Thursday 2 November 2017

Creating an Unleashing Mind

Someone asked me a question that made me write this article.

What is deeper than the ocean?
What is higher than the sky?
What is faster than the fastest jet?

After thinking through, I was spot on to say "The Human Mind" and my answer was well-received. If we look back having spent many years doing so many things, one thing that most of us would agree is that we hardly unleashed anything. We learnt and gained knowledge in many areas, but did we really unleash any of those is a big question mark. Please ask your friends, your colleagues and relatives; I am sure you would agree with me.
Most of the time we learn things superficially out of compulsion or we just happen to hop onto it. Even the best of the best minds would not have unleashed to the extent required and may not be qualified to be called the Subject Matter Expert (SME).

So, what is "Unleashing" ?
Sudhir Choudhary also called Sudhir Kumar Gautam, is a fan of the Indian cricket team and Sachin Tendulkar. He is widely recognized for attending every home match the Indian team has played since 2003. For some overseas tours, he also collects funds from the cricket loving public. He is usually seen with his body painted in the national colours of India, waving the national flag in the live telecast of the matches. You ask him any question about Sachin Tendulkar, his life or his game, you would get an instant answer. Even Sachin probably might have forgotten many things. Well, at hindsight, one could call this person "A crazy Sachin fan". I would say "Sudhir has UNLEASHED Sachin". He has devoted his life in unleashing every aspect of the cricketing maestro and he is respected for what he has done. That is the power of unleashing.

If you unleash, you get the power of
  1. knowing the intricate details
  2. becoming creative
  3. becoming confident
  4. getting recognized
It is like one stop shop for training the mind to become powerful.

If you are a parent having a child studying in grade 6+, it is very important to motivate your child to unleash because it is the right age to 'unleash' these powers. Help your child identify a subject that he/she is interested and help him/her unleash it. It could be the stupidest thing, but you are making your child powerful which is the greatest gift you could give.

If you are a lead/manager, help your subordinate unleash. Give them the required confidence and motivate them to unleash anything that they show interest at. They will bless you for your lifetime as it is the greatest investment; "The investment of knowledge and the game of mind-power" that you are making on them.

So, start unleashing today......

Wednesday 11 January 2017

Can't Blame Our Education System Any More...

My son is going to write his 12th standard CBSE board exam this March.  While I was going through the time table today,  I was bewildered to see some of the elite subjects  CBSE offers.   Like....

DANCE –KATHAK 
DANCE-BHARATNATYAM
DANCE –ODISSI
DANCE-KATHKALI
OFFICE COMMUNICATION 
INFORMATION STORAGE & RETRIVAL 
INTEGRATED TRANSPORT OPERATION 
FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS 
TRAVEL AGENCY & TOUR OPERATIONS BUSINESS (NSQF)
SALESMANSHIP-II 
CAPITAL MARKET OPERATIONS 
BANKING-II
AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION – III
OPTICS –II
RADIOGRAPHY-I GENERAL 
ELECTRICAL MACHINE
CLINICAL BIO-CHEMISTRY (MLT)
CHILD HEALTH NURSING 
GARMENT CONSTRUCTION –II
TRADITIONAL INDIAN TEXTILE
BUSINESS STUDIES 
BASIC HORTICULTURE-II
BEAUTY & HAIR -II
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES
FIRST AID & EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
CLINICAL BIO-CHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY-II
MICROBIOLOGY (MLT)
HEALTH CENTRE MANAGEMENT
OPTHALMIC TECHNIQUES-II
RADIOGRAPHY-II (SPECIAL INVESTIGATION  IMAGING 
RADIOGRAPHY)
DATABASE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION (NSQF)
RETAIL SERVICES-II(NSQF)-
LOGISTICE OPERATION & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT –II 
BUSINESS
OPERATION & ADMINISTRATION –II 
LABORATORY MEDICINES (CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
HEMATOLOGY & HISTOPATHOLOGY –II (MLT)
APPLIED PHYSICS 
FOOD & BEVERAGE COST & CONTROL 
FLORICULTURE 
COST ACCOUNTING 
BIOLOGY OPTHALMIC-II
RADIATION  PHYSICS 
INFORMATICS PRACTICES
COMPUTER SCIENCE
ADVANCED FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS
OLERICULTURE - II
INSURANCE –II
BASIC PATTERN DEVELOPMENT
BAKERY-II
HOLISTIC HEALTH –II
SECURITY(NSQF)
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
HERITAGE CRAFTS
HUMAN RIGHTS & GENDER STUDIES
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MARKETING- II
TEXTILE CHEMICAL PROCESSING
WEB APPLICATION – II (NSQF)
KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONS & PRACTICE OF INDIA
LEGAL STUDIES
GRAPHIC DESIGN
HEALTH EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC
RELATIONS & PUBLIC HEALTH
THE CREATIVE & COMMERCIAL PROCESS IN MASS MEDIA-II
PRINTED TEXTILE
TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION(ENG.)
POLITICAL SCIENCE
LABORATORY MEDICINE-II
RETAIL OPERATIONS-II(NSQF)
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING-II
TAXATION-II
DERIVATIVE MARKET OPERATIONS
AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION-IV
LIBRARY SYSTEMS & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
TROUBLE SHOOTING & MAINTENANCE OF
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
PAINTING 
GRAPHICS
SCULPTURE 
APPLIED ARTS-COMMERCIAL ARTS
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
CONFECTIONERY
THEATRE STUDIES
TANGKHUL
MUSIC KARANATAKA (VOCAL)
MUSIC KARANATAKA INSTRUMENTAL (MELODIC)
MUSIC HINDUSTANI VOCAL
MUSIC HINDUSTANI INSTRUMENTAL MELODIC
MUSIC HINDUSTANI INSTRUMENTAL PERCUSSION 
MASS MEDIA STUDIES
AUTO ENGINEERING-II(NSQF)
MULTIMEDIA & WEB TECHNOLOGY
AUTOSHOP REPAIR & PRACTICE-II NSQF
FABRIC STUDY
PHILOSOPHY
ENTERPRENEURSHIP
OFFICE PROCEDURE & PRACTICES
BASIC CONCEPT OF HEALTH AND DISEASE AND
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
FOOD SERVICE-II
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY
MIDWIFERY
TYPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER APPLICATION


It has got everything that a person wants to do after 12th standard.  This means if we could understand our children's area of interest and guide them appropriately, there is no need to fall in prey to engineering, medical and science subjects only.   CBSE has so much to offer at higher level secondary level.  Just that it is not recognized by us.  We probably aren't making the necessary attempt to embrace the opportunity. 

It is time we do that.