The Values Workshop

Our professions demand the most of us, in time, attention and effort.  Yet, the person we are remains the same - demanding acknowledgement,  respect, credit. This might involve being heard, understood and  accepted. Our guest is a HR professional from Iran, but what she speaks  about is as human and universal as it gets. She talks about truth,  careers, difficulties at work and even personal issues and the problems  they create for us in our professional lives. Expertise and empathy are  both embedded in her thinking process and it shows. Do check out this  beautiful and enriching conversation. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

We discuss wisdom, its responsibility, the idea of dealing with normal - and what is 'normal', surrender, the adjusting to the lack of control, our guest's way of dealing with difficult situations, the importance of  self-seeking through your experiences, understanding your body and being  sensitive to its signs, the concept of labels given to experiences for easy identification. What an amazing talk this is. Do not miss any of  the parts. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

We talk about fear, lack of control, anxiety, the presence of an 'all-good' energy, our understanding of personal history and how it impacts us. We also discuss how we have so many personas in our own selves - and which one is the complete picture. Our guest is pursuing a doctorate on a subject which is close to this thought process. He discusses good, bad and whatever other ideas which arise in the mind. As intense as the earlier part, it is a genuinely thought-inducing conversation. Do have a look. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

This is one of the deeper discussions we have had on the podcast. The  guest has free-flowing and simple, yet fairly deep answers to the questions, allowing me the liberty to ask questions which I cannot ask  easily. We talk about the need to have a self-image of sorts, the need  to compartmentalise knowledge, zen, a subject called 'othering', where  we look at the divisions among us rather than the unifying singular point and many, many other interesting things. Don't miss it at all. This one is provocative - and how. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

Our guest takes us through his journey of slowing things down, leaving a good position in the USA, and coming back home to find a changed scenario. He talks about his family, his friends, the lack of  vindication, changing homes across nations among other things. What a thought-provoking conversation, this is. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

Parenting is difficult but so is managing a job. Many women have serious issues resolving both their need to feel satisfied about their career,  and their participation in their kids' journeys. We also talk about Covid and a story which is as remarkable in its reality as it is in its intensity. A wonderful 'discovering life' kind of chat, this. Do check it out. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

We have a guest who has been in advertising and marketing, has run a  catering business, been a homemaker and a parent. Her views and attempts  are aspirational in all things she does and it reflects in her words.  The care, concern and emphasis on parenting, being a good kid herself, a  person who wants to live her dreams as well as all the vulnerabilities  which go in being such a balanced person are covered in this part. What a  beautiful conversation - Elegant in its simplicity. Don't miss it. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

Our guest this week is a seeker and a corporate management professional. She talks about various things - her outlook of her own clash between seeking and providing for material needs, the young generation and their clarity and opportunities, along with their complete lack of direction at times, her present outlook of work, and her life coming full circle in advertising and marketing, her practice and the role of calmness in  her life. A very interesting and contemporary view of life while adhering to the best of 'Indian' thinking - well, that is how we look at  it. Do check it out. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

We speak to an excellent teacher and a concerned mother in this episode.  We speaks of women and the ease with which they can multitask, adults  being kids at times, the wisdom of what Covid taught each one of us  irrespective of our age, how kids can handle things when trusted, the  need to have faith things will work out well on their own. Quite a lot  of ground, you would agree. A short chat, this. Do check it out. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

Our guest is a guy who reached the top from a humble background, a  professional who quit when he was at the peak of his prowess, a family  man who took a back seat from material things to pursue a new passion.  Remarkably confident about his vulnerability, he speaks about the major  decision he took to quit his dream job and lives to tell the tale. What a  journey this semi-legal professional has had. Don't miss this. For more conversations, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop