Being in the Driving Seat!

Life is a journey where beginning and end are fixed (Birth and Death) and you have virtually no control over these extremes but in between you are the one who drives; you are the one who decide the direction, timing and course of journey!! Therefore, it is “You” who is in the driving seat of at least your own life journey.

There is no existence without purpose and certain role in the entire universe. Be it a living thing or be it a non-living thing. So we as human beings are no exception. As a responsible family member, as responsible professional, as a responsible leader of an organization or institutions, as a responsible citizen of a nation, as a responsible human being within the broader ecosystem of nature`s creation we do have certain roles to play in various sphere of human life.

In personal life we are someone`s mother or father, we are someone`s son or daughter, we are someone`s husband or wife, we are someone`s uncle or aunt, we are someone`s brother or sister. In professional life we are someone`s boss, we are someone`s subordinate, we are someone`s manager, we are leader for someone and we are follower for someone.

Therefore, wherever we are, whatever we do, we do have been offered endless opportunities to make difference for self and other interdependent constituents. Is it not that we all have been blessed with endless possibilities as opportunities to make difference in self and in other constituents of existence?

So we all are in the driving seat 24X7 times throughout the life whether we like it or not! It’s a matter of choice, what choices we make at a given point in time throughout the life. Therefore being in the driving seat is an opportunity thrown open to all the human being to make the difference in self and in adjoining surrounding. What direction we choose, how we drive: slow or fast and which road we choose while being in the driving seat will determine the overall experience of journey and destination. These choices are definitely going to decide who “we” are over a period of time. What legacy someone will leave for the future generation etc. all depends on what is envisioned and passionately followed while being in driving seat. An ordinary can be an extraordinary by being an effective driver while being in the driving seat in various sphere and stages of life.

As a professional in corporate world responsible for leading organization, one needs to focus on 21 “Focus Areas” to be effective and successful: