Food over philosophy, 3

A lot of times we have within us what is takes... we just haven't stirred ourselves enough!

Recall that case when we already have added sugar to the coffee but it doesn't taste sweet? If we let he sugar lying at the bottom, it won't work.... we got to stir that up!

Just the way we need some soul stirring to galvanize ourselves into action and show the fullest potential :)

In-different Observation #25

Yay, that's a silver Jubilee!! :)

Well, how to tell whether a Facebook status or post is on a controversial topic?

You know it: comments outnumber the likes!

Food over Philosophy, 2

While munching over a snack of rice crispies, good girl Susmita decides to watch youtube videos on crass jokes; ends up watching TEDx instead! Simon Sinek's talk on how trust and cooperation play a crucial role in leadership left me speechless. Why some people do so much for their leaders? "Because they would do the same for us".

In times of economic crises, we never "lay-off" one of our children... Then why should we do that to employees, ever! In other words, the leader shouldnt be selfish... He's the one who eats last!
When assigned to act as a leader in many instances, I functioned half heartedly because I never had feeling of respect for the people I was made to lead. Alas seldom do I get to handpick a team with all the people I love and respect. instead for each set of new people, I must start from zero to build fresh respect disregarding any past experiences of mistrust and general bias or even dislike. Not let the very idea of working with "those people" or FOR those people put you off!

People's attitudes towards you can change if you change your attitude towards them... you can SHOW them you are willing to go that extra mile to make sure what needs to get done gets done by the team. Be not afraid to face discomfort. Why would they align themselves towards this goal otherwise? It really helped me survive a number of challenging tasks later on... If you followers see you building up from ground zero for them, you will be reciprocated by many.

Talking of zeros, I think the zeroth wonder of the world is the very seemingly obvious fact that a group of people can work together for a common goal! Look at our history, from hunter gatherer to big governments and civic bodies and corporates and armies... How do you get so many people united towards a cause? That's taken years of evolution and growing trust between people which has accomplished this. And Sinek's discusses this idea too illucidating upon the fact that it is effective leadership which binds a group together.

To get inspired, search out the title and watch it for yourself: "why good leaders make you feel safe".

Meanwhile, I'll finish this round of crispies and get back to act upon being a better leader :)

Food over Philosophy

Or should we call this some philosophy over food? :)
What I realized today that having resources is not everything.  What's more important is how we act on them... how we use them.
Just think of the ingredients: eggs, flour, milk, water, baking soda n sugar. Almost all of these go into the batter. But it's the proportion, temperature and to a great extent timing, which determines the outcome.
Depending on the treatment, the same batter becomes biscuit or pancake or a cake! All with distinct purposes, value and degrees of satisfaction for the eater!!