Books are the pastures for the human imagination. For as long as I can remember, books have always fascinated me. Summer holidays at school were always about a weekly visit to the local library to borrow a set of books that we would devour throughout the week. A book every day was not uncommon.

As I hark back to those childhood days of fascination and joy about reading, I am struck by the extent of that imagination that still resides within me. Even today, when I read a book, I cover a couple of pages, and instinctually close my eyes with my imagination weaving possibilities around what I have read. Strangely enough, these mental soirees have always made me feel good, although I daresay, it can seriously slow down progress :-)

As the realities now of building and expanding our businesses consume me every day, I balance this responsibility by investing in my customers to make them greater – one leader and team at a time. Brackets of time between meetings is when I head back to my books to open up my thoughts to the art of the possible. That inner child of curiosity, imagination and the sheer joy of vicariously partaking in others’ experiences and learnings, constantly sustains me during the day.

The question for you is – how are you tapping into your inner child to sustain you everyday? What aspects of your childhood joys keeps you company now, as an adult? How can you trigger the inner child in others, so that you make their day, today?

P.S: The photo below is me tapping into my inner child on Diwali :-)