Life Skills

We don’t live in bungalows, duplexes or flats. We live in our minds.  Yes, that’s our permanent residence until we leave this world. And there are no constraints of square-feet there. It’s a vast space with unlimited area. No matter how well-organized your rooms, balconies, garages and verandas are, life is good only when things are sorted there – in your mind. And that’s where we keep things messy – regrets piling up in one corner, expectations stuffed in a closet, secrets under the carpet, worries littered everywhere, comparisons spilt on the table, complexes leaking from an old bottle, and grudges stinking in a box. For this ‘real home’ of yours, you can’t outsource housekeeping. You got to do it yourself. Source: received through WhatsApp Message

           I wrote this article as soon as I ended my trip using two-wheeler self-service bike ‘Bounce’ at Bangalore. It was unbelievable, for 7 km I was charged 25 Rs. ( Not even half of the USA $ ), imagine the affordable cost in a city like Bangalore. The bike was brand new, it had ridden around just 1100 km. Who are these people who started this convenient service, are they ‘entrepreneurs’, yes they are. You can think of Ola, OYO, Paytm and many more startup examples. Image source:  https://casanuratti.com/2018/11 I always think why so many graduates get into job lines instead of opening assembly lines (I.e. Factory). The students focus their imagination and creativity only for getting a job. The entrepreneurship is a position where you really create some valuable service or product to the people and the jobs and economy to the country. Few examples of entrepreneurs, mix of old to young folks: a. OLA Cabs- Bhavish Aggarwal ...

After reading this concept, please write your thoughts in the comments section: *Swiss Time Bank* A student studying in Switzerland observes: While studying in Switzerland, I rented a house near the school. The landlady Kristina is a 67-year-old single old lady who had worked as a teacher in a secondary school before she retired. Switzerland's pension is very good, enough to not worry her about food and shelter in her later years. However, she actually found "work" - to take care of an 87-year-old single old man. I asked if she was working for money. Her answer surprised me: “I do not work for money, but I put my time in the ‘time bank’, and when I cannot move in my old age, I could withdraw it.” The first time I heard about this concept of "time bank", I was very curious and asked the landlady more. The original “Time Bank” was an old-age pension program developed by the Swiss Federal Ministry of Social Security. People saved ...

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Snippets: - Social problem solving skills are a set of  skills  involving cognitive and behavioral processes in which one works to find positive and adaptive ways to handle everyday problematic situations that could arise in the  social  environment. - For example, these  skills  include, self-awareness, an understanding of emotions, how to manage anger, perspective taking, empathy, prosocial behavior, and establishing positive relationships (igi-global.com). - Social problem solving might be understood as systems and processes that we use to solve the problems that we encounter in our everyday lives. - A problem is defined as any situation or task that needs some kind of a response if it is to be managed effectively. - Each of us will see problems in a different way, depending on our experience and skills. - The important element is being able to see problems as ‘challenges’, or opportunities to gain something. - Those who find it...

- Training is a passionate job. - Trainer should be full of energy. - Training is a group work. - Training needs lot of preparation. - Training is never a one size fits all. - Trainers know how to put across the intended information to the trainees. - Trainers accept feedback and advises positively. Click to read from source:

- Everywhere people want their innate needs met for food, social support, and shelter. Will this meeting of personal needs generate happiness? - This is a summary of interview of Ed Diener who is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and the University of Utah, and senior scientist for the Gallup Organisation (Source: GGSC). - There is no single key to happiness because a number of factors influence it. - There are behaviors and choices we make that can influence our well-being.  - Some environmental factors such as air pollution can lower well-being, and other environmental factors such as parks and  green space  can raise it. - There is a recipe with some needed ingredients, such as supportive social relationships, spirituality that is based on positive feelings linking the person to goals bigger and more important than themselves individually, feeling valued by others, and the ability to deal with setbacks, which we all experience. - The happies...

- Lets refresh our memories   - employees are emotional creatures. Events from personal life affect professional life and vice versa.  - Healthy work-life balance means different things to different people. Top companies realize there is no one-size-fits-all approach – they don’t tell employees HOW to achieve work-life balance. - As long as employees feel they are a part of something that is bigger than themselves, they remain engaged. Merge this with the freedom to design professional career path and the well-planned learning opportunities to succeed on those paths. Click to read full article from LinkedIn: