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I think, Father's Day can be every day. It is a bit naive to have a day dedicated to celebrate the bond, when you can celebrate it whenever you want. But on the other hand, this day reinforces us the importance of having a 'role-model' in our lives and relive the memories we have with our Fathers', even for a single day, if it has to be that way. Keeping all things same, more than anything else, I will strive hard to develop an environment where my kids can express anything & everything under the sun without any guilt, suspicion and fear, which I presume, majority of our present generation didn't had that liberty.  No matter what happens, at the end of the day they can always come back to me. That, life is eventually going to kill you but what really matters are the moments that will take your breath away. And, whenever they feel tired and defeated with no hope left, I hope that they look at their 'father' and start over again. For the moment, I aspire t...

I didn't spend any time yesterday imagining lower self-esteem and confidence levels. Or frantically worrying about the current 'pandemic' that we are in. But, it seems, it it not the case with everyone else. The numbers are staggering. Up till 2018,  28 people 'take their lives' in our country everyday and out of them, 24 are students. And the worrying part is that this graph is steadily increasing every year. Stress, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts & behavioral disorders are found to be the main reasons why people are taking this 'extreme' step.  We've done a shameful job, so far in recognizing and protecting such people. What can we do - 1. As parents, we can create an environment in our homes where our children are given complete freedom to express themselves, no matter what the situation is. The onus is on 'us' parents, not their teachers, not their schools and not the society they are living in.  Let us raise them as and to be our...

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Your parents don't manage you. Your family doesn't, your friends don't and even your boss or employer doesn't (Thank god for that). You manage yourself. Everyday you make countless decisions, knowingly or unknowingly, for your good or for your worse. As the saying goes, you can be your own best friend or your own worst enemy. Odds are, that you are your worst enemy than being your best friend. I'm always amazed at often how people choose to not work on themselves -  fitness, career, family lives, mental health  or for that matter, even a simple task of taking care of themselves by eating right and sleeping well. We are surprised when we come across an individual who has ventured out on his own and is persevering to make it big. We are envious when we come across an individual who is fit and healthy. And we are pleasantly surprised when we see a strong bond amongst the family members. But there is one thing that is common amongst them - they have worked on themselves...

Our life is, on an average, 65 years long; a duration long enough for anyone to achieve their dreams if they are persevering enough, a period long enough to see many ups & downs of life and experience varied emotions in this journey but LIFE itself is a special kind of race where no one can rely solely on god-given talents to navigate it. Life gets to each and every one of us. Even the most fortunate of us have to go through the daily grinds that tests our metal to identify what we are actually made of ? And then comes the ultimate reward for going through all this - money, fame, designation, abundance happiness, corner office etc. or so we've been taught  We've been told that what happens on a daily basis is just life happening and it's the reward that ultimately matters. But what matters - really matters - are those moments when life puts us through tests & trials and how we answer them and live through them. Every time when we are pushed, pulled, infl...

I have been working from home since last 2 months and I was raving about it in the beginning and i still continue do but as this activity is progressing everyday, I can also see the downsides of working from home, in the long run. Through the use of humour & cartoons,  I wanted to highlight few of the risks but first the awesomeness - 1. No COMMUTE:-  It's the start of a brand new day, and we're off like a herd of turtles or cattle, depending on our mode of travel.Work from home means travelling time saved that can be spent on doing what you like to do, money saved on travelling can be  spent elsewhere & less pollution outside. Amazing, isn't it ?  2. FLEXIBLE schedule :-   No need to compulsorily spend long hours in our cubicles staring at neon bulbs even after completing our work 'light years' ago because the work etiquette forces you to do 8+ hours shift OR just because your other pale colleagues are doing the same OR they ...

I want to narrate 2 fascinating stories that i read and how i look at these stories from time to time for inspiration in my career and life - #Story No 1 - Did you know that nobody knew the airplane was invented for almost 5 years since it's invention? Yes, this is true. The story goes like this - First in 1901, many newspapers were laughing on the idea that 'a man can fly like a bird'. 2 years later, on 17th December 1903, Orville & Wilbur Wright did the impossible - They make the first successful flight Orville piloted the aircraft, which stayed afloat for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on it's maiden journey. But the story has a fascinating twist  - After they conquered their first flight, nobody seemed to notice. Nobody seemed to care. Several years went by before the government, press & the general public could take notice on what the Wright brothers were doing. It was not until May 1908 - nearly 5 years after the 1st flight - that reporter...