Gifty Joshi_HRLP017_self Leadership

Back in school, I was introduced to various senses that make the body work. That did educate me on a very scientific level but the deeper understanding of the sensory organs was achieved only after attending today’s session. I realised that Different sensory organs like eyes, ears, skin go beyond their usual usage of seeing, listening and touching.

Lets talk about about the gateways that lead what we see and observe directly to our heart-our eyes. I had read somewhere “Listen through your eyes” but did i really understand it? I guess not.   

We have time and again seen what a powerful meduim of communication eyes really are. But in the world of constant competence and cut throat competition where every individual is using verbal communication to make himself count by putting his thaughts and ideas across, we have limited the usage of eyes to merely looking and watching. As put by Anil Sir, our rational mind does not understand the intricacies involved in communicating through eyes. Even when today’s activity was announced and we were asked to send a message just through our eyes, my most initial and sponteneous reaction was” this is just not possible” and “its not going to work”. But in a matter of few minutes when I looked into the eyes of my partner, I sailed through another world of a very deep and profound understanding. Words were just not important for me. Whatever was felt in one heart was being shared across to another using the medium of eyes. Eyes probably depicted much more than all the words could ever do. I guess you can have a control on your words and voice but its your eyes that just so beautifully give away the real you. It opens another world of unconditional love, understanding, and togetherness.

Over the last two sessions, I have discovered that what is most important is to form a relationship with your source, your being and once you get an access to your source, I guess one does not need any more knowledge to lead a life that has a meaning and a higher sense of purpose attached to it. We should not try to be the centre of attraction, rather we should surrender ourselves to our ideals and values and just flow with the course of love, wisdom and selflessness.

I have always wondered on how few people cast  a lasting impression on someone’s lives. It’s a gift that very few of us are blessed with. It was indeed a pleasure to have got an opportunity to witness and be a part of a session by Anil Sir that might revolutionize our belief systems and our being to some extent. It is amazing how my perception changed about how I look at life in general and myself in particular. I discovered how important it is to discover the real  “I” who is lost somewhere beneath the layers of ego, intuition ,emotions, mindsets and beliefs and also how to harness the immense potential that gets unleashed with the discovery of “I” in my being. I learnt that all the power, all the knowledge and all the wisdom that I have always been searching for somewhere outside is actually rested inside me. I have to pave my way and identify on how to best utilize my abilities, traits and channelize my energy and efforts in a positive direction leading to optimum utility of my being. I have to be comfortable with myself and honor myself for what I am. Most of our time is spent in worrying about events we have no control on and we have eventually forget on how to live a life. Majority of us are leading the lives full of insecurities and anxieties. We have forgotten to appreciate the magic and zeal of our being, forgotten to acknowledge the presence of our soul and conscience. I realized that before learning to deal with others I need to deal with myself- my insecurities, my weaknesses, my inhibitions and my anxieties . All through my life, I have wanted to be happy and I realized that being happy does not require any efforts to be pitched in. Happiness is simply a state of mind that resonates from purity of heart. If our hearts are filled with compassion, selflessness and if we can associate our lives with some motive, passion or a meaning, we are the leaders leading ourselves which forms the foundation for being the leaders for others.

The thought  put across by anil Sir that absolutely touch a chord with me was the ability to accept change when it comes to achieving performance. A fixed mindset can not open the avenues for me. I have to adapt a growth mindset so that I can figure out on the changes I need to imbibe in myself so as to travel that extra mile and achieve what I have always wanted to.

It was a session which definitely enlightened me on who I am and what forms the crux of my being. With this knowledge about myself, I definitely am a wiser human being than I was a day ago.

Gifty