My Reflections , My insights

  I want to see chips flying There was a woodcutter who was very sincere and hardworking. He used to make his living by cutting wood and selling across. He was happy with his work, and life was going on. One day a businessman came across and liked his work; he said, “I would give you double of what you earn, come and work with me. “             Seeing the double salary, he happily started working for him. Woodcutter gave the axe and asked him to cut the wood from the round end of an axe (from the other blunt side). The woodcutter was puzzled, but he didn’t think much as he thought he was getting a double salary, so why bother.             Continuing with the same work, day by day; eventually, he got fed up with his work. He quit the job; the businessman asked why so, as he is getting a double salary, why bother. He said, “ he loved seeing the chips fly. I want challen...

     Choices in Life   It was a quiet room with dim lights, rhythmic Beep, bip, bip sound from the monitors, making the atmosphere perturbed. Various tubes were coming out of the patient’s body in ICU, making way to monitors for analysis of vital statistics. A nurse Named Bronnie Ware was sitting near the patients   and   trying to question her terminally ill patients about 1.       If any regrets they had or 2.        anything they would do differently , and Surprisingly, common themes surfaced again and again. She researched this for eight years , Which turned into a best seller.                When our kids are in teenage, we have seen that they try making choices for their careers .    Even if they wanted to pursue a profession bit unconventional like being poet, writer, painter, drama artist, fitness expert. BUT somehow, they...

  Ubuntu: “I am because We are “ I am because WE are, this is Ubuntu (African Philosophy), meaning Humanity . It's often translated as “ humanity towards others ”. In the current situation, this is the need of the hour. We all are and should try to help and support in whatever way or form we can. Even if it is physically helping people out by supporting them, listening to people woes and grief by taking time out, financially helping or emotionally helping, all is worth enough and it means a lot. Most IT professional know ubuntu as Open Source Linux platform. The idea of open source comes from Ubuntu, meaning sharing. Ubuntu is a belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. There is an African story, where a person visits a remote village in Africa with 100 sweets. He saw a lot of children were playing around and he wanted to give sweets to them. He called a group and said to them, I will give these 100 sweets to a person who will win the race. He pointe...

  #Choose to Aspire and Challenge Status Quo “   Science behind Women in Leadership – Formula Decoded"   We have been talking and discussing about the Women in leadership roles . I have several women colleagues and friends in leadership Roles . I tried to understand what’s different they are doing to be their . And what other Women who are aspiring needs to do . Its nothing that anyone is lacking anything . Its just more Awareness , litter push is needed . Over a decade things are changing in this area , atleast some attitude change is seen in men and specifically in corporate world where both men /Women jointly coming forward to support the cause of more participation and involvement of Women in leadership Roles . I see in lot of NGOs , Educational Clubs ( Toastmasters , Rotary , etc   )   , Service Orgs  have  good participation , that’s needs to brought forward to corporate and Government Sectors . I am seeing the positive side as what has h...

  Daily D.O.S.E  of Happiness  Have we ever analysed why the boat or ship gets drowned in the water,   is it because of the water outside the boat, which is, in abundance?   OR   it is because of the water which has gone inside the boat, which topples the boat? I guess you know the answer.        If we compare the boat situation to our lives, we have a captivating outcome. There are a lot of things outside which pollutes our mind , like dreadful news, melodramatic serials, unwanted/ Stressful /Heated   discussions, rumours, etc . This all leads us to stress, anxiety & depression and it culminates to boat situation.  I t’s not what is happening outside, it is what we have taken inside and what we have done with it.     It’s in our hand How to be Happy, I will be sharing you the DOSE   how you can be happy as i t backed by Scientific research, I urge you all     to follow ...