Jassu Jain_HRLP015_Self Leadership_Sep’11

The first half of the day was conducted by Ms. Susie and Ms. Snehal Shah, we were made aware about the various stresses and how yoga can overcome your stresses. In the first session Snehal Ma’m with the help of various instruments and exercises helped us to identify our areas of stresses and later in the session Susie Ma’m with the help of laughter yoga provided tips to overcome stress.

 The second half of the day, we had a session on self-Leadership by Anil Sir which was very inspiring and fruitful; the emphasis was on Managing Change within.

But the question is: DO I WANT TO CHANGE?  

Yes, I want to change, then let us deep-dive and understand how change takes place.

Categorization of change follows:

Need to change: Post feedback from the external environment mainly from peers and friends, realizing that there is a need for change.

Want to change: After realizing, whether there is willingness to change. Here an individual takes a responsibility to change.

Actual change: Practice and getting comfortable with the change, bringing it into practice. Be it in behavior or habits.

Following questions when are asked from self would facilitate the process of change.

One thing that I wish to change, develop in myself

I react to most of the situations, I wish change it with responsibility i.e. having an ability to choose an appropriate response.

What do I do instead / or not do?

Relax take a time to tender your response, do your alternate response. Choose best amongst the same, evaluate and respond.

Hidden competing commitments?

Comfortable with the old habit, reacting immediately does not involve much of thing and the onus is passed onto another individual.

Reasons? Assumptions.

My assumption is my earlier successes are the results of this behavior.

Excerpts from Article Immunity to change: By Jonathan Reams

Sequential process of 4 stages to attain a level of excellence:

• Level 1 stage (identification): A stage where an individual identifies what he wants to achieve in life keeping the focus on a purpose.
• Level 2 stage (deterrents): A stage of the immunity map when an individual recognizes the deterrents which are preventing him/her from achieving your goals.
• Level 3 stage (Rationale): A stage where one challenges the status quo and identifies why he is not being able to change.
• Level 4 stage (Assumptions): A final stage which talks of the assumptions and reasons of not implementing change.

“It is neither the strongest, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin

Jassu_2012HRLP015_My Day1 Experience @ CANSUPPORT

What a day to begin with, I was full of energy, excited and inquisitive. As two days before, I was not sure whether I will be able to work with the NGO of my choice, but stars turned in our favor.

On 3^rd August 2011 also a very special day for us - it is commemorated as Sadhana day in reverence for our founder Swami Chinmayananda who attained Maha Samadhi this very day. My SOIL dedicated this day for community service, a unique way paying tribute to the Guru.

Our team started a bit late from Gurgaon, but managed to reach CanSupport, R. K. Puram before time. We were warmly received by Ms. Krishna Vatsa, Head -Supportive Care Services at CanSupport and were taken to the training room for initial orientation and some paper formalities. We were briefed about the Mission and Vision of CanSupport and it didn’t take much of a time for us to align ourselves with CanSupport’s Mission and Vision. In Chorus all of said “We will give our best, kindly make the maximum out us”.  Later during the day, Ms. Ranjeeta Ghosh Manager – Events took us through the upcoming events scheduled during the month. They immediately asked us for our support for their approaching event, which was to celebrate Friendship Day at Select City Walk Mall, New Delhi from Aug 5 to 7^th . The aim of this event was to associate people with the cause. We without any hesitation volunteered ourselves to be present on 7^th August.

Post lunch, we were fortunate enough to have introduced to Ms. Harmala Gupta, Cancer Survior and a founder of CanSupport. At a glance and the great positive body language witnesses her sincerity and genuineness to the cause. Finally the day came to an end and we departed to meet again …………..What wonderful day of life this has been……

Jassu_2012HRLP015_Session on courage by Anil Sir

It was a powerful session on “COURAGE” by Sir Anil Sachdeva on 26th July'2011, provided lots of insights. That session really helped me know the hand-brakes of my life which are preventing me to achieve objectives of my life. I would like to share the responses, which I scribbled that day. 

Question 1: What is courage for me? 

Ans. Intense love, standalone for justice and absence of all fears.

Question 2: What are my fears? 

Ans. Security of my family and pain of my friends. 

Question 3: What is my world (dream)? 

Ans. I want to see India, Pakistan and Bangladesh as one country INDIA before I die. 

Question 4: What is my Vision? 

Ans. Peaceful and Boundryless world.

Question 5: Incase of a disaster, what will happen to your vision? 

Ans. If at all nuclear war takes place, the universe will experience "NOTHINGNESS, NIL", as there is no life other than earth.

Question 6: What are your values? 

Ans. I can not see myself falling in my own eyes. Cannot compromise on my family's respect and my self- respect.

Question 7: What is the gift you have been given by God? 

Ans. If I am clear about my goal and vision, I execute it extremely fast ( High Achievement drive) and with sincerity.

Jassu_2012HRLP015_Freedom

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;

Where knowledge is free;

Where the world has not been broken-up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;

Where words come out from the depth of truth;

Where tireless striving streches its arms towards perfection;

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost it's way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;

Where the wind is led forward by thee into ever widening thought and action.

Into that heaven of freedom my father let my country awake.

                                                                    - Rabindranath Tagore