During a recent visit to
TSSIA, Executive Secretary Shri. Sonawane ji told me that we are organizing a
good talk on Team Development on the evening of 28th Nov. I was keen
to attend the talk and expressed my interest. I was not aware of the speaker’s
profile or what exactly can we look forward to.
On the day of the talk, I
was stuck in office and at one point thought of skipping the event altogether. However,
I was destined for the out of this world experience and the speaker was
arriving little late. When I made it to the hall, I was close to twenty minutes
late and found a handful of people listening to a speaker from Brahmakumari.
From the point I took my
seat, I was hypnotized by the persona, the content of the talk and the
sharpness of delivery. With my limited view of the world, I assumed this to be
a routine presentation based talk by some Management specialist. I was so wrong
and so gloriously wrong.
Girishbhai (whose name I
figured at the end of the talk) spoke about the SELF, and the 2 Vital
Teams in our lives – the personal one – Our Family and the professional one
– Our
Team in Office. I never considered my family as a team till date! I
always took them for granted. He talked about the relationship between family
members, between parents and children, why there are perceived strain in this
fine bond and why there is so much anguish amongst all of us. We are too tied
up with our lofty expectations and are continuously criticizing and
pressurizing both the teams. He suggests that we reflect on our behavior and
focus on Appreciating even small efforts rather than mercilessly
dissecting each and every mistake.
He suggested that we start
developing Faith in ourselves and then seek out the same in others. Faith,
Respect, Recognition and Appreciation will automatically manifest into
Love for the self and the team. No amount of money or other material rewards
will drive people to perform as undying love for the leader.
A
very pointed correlation that Girishbhai drew with life and business is Immune
System. He spoke about the need for a strong Immune system in our physical
lives and similar resilience in business to withstand any external pressure.
How will that happen? Through practice of moderation, control and forbearance.
The highlight of the talk
was controlling the Mind through Meditation. He said that as we clean our house
and our body by taking bath everyday; our Mind also needs to be cleaned
thoroughly and frequently. This will help us to gain control of the wandering
mind and focus on what is actually important in life. It is to primarily be in
control of our senses, mental faculties, our indriya.
Our
greatest problems and issues fundamentally lie in our inability to maintain a
calm attitude while being subjected to uncertainty of life. If we can calm our
mind, we will be able to become victorious in anything that we attempt to
achieve.
In a nutshell, the talk
transformed me forever, as a mother, as a team player in our family business. I
hope that TSSIA organizes more such events in future. But it is difficult to
encapsulate Shri. Girishbhai’s inspiring talk in words, it is a live phenomenon
that can be only heard and experienced.
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