Savvy Raj

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3 tips to adapt to unexpected Career changes.

Thoughts, make an impactful
difference. Choosing to think
positively makes dealing with
transitions, and adapting to the
changes easier
If you experience unexpected
challenging changes in your
career.
It’s good to acknowledge three
things
One, that it is a new
opportunity for new learnings
Welcome the possibilities.
Two, you can begin to apply
your unique combination of
skills and knowledge from your
previous experiences and bring
a fresh perspective wherever
you are. Explore your potential.


Three, that if things seem
difficult at first, you are paving
the road to resilience. Keep the
faith and stay patient .Times
change. Persevere
When you think of life in
plusses, every turn becomes a
beautiful path..


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Every Woman Knows

Spirit of a woman

Unbreakable

Unshakable

Undeniable

Strength of a woman

Unstoppable

Unbelievable

Unflappable

Soul of a woman

Undefinable

Undauntable

Unboundable

Savvy Raj

©Savvy Raj


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Good Reminder

Sharing a social media forward

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you, And making you
Spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? You spilled the coffee because there
was coffee in your cup. Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea. The point is
whatever is inside the cup, is what will spill out. Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which will happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It’s easy to fake it, until you get rattled. So, we have to ask ourselves, “What’s
my cup?”

When life gets tough, what spills out? Joy, gratefulness, peace and humility? Or does
anger, bitterness, harsh words and reactions come out?


You choose! Today let’s work
towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation, kindness
gentleness and love for others.

Good Reminder for one and all.
In making conscious choices.
Filling my cup with gratitude
Sensing joy and love
Choosing forgiveness
Expressions in gentleness
And affirming in kindness
For my choices matter...
To me & the world around me.
Savvy


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Conduits of Divinity

We are beings of light

The light of the divine

Interconnects us all

Exchanging energy

Of the Universe in the flow

In our body our hands

Play a part in the exchange

Reaching out to help heal

They are Conduits of Divinity

In the fluidity of the flow

Helping heal and align

And manifest in prayer.

In the realms of spirit and soul

Divinity channels itself

Through portals of our being

In the awareness of Oneness.

©Savvy Raj


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On Trust & Transperncy

How can any company worth its salt, create a culture of trust & transperency?

In finding the sweet spot
Between Talent & HR
Organization & Leadership.

It is important to note that in any top official company meetings,
discussions on Finance, Strategy, HR must happen in cohort…

For they interconnect deeply as there is no one function, without the other’s inputs. Likewise impacts too needs to be every one’s responsibility.  Profits or losses need shared accountability and responsibility across the organisations. An effective and efficient solution to  problems to scaling any startup  is not only about defining departmental  charts &  hierarchies and setting up processes early, but managing internal communication barriers.


Not an easy task at all for even with the best of leadership or  protocols there is always a room for improvement due to human slack at work or professional differences.

Human potential cannot be contained in water tight compartments. In today’s world with accurate data analysis being the reliable source of truth, more than ever communication must flow seamlessly between departments and between leaders.

Strategy can go for a toss, if information is withheld between departments. And often the actions taken, find no solution because there never was clarity in the first place.

Questions comes to HR for hiring the right person with the right attitude and skills for the job. And then ensuring employees are supported consistently with necessary information. Any lack of productivity, be flagged early on, prevent slacking and waste of investor’s money.



Today nothing that happens in offices behind closed doors remains in closed doors. Like a forest fire it  grows leaps and bounds adding different versions  of the truths as fuel to the fire.

Meetings of top leaderships with management need to be honest and transparent early on. And likewise the leaders need for transperent connects with their teams is equally important. This mitigates errors of judgement from the start up stage. 
Every policy or process change needs to be documented and its impacts on strategy needs to be well thought of and discussed.

Companies that take a transparent collaborative approach at decision making stand a greater chance at success. Simply because every decision is an informed one… So the margin of error is reduced significantly.

A lot of startups present a contorted version of the growth  early on, showing spikes  necessary for funding… The game somewhere is to create a truth  from the illusions for prospective investors and venture capitalists later on.


However they are so caught in the chase that without proper resources, as the company grows the integration of data of the various departments and it’s data synthesis becomes challenging in time.

When funding is raised, question is about hiring upwards, expanding  or creating systems for data analysis for  sustainable growth.

Systems create the necessary transperncy whereas strategic growth is about building trust in  and outside the company.
And HR & Finance play a responsibility and accountability, a significant role towards a culture of trust & transperncy.

Much of my article here is based on my observations as a Management Consultant over the years. Although every company is not the same, much of the situations faced by growing companies are similar…

What do you think?

How important is trust for creating transparency?

And how important is transparency in communication important to build trust?

