Category: Career & Work
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My journey of recovery and the process
The only person on whom we can experiment is ourselves. Even when we want others to change, the closest person we can work on changing is ourselves. I have not had a lot of Monday blues in my life. I liked going to office. But last four months were different. I had so many days…
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What makes me (us) happy ?
Sometimes I wonder what makes me happy. What makes others happy. What makes us all do what we do. There are no straight answers. It is a mix bag. Not having straight answers does not mean we stop asking these questions. What makes me happy?There are many things that make me feel good and for…
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The Cost of not doing
‘The cost of not doing’ is a profound question. Yet we ask less of it. The question feels trivial. We are suppose to do things & not ask what happens if we don’t do it. But the question and the answer can make a significant impact on how we prioritize things. Both in personal and…
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Calling In by Loretta Ross: Book Positive
Calling Out and Calling In. I figured out the importance of that differentiation and was able to delver deeper into the meaning and difference as I read Loretta Ross’s new book Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel. We don’t agree with everyone we come across. People at work and…
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Severance: What my Innie tells my Outie
Finally I watched Severance. It took me a while. And something in me is wanting me to look at work, both my past, present and future at work and life. In my career, I have worked with people who came to work just because they could not stand their personal life and relationships. I have…
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With my daughter 🥰
The other day as I was buying my lunch at our cafeteria, I get a message on our family group from my daughter Rhea. She is in her office today. Her office is 3 minutes from mine. I said “come over and let’s have lunch”. Then she said she wanted to see where I work.…
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Return to Office
Working from home was never an option before. Then came internet and the option was available for some. During my sales days I used to work for years from a home office. I never liked it. During pandemic working from home became a norm. Many companies boasted that they will never do a working from…
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Success and Waste
Two friends meet after years and spend a few days talking about career and life. One friend has had a great career in science with double doctorate and spends his time in United states and the other chose a simpler life as a meteorologist in a remote place. A life of evident obscurity and financial…
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What happens most weeks
There are two things that can happen most weeks. One is achievement and other is Learning. Achievements are personal, there can be a time and place for discussing them. Every place is not for it. And there might not be one of them every week. Sometimes getting through a week in itself can seem like…
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