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Awareness

Awareness in my sense is being fully conscious of the moment at that point in time. Many times, we are not aware and start preparing for a rigirous defence in case we have an opposing point OR start dreaming in case the other individual is praising us OR we are not there mentally at all.

I have seen this being reflected many times where my bosses would be yawning and looking away or being distracted by their blackberries while I am in all earnest giving them an update. I have also seen many individuals start to speak before the other person completes sharing his/her thoughts. I have also seen many many times where people keep on working on their laptops or indulge in small talk as somebody else is doing a presentation or sharing. What does this do to the person who is trying their best to do their job ?

The worst form of disrespect in my opinion is not paying attention to somebody who is sharing their thoughts or ideas. It makes them feel not appreciated and leads to alienation and eventually could lead to a "devil may care" approach from the employee and be wary since this may get reciprocated when you as the "boss" gives a presentation since most people will mirror the culture in their teams or organizations.

so lets do this - why dont we be aware of the moment and pay full attention to that moment ? you never know how things change based on that particular moment ... I have seen many people wispfully indicate that had they paid attention to those last words of a ill person or the words of a go-gooder, things would have been different ...

lets learn and be aware of the moment ...

have a good day ...
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