Q) How can I be authentic in my role as an anchor while talking about people who were good in art but messy and muddled otherwise?
ANS) Vasudha Didi – There are four things:-
Role and You – You are not your role. You perform your role and come out of it. The role of an anchor is not you. And so you may not agree with the personality of your client and may not want to follow him/her for life lessons but still play the role of an anchor for their show.
As you grow on spiritual path, you will realise and maturity will happen to you to see life in its totality. Different personalities also have a place in the whole and have are playing their roles. Beyond good and bad, shoulds and should nots..Everyone is conditioned according to their life lessons and they perform based on those conditioning of their mind that we call samsakara. Even that personality was an outcome of those samskara. None of us are perfect and all of us have flaws.
Reminding oneself of this will bring compassion and you will be able to appreciate the positive qualities of that person. If you really care to be authentic – Do a little more detailed study and see what good things your prospective client has. Not necessarily award winning but those things which seem significant to you. And talk about those things that inspire you about them.. but this will require more effort.
If you still disagree with the character, then you have choice to deny anchoring for that person politely even if it has commercial gains. Ultimate choice is yours.
Q) Should I increase my resources or reduce my business because the demand is increasing and we are falling short on time?
ANS) Anchoring is also a business in which you are providing service. If you want any business to grow, you will have to make investments on required resources from time to time. Otherwise you will burn out and all other roles and responsibilities will get impacted. Also, when you come back to the business in that burnt haalat, you will not be able to do justice to business also. Business is all about taking calculated risks. Without the capacity to take risks a business cannot grow. This is an answer from the role of a business woman that I play. And As a sadhak -The spiritual path empowers us and gives us confidence. That spirit in us is undefeated. The more one identifies with that spirit inside the more risk one can take because fear vanishes naturally with that identification of one with one’s immortal spirit.
So there is really no escape from taking risks. Allow yourself to fail. And be ready to take another risk even after a failure. Life is a beautiful exploration of one’s capacity. Which may remain unexplored if one chooses not to take risks. Every exploration is filled with risks but that’s the fun of it, Isn’t it!
Ms. Vasudha Jhunjhunwala holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. She is associated with the Art of Living since year 2000. Born and brought up in a pink city Jaipur, Rajasthan she currently resides in Amchi Mumbai with her family. For nearly a decade, Vasudha has inspired more than 10,000 youths with her teachings and social work. She has undertaken various projects and has been an instrument of change for its success. Juggling between home and work, in her spare time Vasudha likes to paint, write poems, learn music and play badminton. She is a Social Worker, Entrepreneur, State Coordinator of The Art of Living, Student of Sanskrit & Classical Music, Writer, Homemaker, Mother, Meditation Teacher, Public Speaker, Recipient of CSO-2014 award by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and has travelled in 30 Countries.
She is a quintessential deshbhakt. It is difficult to match her youthful Energy.
Vasudha is extremely passionate about her initiatives. One of the most successful projects lead by her was the ‘Vote For a Better India’ - A campaign that facilitated the voter registration process and lead to 5 lakh citizens new voter registration across India in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. Bringing more awareness to the people in the community she began the initiative ‘Mind your Vehicle’ - A project to sensitize citizens towards traffic discipline with 2000 volunteers in Mumbai. The project saw good media coverage. She was also the founding member of ‘Save Aarey’ project. In this project more than 300 volunteers cleared 5-truck loads of garbage from Aarey colony. With an aim to instill a sense of responsibility and nationalism among the youth, she has spearheaded several initiatives that included women’s safety drives, blood donation drives, cleanliness drives at railway stations and sea-shores, health and hygiene awareness camps and others.
Often people ask her what made her belief so strong to walk the spiritual path. She affirms that, “just like the light house guides the ship through darkness of night, our conscience guides us through decisions of life. For a smooth sail, just listen to it!”
The drought in Maharashtra had led to an increasing number of farmer suicides and Vasudha decided to contribute towards River Rejuvenation Project in the state. She along with her team revived around 22kms of Manjara river. The river Manjara rejuvenation in Latur District benefited 5 lakh villagers in its vicinity. Vasudha was also a part of the Solar Lamp Project. She was the catalyst in the distribution of solar lamps to flood-hit villagers in Orissa during Fani.
Her courage and valour gives her the skill to bring out the right perspective in every project she undertakes. Worry or Uncertainty are not words she rhymes with, Vasudha believes that’s Spiritual knowledge shields the flame of life from the winds of uncertainties. Vasudha is currently working on Project Pavitra. Since its inception this year, the project has imparted menstrual hygiene education to more than 2000 young girls in BMC schools and it aims to reach out to many more. She is also the founding member of SORT Club - Student's organization for Reform and Transformation. The club is now operational in 10 colleges in Mumbai. The project aims to remove the menace of substance abuse from the colleges of India. Vasudha is also working on a Happy Neighbourhood Project. The project aims to establish Happiness centers in societies to make societies stress-free.
If you meet her once, you would know that she has a very charming, intuitive, and jovial personality, her ideas and thoughts are ahead of it’s time. Her ability to perceive something new and unique in every individual is what draws people to her company. She gives a very comfortable and cool vibe something young students connect to and find easy to talk and open up to her about their problems. Make impossible, possible is her mantra. Her sessions are filled with grit, humor, inspiration, and some awespiring wisdom. People feel rejuvenated, energetic, experience clarity of thoughts, immense love in their hearts after attending her Mind and Breathe Workshops.
Mysteries of life intrigues her and even though she has traveled in 30 countries she found her best place within. She, by herself is a ‘Happiness Express’ moving swiftly on the spiritual path.
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My Takeaways from the QnA
Takeaway 1:
Different personalities also have a place in the whole and have are playing their roles.
Beyond good and bad, shoulds and should nots..Everyone is conditioned according to their life lessons and they perform based on those conditioning of their mind that we call samsakara. Even that personality was an outcome of those samskara. None of us are perfect and all of us have flaws.
My learning:
This reminds me of kaikai and her role and role of ravana in ramayan
Also It takes me back to the knowledge points Accept people and situations as they are
And also that all 5 knowledge points are crux of every knowledge
Takeaway 2
The more one identifies with that spirit inside the more risk one can take because fear vanishes naturally with that identification of one with one’s immortal spirit.
My learning
All that is required for us is within us to fulfill our deepest desires and our biggest strength and support is within us
My Takeaways from the QnA
Takeaway 1:
Different personalities also have a place in the whole and have are playing their roles.
Beyond good and bad, shoulds and should nots..Everyone is conditioned according to their life lessons and they perform based on those conditioning of their mind that we call samsakara. Even that personality was an outcome of those samskara. None of us are perfect and all of us have flaws.
My learning:
This reminds me of kaikai and her role and role of ravana in ramayan
Also It takes me back to the knowledge points Accept people and situations as they are
And also that all 5 knowledge points are crux of every knowledge
Takeaway 2
The more one identifies with that spirit inside the more risk one can take because fear vanishes naturally with that identification of one with one’s immortal spirit.
My learning
All that is required for us is within us to fulfill our deepest desires and our biggest strength and support is within us