[Music] seventy-five days ago my wife Vina and I
seventy-five days ago my wife Vina and I
seventy-five days ago my wife Vina and I went to bed like any other day we didn’t
went to bed like any other day we didn’t
went to bed like any other day we didn’t know what was in store and we got a call
know what was in store and we got a call
know what was in store and we got a call at one o’clock in the morning from India
at one o’clock in the morning from India
at one o’clock in the morning from India informing us that her father my
informing us that her father my
informing us that her father my father-in-law had passed away so three
father-in-law had passed away so three
father-in-law had passed away so three flights one car journey for four hours
flights one car journey for four hours
flights one car journey for four hours and a total of 16 hours later we just
and a total of 16 hours later we just
and a total of 16 hours later we just barely managed to reach home 15 minutes
barely managed to reach home 15 minutes
barely managed to reach home 15 minutes before the body was being taken away to
before the body was being taken away to
before the body was being taken away to the crematorium and I stood there at
the crematorium and I stood there at
the crematorium and I stood there at that pyre watching the body with wooden
that pyre watching the body with wooden
that pyre watching the body with wooden logs along the length so that it doesn’t
logs along the length so that it doesn’t
logs along the length so that it doesn’t buckle in the heat being reduced to a
buckle in the heat being reduced to a
buckle in the heat being reduced to a lump of ashes and I asked myself what
lump of ashes and I asked myself what
lump of ashes and I asked myself what lesson do I take away from the life of a
lesson do I take away from the life of a
lesson do I take away from the life of a man who has invested 60 long years of
man who has invested 60 long years of
man who has invested 60 long years of his life as a practicing doctor from the
his life as a practicing doctor from the
his life as a practicing doctor from the same spot treating patients at the
same spot treating patients at the
same spot treating patients at the highest ethical standards that you would
highest ethical standards that you would
highest ethical standards that you would expect as a doctor now I didn’t have the
expect as a doctor now I didn’t have the
expect as a doctor now I didn’t have the answer but I realized that it was time
answer but I realized that it was time
answer but I realized that it was time to board another flight very soon this
to board another flight very soon this
to board another flight very soon this was for a very different purpose and
was for a very different purpose and
was for a very different purpose and this was not the end but the beginning
this was not the end but the beginning
this was not the end but the beginning of the corporate life of my 24 year old
of the corporate life of my 24 year old
of the corporate life of my 24 year old son who had just finished his master’s
son who had just finished his master’s
son who had just finished his master’s in engineering this was far away in USA
in engineering this was far away in USA
in engineering this was far away in USA and he was going to start his job and
and he was going to start his job and
and he was going to start his job and then as a parent I asked myself now what
then as a parent I asked myself now what
then as a parent I asked myself now what lesson do I coach my son on on corporate
lesson do I coach my son on on corporate
lesson do I coach my son on on corporate matters after all had been there for 30
matters after all had been there for 30
matters after all had been there for 30 years and so the intersection of these
years and so the intersection of these
years and so the intersection of these two questions around life death and
two questions around life death and
two questions around life death and beginning led me to the realization that
beginning led me to the realization that
beginning led me to the realization that the real intersection is about
the real intersection is about
the real intersection is about spirituality in corporate leadership and
spirituality in corporate leadership and
spirituality in corporate leadership and that’s why I’m going to talk to you
that’s why I’m going to talk to you
that’s why I’m going to talk to you about spirituality why it matters in
about spirituality why it matters in
about spirituality why it matters in corporate leadership now none of what I
corporate leadership now none of what I
corporate leadership now none of what I say is my original
say is my original
say is my original nor am i claiming that I have mastered
nor am i claiming that I have mastered
nor am i claiming that I have mastered this topic but I do want to share that
this topic but I do want to share that
this topic but I do want to share that spirituality is the most unrecognized
spirituality is the most unrecognized
spirituality is the most unrecognized unacknowledged and really unnoticed tool
unacknowledged and really unnoticed tool
unacknowledged and really unnoticed tool that is available in the armory of a
that is available in the armory of a
that is available in the armory of a corporate manager now every one of us is
corporate manager now every one of us is
corporate manager now every one of us is a corporate leader it doesn’t matter who
a corporate leader it doesn’t matter who
a corporate leader it doesn’t matter who you are it doesn’t matter what level
you are it doesn’t matter what level
you are it doesn’t matter what level you’re at and it doesn’t matter what you
