Sam Thiara

As an individual, team or organization, there is a need to better understand and appreciate those within the company. By instituting CARE, we have a solid place to work from. CARE stands for:
- Collaboration - There is a need for us to work together, we are not in this alone. Look for collaboration options.
- Adaptability - We most consider the challenges but also emerge with opportunities and solutions. We need to embrace an adaptable mindset and rewire our thinking.
- Resilience - How do we build resilience into a difficult time? We must realize that this is a marathon and how can one become stronger on this journey
- Empathy - There is a need for us to show and demonstrate care and compassion to those around us at home and the workplace (even virtual) because we don't know what people are going through.

To CARE will help us thrive and grow as an individual and organization.

When considering your business, have you engaged your employees to appreciate who they are? Do your employees understand the value of their contribution to the organization? The importance of lining your employees to your business is critical to your business success.

This was the foundation of my 2011 TEDxSFU talk where I shared the importance of storytelling and how one might create a storytelling voice. I came up with the concept of CARPE from Carpe Diem. CARPE stands for Curiosity, Appreciation, Reflection, Perspectives, Experience and each of these are integral to the building of your personal story.

Recently published my travel memoir where I went in search of my ancestral roots in India with just a faded photograph and little else. In the process, it was also about realizing my own identity.

The book is about persistence, overcoming obstacles and not listening to the noise. The journey is beautifully shared through the places visited, the magnificence and hardships encountered and realizing how to embrace being a traveler. Did I find my grandfather's house...spoiler alert - difficult as it was, yes!

Identity can be a challenge. We may have come from somewhere else but grown up in different places. Many feel lost in this world or a challenge to try and describe their background or where they come from when asked. This book and talk helps to answer that question.