One February morning in 1916, two brothers Glenn and Floyd, eight and thirteen years old respectively, arrived early at school. The boys wanted to help the teacher by lighting up the coal stove to heat the classroom before the rest of the students arrived. On that particular day, someone had filled the container in the […]
Personal Growth through Adversity
The Blink of An Eye
Jean-Dominique Bauby, the editor-in-chief of the French fashion magazine Elle had everything going for him. At age 43, he had a great career, loved his fast cars and gourmet food. Then, life took an unexpected turn when one day, while driving his son to the theatre, he suffered a massive stroke. When he woke […]
When self-belief meets passion
Stories where a strong desire to succeed intersects with the self-belief to create a magical zone of genius, have always inspired me. Here is one such story that struck a chord with me. When he was two, this adopted child of two loving parents, stopped growing. The team of doctors gave him six months to […]
What Coaches and D&I Practitioners will love about Frozen2
Adults like me, who love animation, go to Disney movies for the breathtaking visuals, top notch voice work and good music. Well, this time I saw more than just gorgeous visuals, amazing voice over and great music. I saw an effort to go beyond the standard structure of monomyths. There were some pretty powerful illustrations […]
Crucial End Of Life Conversations
Hope, optimism and growth are subjects that are always well received and hence writing about them gives one no reason to think twice. On the other hand mortality is a subject that we are not taught or encouraged to explore. It takes certain life events to shake us up and take notice of the fact […]
Physical Minimalism and Mental Minimalism
Couple of years back, my way of celebrating was shopping, my way of de-stressing was shopping, my way of getting energised was also shopping and my way of letting go also seemed incomplete without acquiring something to fill in the void. I don’t think I ever stopped to think “why”? What added to the frenzied […]
100 Beautiful Conversations – Madhura Srinivas
Today I bring to you, a conversation which is not only inspiring and insightful but also deeply moving. It is a story of courage and self discovery. It is a story of someone very special – someone who can be as calm and fluid as a river and as fierce as a storm. I […]
Re-Storeying Loss, Pain and Damage
Kintsukuroi, literally translating to “golden repair”, is the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with lacquer that is laced with gold. The beauty of the concept lies in the repaired object, which evokes greater meaning and appreciation than before it was broken – the proof of its fragility and resilience, now amplified. Fascinated, I wondered […]