you’re at and it doesn’t matter what you
you’re at and it doesn’t matter what you do you are a lead in the first place and
do you are a lead in the first place and
do you are a lead in the first place and if you’re in corporate life it matters a
if you’re in corporate life it matters a
if you’re in corporate life it matters a lot then the question is what is
lot then the question is what is
lot then the question is what is spirituality and that’s probably what’s
spirituality and that’s probably what’s
spirituality and that’s probably what’s going on in your mind now before I tell
going on in your mind now before I tell
going on in your mind now before I tell you what spirituality is as far as I see
you what spirituality is as far as I see
you what spirituality is as far as I see it let me tell you what it is not I was
it let me tell you what it is not I was
it let me tell you what it is not I was in the United States about a month ago
in the United States about a month ago
in the United States about a month ago and I happened to read a research paper
and I happened to read a research paper
and I happened to read a research paper which had a very interesting statistic
which had a very interesting statistic
which had a very interesting statistic it said 62% of young Americans below the
it said 62% of young Americans below the
it said 62% of young Americans below the age of 30 identified themselves as SB n
age of 30 identified themselves as SB n
age of 30 identified themselves as SB n R and I said what is s BN R and I kept
R and I said what is s BN R and I kept
R and I said what is s BN R and I kept reading then I realised that it stood
reading then I realised that it stood
reading then I realised that it stood for spiritual but not religious and I
for spiritual but not religious and I
for spiritual but not religious and I liked it because it meant that there is
liked it because it meant that there is
liked it because it meant that there is growing recognition of that identity
growing recognition of that identity
growing recognition of that identity that you could be spiritual but you need
that you could be spiritual but you need
that you could be spiritual but you need not be religious and you need not be
not be religious and you need not be
not be religious and you need not be alone if you wish to identify yourself
alone if you wish to identify yourself
alone if you wish to identify yourself as s B&R as i do and so spirituality has
as s B&R as i do and so spirituality has
as s B&R as i do and so spirituality has gone to the background because of the
gone to the background because of the
gone to the background because of the forces of Technology modernity and
forces of Technology modernity and
forces of Technology modernity and science and therefore it’s time to bring
science and therefore it’s time to bring
science and therefore it’s time to bring it back in the forefront what
it back in the forefront what
it back in the forefront what spirituality is not is about religion it
spirituality is not is about religion it
spirituality is not is about religion it is not about religion it is not about
is not about religion it is not about
is not about religion it is not about the superiority of one religion over
the superiority of one religion over
the superiority of one religion over another
another
another it is not asking you to give up to
it is not asking you to give up to
it is not asking you to give up to renounce to sacrifice to go to the
renounce to sacrifice to go to the
renounce to sacrifice to go to the forest and lead an ascetic life or to
forest and lead an ascetic life or to
forest and lead an ascetic life or to withdraw like the limbs of a tortoise
withdraw like the limbs of a tortoise
withdraw like the limbs of a tortoise and live under a shell it is really a
and live under a shell it is really a
and live under a shell it is really a very positive forward-looking concept
very positive forward-looking concept
very positive forward-looking concept and I prefer to look at spirituality in
and I prefer to look at spirituality in
and I prefer to look at spirituality in my
my
my definition which is pretty hard to
definition which is pretty hard to
definition which is pretty hard to define along the pillars of MAS H now M
define along the pillars of MAS H now M
define along the pillars of MAS H now M stands for mind spirituality is all
stands for mind spirituality is all
stands for mind spirituality is all about the mind
about the mind
about the mind spirituality helps you to become aware
spirituality helps you to become aware
spirituality helps you to become aware of your mind
of your mind
of your mind it is a chosen deliberate response to
it is a chosen deliberate response to
it is a chosen deliberate response to life’s forces of good bad tough and easy
life’s forces of good bad tough and easy
life’s forces of good bad tough and easy times and it is a choice that you make
times and it is a choice that you make
times and it is a choice that you make being present and at the moment as
being present and at the moment as
being present and at the moment as opposed to worrying about the future
opposed to worrying about the future
opposed to worrying about the future in fact this equanimity of the mind
in fact this equanimity of the mind
in fact this equanimity of the mind reminds me of what I do when I go to the
reminds me of what I do when I go to the
reminds me of what I do when I go to the airport I often go to the duty-free area
airport I often go to the duty-free area
airport I often go to the duty-free area and I try out perfumes why because it is
