Who Am I, Any Thoughts?

Original Post By: Sharad Shinde-Patil
Director T &D at The First-Smile Foundation and Founder of "Trainers meet Trainers" Forum-Pune, Bangalore & Delhi

Who am I?


Standing in front of the mirror I saw an image. The lines of age showed but somehow I never felt them. It was as though this person in front was someone else. Someone even I couldn’t recognize as I had never spent so much time in front of the mirror. The first thoughts that came to mind were from the children’s books, “Mirror, mirror on the wall……….” and in my mind thoughts wandered off.



I was in Delhi recently and the purpose of my visit had been exclusively to meet people who were connected to me on linkedin and create a new bonding. The first reaction of many was that I had come for some program and so I was meeting people. Unfortunately it wasn’t so and once again here I learned as to how we see others in exactly the way we are. I came, I saw and boy was I overwhelmed? Interacting gave me new perspectives and an understanding that I would probably never have realized. People in a particular fraternity (training & Development) are so into themselves that I wonder if they do take the time off to look into the mirror. In my talks I have always prophesied that if there is one single factor that enhances growth it is meeting people. World over it is a known fact that networking is the single factor that creates business growth and as I always say, Self Growth.



Knowing yourself is crucial. There is the finite and there is the infinite. So who are you? It is you that is so important as YOU are the finite. Everything else is infinite. Once you recognize this and understand it, you will realize the new you. The, “YOU”, that can be created through your own creativity, innovation, idealism, beliefs and a host of other infinite thoughts. It is these thoughts that make or break you. So before you come to any conclusions look into the mirror and see what you notice. That is the real you.

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