, and not let us utter, Let’s let someone mock us over cast, creed or color⁣⁣Then in the end, if all fails, ⁣Let’s let them kill us. ⁣⁣Let’s let them […]

Who knew

Arifasid

This time the festivals are different
Be it Easter , Savitri Puja or Eid.
Who knew..

Are we Okay? Rethinking old times…

Arifa Sidhpurwala

A part of me wants to go back into old times, stay in that moment and ponder over what we had, what we’ve lived through and what we’ve lost.

Aurat March 2020- Revolutionary or Revolting?

Arifa Sidhpurwala

I purged my heart the last time Aurat March happened. Our women have since, woken up into some serious sense power and sensibility and made it their mission of every waking moment to finally speak up about issues that matter.