What does "Failure" mean?

Well...this question has been going on my mind for sometime now but today it is really urging me to find the answer after seeing Indian Cricket team's huge loss at the World Cup.

Like always had a chat with Steph just a few minutes back and when I told her about this huge failure of Indian team...here's what she told me:

I'm sorry that you're disappointed

I don't really see this as a failure

"Not all endeavors mean a Win"

but there is always something that can be Learned or Gained

so how can that be a failure

failing is just flat out not trying

or not learning when things don't work out the way you expect

Now what's flat out?

Means not making any effort

How to tackle failure?

It's changing your attitude about what failure is

that's how you tackle it.

Feedback:

All we can expect of ourselves and each other is to perform at our best

that best can change from one day to the next

it is always changing

as long as we put the "right" amount of effort and intention in

the outcome doesn't matter

that much

if we are always tied to expecting that we can control the outcome

we will often be disappointed

"When you are able to move into a place that you don't emotionally live and die with each change or uncertainty

you will have more peace"

Featured

I have been featured on the recent Newsletter of AIESEC Colombia

Click on the below link to see the same (except my picture jejeje...)

Newsletter

Learning to Cope

Everytime I have a chat with Steph (my guide/friend)I feel really good and positive in thoughts.Here what's she told me during last night's chat:

"What i have found over the years is that often times i have to not force the outcome

or be tied to it

and everything usually works out the way it's supposed to

and sometimes - it's not what i would have chosen

but i find a way to be at peace with it.

Please meet each moment fully

and meet it as a friend"

Also,I'm learning from my mistakes.I remember Steph telling me that:

"There is no great career for anyone without mistakes along the way

When you hit an obstacle - be honest about it

People appreciate that

Be honest too when you make a mistake"

I had made a big mistake last night which will be very serious but I've admitted my mistake and I'm willing to face the consequences.Infact,I'm very happy for having learnt from this mistake of mine at such an early stage of my life/career.

When I did share this mistake I've made with Steph...this is what she said:

"I think it is good that you have learned the mistake now and not later

I have seen very senior people blur the line between right action and doing what it takes to get what you want

You will be able to recover from this

I think that you have learned a very valuable lesson and that's a very good thing."

So proud to have such a wonderful person as my guide/friend.Thanks Steph.

There is another quote that I would like to share which really moved me:

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Weekend at Medellin

Eh! Ave Maria Pues...Like I planned,had been for the weekend to Medellin.Was really nice and quick.

As soon as I reached Medellin, got in the metro and left out of the city (like 40 minutes away from Niquia metro station) to a finca for the EIA Zonalito.Came back to the city in the afternoon and was at EAFIT university.

Places visited:

1.Parque Lleras:

Tree-lined park surrounded by sidewalk cafes.Had been with Monica(and her boyfriend) of AIESEC EAFIT,Evaand Vero(Slovakian trainees)and was like Parque 93 here in Bogota but I would say Parque 93 is much better.(Sorry,I'm being honest!)

2.Metro Cable/Metro:

Eva,Vero and I took the metro to metro cable.The neighbourhood there is really poor and very bad in condition and it seems before it was horrible,were many clashes and just a small bridge which was constructed made a difference to live peacefully.Anyway,once we reached the top we wished that we could ski down jejeje...

3.Copacabana:

Small town outside the city,visited the church there,took some videos of some borachos(expression for drunk men)singing loud on the streets.

4.Centro:

Had some exotic fruit juice(Lulu)was a little shock for me as I had to drink in a weird mug(usually found in the bathrooms of India).Then visited a beautiful public Library which has got some fountains,Mayor's office(apparently it was Brothel's house before),had arepa choco con queso near Exito and watched the two birds sculptures by Botero...where one of the birds sculpture was destroyed by terrorists by placing a bomb in it and hence Botero made another one.



5.Plaza de Botero:

Watched the incredible statues(most of them naked)and one of them was of a warrior with golden penis and I was told by Eva that it would bring some luck if I touch it.Followed...let's see what's it gonna bring to me.

6.Parque Pies Descalzo(Park of Bare Feet):

The Park features a Sand Park, water fountains (which you can get wet and interact with),a Zen Garden, forests and wooden tables for picnicking. You can bring your own food and drinks, or eat out at one of the many restaurants and cafes within the Park.

Overall, a nice, clean, safe area in which to learn, meet people, enjoy the day, and have fun in Medellin-the City of Eternal Spring.

7.Museo Interactivo EPM:(In the same vicinity of Parque Pies Descalzo)

The Museum seeks to create a better understanding of the discovery, evolution, advancement and utilization of the sciences toward improvement in the lives of humankind.Also got a spiky hair in one of the blah blah center(Not good at physics).Aura analysis-direct or indirect examination of the vital energy that envelops each human.The colors of the aura reveal the personal traits of the subject.Mine was a stable double-colored aura and I remember only one of the colors significance which said: "El exito material y economico" :-)

8.Pueblito Paisa:

It is a replica of an old Antioquian town with handicraft shops,a church and is situated up a hill.Right now,it's under renovation.But from the roof top you can see a breathtaking view of the city and the lights of houses on the mountains looks like some chunks of Lava.

9.Parque de los Deseos:(Dream Park)

Near Antioquia's University,has an Indian context,beautifully enmarqued with the planetarium, and science experiements.Also they have huge screen on which they show movies to the public for free.A very impressive and wonderful place to hang-out.

Finally,want to thank Eva and Vero for having been so and nice patient in showing the places and for coming along with me.Thanks to Ana Garcia also who accompanied me to few places.Infact,I managed to see 99% of the above places just in a day with an excellent timing. :-)

Pues...Una ciudad hermosa y salva. :-)

Weekend at Manizales

It's been few weeks now since I have been trying to cope with certain things and I realised I definitely needed a change to overcome such feelings.So this month I have decided to plan to travel to some beautiful places and the first was Manizales.

It wasn't that different for me with climate but it is built in a mountain region with a number of ridgelines and steep slopes.Steve(USA),Anya(Russia)and I left to large eco-park Los Yarumos.It contains beautiful views overlooking the city and views of mountains and volcanos encircling the city above.There are many hiking trails and nature walks.And then I had my first Canopy experience.Canopy walkways are bridges between and in trees; mostly linked up with platforms inside or around the trees.The guide,surprisingly Anya's friend guided us to do all these arduous activities with ease.


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After lunch,Mario,Director of Los Nevados picked me up in his car and we headed to Los Nevados.Los Nevados is a beautiful pueblito(small village)set deep in the Andes.The mountains are just a short drive from Manizales up through forests.Much of the central part of the range is a volcanic desert and there are impressive volcanic cones and lava flows.And then I see another wonder of nature,lunar eclipse-it was beautiful to witness the gradual loss of moonlight.Initially we could see only one-fourth visible part of the moon,then half and the three-fourth and then the full moon surrounded by a huge and bright constellation.It was my first total eclipse of the Moon I ever saw and it was the most amazing jaw-dropping event I ever witnessed.

Lunar eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a near-perfect line in space.It was more awe-inspiring to watch the shadow of the entire planet slowly move across the Moon from 4500 mts high and -3 C temperature.I felt as if the moon was just a few meters away.

Next day,in the afternoon visited the downtown,Juan Valdez at El Cable and the went to Ecotermales El Otoño(Thermal Waters)spent few hours there surrounded by beautiful moutains and cold weather.Relaxing and wonderful hang-out place with your girl.

At the end,it was really a tiresome and refreshing trip.But I think I still need more such trips.Hence,Medellin is on my mind for the next weekend.

PS: Pictures will be uploaded in a week.