and I try out perfumes why because it is
and I try out perfumes why because it is free I’m a banker so I go one I try to I
free I’m a banker so I go one I try to I
free I’m a banker so I go one I try to I tried three and after that I have to
tried three and after that I have to
tried three and after that I have to look for the coffee bean jar because I
look for the coffee bean jar because I
look for the coffee bean jar because I have to reset my nose now spirituality
have to reset my nose now spirituality
have to reset my nose now spirituality is the coffee bean jar for your mind it
is the coffee bean jar for your mind it
is the coffee bean jar for your mind it helps you to reset your nose because
helps you to reset your nose because
helps you to reset your nose because this mind is such a fickle unyielding
this mind is such a fickle unyielding
this mind is such a fickle unyielding difficult volatile turbulent machine in
difficult volatile turbulent machine in
difficult volatile turbulent machine in fact it reminds me that if you look at a
fact it reminds me that if you look at a
fact it reminds me that if you look at a map and you look at a coastline from the
map and you look at a coastline from the
map and you look at a coastline from the top the coastline will look reasonably
top the coastline will look reasonably
top the coastline will look reasonably smooth between the water and the land
smooth between the water and the land
smooth between the water and the land but you try to zoom in you will see some
but you try to zoom in you will see some
but you try to zoom in you will see some volatility you try to zoom in even more
volatility you try to zoom in even more
volatility you try to zoom in even more you see huge volatility between land and
you see huge volatility between land and
you see huge volatility between land and water a bit like a spoilt ECG of a
water a bit like a spoilt ECG of a
water a bit like a spoilt ECG of a patient so spirituality reminds you to
patient so spirituality reminds you to
patient so spirituality reminds you to focus on the mind and look at least it
focus on the mind and look at least it
focus on the mind and look at least it helps me to look for those underlying
helps me to look for those underlying
helps me to look for those underlying causes about volatility despite what
causes about volatility despite what
causes about volatility despite what looks to be reasonably smooth or calm on
looks to be reasonably smooth or calm on
looks to be reasonably smooth or calm on the surface especially in corporate life
the surface especially in corporate life
the surface especially in corporate life and this applies to yourself and to your
and this applies to yourself and to your
and this applies to yourself and to your colleagues next spirituality stands s
colleagues next spirituality stands s
colleagues next spirituality stands s I’m sorry e is for action in mash now
I’m sorry e is for action in mash now
I’m sorry e is for action in mash now spirituality is about
spirituality is about
spirituality is about because for years in corporate life we
because for years in corporate life we
because for years in corporate life we have been taught and trained that if you
have been taught and trained that if you
have been taught and trained that if you cannot measure something you cannot
cannot measure something you cannot
cannot measure something you cannot manage anything everything is about
manage anything everything is about
manage anything everything is about results everything is about outcomes
results everything is about outcomes
results everything is about outcomes spirituality reminds you on something
spirituality reminds you on something
spirituality reminds you on something else it reminds you about actions and
else it reminds you about actions and
else it reminds you about actions and not just outcomes and not just results
not just outcomes and not just results
not just outcomes and not just results actions matter as much as outcomes and
actions matter as much as outcomes and
actions matter as much as outcomes and results and actions focus does not mean
results and actions focus does not mean
results and actions focus does not mean that you become unconcerned or
that you become unconcerned or
that you become unconcerned or unattached to the outcomes it’s in fact
unattached to the outcomes it’s in fact
unattached to the outcomes it’s in fact the opposite it is the combination of
the opposite it is the combination of
the opposite it is the combination of the two in fact a big part of my job in
the two in fact a big part of my job in
the two in fact a big part of my job in in banking is to automate it is to
in banking is to automate it is to
in banking is to automate it is to digitize it is to make things more
digitize it is to make things more
digitize it is to make things more efficient and a consequence of that is
efficient and a consequence of that is
efficient and a consequence of that is there are many job losses and I often
there are many job losses and I often
there are many job losses and I often step back and I ask myself is this
step back and I ask myself is this
step back and I ask myself is this really the purpose of what I’m trying to
really the purpose of what I’m trying to
really the purpose of what I’m trying to do because of the impact that it has
do because of the impact that it has
do because of the impact that it has but then a spiritual mindset helps you
but then a spiritual mindset helps you
but then a spiritual mindset helps you to step back and acknowledge that you
to step back and acknowledge that you