More importantly what are the other ways of building trust and transparency?

Savvy Raj


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Unbound…

Borders marked on maps


In time get etched onto our minds


But our heart knows not borders


Hope the heart leads


For then, the way appears


To bond without being bound

To fly free like a bird.

Unbound…

©Savvy Raj


Sometimes comments to your posts can be a fodder for thoughts in synthesis…

I thank my good friend Fredrick from Katiemiafrederick.wordpress.com for the inspiring comment 🕊️🙏🕊️ on my yesterdays blog In flights of fancy /

A part of this poem began as a reply comment that turned into a post.


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A free flow…

An experimental poem

Yesterday evening, I asked my mother sitting besides me and sipping her tea, to share a few random words that came to her mind.

These are what she shared in the same order as she shared.

Time, Eternal, Free, Freedom, Connection, Heart, Destiny, Love, Emerging, Twinkle, Abundance, Garnering, Gather, Depth, Stardust, Voyage Spirit

Here is what I imagined in the dance of these words…

When Love is Destiny

Emerging in eternal time
Destiny twinkles on stardust
Garnering connections of  hearts
Voyaging free in the spirit of freedom.
Gathering abundance in the
depth of love.

©Savvy Raj


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BUILD BRIDGES

Time evolves one and all,come what may

Yesterday’s mountains have become paths today

Love of life will show the way

As you keep building bridges not walls I say.

Savvy Raj


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Make friends with time

Value your life value your time


Remember your uniqueness
Takes its own time to show up.

All happens at the right time
For time knows you..

Make time your friend
Meet it with all of you

Make your life worthwhile
Make friends with time


Savvy


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Skills to Thrive as a Life coach


As a Life Coach one has the opportunity to positively impact and influence another life and its ripples can be felt miles around. It is huge responsibility.

Thriving as a Life Coach

Every life is unique and a life coach needs to keep ideating and integrating approaches and interventions that make way  to transformative changes. It can challenge the very best.


To thrive as a life coach and be effective it is necessary…

Approachability : To be approachable and open to feedback, which helps to foster trust and respect within the clients

Patience : To empathize with others and understand their perspectives before offering solutions

Resilience : To adapt & to bounce back, no matter the challenges.To be able to bend and not break under pressure.

This calls for a great amount of emotional intelligence,  consistency, creative thinking & resilience. A resilience that comes from experience and one that is honed  in flexibility & adaptability.


What matters most is how a life coach can instill confidence and trust in another to make a meaningful difference.

©Savvy Raj


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Way of Seeing

The
Way
We
See
The
World…

Happiness
Eludes
Or
Embraces
Us

Which
Way
Do
You See?

© Savvy Raj


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It’s all in the breath

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Healing through breathing…

Here is one of the many techniques that can be practiced in awareness.

Box breathing

A Breathing technique to destress an agitated and tense mind to calm state and improve the mood.

A good practice for all and especially for those with depression, anxiety disorder and PTSD managing pains and insomnia.

The technique is simple and very effective.

1. Sit upright & Start with exhaling air out of your mouth slowly counting 1to 4.

2. Hold for four counts

3. Inhale deeply filling air section by section till it reaches the lungs & abdomen for four counts through your nose.

4.Again hold for four counts

5. Exhale for four counts from the abdomen and lungs slowly.

As a beginner choose a quiet place to begin this mindful practice. You can start by repeating for four times in one setting. Initially it is advisable to gradually take it up. In case you feel a little dizzy go back to your regular breathing and build it again.

The slow breathing and holding is the most important aspect which activates the para sympathetic system and thus helps reduce stress.

You can practice box breathing couple of sets in a day as needed to calm down.

Breathe away the stress

And breathe in ease.

Savvy Raj


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Finding You

When you lose your sense of Self

You find yourself

©Savvy Raj


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Choose Well

You always have the choice

Choose well in every now…

It is a conscious choice in awareness to be in this now…

It’s about being intentional about what you choose to do.

It is said we are the product of five people we surround ourselves with.

So choose to surround yourself with those who lift your spirits.

Choose to be intentional on being with people who you appreciate and who you enjoy being with.

People who you feel bring out the best in you

And choose to truly care and cherish these people.

Focus on discovering your joyful paths in life

You can make your life a joyful journey whenever you choose to honour & enjoy the moment at hand.

Be in this now!

© Savvy Raj


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Inside

What is…

Inside of your mind

Is there peace?

Inside of your heart

Is there love?

Does it feel like a ocean wave

Is flowing through you…

Or a flame of hope rising like a phoenix

Can you hear the distant drums

And dream of hope in the yonder

Or the bells of divine chime within?

Where and how are you

Inside?

©Savvy Raj