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that people with agendas have
thrown in. So once economies are
stabilised in countries, there will be
a world of peace and prosperity.
If you provide the right education to
everyone and they have economic
independence, people should in
general feel fulfilled and satisfied
and why should there be any more
wars then. By right education, I don’t
mean education that gives only finan-
cial gains. If you educate the child
as a holistic being, a good, spiritual
human being with the right values,
there will be no clash of egos, anger
or greed to create war like situations.
This is why I feel that education is
the greatest service one can offer to
heal our planet, and setting up high
quality education institutes which
teach the right values and mind-
fulness has become my passion.
Education is the key to everything.
It begins with spirituality of course,
but the next fundamental is the
right education. Once you give an
education to a child, you empower
that child for economic indepen-
dence and employability. Another
way I work towards world peace is
as the Vice Chairperson of Global
Dialogue Foundation in collabora-
tion with the United Nations Alliance
of Civilizations to bring in a Unity
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in Diversity through love, under-
standing and dialogue. I help GDF in
setting up Peace Gardens globally.
By working with UNAOC on Unity in
Diversity, by celebrating all cultures
and reaching out to each other, we
should be able to put an end to all
conflict and war.
“So, my ultimate mission is to build
one world, one people, a world filled
with peace and prosperity”.
This is a tall order. But God always
sends you the right person at the
right time because if your intentions
are pure he wants you to succeed.
For me, to achieve this goal, Mike
Handcock has come as a mentor
and guide. He is also on a mission
to build the world’s biggest group
of Transformational Leaders. Like
the internet, our group is growing
organically and straddling the world.
Together it is possible to achieve
miracles. I’ve always been a seeker.
When I was a little girl I asked my
mother why I was here and she gave
me a beautiful reply. ‘You are here to
bring smiles into peoples’ lives’. This
made me want to do something good
every day so that somebody some-
where would smile.
My rollercoaster ride from rags to
riches made me realise that money
is not the true criteria of happiness.
What matters is your attitude and
how you adapt to situations. If you
know how to adapt, you will know
how to survive no matter where you
are put. I also learnt a lot of empathy
because I had seen life from both
perspectives.
This is what helps me with my work
in the various Trusts and NGO com-
mittees that I am a part of. You will
find as you look back upon your life
that the moments you have really
lived, are the moments when you
have done things in a spirit of love.
I feel so fortunate as the past events
in my life have helped to orchestrate
the present symphony in my life.
As LEAD magazine we believe in con-
scious leadership. This form of lead-
ership ensures making a difference
in society is as equally important
as making a profit. Do you identify
with these principles? If so why?
I certainly do. Leading from a higher
state of awareness, conscious lead-
ership allows us to provide the four
things most needed of a leader:
Trust, Compassion, Stability and
Hope. Conscious leadership provides
a way of keeping people engaged
far beyond economic resources.
Bonuses, stock options and other
financial benefits do not make our
work force emotionally connected
to us. They play a part in motivation,
but to be successful as leaders, we
ourselves need to engage with our
people, becoming increasingly aware
and conscious of their needs. A more
engaged workforce is a more produc-
tive and loyal workforce.
If we live and lead with money as the
driving force, when our people see or
receive a better offer they will leave
us. But as a leader if we ensure peo-
ple’s basic needs are met first, and
continue to support their progres-
sion up the ladder of personal growth
and fulfillment of higher needs, there
will be employee engagement and
loyalty.
Conscious leadership goes beyond
the office environment to embrace
society at large, as a conscious leader
understands we are all connected
and our actions have far reaching
consequences. This is the reason
why our Shahani Group founded
the Thadomal Shahani Trust and the