to step back and acknowledge that you got to do what you got to do in terms of
got to do what you got to do in terms of
got to do what you got to do in terms of actions the results will be the results
actions the results will be the results
actions the results will be the results so it is that combination of results and
so it is that combination of results and
so it is that combination of results and action which spirituality wraps around
action which spirituality wraps around
action which spirituality wraps around itself
itself
itself then comes service S is for service and
then comes service S is for service and
then comes service S is for service and spirituality reminds you that you’ve got
spirituality reminds you that you’ve got
spirituality reminds you that you’ve got to be thinking about others about your
to be thinking about others about your
to be thinking about others about your colleagues and about the community prior
colleagues and about the community prior
colleagues and about the community prior to yourself I know you’re thinking how
to yourself I know you’re thinking how
to yourself I know you’re thinking how come a banker is talking about service
come a banker is talking about service
come a banker is talking about service but I’m trying it is important because
but I’m trying it is important because
but I’m trying it is important because if you are able to do that you will not
if you are able to do that you will not
if you are able to do that you will not have a United Airlines moment you you
have a United Airlines moment you you
have a United Airlines moment you you really need to acknowledge that there is
really need to acknowledge that there is
really need to acknowledge that there is collective effort in everything that
collective effort in everything that
collective effort in everything that goes what seems to be your outcome or
goes what seems to be your outcome or
goes what seems to be your outcome or your effort there is more to it than
your effort there is more to it than
your effort there is more to it than what you do think of a lamp a lamp gets
what you do think of a lamp a lamp gets
what you do think of a lamp a lamp gets credit for dispelling darkness but
credit for dispelling darkness but
credit for dispelling darkness but actually the oil burns the wick burns
actually the oil burns the wick burns
actually the oil burns the wick burns the lamp burns and then there is light
the lamp burns and then there is light
the lamp burns and then there is light so acknowledge collective efforts and
so acknowledge collective efforts and
so acknowledge collective efforts and give credit effortlessly that is about
give credit effortlessly that is about
give credit effortlessly that is about service
service
service H is for humility and this is not common
H is for humility and this is not common
H is for humility and this is not common you might think you’re a banker in
you might think you’re a banker in
you might think you’re a banker in raffles place but you’re one in a city
raffles place but you’re one in a city
raffles place but you’re one in a city of six million people you in one worth
of six million people you in one worth
of six million people you in one worth of six billion in one galaxy of six
of six billion in one galaxy of six
of six billion in one galaxy of six trillion right so spirituality reminds
trillion right so spirituality reminds
trillion right so spirituality reminds you that you are really small and and if
you that you are really small and and if
you that you are really small and and if you stretch time you notice that history
you stretch time you notice that history
you stretch time you notice that history repeats itself cities grow cities die
repeats itself cities grow cities die
repeats itself cities grow cities die empires flourish empires perish and you
empires flourish empires perish and you
empires flourish empires perish and you just have to acknowledge that when you
just have to acknowledge that when you
just have to acknowledge that when you look back there is a whole repetition of
look back there is a whole repetition of
look back there is a whole repetition of a cycle that keeps happening and in fact
a cycle that keeps happening and in fact
a cycle that keeps happening and in fact in corporate life there are so many
in corporate life there are so many
in corporate life there are so many pluses so many winds so many positive
pluses so many winds so many positive
pluses so many winds so many positive outcomes but it comes with enemies such
outcomes but it comes with enemies such
outcomes but it comes with enemies such as pay promotion prestige power politics
as pay promotion prestige power politics
as pay promotion prestige power politics all of this spirituality reminds you to
all of this spirituality reminds you to
all of this spirituality reminds you to replace these with equanimity and with
replace these with equanimity and with
replace these with equanimity and with empathy because that’s how you can
empathy because that’s how you can
empathy because that’s how you can behave as a corporate leader otherwise
behave as a corporate leader otherwise
behave as a corporate leader otherwise you’ll get caught up in in what wraps
you’ll get caught up in in what wraps
you’ll get caught up in in what wraps you in a corporate challenge and so it
you in a corporate challenge and so it
you in a corporate challenge and so it is this deliberate response to become
is this deliberate response to become
is this deliberate response to become unperturbed and remain calm even in a
unperturbed and remain calm even in a
unperturbed and remain calm even in a turbulent environment in corporate life
