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.
