Different Perspective

Everyone has their own way of experiencing things and managing situations!! Most people wish to have work from home options where as I have never liked the idea of working from home, until few weeks ago, when it became the need of the hour!!

I spend 5 days in a week, working in an office environment, with a lot of conversations with my colleague and leaders, followed by either a run/swim or workouts on daily basis out in the open. During weekends I either lead hikers/trekkers on mountains or participate in marathons/running events. I like it and hence never really desired for work from home. But now it's a different situation......

First day of work from home, was a lot of disturbance- lack of motivation, less concentration and what not.

Second day of work from home, I did not want it to be like the first day. It had to be a better day and hence, I gave a thought about the past. I wanted to learn from the past- the good things which I have learnt and experienced.

I thought a bit more about it…and the result was different…

> Week days- (Monday to Friday)- Office work - In last couple of years wherever I have worked, I have tried to be punctual and always reported on time and ensured the required hours were spent in office (login/logout). The discipline that I picked from my 5 day’s work is helping me now to strive on.

> Week-ends (Saturday and Sunday)- Outdoors- Mountains and marathons: leading trekkers on mountains requires micro management. It’s very tough. Things will be never be in your favour. There are situations that will happen, that no one can predict and when you think of doing something big, you feel like you are surrounded by the odds. To convert those odds into your favour you need leadership, decision making ability, fitness and lots of courage. Mountain and marathons create mental stability and that's a skill I have conditioned into.

How does discipline and mental stability help me to keep delivering whatever I do?

Discipline one of the finest skills helps us to grow in life, I am born to a father who is serving in the military from decades and grew up in a disciplined environment and now working in a company that follows the six sigma techniques and tools. The background moulded me into an individual who values punctuality, is on time and is able to deal with difficult situations.

I would give preference to being neatly turned up at work instead of choosing my pajamas, shorts or sports tee and try to maintain it now too. A corner of my house is my office space, a simple chair, table with proper WIFI connection. I have learnt it from my father, no matter what, no matter which place he is - as a soldier he is prepared to wear his uniform most of the time and always ready to deliver. Same goes for business – we all are warriors and we are expected to be ready for deliverables/client calls/ supplier calls/ manager call (sometime video too) during working hours.

Mental stability teaches us that situations can be tough sometime toughest, though the Covid19 breakdown came with a lot of losses, it may be financial or human, it gave us tears , a global challenge that humans are trying to control and when the cure is still far away, we humans can choose to be kind, kind to each other ,to the environment, respect nature, prepare ourselves for a future, aim to build top class healthcare system or may be just choose to live simple and may be that's the solution. Lockdown requires a lot of mental stability, keep the ball rolling and doing all the possible things from home. Maybe it's a good time to ponder and get to know more about yourself.

Believe me, after leading 1000+ of trekkers on mountains I have realized mental stability is the important skill that can help us convert negative energies into positive vibes.

In such time of pandemic, hats off to all the doctors, nurses, sanitization workers, police, airports authorities and everyone who are putting their lives at risk working tirelessly day and night doing their best to keep us all safe.

During this tough situation- Lets keep respecting: - the company we work for and the colleagues who support us. The family and friends who are there with you in person or over the virtual world. Every one fear matters. Let’s Be Warriors.

Thanks for reading, keep smiling, stay in home and ensure that you and your loved ones are safe and sanitized.