Less House, More Home.

I believe all of us want our houses to look perfect, clean, neat and tidy and resplendent with the best of things- be it the decor or the house or the utilities in it. And sometimes, in the zest to make our houses look the best, we end up making them more of what a …

Untapped Potential at TealandYellow

I am quintessentially a small town girl. I was born and brought up in a closely knit settlement of Sindhis, that had come to this tiny corner of the country after the partition. My father tells me stories of the times when my grandparents came here, quite a tumultuous time to exist in a country …

To the Teal and Yellow in Us

To all the bold and the self-assured ones, To the ones who are still getting there, To the ones who know what to say when, And to the ones who are in their life going great guns, To the ones who are ambitious, And to the ones who want a laid back life, To the …

Yoga and Children

Yoga is the negation or elimination of the modifications of the mind- essentially, it is about making your life simpler by developing patience, pause and persistence, and positivity. I knew this aphorism from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, but never knew the impact it will have on my life eventually until recently. On a whim, …

The Magic of Hand-Made, Sun-Dried Things and the Slow Life

It's been a while since I started living the slow life. I realized this when while walking in the fields, I and my dog were attacked by a goat and this realization sank in- not many in today's life in the fast lane are attacked by goats. I am quintessentially a small town girl even …

Of Dogs and Coaching

Once you have lived with a dog, living without one is like a life diminished. I have had dogs as pets since I was a child, and then there was a dogless phase of about 10 years in my life after my earlier dogs passed. Then came Pebbles, and I am a reinvigorated woman. I …

Theme – Maximizer

I focus on strengths, and I focus on talents, to ensure personal and group excellence, My constant passion in life is to transform something big into something ginormous, strong into superlative, Strengths fascinate me, to identify them in myself and others, to apply them to make life richer is my biggest endeavor, hence, I am …

A Place

A place I seek, where I know what I am worth, and I don't underestimate you too, A place I seek, where I compete, and I also know when to give in, for fairness, and for love, A place I seek where I am at peace, and I also know when to confront, to fight …

Theme- Learner

What do I do about this great desire to learn, this never lets go of me, this burning zeal to improve, to continuously scale up, upgrade, upskill, I believe that the journey is always more wonderful than the destination, and so is the case with learning, It doesn't matter how, when, what you end up …

Theme- Intellection

Aah, my intellectual activity, and the high of introspection, intellectual discussion, I love thinking, stretching my brain in all different directions, You never know when it gains focus, towards an idea, a person, a line of action or a thought, or accomplishing a mission. What I focus on, depends on my other strengths, But then, …

Theme- Input

I yearn to know more, to keep everything I learn in my database, my archives, my memory, I am inquisitive, I crave information, things, books, memorabilia, quotes, facts, trinkets for you, but the most valuable things for me in the world, I collect, I hoard, because it interests me, sets me free, into the world …

Theme- Individualization

I am just amazed at your uniqueness, and I understand what makes you unique, For me, you are as different from anyone else as the sun from the moon, I see the potential in you, and the diversity you bring, I believe, everyone has a different way to be, what's the need for us to …

Theme- Includer

I am accepting, I am accomodating, And I make space for people to feel included, and feel the pain of those who feel left out, Believe me, I will never shy away, from pushing the circle to widen, and more people inside it, bring. I want you to feel part of the group, and not …

Biases

I have been reading and learning a bit about different kinds of behaviors at workplace that may impact people's psychological safety and what are some of those things that can impact this safety net positively and negatively. In this article particularly, let's learn about biases, then the importance of diverse viewpoints in decision making and …

The Animal-Human Brain

There are so many studies, many personality assessments, innumerable organizational development and cultural development tools out in the market. I call it a market because providing solutions for your personal development and agonies and for your organizations, whether your own or the one you work for, has become a sought-after and profitable business. Talking unabashedly …

Hey, You! You Mental Juggler!

