The Maverick#59: Defying the Usual to Inspire & Connect

  “ Each one of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits”.       -Fulton J. Sheen Y ou could be really good in your work and yet marvel at the ease with which your Boss sums up the day with a flourish. Or you could be a workaholic and still reel in awe over his ability to deliver with a minimum of fuss. But when have you ever been just what you loved in the first place? You are merely defined by your roles. Your desire to be more than a performer and be a McCoy in ‘fit all’ roles is a moot point of social absurdity in your everyday life. So!…ever wondered what allows him to achieve so much with so little efforts? Like the top of the tree, it is our personality that people see first. Of course image, skill, and techniques carry their influence, but the real source of lasting effectiveness lies in strong character ….. the roots. These  diehard habits could be the key to your personal and pr...

“Hope is a renewable option; If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning.” - Barbara Kingsolver, T he analogy of things I had chanced to sneak peek the pages from a diary penned by my close friend, a tech graduate who had worked as a computer professional with a MNC for two straight years and then one fine morning  found himself uprooted with nowhere to go. His story choked on nothing short of torment and humiliation. Rightly so, for mayhem is different this time and impact will continue to ravage the world for some more time to come. Millions like him have raced against the time to self preserve. Days later the verdict has finally sunk in…. The biggest takeaway of this crisis is going to be not sports or glamour, but health and family; not politics or social order but predictable actions and benevolent justice!! For once we have been shown that what happens to one of our kind in Wuhan, can humble stock exchanges around the globe and even ki...