Musings on Life Series

                                                            Pic courtesy: Google images                                                                 Every year we celebrate women’s day celebrating women empowerment, be inspired by those women who have achieved great things and we get special discounts in retails, restaurants and many more. But why does a woman have to fight for her own voice in many families still? It stems from our family system, some age old myths and practices. “Most women are searching for freedom within families not freedom from families. They want to find the ‘I’ within the ‘We’ as they navigate the world inside and outside their home. – Deepa Narayanan” ...

  “A Diamond Depends On Its Flaws For Sparkle. There is No Need for You to Be Perfect to Inspire or Impress Others.Let People Get Inspired or Impressed By How You Deal With Your Imperfections!”   You are not bound by your past because of who you were! Let go of your past mistakes, decisions, let go of what you could have been, let go of thinking how you should have behaved! Your past strengthens you but it doesn’t define you! You cannot change the past experiences, opinion of others or what they thought of you or how they behaved with you! But YOU can start over! You don’t have to apologize to people that wont listen! You don’t have to justify your feelings or actions during a difficult phase in your life. You don’t have to deal with people who are insecure and want you to fail! MOST IMPORTANTLY ACCEPT THAT THERE WILL BE ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO WILLINGLY HURTS YOU, PUTS YOU DOWN, GOSSIP ABOUT YOU, BELITTLE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS & JUDGES YOU! The smallest mind often c...

  Leadership is not about title or designation or status! Leadership is not delegating work to others. You don’t have to hold a big fancy title to be a leader but a fancy thought process is essential.  The fancy thought process of a leader is to solve problems of others, under stand emotions, guide people, give credit to success of others, celebrate other’s success, take ownership and responsibility. Responsibility does not mean just to do the work when everything is going good but to do the tough work when things are really going downhill. Leaders must be able to think fast, make effective decisions, and stay true to a greater vision and strategy. In today’s fast-paced world, the only certainty is uncertainty, making adaptability the most important leadership trait. For a CEO to truly stand-out as an exceptional leader and a role model with a service-oriented approach to clients, it’s necessary to be able to  think fast ,  make effective decisions , and  s...

  Aparna’s Weekend Musings on Life – Series 9 – Ethics? Moral Emotions!! Our feelings and intuitions – emotions play a key role in our ethical decision making. Most of our don’t realize how much our emotions direct our moral choices. But experts have proved that it is impossible to make moral judgements without emotions. Our inner directed negative emotions like guilt, embarrassment & shame motivate us to act ethically. Our outer directed negative emotions like anger, disgust, contempt at those who act unethically aim to discipline or punish or discourage others from behaving / being unethical. Positive emotions like gratitude and admiration, which people may feel when they see another acting with compassion or kindness, can prompt people to help others. Emotions evoked by suffering, such as sympathy and empathy, often lead people to act ethically toward others. Indeed, empathy is the central moral emotion that most commonly motivates pro-social activity such as altruism, c...

  What is Mindset? Mindset is a collection of thoughts and beliefs that shape our thoughts habits. Our thought habits affect how we think, what we feel and what we do. Our mindset is a big deal and it is how we understand & experience the world. Our mindset forms thoughts which establish beliefs and attitudes. Our education, exposure, cultural background and family values have a deep impact on our mindset. It is easy to say that our mindset is a frame of mind or way of thinking. Our mindset can ·          Be affected by experience, education and culture ·          Tend to be fixed and can be changed ·          Form quickly and may resist change ·          Help to determine actions and behaviours ·          Affect how you perceive the world around and how you perceive yourself ·...