The empowering bullet I Carry in my purse!
It was my birthday few weeks ago, while my parents asked me what I need, I couldn't really figure out what I needed. Clothes, Shoes, Bags - I had everything I need. My phone is working fine, so I don't need an overpriced upgrade. While I was trying hard to think what I need, I went down my memory lane of college days and early work days, where my social circle was equipped enough to buy whatever they wanted irrespective of the cost aspect of it. However, I was born and brought up in a set up where cost of the commodity was a deciding factor for the purchase.
The Box of Comfort
My mother was a minimalistic make up user. A compact, pack of bindis, two lipsticks - maroon and brown and that’s it. This was her make up kit. She used to use ice on her cheeks before make up to make them look plump. Yes, my parents were not affluent, they had their own struggles and sacrifices to give us the life we have today. Their struggles never stopped them in giving us what we really needed. They showed us the difference between wants and needs - that strong foundation has led me here today.
Sustainable life traumatizing my poop
So now I have world saving responsibility on my little shoulders - the choice is what should I save between water or trees - meanwhile at the back of my head - Trees help reduce the carbon emission - so works with air pollution too. And a major break-point comes when I start thinking, how the trees will grow without water?
When pandemic strikes a sabbatical
My cancerian bubble of dreams was flying in the 9th realm as explained by Thor - the god of thunder. My inner Dr. Bruce was ready to take the gamma radiation and become hulk during my sabbatical. The plan was to travel, find a course that can enhance the skill I want to diverge my career in, apply PR for a foreign country and find a guy for marriage.
We’re all cell phones!!!!
We all see the world from a lens, called lens of our perception. We see what we want to see like a camera lens of a phone with limited range of spectrum. Our ears are “Hey google”or “Hey Siri”or Alexa - always ready to hear what is out there, until we deliberately turn our ears off by closing them with ear plugs.
Debatable Question - Flexibility or Efficiency
When a project fails, leader has a moral duty to take the fall for it, then why the juniors are thrown under the bus in the discussions. The learning curve comes from the mistakes and experiences we carry in the path of our careers, they are as important milestones as success stories. How governance plays a role in delivery?
Balancing with 80% Workaholic
What does it takes to work in a job, its a medley of ingredients like butter, never say no attitude, licking arses, selling your soul and little bit of talent and skill. And this amazing master-chef dish is common in public as well as private sector in India, where saying “Yes Boss” is important that “Courage” for saying “this is not achievable, needs”skills, resources or time”.