We were not meant to do this alone, our definition of strong is so misguided....
 

Of course, my newsletters are inspired by my every day and my clients. And today’s one is no different.

First things first. I want all of us to redefine ‘strong’ and chuck this age old definition of strong means we don’t cry, or we do it all by ourselves or that bullying means being strong. F*ck these definitions. I am sick and tired of these and what it is making humans do.

Can I cry and still be strong?
F*ck yes.
Tears are physiologically created to release oxytocin and endomorphins. They are made to soothe and heal us. How can we be weak when we shed tears then? No we are not silly, weak or anything else because of our tears. We on the other hand are authentic humans who ‘feel’.

Can I ask for help and still be strong?
F*ck yes.
There is a lot of ‘shame’ and ‘guilt’ associated with asking for help. Shame of we not being enough and guilt of burdening someone for us. But you know what? We are not meant to do everything on our own. Like all of it.

Why did we have villages and tribes where we reached out to each other in a community. Humans thrive in community. That is just the way we are innately built. That is our DNA. So moving away from this reality is actually harming us than benefitting us.

If we were supposed to do everything all on our own, we would raise our own food, milk our own cows, manufacture our own cars, create fuel ourselves and I can go on.

Food for thought: Sit with the ‘shame’ and ‘guilt’ which you associate with asking for help and ask yourself, “What lesson are these two trying to teach me?”
You will be surprised. And if you are a game, share it with me and let me sit in that lesson with you :)

Can I not overpower someone and yet be strong?
That my friend, is the highest level of strength one can exhibit. I remember my grandfather used to say, “You can determine the character of a man by how he treats someone who is not in power”. It has stuck with me. I often look at restuarants on how someone treats the humans serving the food. How someone treats a security personnel. It talks so much about a human’s real strength.

And so, I want you to go and redefine strong for you.
Go, ask for help and don’t sulk alone.
We are meant to do this together.

Knowing this, if you want to ask for help in a heart centred way to:
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💫 Captivate Sundar Pichai to hire you.
💫 Mind blow Karishma Mehta to feature you at Humans of Bombay.
💫 Influence Vijay Shekhar Sharma to invest in your start up.

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I am here to answer any questions, clear any doubts or just listen to you. Hit reply to share.

Enjoy......

I love you all.

Xx Pradnya xX

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