CHINO HILLS, CA-The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in here, held its annual Women’s Conference themed ‘Resolutions: Bonds that Liberate.’ The onference centered on positive resolutions that transform lives by transforming habits: accepting ownership, performing hard work, and making sacrifices. Distinguished speakers discussed how positive resolutions can strengthen character and develop grit. The conference was led by...
keynote speaker Nandini Rajagopalan, Professor of Management and Organization in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. In her speech, she mentioned, “Resolutions need to reflect the priorities in your life which can change. The resolution should be consistent with your career stage,your life stage, your family stage… Focusing on what we can do rather than focusing just on the desired outcome gives us a greater sense of fulfilment.” Reflecting on her conference experience, Rajagopalan later expressed, “we [many Indian women] grew up in a society where we didn’t talk about our failures, emotional challenges, and certainly not about topics like dealing with adversity. I’ve found that meeting in a place like this and sharing our successes and failures is not just inspiring, but empowering, honest, and truthful.”
Akta Patel, a clinical nurse manager and business owner, focused on how individuals can cultivate personal accountability within family, community, and spiritual growth without feeling burdened.Patel noted, “Knowing that everyone has different issues, different concerns, and different situations going on in their lives gives us an opportunity to learn from and thrive off each other.”
The audience learned that hard work requires drive and dedication, a commitment to finding the solution without giving up from Dhwani Shah, a student at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. Dr. Indira Mehta, a former research biologist and lecturer at the University of California, Irvine concluded the conference by discussing the value of sacrifice, specifically the empowerment found in putting others’ needs before one’s own. After the conference, audience members were able to network with the speakers and other professional women. The conference was organized by local youth and women volunteers of BAPS who dedicated weeks of their time to organize this professional forum.
Akta Patel, a clinical nurse manager and business owner, focused on how individuals can cultivate personal accountability within family, community, and spiritual growth without feeling burdened.Patel noted, “Knowing that everyone has different issues, different concerns, and different situations going on in their lives gives us an opportunity to learn from and thrive off each other.”
The audience learned that hard work requires drive and dedication, a commitment to finding the solution without giving up from Dhwani Shah, a student at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry. Dr. Indira Mehta, a former research biologist and lecturer at the University of California, Irvine concluded the conference by discussing the value of sacrifice, specifically the empowerment found in putting others’ needs before one’s own. After the conference, audience members were able to network with the speakers and other professional women. The conference was organized by local youth and women volunteers of BAPS who dedicated weeks of their time to organize this professional forum.
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