Cheers Again!

Cheers Again! – Sep 2012

“Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name, and they are always glad you came….you wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same, you wanna be where everybody knows your name”

These opening lyrics from the popular American Sitcom “Cheers” conveyed the warm and friendly atmosphere of a Bar that was at the heart of this lovable and very successful program.

For years, PSI was indeed my ‘Cheers.’ I shared the same DNA of my colleagues who were almost handpicked from the same stock. We did serious work without taking ourselves seriously. We worked hard and partied harder. Indeed, we did ‘development with a difference’ kicking ass while still kissing butt at the same time.

Over the years as is naturally the case in large organizations, the stock got ‘diluted’ and a new culture emerged. Slowly but surely, I found myself becoming a dinosaur – with history but not relevant to the future. I had to reinvent myself and this process is still very much a work in progress. But, was PSI still Cheers for me? Alas no. Not pointing any fingers at anyone, but this was indeed a natural outcome of the organization growing and therefore like most, become risk averse rather than rewarding risk taking.

For a couple of years, I was in a limbo. On one hand I was battling trying to fight the changes that I saw happening to the organization I loved while on the other looking outside to find my new Cheers. Another job/organization was not the answer. But what then?

Yesterday, I took my parents for the first time to 136.1 Yoga Studio for an event. As I was introducing them to my many friends at the studio, a realization occurred – I had indeed found my new Cheers. Truly, the studio has wonderful vibrations and some of the people I have met there are those with whom I most enjoy spending time. Two years ago, almost precisely to this date, I walked into 136.1 Yoga Studio. The journey has been truly transformational and while I wish I was a wee bit physically fitter, there is no doubt that I am certainly a much happier person because of 136. In fact, my attitude towards PSI and my work too has improved over this period.


And the words ““Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name”….echo in my head as I write this piece.

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