Photo by  Ladd Greene  on  Unsplash There is an old story of a frog in boiling water. It is relevant even today in the context of how we look at our jobs. It might be useful to learn a thing or two, looking back at this story in new light. The stories goes like this. There was a frog that deliberately hopped into a pot. The pot had fresh water so it indulged in swimming around a bit. Not too long later, the pot of water started getting warm. Frog didn't know that the pot was set on flame to warm up. The water was getting warm, warmer and so on. Frog could now foresee that its only going to get hotter from here on. It contemplated taking the leap out of the pot but, since frogs have the skill to withstand temperature up until boiling point, it stayed on waiting for that point. Once it got too hot to handle, coping with heat was getting difficult. Soon the frog got to a point of exhaustion and it simply succumbed. It could no longer make the leap. All its energy had been sp...

Pic source : pixabay  Today is Mother's day. The day when our children cluelessly wish us "Happy mothers day". It is a special day when we acknowledge the hard work that goes into being a mom.  A roles of a mother has so much dichotomy. We wear many faces but have to make sure that the most pleasant face is the one showing. While you are trying to manage all your ten roles, the most important is the one that makes sure your kids see you as a juggler supermom, who means well and not as a scary monster, who is out to get them. As a mother and in general, why do we feel the need to juggle so many roles? Simply because it's mandatory to be perfect and better than the others.  Thats what they said. And they still say so much. If you have a career, they say you are too busy for you kids. If you are a stay at home-mom,  they say you can do more. And if you do both well, and get close to their "Perfect". They'd simply change the goalpost If you cook well, they s...

Image by : Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The world has made "being opinionated" synonymous to possessing mastery. Achievers are described as people who have strong opinions and are not afraid to push it through. Having strong opinions is almost heroic. But, in this ever changing world, where there is no "permanent", aren't your rigid opinions, hardened by your experience, replaceable for the better? Even in case of successful negotiation, there are many studies pointing to the fact that flexibility, self-awareness and EQ are the cornerstones. Almost any consequential social interaction involves a degree of negotiation. Hence, working on mastering negotiation might make life easier. One of the first questions one must answer, in the process of negotiation is - "Who are you negotiating with?". This doesn't just mean knowing the person but understanding the other person's view point and priorities. Being able to think flexibly is a virtue an...