Know Thy Implicits

The way we experience reality through people depends (one of various factors) on our implicit attitudes and beliefs that we are either unwilling to accept or unaware of their existence. As a leader or as a manager, one has to KNOW one's implicits so that one can better/manage them. For we all are judgemental, biased and prejudiced to some extent. But where and to what extent is to be found out so that you can make better less biased decisions in personal relationships and in professional arena. So KNOW THYSELF ! (click on KNOW THYSELF to take well researched test by Harvard)

First Phase of My Mission

I am in a place where I wake up late but greet seasons early than what I used to. I'm experiencing air, temperatures, time and people in a new way. I spend co-opeting 9-10 hours a day with 42 mortals from 21 countries on a land situated between lofty Alps and blue Mediterranean. In such a setup, one is unstoppably delighted by the joy of unique learning and by the complex sensation of very living..so I am.
Discussions, debates, presentations..., which generate million lumens per milli joules, span across everything you can think of to run the world. It is a confluence of diverse minds communicating in variety of accents the same human language. Strategy, Change, Leadership, Future, People, Complexity, Counter-Intuition, Decision making, Markets, Paradigms, Global, Fun, Innovation, Crisis, Ethics, Creative-distortion, bla bla bla and one more bla..are the words of our vocabulary!!! In this process, out of 42 potential friends, a lucky few have become my acquaintance..(Over action ..isn’t it??). Minh, an alternative finance professional from Paris; Ismael, very successful yet down-2-earth rich farmer from Niger; Yannick, semiconductor business contractor from Antipolis; Liz Borredon, an old professor and also a corporate counselling and coaching expert from UK...

I am learning and unlearning a lot. I feel like an astronaut experimenting with all that he has learnt ( learning), implemeting in outer space!! Sometimes I feel like a kid learning something for the first time. I can sense the new current of curiosity and wonder in me. One morning, i woke up with a fresh leash of realization where my inertia of taking-granted of many aspects of life was gone. I don’t know how long it lasts...but i wish it has a lasting effect. Sometimes, new knowledge and comprehension disturbs, if not distorts my equilibrium....painfully enabling me to reach a stable state at a higher plane...And sometimes, day demands more energy..All in all, I see I'm becoming more (complex, stable, able and strong). It’s also strange that I'm progressing towards the "Meaning" in this land of Materialism & Indulgence!!!?? At present, I am enjoying a break for 9 days....:)

P.S: I cannot believe myself..I'm cooking my food, washing and ironing my clothes, cleaning my place, ..ohhhhh!!!!! I'm looking at each Euro....!!! Its so funny if I look back at the way I treated my Indian "Lakshmi"....ahahe:)

Dream-Envied Reality

I realized to my dismay that its been a long long time I had a whole hearted and deep laugh. What’s the use of all these months I counted without loud and unstoppable laughter??...I didn’t want to write...but my digital pen tugs at me now and then.
I realized that it was HAPPINESS that happened to me in August. It was such a lovely, sentimental and special time of my life. I loved all that partying, nonsense, walks to remember, songs, smell..everything..laughter.sits in moonlit ground, time spent with/given to me. (Apart from my family), I FELT others love for me, I realized that I am loved and cared too...whole heartedly. I realized that there are few people who missed me truly. When somebody loves truly and intensely, its hard to contain it. I just believe this. Even the most unemotional’s eyes are moistened and the treatment changes exclusive to you...
I could see truth and genuinity in those tears and words.(Ignoring all those superficial and easy tears from girls), there were some real ones..I love you Soumya, Pri, Kavya, Suman, KrisMo, Raj, Ricci & Prasad. I miss my uncle too. No need to tell about my mom, nanna and avva. I am very very clear who loves me and for whom I must live for.. meaningfully...Because living for oneself and living for those who doesn’t even give a damn to your deep love and concern for them, is so useless and meaningless...You give but little when you give of your possessions or gifts. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

Life is moments of "real talks,true laughter, smiles, a walk, a learning, a helping hand, or music".....painted on the canvas of time with bestest loved ones... ”---The P

December 7

Tcktcktck...time is slipping out...You can see how fast our LAST CHANCE is approaching. You can see how less time we have to take a collective decision. A decision that will impact entire mankind; a decision that will impact billions of unborn generations; a decision that decides the fate of zillion living systems on the planet...a decision which might save LIFE of the dying Earth...I feel it is the last opportunity (forg)iven to us by Mother Nature.

