About me

Its time AGAIN that I changed “Who I am !” –

Early 2012- present

Drafting my own personal brand 

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Mid 2011 – early 2012  -  Senorita Gets a new pair of Gloves !

What 2011 taught me  .

Sometime in late 201o , I read Clayton Christensen’ s How will you Measure your life ? “ - and I have to tell you that , I have changed again , this time more immensely ! – for good yes, Like everytime . I am growing and changing , and adapting .. and it feels good .

So what is this “gloves” about  ?

This article by  Clayton M. Christensen , is at the heart of the “Marginal cost” - and how we just keep doing things one more time to GET there . It is about – NOT giving in to the temptation – of that WHICH we do NOT really want to do. Letting go of the ego & the arrogance that sometime masks the otherwise wonderful skills that we have.

To relate to what this means for me , is —  I came to pursue my masters in Germany , ah well importantly to a PhD. program , (where I get my Masters Education ) and in a completely different culture (I was raised in Asia (India) )  - before coming here – I used to think , it’s going to be FUN ! — well , I had to make choices, which meant pushing myself to limits , in every way , intellectually , spiritually(The need for balance), culturally , linguistically (German as the main spoken language in daily proceeds of life ), and professionally (Asian’s I think do quite some “foreplay” in Business, we just cann’t get straight to work) — so it was all about adapting to all of this ,and more , things that I had not anticipated ..

And more so , aggregating the costs of all that I was pushing in future , essentially procrastinating future pleasures , ahem , ahem — Pleasures of Poetry, Theater and all the things I really love love doing apart from learning new things, and growing in EVERY way .

And cutting long story short — I have REALLY emerged strong from this second wave of  seeking Intellectual Challenge – I have yes, but what this WAVE taught me beyond everything was RESILIENCE . And the fact about resilience is that ONE can only experience it after it has happened ( Words from HBR review) – but for that you have to Experience it , go through the uncomfirtable phase – look at yourself , objectively and continue evolving and Growing . And please do not look at marginal costs , because they are always “… tempting to Give in , just a little bit , it won’t hurt I promise “.

To add to that, I met John Kearon , CEO Brainjuicer at TEDx this February  (2012) – and we were talking about failure – loved his words , the paradox of success is that —  The paradox of success is you need to embrace failure to achieve it.  

I think organizations , academic Institutions and societies ought to teach us how we should fail – and fail well – as goes the old maxim – YOU should NOT only LEARN to ride your horse, BUT also LEARN to FALL from it .

     [ Falling is an ART , like GETTING UP on you own is . Really it is . ]

     Resilience then it is , on my 2011 medal !  And , the Strange thing about Resilience is that – people will tell you how Resilient they are- without even admitting they faltered . That ‘s web 2.0 Resilience for you !

What it also taught me is the importance of saying NO , when something doesn’t fit in my profile of things I want to do – like turning down lucrative offers (Money wise) that would get me some where , but not there which I target . I have to admit it was tough ,  for the ones I really wanted are premium’s and I am working up-to it — and there’s this thing about System 1 – System 2 thinking that tells me that temptation does exist ! Whooooo !   Life could NOT be MORE simpler that this.

And yes, I am still running my experiments .. you know which ones .

More on this in a few days .. I am writing  .. and 2012 has just begun !

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2009-2010 - The Kite Runner …

Seth once said – If you cannot describe your position in eight words or less- You DO NOT have a position ! 

— I am a kite runner ..

I am a sportsperson - but not necessarily on the streets – and since the past seven years – ever since I had my first “Aha moment ” – I have had a single goal everyday - “To create” . So as it goes , I am not scared of crayons

So, as I said ,I run everyday , not necessarily the blocks around my home, but in my mind – and I think a lot . I m quite passionate and that’s one thing for certain you cannot miss at all ! I am self- assuredly certain that I emit these energy vibes that you just cannot miss .Too much to say , but true I have worked with some of the most amazing people across the Globe – mostly over the internet and I am what I am because of them . (Do read my story of change here)

Also , I’m rather very passionate TED enthusiast, a Triiibes member and a big fan of the Seth Godin and Tony Robbins .Before everything else – these men, people at Triiibes and TED talks have taught me to a good human – and my interpersonal journey with myself has been one of both disbelief and courage . I have learnt to answer the most difficult questions , and yet to stand against the backdrop of disasters and fight it in its face . My story has been both a story of the rise of creativity, the fall of it – and then the rebirth from the ashes . Frankly and luckily I have been through these troublesome years listened to myself speak and evolve – and yet come out - Courage comes from the wierdest of places .

I describe myself as a uniquely weird person,maverick,dudette, heavy duty ,superwoman and yet thoughtful .I love reading and writing poetry and Elizabeth Bishop’s “One art” - is the most meaningful poem I have ever read .
One Life, DO MORE .

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ekta