The Values Workshop

The automatic way creative  ideas come to you is mainly because you get out of the way and become a  nobody. This process of observation is liberating and leads to a lot of  magic in the process. However, it is easier said than done. What a  wonderful end to a practically deep conversation. Hope you enjoy it. Do  write in and share your thoughts.  For the video, check...

Accepting loss means learning to deal with the pain  without losing your sense of perspective. It allows you to contextualise  the situation and probably opens up new ways of dealing with what  happens. We go deeper into this 'acceptance' mindset and explore how it  works. Beautifully engaging chat, this. For the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

In this part we talk about business, about a sense of humility in acknowledging the views other stakeholders bring to communication. Professional stories are shared, varied thought processes of how we learn how things function out there in the world - and the learning it holds for us. An interesting second part which opens up avenues for a completely different type of chat in the ones which follow...

An advertising, films and event company experience helps us have an  interesting conversation with a guest who talks about how his mindset  helped him keep his learning aptitude alive through the years. He  ponders over thoughts like 'Why are people afraid to admit they don't  know'? A fun, light, breezy start to a chat which becomes deeper in the  parts which follow. Chec...

While all our chats on death are thought provoking, this one is quite  beautiful in the way it unravels how we relate to life (the living), our  perceptions, the impact it has on us as living beings when we miss  those who we love. Quite a wonderful conversation, this. Makes you  think. Check it out. For the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

How does one live life afresh every day? Delete all your notions whether  they are given by others or are your own. Let the past go, adopt what  is useful and let go. Wise words indeed by our guest in this incomplete  talk due to internet issues. We shall surely have him again some  time...let us see when that happens. For now, check out the last part. For the video, check www....

'Even in the unknown, I do not feel fear, I feel curiosity. Almost like a  child does.' He talks about animals being extremely shy, and questions  the need to fear them. A modern-day sage-like appearance, a beautiful  smile and a chat which makes you wonder if an alternative way to exist  is actually a wonderful idea. Check it out. For the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevalu...

We have an extremely unusual guest in this episode. One which lives in  forests by choice, and prefers that life to that of living in the city.  He says he finds the choice to living with his vulnerability makes him  sensitive and in a way, keeps him far from what he calls the 'dead' or  the 'second-hand' life. A wise guest indeed, making several points worth  pondering. T...

'Thinking aloud' is the way we do all these podcasts. And this one exemplifies what we are trying. Our guest discusses the relevance of talking about Death, her experiences with losing loved ones, the wisdom she gained from allowing herself to experience it the way she wanted and so much more. An engaging chat, this. For the video, check www.youtube/c/thevaluesworkshop

How does one deal with failure? Work sometimes seems like an  escapism...and our guest delves into different aspects of how she learnt  from this, and also about how she opened herself to different kinds of  feedback post her meditation - and was willing to educate herself about  her plusses and shortcomings. She also talks about the importance of  laughing at one's own se...

'Asking yourself difficult questions is the tool we all  need' is one of the suggestions which stays with me from this chat. The  other parts of the conversation include her personal challenges about  making money, handling family responsibility during a particularly  difficult time, choosing an offbeat path for a career, and many more  interesting stories which reveal to...

An alumni of Bits Pilani, here we have an amazingly confident guest, who  shows us the darker side we all have to face sometimes. It is truly a  blessing to have a guest who is willing to tell us real stories of being  unsure and failing with a smile on her face. She talks about how people  change, how circumstances challenge us and how she came out of her  particular issu...

It is astonishing to see the amount of open-mindedness our guests show on  the episodes. This one is raw and human in its fragility and goes pretty  deep. The unscripted nature of the talks have another advantage...we  have no idea when an insightful point of view throws us off gear. At  times, this particular talk is almost 'thinking aloud' repeating some of  our deepest...

The young woman we speak to, is quite wise at understanding a bit of  life. This chat opens up an aspect of student-hood not easily understood or explained by many  teachers or even the students themselves. She has not only defined the  problem for herself but also finds a universal truth across ages. It is  indeed heartening to hear such clarity in someone so young. Do not mis...

The mind is a great friend...but when it works against oneself, it can  actually create quite a mess. Our guest admits the weird situations her mind leads her to, on dark  days. So how easy is it to be kind to oneself on a day when you are  simply fighting your own self? We delve deep to figure out how to work  with our own self on such days - and that is only the beginning of...

The introduction of the guest itself becomes a loaded question and leads us to discuss how we can define ourselves...does it limit our selves or are there some ways which indicate some part of who we really are? _ushua_ has been with us before as the first guest in the youth series...and her depth of thought is certainly evident...check it out. For the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworks...

'Often we realise we not only lose a person but also the memories  associated with him or her.'  An evocative chat this, our guest talks  about changes she experienced when faced with the death of a loved one.  She now takes time to be in touch with all those who matter irrespective  of her busy schedule. Being aware of the unsure nature of life touches  all of us per...

Among the many other gems we stumble upon, in this conversation we talk  about how one can handle vulnerability in love...The answer to this  question as our earlier parts leaves you deeply pondering over certain  basic values. A fine end to an enthralling conversation, this. Do check  it out. For the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

How does patience help when one is feeling vulnerable? This is a  question I start this part of the conversation with. 'Why would you want  to be happily disappointed?' is another question our guest answers.  Like the first part, this conversation continues to throw up surprises.  Have a look.  For the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

A creative freewheeling chat this. The questions and answers might match  or not at times, but what does stand out is the depth of thought which  our guest brings. This is unlike any discussion I have had before, and  often the long answers had me stumped because the topic went on becoming  wider with every sharing. Do check out this chat with a cartoonist,  artist, writer...

One of the most candid and sensitive chats on the series on Death. The  impromptu nature of the chat helps open up avenues one hasn't thought  about and our guest deliberates and finds words for emotions difficult  to express. A short chat, but not short on covering some essential  thoughts on the subject. Do check it out. For the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworksho...

The topic of vulnerability heats up nicely as we get into a discussion of the mind states. For example, we talk about the difference between letting go and resigning, and how it is important to befriend failure to ease into any situation. What a wonderful and engaging chat this has turned out to be. Do tune in. For more videos, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

In this part the guest and I talk about deeper aspects of vulnerability including addressing the subject with respect to relationships as well. We also talk about the subtler inner workings of the mind when it comes to handling our inadequacy about our own selves. An insightful chat, this. Do listen in. For the video, check www.youtube.com/c/thevaluesworkshop

Years after I met him, I meet this friend again in a chat on  vulnerability. He is quite categorical about how he perceives  vulnerability as a compulsory part of almost everything in our lives. An  extremely wonderful conversation covering the importance of our own  responsibility in owning up to our fears and doubts as much as our being  confident of how things work. Che...

This talk gets into the mental state of dread when we think of death  among other things. There is also a sane look at acceptance in this chat  with a guest who is an engineer, a teacher and has gone through his own  struggle with the acceptance of death due to the passing away of  someone close. A measured, quieter and much contemplative conversation,  this. Do check it o...