turbulent environment in corporate life
turbulent environment in corporate life and so I think I’ll go back on this the
and so I think I’ll go back on this the
and so I think I’ll go back on this the the fact that spirituality happens in a
the fact that spirituality happens in a
the fact that spirituality happens in a context of corporate life the
context of corporate life the
context of corporate life the environment in which you create is
environment in which you create is
environment in which you create is equally important you cannot have only
equally important you cannot have only
equally important you cannot have only the definitions and not practice
the definitions and not practice
the definitions and not practice creating the environment is hugely
creating the environment is hugely
creating the environment is hugely important now I was in Las Vegas
important now I was in Las Vegas
important now I was in Las Vegas recently and I saw this holding on top
recently and I saw this holding on top
recently and I saw this holding on top of a huge building inviting you to
of a huge building inviting you to
of a huge building inviting you to spiritual dining and first a good
spiritual dining and first a good
spiritual dining and first a good restaurant but in the presence of
restaurant but in the presence of
restaurant but in the presence of half-naked women casinos and slot
half-naked women casinos and slot
half-naked women casinos and slot machines this wasn’t this wasn’t right
machines this wasn’t this wasn’t right
machines this wasn’t this wasn’t right so creating the right environment to
so creating the right environment to
so creating the right environment to to undertake a spiritual mindset is
to undertake a spiritual mindset is
to undertake a spiritual mindset is equally relevant and important and so I
equally relevant and important and so I
equally relevant and important and so I look at spirituality as mas H mind
look at spirituality as mas H mind
look at spirituality as mas H mind action service and humility in fact when
action service and humility in fact when
action service and humility in fact when I think about the challenges that many
I think about the challenges that many
I think about the challenges that many of us have gone through know we have
of us have gone through know we have
of us have gone through know we have bankers and we have seen we have heard
bankers and we have seen we have heard
bankers and we have seen we have heard about the global financial crisis this
about the global financial crisis this
about the global financial crisis this is about ten years ago I had my share of
is about ten years ago I had my share of
is about ten years ago I had my share of challenges every banker had his share of
challenges every banker had his share of
challenges every banker had his share of challenges I was part of being of a team
challenges I was part of being of a team
challenges I was part of being of a team that was being investigated upon for
that was being investigated upon for
that was being investigated upon for something that had nothing to do with me
something that had nothing to do with me
something that had nothing to do with me and it’s quite intimidating to be
and it’s quite intimidating to be
and it’s quite intimidating to be interrogated to be investigated to be
interrogated to be investigated to be
interrogated to be investigated to be questioned and of course nothing came
questioned and of course nothing came
questioned and of course nothing came out of it eventually but but it’s only a
out of it eventually but but it’s only a
out of it eventually but but it’s only a balanced unperturbed discriminative
balanced unperturbed discriminative
balanced unperturbed discriminative intelligence that you can get through
intelligence that you can get through
intelligence that you can get through spirituality that helps you to overcome
spirituality that helps you to overcome
spirituality that helps you to overcome these kinds of situations now the
these kinds of situations now the
these kinds of situations now the challenge then is you’re probably
challenge then is you’re probably
challenge then is you’re probably wondering that’s fine but what do I need
wondering that’s fine but what do I need
wondering that’s fine but what do I need to do next I like the definition but
to do next I like the definition but
to do next I like the definition but what is it that I could do now there are
what is it that I could do now there are
what is it that I could do now there are many many practices that you can adopt I
many many practices that you can adopt I
many many practices that you can adopt I am here to give you a small recipe of
am here to give you a small recipe of
am here to give you a small recipe of what I have tried to build which is a
what I have tried to build which is a
what I have tried to build which is a spiritual calendar for want of a better
spiritual calendar for want of a better
spiritual calendar for want of a better word now if you can exercise your body
word now if you can exercise your body
word now if you can exercise your body and muscles for 60 minutes a day at the
and muscles for 60 minutes a day at the
and muscles for 60 minutes a day at the gym you could do 15 minutes exercising
gym you could do 15 minutes exercising
gym you could do 15 minutes exercising your mind and mind can be exercised
your mind and mind can be exercised
your mind and mind can be exercised through many mechanisms there is yoga is
through many mechanisms there is yoga is
through many mechanisms there is yoga is not just to bend the body you can use
