My Musings
Does the river stop to think where it's flowing? It just takes the path of least resistance and carries on smoothly, swiftly, without hesitation.
While working on Mission Udaan at Nat Geo, a fighter pilot once told me: Soch jab gehri ho jaye, toh faisle kamzor ho jaate hai. |
A less poetic way to put that in English would be Analysis Paralysis! I think we all spend too much thinking, analyzing, trying to be strategic. Malcolm Gladwell describes it best in his book Blink - what we call a "gut feeling" is our subconscious recognizing patterns and connections in the blink of an eye.
And now that I've told you we all think too much - here are some of my thoughts!
I write on a number of things. Things that move me, urge me to speak up, or make me stop in wonder. Often, what I write comes up in speaking events because I've found that a lot of the things that make me put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard!) are the same one I talk about - get out of your comfort zone, be resilient, be strong, be compassionate and never ever lose that sense of humour!
And now that I've told you we all think too much - here are some of my thoughts!
I write on a number of things. Things that move me, urge me to speak up, or make me stop in wonder. Often, what I write comes up in speaking events because I've found that a lot of the things that make me put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard!) are the same one I talk about - get out of your comfort zone, be resilient, be strong, be compassionate and never ever lose that sense of humour!
THIS VIRUS...IT'S YODA!I heard the wise Dr. Shefali Tsabary say this on her Facebook chat: “you know, this virus, it’s like Yoda! So many teachings, so much to learn!” I'm a Star Wars fan and so I spent the next 30 minutes recalling all the quotes of Yoda I could remember, and I thought to myself, “oh bloody hell! How right she is!” |
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHINGEverest Base Camp was always my dream, ever since I came up with this crazy docu-reality show while at National Geographic Channel. I did this trek, two years after my cancer surgeries and treatment. I maxed my body out on this one, but what I learnt in the bargain has stayed with me forever... |
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE......to start from the beginning. I learnt to ski when I was 50 - and only because my 5 year old came whizzing down the slopes, saw me hesitate and yelled: "Cluck! Cluck! Mommy is a chicken!" It didn't take me a second to go whizzing after her, even if I ended up in an ungainly heap at the bottom! |
MAKE THE TIME"If you're in the office for over 12 hours and still haven't finished your work, sorry to say this darling, but you're f.....g inefficient." My dad was right, I had to grudgingly admit. I couldn't break out of that cycle I had created. It had been 5 years and I hadn't taken a day off - except when I had the measles. |
RAISING A LI'L WARRIORIt's not easy bringing up a little girl these days - in the times we live in, even the tiniest of them are not spared. My husband and I decided to bring up a little warrior. So, little tiny scratches are to be dismissed and the bigger wounds are medals to be worn proudly... |
MGMT. LESSONS I LEARNTThe great outdoors is the best teacher ever. I've learnt my most important management lessons on my treks and trips. Lessons no management course could ever teach me. And these lessons aren't easy to forget - not when you've spent arduous hours on a trail there was no getting out of! |
INTERNSHIP IS A FIRST JOBThis one came out of pure angst. Over several years of senior management roles, I have seen many young interns. For most of them, it's a check box on that college graduation form and there's a rare intern who's taken their internship seriously. If you don't have time to be serious, I don't have the time to teach you. |