Lessons Learned!

This post is a long due from my side. It was worth a wait. The wait let me watch my daughter grow into an extremely active and tenacious twenty months old. It is indeed fascinating to witness how a tiny human brain evolves “near” ideally in less than two years.

From the day of first vaccination to the day we got her ears pierced - along every step - I was worried whether she would be able to bear those pains. All it took for her to bear them was hardly a couple of minutes. She was always back to normal as soon as we were driving back from doctor’s office. This taught me a valuable lesson. There is no point in weeping over the pain. Lessons experienced are always powerful than those simply read.

During her first six months, she was very quick in rolling over to dragging herself ahead by a couple of feet. Later on, she developed vitamin deficiencies that led to a temporary slowdown in developments - at least that is what I thought. Her first tooth showed up only when she turned fifteen months. And still she didn't walk then. As new parents, looking at other kids in same age group, we were worried. By then, google had proved to be a trustworthy medical advisor. We learnt that this is common around the globe. Babies tend to take their own time. Today, despite our desperate attempts, we can not stop her from running around the house. My second lesson: Everyone is different and everyone is every one. Give people their time and space. They will grow even without us.

Mastering the art of influencing doesn't look very difficult for toddlers. My daughter exactly knows how to accomplish this herculean task and get things done. Her approach is simple. Divide and rule. Ask mom for something when dad is not around. She has a good second chance to shoot for what she wants through dad even when mom denies it. Many a time I become the victim when I turned the television set on without knowing that it was denied few minutes ago. My third lesson: Keep it simple and focused towards the goal whilst being aware of enablers.

Aren’t these the qualities of modern leadership? It looks like the myth “leaders are born and not made” is true after all.