We had another session on Self Leadership by Anil Sir on 16th
October where he started the class with a question, “What is the most important
question in each of our lives?”.
Then he asked few more questions after that to explain us the ‘framework
of strategic decision thinking’.
- Collect all meaningful and reliable information
- Define creative and doable paths/alternatives
- Define logic to evaluate Risk and Returns
- Define Values and Trade offs
- How to implement the idea into action?
We also learnt different dimensions of
creativity. We did so many activities based on that which helped us in realizing
that how a child is always full of creativity which keeps on decreasing with
age. Each one of us has so much potential but we are always restricted because
of one or the other reason. Fear of failure always stops us from working
towards our goal.
Anil Sir beautifully explained the
concept of “Ladder of Inference” - the thought process that we go through
usually without realizing it, to get from a fact to a decision or action.
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Google Images)
We always start with Reality
and facts at the lowest level and from there:
- 1 We select these based on our prior experience and beliefs.
- Interpret based on our understanding as what they mean.
- Apply our assumptions to reach to conclusions.
- Draw conclusions based on the interpreted facts and our assumptions.
- Develop beliefs based on these conclusions.
- Take Actions that seem right to us based on what we believe.
On 22nd October, in the
continued session by Anil Sir, he started the session again by asking a
question that “What does courage mean to you and capture the essence of it?”
After a few minutes of discussion below
mentioned points were collated:
- Courage comes from Identification with the community, selflessness, extraordinary challenge, opportunity to take big responsibility
- SPARK from within
- Courage comes from the passion-Goal
- Courage comes from dreams and their power; passion for a cause
Courage is not absence of fear but the judgment
that something else is more important than fear.
We saw a video of world’s happiest man
Matthieu Ricard and learnt the importance
of living in present moment. He explained that happiness is totally intrinsic
and can be attained by achieving inner peace and inner fulfillment. We can
achieve it through meditation as it is very powerful technique of watching your
breath and attaining peace.
Anil Sir made us practice meditation in class and it
was a great experience. I felt connected with my inner self and it is always
rejuvenating and amazing feeling.
We also learnt about determinants of
happiness: Results
- Religion
- Good Relationship
- Thinking Style
- Exercise-Mental and Physical
In the end, we learnt a new concept of ‘Immunity X-ray’ which is
an amazing way of overcoming your fear and bringing change in oneself. We were
asked to think about something that you want to change in yourself but you find
it difficult to change. People are not able to overcome their habits because
they have some hidden competing commitments.
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