No one has ever said at deathbed…“I wish I had given more time to office”!
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So true…! In our world, we have given an overblown importance to work! Our idea of a normal person is someone who daily spends 2 hours to get ready for work, then works for 10 hours, then brings home an hour’s miscellaneous work, and then sleeps for 6 hours to be fit for next day’s work! To top it all, remaining 5 hours are also consumed in thinking, talking or planning about it…thus relegating ‘living’ to one 7th day!
Well! There is nothing wrong with working a lot (‘yours truly’ is also guilty of it), but problems begin when we attach our (or others’) worth with it. As then, busyness becomes such an obsession that being free starts seeming idleness and any effort to relax only breeds more guilt or anxiety! And this addictive busyness also makes us oblivious to the difference between ‘doing work’ and ‘creating value through our work’ (quality-work).
Then… Getting a job defines your identity, doing a job sustains it and leaving a job endangers it! We cringe at those who choose to raise their family for a life, or stay home longer to enjoy simple pleasures of life, or work part-time to pursue their kaleidoscopic interests… In our minds, any time spent to ‘relate to ourselves or to others’ qualifies as… ‘Doing Nothing’!
Eventually, we get trapped in our concentric notion of ‘Success without any time to relish it or anyone to share it with’! We become…Slaves of our own creation!
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Yes! It’s true…“Jab kaamyaabi ki baarish hona shuru ho, tab tak rishton ki dhoop bhi bachi rehni chaahiye …Tabhi zindagi kaa indradhanush bantaa hai”!
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
