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@ Chennai! My new Karmabhoomi!

New?! Or is it back, ‘home’? Where it all started, professionally, on 1/1/91. At #21, Patullos Road!

‘Took the road less travelled’! Drove down, enjoyed driving through torrential rains. Heavy traffic on the NH (courtesy, ‘CV’s!) do not allow to speed up. I empathise with CVs (commercial vehicles, that is) on highways, having worked with the industry for 15 yrsJ A little lane-discipline, from us all, will surely help.

The tollbooths should add this to their KRA? Upkeep of the stretch and better driving experience for the commuters?! Why not, if customer experience is the ultimate goal, instead of just collecting toll for the infrastructure. Every tollbooth announces, ‘lane #1 for cars’. But filled with trucks & buses.

Have you noticed, we are evolving to a new traffic rule – slow moving traffic on the last lane ?!! May be we should formalize! Height of lane-indiscipline!

There were just too many butterflies on the road. Are the flowers on the road-dividers attracting them? If yes, do we need flowers? People pluck flowers too! Risk for butterflies, animals & people?!

I observed hardly any bird, even on the horizon. Where have all birds gone?

Coffee at Krishnagiri and Sambar Vada at ‘Dimple Group’s Anandabhavan’ were just super!

Life Coaching Is Not Weird | Michael Feeley

What is not coaching? And why we all benefit from a professional, certified coach... Well summarised


Life Coaching Is Not Weird | Michael Feeley

Anyone can be a life coach, so is it time to ask: who is really coaching you?

DO surely get a coach...  
Only one who 

- has the certifications/credentials,  from a reputed agency like #ICF (International Coach Federation), or #ICA in Australia. 

- has the experience, proven track record

- lives the life worthy of a Life Coach... who walks the talk 

Will you buy a car recommended by a doctor, instead of a qualified,
experienced salesman, who gives you the clarity and comfort? Weight loss
expert is a very good example.

After all, it is a choice we make... Let us be smart in our choices, not only in selection of a Coach, but on all aspects of our lives?!

Then satisfaction guaranteed... in case of coaching, Bliss guaranteed!

Anyone can be a life coach, so is it time to ask: who is really coaching you?

What is your Legacy?

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Legacy is anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor.

For, what I do for myself is gone when I am gone, but what I do for others remain my legacy. 

As we move up the corporate ladder, and every other such ‘ladders’ in family & society, when get ample opportunity to do good to others. Or at least resist doing evil. Through our thought, word and deed.

At the end of our sojourn on earth, only one thing matters. How much love we have shared. Unconditional, selfless, pure love… which is divine. And this is not some exotic concept, beyond our reach. It is well within our reach. That is actually our natural state of being. We just avoid the truth, unknowingly!

My passion becomes my legacy when I serve others being who I AM, doing what I love.

What is your legacy? This is a question that comes up often in a coaching situation.

Beyond our worldly needs & wants, at some stage, this becomes an important element of our journey. The sooner we reach that stage, the better for us. We will have that much extra time to make a difference.

What is important is to ask ourselves. Then take responsibility and move in the right direction. It would help immensely to reach out to a Life Coach.

 

Lessons From Leading 20,000 Soldiers In Iraq To Coaching Corporate America | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

Inspiring lessons from an army veteran-turned Leadership Consultant/Coach:

An interesting perspective on Work-Life Balance.  This is one thing that deserves lot of positive focus, but not negative obsession.

It is also our perception of ‘work’! When work is a way of life and very internal, it is already in balance. Ask an entrepreneur!

Finding battle rhythm may be a lot more appropriate. She suggests ”that could be as simple as going for a 30-minute run or taking a few minutes each morning for quiet reflective time”.

Lead with emotions (not emotionally lead), coming from an army general is a powerful reminder.
Through active, empathetic listening.

When you are confused, speak up: This is useful even when not confused. Coaching approach to leadership takes the leader to reach out, communicate. Being vulnerable and not hesitating to exhibit it may not be recommended in army. But surely works elsewhere.

Honesty always pays in the long run (Just received a quote on What’sApp: If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway – Mother Teresa. Loved the timing & ‘coincidence’)

Let ‘s take care of mind, body & spirit!

 
Lessons From Leading 20,000 Soldiers In Iraq To Coaching Corporate America | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

Top 5 Professional Coaching Myths - Need for right Coaching certification/credential

Came across this article “Debunking The Top 5 Life Coaching Myths”.

Coaching, as defined by #ICF is a ‘thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaches honor the client as the expert in his or her life and work’. 

As such it is different from Counseling (myth#2) or anything similar, mentoring to consultancy!

As a coach that is one of the key ‘un-learning’, not to prescribe! The focus thus shifts from the coach to the client, totally. The right training to become a coach puts us on that path! Hence, the need to select the right training institution that lead to #ICF credential. 

Check myths:http://christianlifecoaching.com/top-5-professional-life-coaching-myths/

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Source of Music and everything else

ILAYARAJA On not reaching saturation point even after scoring music for thousands of songs…

“ The reason is simple. It is not my property. It is not my mental concept or presentation or for that matter, my effort. It (music) comes all by itself and I give it to others. Only when I harbor the thought that I have accomplished all this will this question of what will I do next arise. I do not have that thought at all. It comes all by itself and therefore, I give it as I receive it”

Courtesy: TOI, Chennai

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