“When you have nothing to do, it is ‘relaxation’…but when you do nothing, it is ‘indecision’!”
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When I look back, I realize that emotionally, my worst days have not been when I failed to achieve much or committed mistakes, they were the ones when I was ‘indecisive’ – not able to decide what to do, which way to go. It is a strange state in which mind seems to get stuck in a ‘limbo’. Limbs lose vigor, and gravity wins ‘hands down’ as you resign yourself to inertia.
Bright mornings start feeling discomforting, and the dull evenings feel more relatable. In other words, you simply wait for a day to get over, promise yourself to bite the bullet the next day, only to enter it with even more tentativeness, and eventually ending it on precisely the same note that you left the last day on…
And what’s worse is that the state is self-sustaining, only proving ‘Newton’s first law of motion’ absolutely spot-on. Actually, such days are akin to ‘termite’ for your self-esteem. They silently corrode it…
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Well! The only way out of such state is ‘one good old-fashioned slog’. Yes! Just ‘move your a** off the chair’ and choose your pick. It hardly matters ‘which one’! As more often than not, you can always make a mid-course correction, if you gain momentum.
As they say in cricket “If you slash, slash hard”! Well! Virendra Sehwag knew the saying well. That’s why…you could keep him ‘out of team’, but seldom ‘out of form’. 🙂
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’.
