The Coach and Artist in me

I Have Two Careers   I was reading this interesting write up by  Kabir Sehgal   “Why You Should Have (at least) Two Careers”  and it made me think and ponder upon.    Kabir says “you also will be dreaming about switching to a career that’s drastically different from your current job. It’s rare for people to make a leap, the cost of switching is too high, and possibility of success is low. The answer here isn’t to plug away in your current job, unfulfilled and slowly burning out. The answer is to do both. Two careers are better than one. And by committing to two careers, you will produce benefits of both”.   As I put my own experience in this write-up, you will visualize, how this has helped me.   In my case I have three vocations: I work with Entrepreneurs and Corporate Clients; I am a Wildlife & Nature Photographer and I also write. I have been asked this question many a time and they ask, “How do I find time to do it all’? My answer to them ...

This is a story not from my corporate work but from a different place. I enjoy travelling to wildlife parks and photograph tigers & birds in their habitat. I have picked the topic of Humility and Gratitude from my experience from my visit to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh. The forest is beautiful to see, feel and experience. The lush green forest feels lively and exciting and this story is from one of the winters I was there. BTR has three main zones i.e. Tala, Magadhi & Khitauli and buffer zones.   In our evening safari, we were told that a tigress (Baghin) with her three cubs was moving in the area in that zone. Her favourite place was near the water body that had tall grass. We were there, we heard alarm calls and knew that we had a chance. We waited for the entire evening timeslot. We had to leave the park as it was becoming dark.   The next day morning, the desire to meet the tigress and cubs made us reach the same spot. We did not want to m...