A(NU) Thought

Raj ( naam toh suna hi hoga ) aspires to be among the high performers in the team, but despite all his efforts, he believes he is average. He thinks, “I want to be creative, but I’m afraid of being judged.”   and  “I want to sound confident, but I constantly second-guess myself.” Sounds familiar? At home, he wants to spend more time with his wife and son, but his work keeps him away from dinner table, in his room converted into home office.   Socially, he often wants to say no to friends, but being a good-hearted person, he ends up helping them more than he can. People know him as someone who can be counted upon. Outcome : work-life imbalance, stress, anxiety, unhappiness, fatigue, self-doubt, defensiveness and more.

Image source Yes, you heard that right? What are your superpowers? Now don’t think of Iron man, or Wolverine, or Thor and Jean Grey. I am asking about the real-life superpowers that exist very much in common people like you and me. Got you thinking, right?   Let me clarify with an example. बचपन में मैंने काई बार माँ को बिना चिमटे के stove पर रोटी फूलाते देखा था . मुझे लगता था she is fire-proof… Hahaha. But as I grew up, I realized her superpower is not being fire-proof, but the warmth that exudes from her. Every day when I used to reach home in the evening after a long day of work and travel, she would open the door for me and welcome me home with her warm and comforting smile. मेरा सारा stress दरवाजे के बहार ही निकल जाता था .   Happens right, some people have that effect on you and you too have such an effect on others. Now that is what I would call a Superpower’.