In our quest to be more resilient and thrive in the most difficult of times, there are many more interventions that can help us propel in that right direction. Let's discuss some of these today. The first topic is motivated forgetting. Not all memories are welcome, we might cherish the ones that inspire and help …

Optimizing Self-Awareness

It's almost always said that a good leader is one who knows himself or herself well, in other words, good leaders are self-aware people. But what exactly is self-awareness, why is it so rare to find in us humans, and so why is there a premium on it i.e. what makes it so important for …

Beating Burnout

Complexity, competition and uncertainty- the job isn't getting any simpler- and any of these can lead to increasing demands on one's time, expectations to do more with less, and pressure to deliver. Burnout can creep up on you, and before you know it, you may feel some or all of the three hallmark signs: CynicismIneffectivenessExhaustion …

Dealing with Uncertainty

What does uncertainty mean to you? Are you someone who thinks everything should be and can be controlled? Are you someone strong on focus and discipline and feel taken aback when something unexpected happens? Let's talk Uncertainty. Sudden changes in the workforce, stock market fluctuations, the need to adjust your schedule due to a sick …

The Scientific Side of Possibility Thinking

To thrive is to live in our greatest possibility and to be completely aware of what is blocking us from achieving whatever it is that we want to. To thrive is to use adversity even, to drive us to excellence and success, to thrive is to access agility, intuition and flow to become what in …

A Corner Called India

I once had a corner at home, I called it India, The shelf was shaped like the wick of a lamp, to buy the perfect one, I did quite roam, And found one at a Pepperfry Studio, and immediately played with an idea. That I could place everything that I love about my country in …

Refuel, Reset, Express, Accept.

While I was doing a 3 week certification program on Optimizing Workplace Wellness, one of the first topics being discussed was about increasing resilience- the ability- when things go right, or wrong, and while coming out of anything, to not only surviving it but thriving more as a result of it. Resilience is a deeper …

I Dream of a World Without Patriarchy

We have seen it all up close, at work, Working on our minds, chewing away at our will to retaliate, to say something when something doesn't look alright, Why so, you may ask, why do you let fear in your mind lurk? Well, because, we are talking about patriarchy, quite a recognized system of abuse, …

My Kind of Materialism

I went to buy something I really needed,And then I bought this chair which felt very comfortable,It had this makeup, so I can sit upright or lie down on it, it felt just so right in my head,And with the thought of having it in my lawn or balcony, I started to dabble. I own …

Theme- Ideation

I am an inventor, a creator, designer, artist, innovator, brainstormer, novelist, my mind always churning, zesty, I am just fascinated by ideas, I connect seemingly ambiguous phenomena, completely disparate, I think outside the box, and bring novel, fresh perspectives to the table, I am always game for new challenges and risks of innovation, new ideas …

Character Sketch- A Mother of 7

Once there was a mother of seven children, She lived in a big mansion, All the seven, along with her husband, she brought up lovingly, For whatever reason, she stopped at 7, I guess it was good for her finally, that she didn't look for further expansion. All the seven lived happily and grew up …

Theme – Harmony

I look for consensus, for things to move ahead, that's my idea of being pragmatic, For has conflict ever benefitted anyone ever, so let's sit down here, find areas of agreement, rather than fight and panic. I am an advocate of peace, I thrive in peace, and I bring people together to maintain peace, I …

Theme- Futuristic

Visionary, dreamer, anticipator, imaginer, predictor, creative, forecaster, inspiring, vivid, expressive, and a lot of communication of my ideas I do, I am all of the above, because there is no place like the future, for I can make my own dreams, and bring them to fruition too. I am in awe of the future, it …

Character Sketch- Quite a (Un)Successful Man

A man exists almost everywhere in the the world, to find such a man is not difficult, Someone whose only value is autonomy, have fun, to live as he wants, But unfortunately, he's a man who needs others to pamper him, to bear him behave as he wants, and expects, to, his happiness, catapult. He …

Character Sketch- A Docile Woman

I have known a docile woman all my life, One who was eighteen when she was married off, Her parents thought, let's be done with this responsibility, for marriage quite rife, The guy we've found is a doctor, quite independent, earns well, together in life, they will be well-off. The girl got married, and came …