December 7 2009 is the date when the largest human gathering takes place in Copenhagen to write the destiny. It presents the global community with a unique opportunity to take a giant step forward in addressing climate change urgently. UNFCCC (IPCC,COP21...) and all the 170 nation-members, international organizations, business leaders, social leaders, numerous NGOs, people movements, activists, planet saviours, multitude of students and professionals, press and media will join the penultimate session on Dec 7 in Copenhagen.

Why & What for??

As we all know, the first commitment period of Kyoto Protocol, the only green aegis, expires on 2012 & it has not been so effective. Hence, it is mankind's last effort to frame a final and new climate change treaty and an agreed outcome that will come into implementation forcefully. Much needed paradigm shift in thinking and running the world! This time, if we don’t abide by the policies, 76% of mankind will be wiped out by 2060. The cost of our apathy and ignorance are:

• Approximately 20-30% of plant and animal species are likely to be at increased risk of extinction by 2020
• Widespread melting of glaciers and snow cover will reduce melt water from major mountain ranges (e.g. Hindu Kush, Himalaya, Andes), where more than one billion people currently live;
• More than 20 million people were displaced by sudden climate-related disasters in 2008 alone. An estimated 200 million people could be displaced as a result of climate impacts by 2050.
• Avg global life expectancy will reduce to 42.3 years!!!!

The culmination of all the efforts done by mankind so far will be echoed in Copenhagen. December 7 is waiting to bring clarity, politically and socially on:

1. Ambitious emission reduction targets for developed countries
2. Nationally appropriate mitigation actions of developing countries
3. Scaling up financial and technological support for both adaptation and mitigation
4. An effective institutional framework with governance structures that address the needs of developing countries

It is so strange that many of us are living as if nothing is happening. How ignorant, ruthless and unmindful hedonists are we??..... If a modicum of concern exists in you, please do whatever you can to protect the fabric of life on earth. Write, think, talk, do, lead & understand the hidden connection. We all are dots on the same WEB of life. You might want to click on:

Tcktcktck

350

UN Framework on Climate Change

Let us be the part of the movement toward sustainable energy, responsible business and a healthier planet, in our own way. I am going to add my voice and witness the genesis of change.

SEE YOU IN COPENHAGEN.

What was this??

It was late evening, might be 8 or 8:30. I was sitting with her, the most beautiful girl of the planet. I felt something strange, strongly. I just looked behind to find somebody. But i didn’t find any. Then I told her "let’s go". She got up with puzzled smile and came along. We crossed the road and started walking in the park crowded with huge trees. That day, that moment, i was supposed to be happy. She was very happy and all smiles...telling many things endlessly (had switched off her cell phone)....but I lacked conviction of any one specific feeling and was not listening like I do..I felt something strange. I felt somebody was chasing us. Feelings grew stronger. I held her hand so that she is secure..without revealing what was going on. I turned back...I saw something/somebody..it was too close than I thought. I whispered into her calmly to run as fast as possible with me and not to ask any questions..she was terribly scared..and in a moment all her panic melted into a calm face, fixed at me. We started running real fast to get away and that chaser was catching up too. I was dragging her as I ran but killing questions WHY AND WHO were dragging me. Chaser made obvious about snatching her. Chaser wanted to take her away.
I changed directions, jumped across bushes, did everything, and ran to exhaustion. I was gasping, sweating and hating all that...and hid behind the nearby stone bench to mislead, as a last resort. Chaser too stopped at the same place...as if to hint something and make me feel painfully vulnerable.....I just felt helpless..I realized that the chaser always knew wherever I was. Tension, anger, frustration, anxiety, pain and helplessness forced to run for the last time. I..ran crazy, ran amok, just RAN LIKE HELL ESCAPING but in vain... I could not run anymore and my legs froze. We were there.. completely drenched in sweat and fear. I gave in, and turned around to see who it was...but the light from far off street lamps was dying there fighting the silent darkness. Standing behind me, she held my arms tightly as I limped few steps towards the silhouette. I went close enough to beat darkness and was shocked..... Chaser looked exactly like her, in fact chaser was "her", the same one whose was/is mine. Period
I woke up from my sleep sweating...It was very awful dream. What it was. What it meant...why she was chasing herself. Why (one) she wanted to take herself (second) away from me?? Most importantly...for you, the intelligent reader, who was she?? It is very rare that I catch dreams and clothe them in words for public. If I have done it, it surely merits a post in the blog. But I guess life gives us some signs to understand n this fits into it.

P.S: It was the last dream I had before leaving India. And which I remember.