Life is Choices

Actor Salman Khan says it Is difficult for him to deal with the dichotomy of perception. In his professional life, people see him romancing pretty girls, travelling to fancy places for film shoots, hosting shows, laughing, responding and giving advice, and they think he is having a good time. But, he says, with the verdict of the court cases against him due shortly, people have no idea what it takes for him to smile and romance on screen and do justice to his work.

#MyLearning
That work and life are two separate and contrasting entities of our lives is a dichotomy of perception They are just one - LIFE, and being happy is an outcome of the choices we make.

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Time The Healer and The Killer

“Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them,“ says Dion Boucicault. How about women?  Actress Jennifer Lawrence says her busy schedule in Hollywood takes a toll on her body.  Moreover, she feels empty when she has nothing to do. She therefore tries to keep working instead of taking a vacation, and says now she's “aging like a president.”

#MyLearning
Man or woman, we need to draw a balance between killing time and overworking to the point of exhaustion. Time quietly kills both extremists.

Leaders Lead the Way

Both Actor Salman Khan and film director Sooraj Barjatya are the same age, yet the actor addresses the latter as Sooraj babu. Asked why, Salman say he realized (Sooraj’s) calibre right from the time of their first film together, when both were 19-year-olds. He had then noticed that people were taking Sooraj for granted, and he had not liked it. So he’d started calling him Sooraj babu so others would respect him.

#MyLearning
Every action and communication of a leader has the power to shape the perceptions,as well as behavior of his people. Use the power well.

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Accepting Alternative Points of View

“Raja Raja Chola, in building the magnificent Brihadeeswara Shiva temple in Thanjavur, also incorporated sculptures of Vishnu as well as the meditating Buddha thus admitting to alternative viewpoints. When Shahenshah Akbar invited scholars of all manner of persuasion to debate the eternal verities in his court, he was only following older traditions of our Hindu and Buddhist kings, who encouraged and protected the spirit of enquiry.” - Raghuram Rajan, RBI governor.
#MyLearning
Accepting an alternative point of view,  so long as it is not intended to hurt is a sign of strength & a source of enriched ideas.

Your Day a Blank Page

Asked about the kind of book he wanted to write, Rajdeepak Das,  chief creative officer, Leo Burnett says, his life has been like blank pages. He works positively to scribble something new and memorable each day.

#MyLearning
Early each day, we prepare a draft plan of our to be o actions. Once pen is put to the blank sheet of the day,  what emerges is either the exact same as we had planned, or it may be different. Both ways, it creates new learning and the scope to do a better draft plan for the next day.