We have heard of the phrase “be your authentic self”. Yet when we see people behaving in an obnoxious manner and claiming “this is who I am”, we get pissed off. Are these two phrases contradictory? While we know that being genuine is desirable, we face situations where we cover up our genuine emotions and […]
A belief is something that you hold true even when there is no proof or evidence. As a child I believed that ghosts were lurking in the dark paths and if you kept muttering “God, God, Bhagawan, Bhagwan” you would safely reach home. God was bilingual for me. Prayers at home was in Assamese and […]
This is what I do when I experience sense of feeling low, or anxious, or being stuck; and I would like to share with you. The first thing that I do is to identify the trigger. Trigger is not the person or situation. The true trigger is my thoughts. Is it sounding absurd? Suppose […]
If you thought ‘rat race’ was for working people only, you are wrong. Even a stay at home mom is in the rat race. For a mom, the rat race begins even before the baby is born. With so many diagnostic tools available, the mom to be knows the status of the baby’s development and […]
This title is from a piece of published work in HBR (2013). It resonates with my thoughts and so here I am sharing my views as a leader. As we enter into new leadership position in a new organization, we need to keep in mind that the colleagues with whom I have to work […]
The title is borrowed from a movie where a working woman stops running the household in order to make her husband and her three children appreciate her. I was tickled by the movie. For us ladies who have to juggle between different roles, we are torn apart when trying to decide which role is […]
I am going through posts in social media by young people who had ventured into their own business. These posts had a cautionary tone and the message was that being an entrepreneur is neither glamorous nor a cake walk. I agree with it entirely. There is a huge preparation to be made before you […]
Performance pressures cause us to experience stress and anxiety. This leads to average performance which leads to increased stress and anxiety levels. Unless you apply the brakes, you will be on a spiralling downward movement. We all have different coping ability. While your colleague may be perfectly comfortable in his/her new role, you will find […]
I was called a ‘super woman’ by friends, both men and women. And I loved it….multi tasking, travelling, organising, playing the roles of a professional, home manager, mother, wife etc. etc. I would get a kick by being one step ahead of women as well as men. Many women can resonate with me, I guess. […]
Wake up and understand the signals. Are you in a toxic relationship and still confused about what to do? Do you continue in the relationship like a martyr sacrificing for the sake of children or parents or because of some dependency? You can be a man or a woman. Relationships need mutual trust and respect. […]
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