The 'Bourne' identity

It's a coincidence that on women's day, I am going to write about two women who inspired me in the recent days. Although they are known celebrities, there are few things that transcended me in terms of inspiration. During those college days, I used to read about Indra Nooyi in newpapers and that led me to read more about her and that's how I got inspired and became a member in her fan club in Orkut :) After that, the chances of getting inspired by a woman was less in my case. But now, I got two women added to that category - Anu Haasan and Chinmayi Sripada.

Anu Haasan - Apart from watching 'Indra' from a movie buff perspective, I did not watch any of the other performances by Anu until KWA reached me. I simply loved the way Anu hosts it and the questions that come from her without any thinking. Apart from those high glam and high accented gals who anchor shows (mostly in Music channels) and those who give boring interviews, KWA was an elixir. Straight from the heart is what Anu speaks, is my thought. An alumni of BITS Pilani, a MBA grad, an anchor, a producer, an actress, basketball player, a globetrotter, a singer, head of an outsourcing concern, owner of Squash'd, a scuba diver, a bunjee jumper and an entrepreneur - Can a woman hold these many roles in life? Although she may not be involved in each of the above terminological activity everyday, it still looks looming on the agenda...And the quote from Anu that I loved - 'There's no third party in one's success. We got to plan and execute'

Chinmayi Sripada - I am an avid reader of Chinmayi's blog which you can see from my blogroll lists. Being a versatile singer is one great thing but to Chinmayi's list, it's not the only thing that she does. She blogs; She anchors TV shows; She is the host of Aaha Kaapi club; She is a classical dancer; She's a dubbing artist; She owns a language translating company; She's a philatelist; She collects coins and spoons; - All these things in one package. Can a woman hold these many roles in life? Well, it looks like an 'yes' in Chinmayi's life.

I have seen people who crib about life and say that they don't have enough time to do things. Either they are lazy or they think those are unwanted things. To me, people who have contradicted that and proved that's wrong have emanated successfully. Well, Chinmayi and Anu are on the latter list and yes, they inspire me for one simple reason - Holding too many things and executing each one effectively which is a very tough task.

'One that rocks the cradle rules the world' - This jus came to my mind :)

P.S.: All these facts on Chinmayi and Anu are collected from those that I have seen or read.

Stages 'n' Choices...

This Athma came to this world in the early 80's. Her life started with charishmatic smile quoting 'I wanna be an actress :)' when someone asks her what her future goal is? She can stand infront of the mirror the whole day like the man who stands in the entrance of VGP beach :) You could see a future 'wannabe' actress appreciating her beauty!

Although she said she wanted to be an actress, she could be seen with a whip and chalk board teaching her fellow neighbourhood kids for the sake of her pleasure in being a 'Guru', but to the resentment of those kids. This shows that she wanted to be a teacher!

Then she championed herself as a good sportswoman who can hold willows, racquets and push balls, others :) Maybe, she wanted to be a sportsperson!

Later stage, she entered into the arena of 'Oli' and 'Olye' (i.e. Music and Dance) where she showed her utmost involvement and expression. Oh...This time, she wanted to be a 'Kalaingi'!

Then, she carried her managing principles with her all the way and wanted to become an Entrepreneur. But, this never happened.

Again, goals changed as years passed by. Being proned to aging factor and singlehood, she has given up all the above and just concentrates on blogging and Musicking through blogs during her lesiure time....

Sweets attract her;
Dreams ruin her;
Water intimidates her;
Music soothes her;
Smile rejoices her;
Selfishness bothers her;
Friends mean a lot to her;
Likes being passionate;
Hates being dumb;
An early riser;
Addicted to coffee and Frozen thoughts;
Sees positive in everything;
Tries different things;
Takes life as it comes;

And excited to live - Thatzz me!!!!

Passion

I keep talking about passion but what does it mean to me? Answer is just a one liner.
Love for something keeps me doing it but passion keeps me doing it again and again without losing the love for it anytime :)

Wandering thots(1)...

One thing that comes for free and at anytime, no matter what if you ask or don't...That's ADVIC(S)E!

Earlier days, I used to see people who offer advices as a great personality and think that they have experienced a lot in life...Well, quite a few comply to the above norm...I had this thought without knowing the fact told above. As years go, I realised this and experienced that people who offer advice just go by what they wanted to say instead of thinking whether they would do the same thing if they were in such a situation? Nay...

