ThoughtMorph

Happiness is fleeting, it's here this moment and whoosh.....gone again. How can I make it stay? A recent training tripped me, tripped.....no, it pushed me, pushed hard in the trenches of sadness, into a pitch dark bottomless hole where the light is too far... I never enrolled in this training to feel miserable, it was meant to transform me,  empower me to lead better. But it did transform me. It echoed that to be empowered,  you need to liberate yourself of all bondage of the past. Whatever you were suppressing or avoiding you need to live it, live it to be free of the suffocation that can cloud your thinking while deciding for your future. Happiness does not mean the absence of sadness, it means living your sadness to appreciate the moments that give you contentment. The day I stifled my emotions of loss, sadness, grief, inadequacy, anxiety, remorse, insignificance, guilt, anger; they stayed, made a home in my body. They picked a corner in my body....not only my he...

If Sheryl Sandberg ,COO of Facebook can feel horrified to learn that she ranked fifth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes, as quoted by her in her book 'Lean In',who are we to own our successes? Its oddly observed that men can shamelessly brag and own successes which are not even their own ,whereas women fail to enjoy the fruits of their own hard work. They refrain the limelight and owe their successes to team and family when congratulated. This is not fair, not at all. What make women do this? Parenting and societal norms ask women to be more flexible,adaptable and require them to do more than boys, giving the lame excuse that boys will be boys after all...Who has divided these gender roles.... History! We can not hold past responsible for all the wrongs done for long.Paleolithic era is over long ago. Biology....women can't handle that tough world,really? In today's age of automation,is this the excuse we have? Work should not have a gender. A ccording ...

You will be there..... I mean it! Life may not follow the map you draw to reach your destination but you will be there,All in Time. The worst things in life turns out to be best! Bracing the detours....Misses are important than hits,all that matters is staying true to yourself. No matter what the crowd does or say....just keep playing. It took me 13 years to realize what I meant to be or to do. If telling my story can help others I am here to share. Getting married and having a child immediately after I graduated derailed me from my path of ambition and career. I never was keen on a job.A born entrepreneur failed and gave up too soon on my business.When I joined the workforce I was 6 years behind my contemporaries,but I was happy to be working.I slogged with a smile, kept on learning and picking new skills on my way. In college I was never sure of what I wanted to do, I just wanted to be successful. In which domain?which industry?..It was not known. On my journey people told ...

Our language creates our reality. The words we utter resonate in universe and set the intentions of Universe to give us what have we asked for! ‘I never got lucky,’…..Ok! Universe heard you. Little fortunate incidents of winning a lotto or Bingo will never come your way. But I also know people who say, ‘I always win’ and they always have stories to share that how fortune favors them. Language is a tool for sketching your future .Use language to nudge universe towards different ways of giving you what you aspire for. Whenever your rational, logical brain tries to tell you that your PRESENT state is ok and comfortable; just take these three steps: Stop……Think……… REPHRASE! If you are stuck with a mucky job and an irritating boss, or a girl you want to talk to, just say a better job with a supportive boss is looking for you instead of my salary package is fine /my boss is not that bad/ why she will look at me when she can have anyone, Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! Poke your future with positi...

Old me ,I am sure is not going with me in new year. Pooja ,who was always looking for something or someone to base her happiness upon is definitely staying behind.Happiness does not exist in things or people, It lives in me,it lives in you. " When the desire to be wanted overtakes the desire to be who we are,we lose our way."                                                                                                          -Susan Winter Be kind to yourself. Being kind to yourself may seem a scary risk. But what's even scarier is what will happen to your life if you take no risk at all.Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip Toe if you must,but take th...

Not Yet ……is the phrase to be used when we lose. Pick yourself up to strive one more time rather than say, ‘ I failed’ . When the focus is winning and success, we lose. People who are oblivion of winning and work for excellence, with passion and love; the success knocks at their door at the time when least expected. Best talents may remain hidden or be lost at the worst as they lack the grit to stumble and get up on the roadblocks on way to success. Lack of willingness to fail and start all over again is the root cause of failure not the absence of technical or life skills. All these skills are acquirable if you have the grit. REMEMBER: To grow a carrot, the farmer must give it fertilizer, water, and soil—but must allow for the carrot to grow and spread its own roots; only this way can the carrot find its path to the most nutrients to ensure the strongest growth. Same goes for us, learn the right skills, acquire knowledge and strive but do not focus on winning all time, our...

As written communication lacks facial expressions, body language, inflection and tone of voice, online communication becomes tricky at times. It becomes more crucial for those who are using online classrooms to adhere to same standards of communication online that you follow in real time. We sometimes overlook while communicating virtually the basic civility believing 'No one's Watching’, But be known that you are being observed.  I want to quote 1984's epic statement written by George Orwell, which is apt for the cyberspace,  “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.”   Remember communication is never private online. Classroom communication is archived. Anything on the server can be subpoenaed. Know where you are in the cyberspace. Be it a virtual classroom moderated by an instructor or a social media chat room open to millions, YOU are being watched. So follow certain rules to avoid any conflict: Respect other people's time and bandwidth. Make yourself l...