by Sarika | Apr 8, 2021 | BD Voice, Coaching, Leadership, Mentoring Matters, Personal Development, Professional Development
My high school son was struggling with an essay on “Your passion & purpose”. We had a long discussion and he asked me “Mom, did you know what your purpose was or what you would land up pursuing when you were 15 years old?” I reflected on a similar discussion with...
by Sarika | Mar 8, 2021 | BD Voice, Coaching, Empowerment, Gender, Inspirational Women, Leadership, Women Matters
The world has gone through an unprecedented crisis last year. Despite the progress in women\’s issues in recent decades, the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated existing disparities, causing a reversion to traditional gender roles and with possible long-lasting...
by Sarika | Feb 2, 2021 | BD Voice, Change Makers, Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Gender, Inclusion, Inclusion Champions, Inclusion Matters, Inspirational Women, Leadership, Mentoring Matters, Personal Development, Professional Development, Woman of Influence, Women Matters
2020 was a year that has tested our society like few others in recent memory, it’s safe to say that many of us are looking forward to putting this year behind us. We have navigated through incredibly turbulent times and we are not out of them yet, but there does seem...
by Sarika | Mar 29, 2019 | Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Every Day Heroes, Leadership, Mentoring Matters
I was 8 years old when I tried to ride a bicycle for the first time. My brother gave me a little push and I was doing pretty well till I saw another kid zoom past me. I tried to give a chase and went straight ahead to hit a pole. I was so embarrassed that I never got...
by Sarika | Nov 15, 2018 | BD Voice, Change Makers, Empowerment, Inclusion, Inclusion Matters, Leadership, Professional Development
This festive week, I was planning to upgrade my television to smart TV and my friends suggested to check out the online deals. Being a fan of amazon online, the app kept tempting me with the uber expensive new iphone as well. Similarly, Netflix keeps suggesting my...
by Sarika | Nov 1, 2018 | BD Voice, Gender, Inclusion, Inclusion Champions, Inclusion Matters, Leadership, Woman of Influence, Women Matters
“Mom, we won the match!” shouted my 12-year-old son as he got home from school. “Akshi was too cool. She took the last goal in the last 4 minutes to spare”. I was pleasantly surprised to hear him raving about his teammate who is a girl playing in his school soccer...