Sahana Munipella

    Money Management Money Management as we all know is an important Life Skill. In my case Money Management seems more like a Life Kill- I am always running short of money, how does it come how does it go- I don’t know. On the lighter side I feel the only way to get out of this rut is if Modiji demonetized the entire currency. But I don’t want to give up and want to master this Life Skill. Let me start with a story that my husband Kailash loves telling all and sundry. Once upon a time there was a wise man with three sons. He called them one day and said Sons I am getting on in age and it is time for me to pass on my wealth to you as your inheritance. I have three things to give you Gold, Land and Wisdom. I will leave each of you to decide what you want amongst yourselves. The elder Son immediately said as the eldest I have the right to make the first choice and he chose Gold. Similarly, the second son said he has the next choice and so he chose land. The youngest son wh...

                                    To do or not to do….. Decision Making (DM) is a very important life skill and like all skills it can honed and developed to ensure we make the most optimum decisions. We make decisions from the time our cognitive abilities are mature enough to start understanding the consequences of our decisions- by about the age of 11 or 12 years. Decisions impact all aspects of our life- personal and professional. In this article I will discuss the frameworks for effective decision making.   Firstly, to make effective decisions we must cultivate the right mindsets, habits and values to provide a basis for effective decision making. Decisions can be simple or complex, with a lot of data or under ambiguity and with irreversible or reversible consequences. So, what is the right platform that we must build to make effective decisions? To start with we must cultivat...

        No Child Left Behind…… My daughter Samhita has been studying in Legacy from Pre-Nursery and she is now in Grade 5. It has been a wonderful journey for her and for my husband and me. She is our first and only child, so every step has been unique. Her experiences have enriched us and given us an insight into schooling in the current time. It has also taken me back to my own school days. How times have changed!!! Like all mothers I am very involved in my child’s schooling and have always wanted to be a part of this experience. Legacy offered me that opportunity in many ways over the years. Right to Education (RTE) introduced by the government was first instituted in Samhita’s batch- in Grade 1. I am a firm believer in the adage “No child, left behind” and was happy when the school echoed my sentiment. Economic diversity can be overcome by hand holding a child through phases of learning difficulties. Last year Legacy provided me a unique opportunity...

                                           Become the hero of your own life!!!     It’s a cold winter morning. Its 5 AM- the alarm rings. You have set it to go for a 5 Km walk. Will you get up or roll over and cover yourself with a blanket and continue to sleep- promising yourself that tomorrow you will definitely go for the walk. You have been invited to a party and you promise yourself you will go easy on the food and drinks given that you are on a diet. Your friend comes to you and says hey this is a party and you cannot diet at my home. One thing leads to another and you have gorged on the fattiest of starters and drunk lots of sugar laced drinks- promising yourself you will starve for the next whole week. You have promised your spouse and children you will be on a Digital Detox programme to overcome your Social Media addictio...

  Goal Setting Life Skill- The Why, What and How of Goal Setting Success is Goals and all else is Commentary The human being is blessed with the ability to desire. She or he can desire anything in this world or beyond and can achieve the desire. We have seen throughout history   human beings achieve audacious goals in any sphere of life – Science- A Covid-19 Vaccine in 10 months when the last record for a Vaccine was 7 years, Spirituality- developing new religious orders that   have stood the test of centuries, sport, art, business- the list is endless. What does stand out in all of this is that a higher order inspiration accompanied by tremendous perspiration results in success. The Goal Setting Life Skill is a plan to achieve what the mind desires. It is the execution that turns dreams to reality, aspiration to achievement and thought to outcome. It is about mastering the process of setting and achieving goals. Goal Setting fundamentally breaks out into three ke...