Tag: #confidence

• ‘They’ said so. Who?

  

  Who are ‘they?’ As a child, I was told by my grandmother, that I mustn’t speak aloud for ‘they’ will hear. “Girls must speak softly,” she would say. With my grandfather passing away a year before I was born, my grandmother became the responsible matriarch who everybody looked up to. She managed everything with an…

  Smitha V

  January 30, 2019

  Creative Writing, Experiences, Management

  #blogaweek, #bloggers, #children, #confidence, #inspiration, #leadership, #life, #lifeateacher, #managementstyle, #motivation, #parenting, #people, #self-awareness, #selfrespect, #they, #work, #writers, Creative Writing, Experiences

• Prompt: Mirror on the Wall

  

  I look in the mirror, And what do I see? A stranger- That once upon a time was me. A gray hair here, a gray hair there, An age spot here, an age spot there, Crow’s feet, grooves, hollows, you name it; they’re there, The truth for all to see, lying naked and bare. Pensive,…

  Smitha V

  May 31, 2018

  Poetry

  #confidence, #inspiration, #mirror, #mirroronthewall, #poem, #reflection, Poetry

• The Courage to start from Scratch

  

  The years gone by, I reminisce blissful, with a sigh- Every stage a new beginning, unprecedented, unfamiliar, Grit and fortitude denounced trepidation and fear Hurdles crossed, failures met, fingers burnt, I toiled and toiled. I did not rest; I watched, I learnt, And Success- Oh! She came; sweet and sure Wrapped me up, snug and…

  Smitha V

  May 5, 2018

  Poetry

  #beginnings, #believeinyourself, #confidence, #courage, #couragetostartagain, #Dontgiveup, #faith, #hardwork, #inspiration, #life, #living, #newchapter, Poetry

• What kind of a Boss/Employee are you? Where do you see yourself on the Trust Quotient?

  

  Are you the kind of person who a) Trusts until they have reason to mistrust or b) Mistrusts until they have reason to trust or c) A Doubting Tom? If you’re the first kind, Congratulations! Life’s definitely easier for you. And contrary to popular belief, it does not mean that you’re naive or ignorant. You’re…

  Smitha V

  March 20, 2018

  Experiences, Management

  #authoritative, #bosses, #commonsense, #confidence, #doubtingtoms, #employeetypes, #ethics, #fear, #job, #leaders, #life, #mistrustingbosses, #TRUST, #trustyourgut, #work, #workculture, Experiences, Management

• The Run up to the Marathon

  

  I am sure a lot of you have run Marathons. I know a lot of friends have, thanks to pictures on Fb and Instagram. I for one have harbored the idea of doing it since the last 4 years but have never actually got to doing it. Am I a sporty person? I’m not sure…

  Smitha V

  January 26, 2018

  Experiences

  #believe, #believeinyourself, #confidence, #discipline, #encouragement, #fitness, #God, #health, #inspiration, #jog, #life, #marathon, #practice, #run, #runningat40, #runningat50, #standardcharteredmarathon, #teamwork, #togetherwecan, #walk, #womenpower, #youcandoit, Experiences