Self-leadership sessions by Anil Sachdev sir are really
inspiring and the best part is we are having them at the age when nobody is
aware of what leadership is and what is it all about. Such sessions are meant
for the people at high positions in an organization but we are blessed to have
them even before joining an organization. This all is possible because of the
values and belief system of SOIL. I am a bit disappointed for not attending the
session due to some personal reason but am writing today based on the little I gained
about the session from friends and the summary shared with us.
The class started with a video on “things to do before I die”.
It was an inspiring video of a small girl who started jotting down things she
wants to do before she dies. I feel that if we feel like doing anything at a
moment, we should do it there and then itself because life is very short and
unpredictable to wait for a proper opportunity to come our way.
We should also know the importance of people in our life. Life
is not static and it has twists and turns with each passing second. Everybody comes
in our life for a purpose. We should cherish every moment but should be aware
of the fact that nobody is going to be with us forever.
We also talked about emotional intelligence and its
importance. EI is the ability to understand and manage the emotions, behavior,
and impulses of oneself, groups, or others. It is same as trust we have in
others.
Then we talked about a new branch of psychology which is
called ‘positive psychology’. It talks about the positive qualities of an
individual which helps in bringing the best out of that individual. Concentrating
on the positives helps the enhance them and also in a way diminish the negative
qualities.
Then the Appreciative inquiry activity was carried out. In it,
class was divided into pairs and each one of us had to ask few questions from
other and had to do deep listening. We had to have the curiosity of a child and
had to appreciate the positive qualities of the other person.
The session ended with closing circle where people shared
their feelings, thoughts and learning’s.
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