Hence I quit listening...and asking someone for it...I go by what I think and what I would like to do...That makes me happy and matured even I fail at times...Failure gives me pleasure...A stroke to move forward...I like SUCCESS after failing so many times...Not the SUCCESS @ the first shot! That makes me timid...

Having said all these, if you ask me whether I offer advice to anyone? Not by myself...But if someone asks me for it, I will put forth my thought and tell that it's my suggestion but it's ultimately going to be his/her wish...

I dislike giving advice and taking too...
Takeaway: Don't offer it when it is not required or asked for, particularly in this case

Admiration Vs Hatredness

Looks like I am in a great flow of writing today...

When do you think that you can admire at a person? When you feel that the particular thing is great which you are wanted to do something like that but unable to do which someone else does - You admire at them. There may be lot of people to admire at, in your life but you just have few of them in your top list. There is one such person whom I admire at. He is Sherman Praveen who was in my team for a two day Personality Development class called 'Journey in Attitude' where our team emerged as the winners :) Although I did not talk much to SP, I remember he was telling us that he wanted to quit his IT job and work in helping people mentally to achieve success. Although I did not understand his core idea, I thought he is capable of doing it. After few years, I found his name in a local newspaper that he conducts Personality Development classes in Chennai for students through his new venture. It has become a hit and I see ads regarding his classes often nowadays. Good to see people like him who does what they love to do.

There are few things which sounds illogical in life but more common and when I talk against it, all my friends, relatives and family members claim that what they see as common thing is right. A wrong thing will not become right since everyone does that. But people tend to think like that. I term it as 'Materialistic life'. I hate it to the core and nowadays I have stopped talking about it. To me, life is not all about education, work, marriage, kids, bungalow, car, jewellery. The first two are important but I dont agree with the rest of these things. It's upto each one of us how we want to live but to have all these as mandatory things is what I dont agree. I dont get it why people are so crazy about this Materialistic life? ......This is called Hatredness

Mr. Inspirer!

Junk the job, idlis are tastier - IIM grad shuns rat race, follows in mother's footsteps - There was a headline in 'The Telegraph' during April 2006. Got a forwarded email from a friend few days back about this Entrepreneur, the Inspirer...

His story is an inspiration for millions. A self-made entrepreneur, his mission is to help the poor through job creation. E Sarathbabu hit the headlines after he rejected several high profile job offers from various MNCs after he passed out of IIM, Ahmadabad two years ago.

He instead started a catering business of his own, inspired by his mother who once sold idlis on the pavements of Chennai, worked as an ayah in an Anganvadi to educate him and his siblings. As a child, he also sold idlis in the slum where he lived. "We talk about India shining and India growing, but we should ensure that people do not die of hunger. We can be a developed country but we should not leave the poor people behind. I am worried for them because I know what hunger is and I still remember the days I was hungry," says Sarathbabu.

In August 2006, Sarathbabu's entrepreneurial dream came true with Foodking. He had no personal ambition but wanted to buy a house and a car for his mother. He has bought a car but is yet to buy a house for his mother. The "foodking" still lives in the same hut in Madipakkam in Chennai. Today, Foodking has six units and 200 employees, and the turnover of the company is Rs.32 lakh a month. But it has not been a bed of roses for Sarathbabu. After struggling and making losses in the first year, he managed a turnaround in 2007.

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EQ-????

My excitement quotient has been degrading day by day. I used to get excited for anything and everything but it's not the same nowadays. Be it an achievement or a loss, it stays only for few hours in my heart nowadays. I wish not to lose my EQ anytime. I am asking to myself - Is it because that I have become so matured or is it the other way that I have become so dumb or is it bcoz there is noone to motivate me when I need??? :(( GOK...But, my intuition says my EQ will be back up soon. Wish it would, sooner!

Self Motivation!

This is one thing on my daily routine - Reading Motivational Quotes/passage. This is a habit that I cultivated 3 years back. I used to read motivational stuff everyday before I start my work. When I say 'read', it's in the sense of reading 'in depth'. It gives me a belief that the day is going to be just great! One of my friend introduced me to this 'Daily Motivator' column by Ralph Martson and I don't know whether he/she reads it often, but I do. At times, I will not understand the intricacies of that particular motivational passage and I will skip them and read another one. I feel that, it inculcates positive energy in you when you read. Want to glimpse @ one??? Go here: http://greatday.com