Miranda Musing

  (Originally published in LinkedIn on August 02, 2020)  #makeyourbed #navyseal       Recently I happened to read the book “Make your bed” by Admiral William H McRaven (US Navy Retired). There are many life lessons that can be imbibed from it. I was quite impressed with the book that I gifted a book each to my sons. I would recommend the book to anyone who wants to groom, mentor their juniors as they step into their youth.        Admiral McRaven a Four-Star Admiral and an accomplished Navy SEAL for thirty-seven years, was Commander of all US Special Operations Forces as his final assignment. His book is filled with ten valuable lessons that has been peppered with real life stories that he encountered as a Navy SEAL. But the one that set me thinking was his first lesson “If you want to change the world… start off by making your bed.       The Author describes how critical it is for a Navy SEAL to make his bed every day, a task that appears so trivial to each of us. How as a new recruit

      (Originally published in LinkedIn on May 17, 2020) #migrant-worker #covid-19 #marathon #running            In these unprecedented times of social distancing, we have ingeniously devised virtual meetings, virtual concerts, virtual dinners. What is stopping us from running a virtual race?       I came across an opportunity to run the NYRR virtual Brooklyn Half. Though rusty, 7 months after completing the #Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2019, I took up the challenge.        I would have loved to run the Brooklyn half in the beautiful borough of New York City but had to be satisfied running it around the scenic Chase, Polaris campus at Columbus., Ohio. The organizers of NYRR virtual Brooklyn Half could make this virtual race work by leveraging the running app Strava that recorded our run and relayed it to them. The organizers did a great job with a virtual bib and virtual medal and a finish certificate. I was happy, I could complete the half marathon 21 Kms / 13 miles with a time o