not just to bend the body you can use
not just to bend the body you can use yoga to bend your mind there is Matas
yoga to bend your mind there is Matas
yoga to bend your mind there is Matas yoga there’s meditation there is also a
yoga there’s meditation there is also a
yoga there’s meditation there is also a small set of self-denial acts that you
small set of self-denial acts that you
small set of self-denial acts that you can take on small acts fasting I’m a
can take on small acts fasting I’m a
can take on small acts fasting I’m a huge coffee drinker 30 40 years and then
huge coffee drinker 30 40 years and then
huge coffee drinker 30 40 years and then on the first of May of this year I
on the first of May of this year I
on the first of May of this year I decided that coffee will not hold sway
decided that coffee will not hold sway
decided that coffee will not hold sway over my mind and I’ve given up as a
over my mind and I’ve given up as a
over my mind and I’ve given up as a first of May so far so good
first of May so far so good
first of May so far so good we’ll see it’s a small example it’s
we’ll see it’s a small example it’s
we’ll see it’s a small example it’s nothing profound in that case I know
nothing profound in that case I know
nothing profound in that case I know people do many more bigger things but
people do many more bigger things but
people do many more bigger things but the point is that you can undertake
the point is that you can undertake
the point is that you can undertake small acts to control your mind from
small acts to control your mind from
small acts to control your mind from small to big to really make bigger
small to big to really make bigger
small to big to really make bigger bigger things you could also think about
bigger things you could also think about
bigger things you could also think about in the case of humility and
in the case of humility and
in the case of humility and interconnectedness and broaden and
interconnectedness and broaden and
interconnectedness and broaden and broadness of your perspective think
broadness of your perspective think
broadness of your perspective think about the many courses that are
about the many courses that are
about the many courses that are available online there’s so much to
available online there’s so much to
available online there’s so much to learn out there these days I’ve signed
learn out there these days I’ve signed
learn out there these days I’ve signed up for a course with Oxford University
up for a course with Oxford University
up for a course with Oxford University online it’s mind blowing it’s fantastic
online it’s mind blowing it’s fantastic
online it’s mind blowing it’s fantastic you can learn a new language I started
you can learn a new language I started
you can learn a new language I started learning a very ancient Indian language
learning a very ancient Indian language
learning a very ancient Indian language very hard stresses the hell out of me
very hard stresses the hell out of me
very hard stresses the hell out of me but I’m still at it but it’s very
but I’m still at it but it’s very
but I’m still at it but it’s very powerful very useful you can wake up at
powerful very useful you can wake up at
powerful very useful you can wake up at 5:00 a.m. it really helps very hard but
5:00 a.m. it really helps very hard but
5:00 a.m. it really helps very hard but it helps you can do something else when
it helps you can do something else when
it helps you can do something else when you’re at MRT as opposed to perhaps what
you’re at MRT as opposed to perhaps what
you’re at MRT as opposed to perhaps what you do today
you do today
you do today you can pray there’s nothing wrong with
you can pray there’s nothing wrong with
you can pray there’s nothing wrong with it you can visit a place of worship it’s
it you can visit a place of worship it’s
it you can visit a place of worship it’s very powerful and so the list is endless
very powerful and so the list is endless
very powerful and so the list is endless and this is obviously just a few
and this is obviously just a few
and this is obviously just a few examples if you think of service there
examples if you think of service there
examples if you think of service there are so many problems to solve around
are so many problems to solve around
are so many problems to solve around each of us try to undertake any
each of us try to undertake any
each of us try to undertake any community project a set of colleagues
community project a set of colleagues
community project a set of colleagues and myself four years ago we decided
and myself four years ago we decided
and myself four years ago we decided that we will build 10 schools in Vietnam
that we will build 10 schools in Vietnam
that we will build 10 schools in Vietnam to benefit 4,000 kids who are
to benefit 4,000 kids who are
to benefit 4,000 kids who are underprivileged so we started quite well
underprivileged so we started quite well
underprivileged so we started quite well three years we built seven schools and
three years we built seven schools and
three years we built seven schools and we ran out of money and then I was
we ran out of money and then I was
we ran out of money and then I was worried and stressed because I didn’t
worried and stressed because I didn’t
worried and stressed because I didn’t know how the money is going to come from
know how the money is going to come from
know how the money is going to come from but spirituality helps you to refocus
but spirituality helps you to refocus
but spirituality helps you to refocus the purpose of what you’re trying to do
the purpose of what you’re trying to do
