In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 230
When a child touches your feet after a workshop. It was just a random call to a friend for another reason. And then thanks to him, just 13 hours later, I found myself as part of their week long inauguration ceremony and I was ready to conduct a workshop at a school hall. After a […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 345
J. T. Foxx, the World’s number one Wealth coach interacts with me on the importance of branding my Smilemakers project! As a trainer, I need to keep attending workshops to update my own standard in the industry. I had never heard of JT Foxx, before that day, and even before his arrival, there was a […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 257
When a whole batch of students become your partners for spreading smiles in the world. It took three long sessions to get the complete attention of a set of naturally restless students. On the first day, I really had to seek their attention and focus on the topic, especially some last benches whom I had […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 208
Think – Woman is Power This was a thought provoking forum organised at Renaissance Powai on 28th September ’18, where I had the opportunity to be a speaker at an interesting panel discussion. The topic was ‘ The foundation for strong woman lies in creating confident girls. ‘ I introduced my views on the topic, […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life Day 191
From a Rotary member to a Rotary guest speaker Still remember the time when as members of a Rotary organization in Bangalore almost 20 years ago, I used to be at awe as I listened in admiration to the weekly guest speakers. So it was nostalgia with a twist when I was recently invited to […]
In 2018 do notice these simple smiling moments of daily life.Day 186
Guthu mane at Pilikula – A South Kanara traditional House My Chicago based cousin was bringing her young children to India for the first time, and I wanted them to get a sense of our native place living. Though they did enjoy our hospitality at our 100+ year old ancestral heritage home, it was time […]
Notice what makes you smile in your professional life – Day 171
When you are on a personal visit to a city for just 48 hours, and unexpectedly get to conduct a half day workshop. Imagine being all set to enjoy a wedding of a close family relative. And then one acquaintance insists on conducting a workshop for his private factory members to increase their team spirit. […]
Notice what makes you smile in your professional life – Day 166
When you lead a team of blindfolded participants down an uneven mountain pathway. Trusting your company workers is one of the foundations for the success of a team. And the context of blind trust was taken to a whole new literal meaning at one of our training workshops. There we were, a whole bunch of […]
Notice what makes you smile in your professional life – Day 154
Becoming a finalist for TOI’s Lead India contest in 2007 with a vision to Clean India and provide employable skills. In 2007, I had declared in writing a visionary project to Clean Ibdia, when there was nothing in the environment to make this a reality! As a soft skills professor for MBA students, I took […]
Notice what makes you smile in your professional life – Day 151
Displaying the ‘Smilemaker’ logo since 2011. It was in the year 2011, that the Smilemaker logo was specially designed for me and tattooed permanently on my arm. Our training firm ‘Smilemakers’ believes in imparting life skills through workshops where participants rediscover themselves and take new action that will create smiles and redefine their environment! The […]