Category: Reflection
Reflection: Mentoring
“Do or do not. There is no try.” A quote from Yoda, a character in the 1980’s Star Wars film, Empire Strikes Back. Where Yoda shows great wisdom to teach Luke to focus on the present and demonstrates, as a great mentor does, how to give support and how to offer challenges that permit one…
Reflection: Innovation
When we think of innovation, we often think of grand milestones, such as the first mass production of a car, or the people behind those milestones, like Henry Ford; however, there is much more to innovation than just the gleaming achievements. Innovation takes hard work, passion, and belief, which often go unnoticed. If Ford did…
International Women’s Day
When considering our aspirations and goals, we often have specific individuals who have already achieved what we aspire to at the forefront of our minds, and often those considered by men, are men. Whether Bill Gates, Ben Ainslie, Jamie Dimon, or Adrian Newey, studies show that male role models have the advantage in the male…
Reflection: Respect
“Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be” is a quotation from Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina and remains central to my understanding of the concept of respect. To illustrate why I think this rather controversial statement has merit, I would like to recount an event that occurred when I was…
Aspiration
At the most basic level, aspiration can be summarised as the desire to achieve a goal; however, to me, it is a far more complex idea. Aspiration to me represents the driving force behind some of the greatest achievements in human history. It holds the power to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary and allows…
Reflection: Kindness
At its most basic level, kindness is making a sacrifice to make someone else’s life better. The sacrifice may be as small as giving away your last cookie or as big as donating a kidney but ultimately it is recognising that another’s gain is worthy of your loss. And the magic of it is this….
Reflection: Organisation
Writing this on Sunday night, I found it ironic that I was reflecting on organisation today. But here we are. The most useful definition I found find online of Organisation was “to arrange parts by creating a structure”. During the summer, my screen time increased a lot. An abundance of time with little things to…
Reflection: Imagination
As Albert Einstein once said, “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” Imagination is often seen as a quality reserved for artists, musicians and industry professionals yet everywhere you look imagination is present. Imagination isn’t just about dreaming up fantastical worlds or envisioning magical creatures; it’s a power…
Reflection: Perseverance
In my opinion, perseverance is one of, if not the most, important trait that a person can have. The ability to put in continued effort to do or achieve something, even in the face of difficulty and adversity, is arguably the key to success in life. One of the greatest inhibitors to reaching this success…
Reflection: Diwali
When I was tasked with writing a speech on Diwali, I thought, as a Hindu, this would be a walk in the park. However, although I loosely knew the story behind the celebration, I realised that I couldn’t fully explain some of the traditions. Why exactly do we light fireworks? What are the teachings? And…