the purpose of what you’re trying to do the actions that you’re really after and
the actions that you’re really after and
the actions that you’re really after and giving that balance to in this case the
giving that balance to in this case the
giving that balance to in this case the volunteers who were doing great work and
volunteers who were doing great work and
volunteers who were doing great work and they came up with really creative ideas
they came up with really creative ideas
they came up with really creative ideas and we raised a whole lot of money and
and we raised a whole lot of money and
and we raised a whole lot of money and the tenth school is under way now so
the tenth school is under way now so
the tenth school is under way now so that’s really good good and so many
that’s really good good and so many
that’s really good good and so many things that you could do on the question
things that you could do on the question
things that you could do on the question of spirituality being in practice and so
of spirituality being in practice and so
of spirituality being in practice and so when I step back
when I step back
when I step back in conclusion what I think is relevant
in conclusion what I think is relevant
in conclusion what I think is relevant is if you think about the fact that
is if you think about the fact that
is if you think about the fact that spirituality helps you to respond to
spirituality helps you to respond to
spirituality helps you to respond to copper challenges in a much more
copper challenges in a much more
copper challenges in a much more powerful way I’m reminded of a boss that
powerful way I’m reminded of a boss that
powerful way I’m reminded of a boss that I had who was an Iron Man marathon
I had who was an Iron Man marathon
I had who was an Iron Man marathon runner who was a fitness freak he would
runner who was a fitness freak he would
runner who was a fitness freak he would make us to run swim walk you know do
make us to run swim walk you know do
make us to run swim walk you know do many physical fitness and I just
many physical fitness and I just
many physical fitness and I just couldn’t fit in because I look for a
couldn’t fit in because I look for a
couldn’t fit in because I look for a spiritual fitness regime so what I have
spiritual fitness regime so what I have
spiritual fitness regime so what I have done is to incorporate this spiritual
done is to incorporate this spiritual
done is to incorporate this spiritual mindset into my regimen which I gave
mindset into my regimen which I gave
mindset into my regimen which I gave some examples about I have treated that
some examples about I have treated that
some examples about I have treated that as my measuring rod as part of my
as my measuring rod as part of my
as my measuring rod as part of my personal balanced scorecard and you do
personal balanced scorecard and you do
personal balanced scorecard and you do not want to risk the traditional
not want to risk the traditional
not want to risk the traditional corporate tools into the same tools and
corporate tools into the same tools and
corporate tools into the same tools and I treat spirituality as an additional
I treat spirituality as an additional
I treat spirituality as an additional tool and this phrase called D risk and
tool and this phrase called D risk and
tool and this phrase called D risk and avoid concentration risk you hear these
avoid concentration risk you hear these
avoid concentration risk you hear these in banking language select reality for
in banking language select reality for
in banking language select reality for me helps to avoid concentration risk and
me helps to avoid concentration risk and
me helps to avoid concentration risk and so back to the story of my father-in-law
so back to the story of my father-in-law
so back to the story of my father-in-law passing away and my son beginning his
passing away and my son beginning his
passing away and my son beginning his career I really think if you are able to
career I really think if you are able to
career I really think if you are able to lead a spiritually rich and full life
lead a spiritually rich and full life
lead a spiritually rich and full life you achieve the purpose of life right
you achieve the purpose of life right
you achieve the purpose of life right living itself is its purpose and my call
living itself is its purpose and my call
living itself is its purpose and my call out to you is can you convert
out to you is can you convert
out to you is can you convert spirituality from a noun to a verb can
spirituality from a noun to a verb can
spirituality from a noun to a verb can you spiritual eyes corporate leadership
you spiritual eyes corporate leadership
you spiritual eyes corporate leadership and it’s not that hard because we have
and it’s not that hard because we have
and it’s not that hard because we have adapted ourselves to a 140-character
adapted ourselves to a 140-character
adapted ourselves to a 140-character life I think we can adopt spirituality
life I think we can adopt spirituality
life I think we can adopt spirituality and if you can treat it treat it as a
and if you can treat it treat it as a
and if you can treat it treat it as a new technology and design it into your
new technology and design it into your
new technology and design it into your daily operating rhythm then you have a
daily operating rhythm then you have a
daily operating rhythm then you have a TED idea worth pursuing thank you very
TED idea worth pursuing thank you very
TED idea worth pursuing thank you very much
much
much you
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