Minimal Agile | How, When & Why

When an Agile Practitioner stumbles upon Minimalism and finds them inseparable in the way they complement both personal and professional life.... it happens.

The Aha! moment came in 2016 during a forced Sabbatical..... Contract ended and new one did not come up soon enough... Treading past my mid 40s mark I asked how long is this thing going to run... There is one dollar we will make in this life that we will not use in this life. We all know that, but which is that 1 dollar is unknown and so we got to run.... and keep running..

The Aha! moment did not come as a result of being bored sitting on a pile of cash pondering on life's meaning. It was the exact opposite of it....

'Being Agile' felt incomplete all of a sudden..... without 'Being Minimal' in Life... Agile @ Work had lot of explanation to do. There started my Minimal Agile Journey.

MHE - Minimal Happy Existence is the destination I aimed for, but that is not where it seems to be going. Fast Forward 4 years to Now.... this is where it stands...

A video of mine went viral which later grew to a close to 500K subscriber base for my content on social media.... One lead to another... A role in a full length feature film, Invitation to speak at one of the largest Literature Festivals in India, A Podcast series, Online learning programs launched and completed by 1000+ students, Two books in the writing and a 25 day long road trip with 30+ Talks on Education and Employability through my home state of Kerala, India...

It sure felt 'Agile' but not 'Minimal' in the way I anticipated...

Life has changed and I was still trying to make sense of it all and thought I had a pretty good plan in place in March this year... all set for the rest of the year. But then we all know what happened... We stayed at home.....

Every plan that had to break into action in March had to be shelved or changed for now. We are all in the same boat more or less.... reinventing, reimagining, realigning and transforming the way we work, collaborate, plan and execute. The rule is simple.... we need to keep moving.. May be slow.. but without stopping.... keep moving just as Confucius told us...

This Newsletter series will be a weekly collection of learnings, findings, unanswered questions, Notes and Thoughts on Life, Work and Career from a Minimal Agilist's desk. Let us begin....... Welcome!!!!!

To be Minimal in Life and Agile @ Work!!!!