Tuesday 7am. Young New York NRI client. He was frustrated that he isn’t learning much in his job. And it’s going to be a few more months of suffering before he can expect a change of project. And the lockdown and the riots are adding to the agony.
I asked him, “How much is your pay cut?”

“Pay cut? Oh no no.. I’m fine; the company has announced there won’t be any pay cuts.”
“You know what,” I told him, “you don’t need coaching. What you need is for me to courier you a Kolhapuri Chappal. You can take that and give yourself a few whacks on your backside. There are people out there who are barely getting half their salaries, many are losing their jobs, people’s businesses are shutting down and what’s missing in your life – A LEARNING CURVE!”

He got the point – he promised to make a list of things that he can be grateful for in the job. He became present. And we both had a good laugh!

The best part is.. his Dad, who is literally trapped on another continent (also my client) pinged me last night, “Milind – the Kolhapuri Chappal worked really well!” The impact of the chappal had travelled across the Atlantic Ocean!

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In the words of Dr. Seuss, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
The sooner we are grateful for what we have and stop whining about what’s missing, the earlier we will discover that there is no heaven “out there”.. it’s right here.. on this beautiful blue green planet.. with our ‘nasty’ relatives and our ‘botched up’ careers and our ‘imperfect’ bodies.
Till then, we could ALL do with a whack on the backside. If you’re not hit by Corona, get yourself a Kolhapuri Chappal. It’ll do you a lot of good! I’m ordering one soon..