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Working Mothers: A Perspective

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  ‘I am so happy to see my work place all cleaned up, that fresh air, where all the people are actually involved in their own work and place where I am fully responsible for my work, mind it ‘not other’s work’. Here, I am nicely dressed up, hair tied and a cup of coffee in my hand, most importantly I am a responsible adult’. Ah! I love my workplace. Those were my feelings when I joined my job after 6 months of maternity leave. Full of Hopes and doubts, leaving my infant at home for the first time. I had all those jitters which a responsible body part feels while separating from other body part. Still, I was able to bring smile on my face as I don’t want to regret not doing something which I love. I had no long-term plans, but I had a clear mindset of what I wanted and what I didn’t want. I guess, second part ‘what I didn’t want’ is more important. Being a millennial working woman, constant challenges are being thrown at you. Which I consider is vital as it helps in balancing out ...

This Pandemic Empower Yourself

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  We are often told to become independent. Empower means to increase the power, degree of autonomy to the person or an organization. This pandemic has tested our patience, our limits and what not. So, Why is this so important that people are writing books about it? there are talks shows about it…also you can judge a community by how much it helps in empowering its people. Let us have a look in simplified way. E.M.P.O.W.E.R E : EXERCISE, EATING, ENGAGEMENT M : MONEY P: POWER OF THOUGHTS O: OUTING W : WORK E: EARTH R: RESOURCES, REGARD FOR YOURSELF E: Exercise: Exercise involves aerobics, outdoor workout etc. which involves a physical workout. To simplify, I have kept yoga under this category. As a matter of fact, your workout plans could be 5 days a week or daily with moderate to intense physical activity. It could be stretched to any 1-2 hours (just an estimate) depending upon your strength and stamina. On the other hand, Yoga involves stretching of body involving various p...

Emotional Quotient or Intelligent quotient

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Emotional Quotient (E.Q. ) related with the level of emotional intelligence (E.I.). . Emotional Intelligence is synonymous with the emotional leadership. check out my new website:  www.yadavruchi.com You  will be surprised it is not your I.Q. which is more important for your mental well being  rather it is you E.Q. This term became a popular word when Daniel Golman  ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Goleman  ) wrote the book on ‘ Emotional Quotient-why it matters more than IQ’ . I have heard many people bragging about their I.Q. but when they get work deadlines or any sort of pressure/crisis in the life, they easily crack under pressure. These days stress is a major reason when it comes to mental health. Some experts are of opinion that these days stress level of an average person is similar to the stress level of schizophrenic patient in early 20 th  century. Still, no one talks about how to handle stress? How ...