POSSIBLERS Motivation

Bye Bye 2020 (Finally you are going…) Welcome 2021! This 20-20 was quite a disruptive year in many aspects for most of us unless you happen to be manufacturing sanitizers, PPE Kit, Masks, pharmaceuticals or immunity enhancing products or working with Republic TV, Netflix, Amazon, Reliance, Whitehat Jr like companies. For most of us ending of this year itself is a happy news. I guess, this year was unique in many ways: ‘Alcohol’ word has been able to shed its negative image and has become a life saver. There was more alcohol in hands than guts this year. Unsmiling and poker face people were benefitted because smiling & joyful people also had their faces covered. We got so much time with our loved ones that they will not miss us anymore in whole life. School going children have started missing the class room, teachers and punishments. Teachers and parents are encouraging kids to use internet and phone. All students are passing the exams with flying grades (suddenly every studen...

If you are at a significant leadership position tell me how familiar you are with the thoughts like: Why some people do not do their work diligently? Why some people need to be told ‘what to do’? Why some people do not take initiative and ownership? How can some people be so incompetent and not even realise it? How can some people be so casual about even their own future? How can some people be so shameless about being mediocre? Not familiar with these thoughts, please don’t read any further. You are a great leader with a great team and rest of my assertions are no good for you. Thanks. Since you have decided to read further I am sure  the above mentioned thoughts do cross your mind or you still are curious to know my thoughts. In that case, I want you to please ponder upon the following questions: Who is responsible for hiring right people for job? Who is responsible for grooming or training people for job? Who is responsible for tolerating the incompetence? Who is responsible to ...

   “A relationship where you can be weird together is your best choice.” - Paulo Coelho A mother was preparing little Ramesh to go to a party. When she finished combing is hair, she straightened his shirt collar and said, “Go now son, have a good time and behave yourself”. “Come on mother please decide, what exactly do you want me to do. To have fun or to behave myself. Because both are not possible.” Ramesh said. The child’s response is really of tremendous value. He has clarity that, if you allow me to have a good time then I cannot behave if you want me to behave then I cannot have a good time. The child can see the contradiction so clearly it may not have been apparent to the mother. Are we any different? If we behave ourselves, we can’t have good time in relationships and if we want to have good time, we are no more ourselves. Isn’t it funny? We need to constantly adapt, adjust, align and accept many things to sustain the pleasantness in relationships. One of the few thin...

“Motivation is what gets you started. Commitment is what keeps you going”.  Are you interested in good health, cordial relationships, prosperity, respect, and happiness? I know the universal answer would be an emphatic ‘Yes’. Isn’t it?  Now, if I may ask you, are you committed to get all of the above?  We all want or desire all the great things and experiences, but only till the time they are convenient to get. Isn’t it? Given a choice who would not want to have a healthy body? But the challenge is to control diet, regular exercise. Isn’t it?  How many of us ever thought of learning to play some musical instrument or to play some sport at professional level? Many, I guess. But then what stopped us from achieving the goal? We were interested, but not committed. What is commitment? How do I know whether I am committed or not?  I may be interested in helping all mankind, but my family welfare is my commitment. What is the difference?  Commitment is an act of ...

In this current competitive world, passion seems to be a necessity to thrive. So much has been spoken and written about the importance of it and rightly so. However, the sign of maturity is when one attains compassion. In passion one may hurt others, but in compassion we help others. In passion, the focus is on self, in compassion the focus is on upliftment of the other. Passion is good and compassion is the best human virtue.  What kind of a person would you want in your neighborhood, passionate or compassionate? The answer is simple, compassionate. Are you a compassionate neighbor? Don’t you think that the world today needs more compassion than ever before? Most of the world problem can be solved if people, especially world leaders, start practicing compassion passionately. What exactly is compassion?  As per dictionary, ‘ sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others’ is called compassion.  Compassion motivates people to go out of ...

“Words create world inside us. Choose them wisely.” Almost all of us unconsciously have been using, and repeating, the phrase “social distancing” as a new normal for survival in the current COVID19 era. However, this word is inappropriate and has the potential to cause more harm than good. It was intended to be “Physical Distancing” of 6 feet, but we ended up living, or making others live, in isolation. This un-intentional mistake is playing havoc with mental health and emotional well being. Loneliness is setting in, leading to depression, panic attacks and anxiety disorders. Appropriate use of words can help us to choose our behavior wisely. We don’t need to socially separate from our family, friends and society. We just need to maintain ‘physical distancing’ and take certain precautions so that we don’t get sick. Thanks to technology and social media, we are living in times where it is possible to stay connected despite physical distance and geographical boundaries. During t...

We all get shocked when we hear about the depression and suicide cases of affluent and successful  people. Isn’t it ironical that on one hand so called ‘poor & ordinary’ people sell their jewelry, house, land and even their organs to continue living and on the other there are  some so called  “Celebrities” who have loads of money & fame live in depression and at times even take this extreme decision to commit suicide? Why is it that such talented, committed, physically fit and rich people go through these feelings of loneliness (despite having millions of fans, family, friends), anxieties & depression? The feeling of ‘discontentment’ can be one of the major reasons among many other, I guess.   I watched one YouTube video in which the speaker was emphasizing on importance of commitment and not to get trapped in contentment zone. And I think the explanations were although quite motivating but were incomplete and can be misunderstood which may lea...

How would you react if I were to tell you that a person committed suicide within 4 months of winning the highest prize in his profession? Sounds Unbelievable, I know. Let me share with you the tragic end of Pulitzer Price Winner Kevin Carter, a photo journalist. Carter won this prize in April 1994 and committed suicide on 27-07-94. Carter was awarded this prize for the famous picture “The Vulture and The Dying Girl also known as The Struggling girl” which was clicked during coverage of Sudan Famine in March 1993.  When this picture got published in New York Times on 26/03/93, the whole world got riled up to see the critical situation where people were dying of hunger and diseases. This picture helped the UN to gather more support for helping Sudan people. However, lot of people started criticising Carter for clicking the picture and leaving that child to die. The news paper office was flooded with queries to know the plight of that little girl, who was crawling on ground and vu...