Today’s word of the day is “Equanimous”, and is brought to you by my good friend (and the Bee’s cousin) Tasleem Thawar. I can’t remember the exact context in which Tasleem introduced me and the Bee to being equanimous but it’s been a term that has stuck with me for while.
According to multiple free online dictionaries equanimous means:
“Calm and composed; of stable disposition” or “having or showing equanimity; even-temperedness”
The reason why I’m writing about being equanimous is two fold, firstly the celebrations/riots in Montreal after the Canadiens won a playoff round (that’s right, a playoff round, not the Stanley Cup, not even the conference championship, the second round). As well our stroller was stolen (we think, it may have been taken in mistake) from outside our flat. Two pretty big things, one very positive and one very negative but in both instances being equanimous is very important.
Things can go very well, and things can go very badly. But as long as you’re equanimous you can move on and move up. For Montreal, there are still two rounds of potential playoffs to win before they can declare themselves champions. For us, we still have our default stroller, and we’re okay, our daughter is very happy and we’re still blessed overall.
This is a lesson in business as well. I’m reading Blue Ocean Strategy
I believe being equanimous in life and in business is one of the keys to happiness and every day I struggle and fight to remain equanimous. I’m glad Tasleem introduced me to the philosophy.
