Professor M. S. Rao’s Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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Thursday, 7 August 2025

Stages of Life and Challenges in Each Stage—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—21st-Century Philosopher & The Father of “Soft Leadership”

“A butterfly does not return to a caterpillar after it is mature. We must learn to grow and evolve into a stronger, wiser, and better version of ourselves. Life occurs in stages, and taking a step at a time is key to learning and growing." ―Kemi Sogunle

There are several stages of life. Individuals think differently at each stage of their lives. In childhood, children crave security, attention, and appreciation from their parents. At a young age, they dream about their future. After marriage, they encounter several challenges and understand the world practically. In the Middle Ages, they thought about their present and survival. In old age, they think about their past. Precisely, everyone thinks about the future in their youth, about the present in their middle age, and about the past in their old age.

The Role of Parents in Bringing Up Their Children

“People undergo several sequential steps in maturing from infancy, including childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle age, and old age. Each stage presents distinct challenges that require a person to amend how they think and act. The motive for seeking significant change in a person's manner of perceiving the world and behaving varies. Alteration of a person's mindset can commence with a growing sense of awareness that a person is dissatisfied with an aspect of his or her life, which causes a person consciously to consider amending their lifestyle." ―Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

It is a well-admitted fact that loving parents care for their children. They bring up their children with ethics and etiquette. They equip their children with character and offer a good education. They handhold their children until the latter become confident, competent, and independent.

The role of parents is highly challenging. At each stage of life, they encounter innumerable challenges to bring up their children. After marriage, the couple intends to have their children. After the birth of children, they become parents and are more responsible. They walk their talk to become role models for their children. They are concerned about bringing up their children. They think about offering quality education to their children. They ensure that their children perform well both in curricular and extracurricular activities to excel as healthy citizens. When children reach adolescence, parents counsel their children to improve their personality, attitude, and behavior in the right direction to adjust to the culture and get along with society. Parents are concerned about the careers of their children when they later pass out of their educational institutions. After children enter the right employment and choose their careers successfully, parents are concerned about the marriage of their children. They ensure that their children get the right companions to lead a happy and exciting life. Parents are concerned about their old age as their children grow along with their children. Gradually, parents become old and worry about themselves in old age. Due to old age or illness, they depend on their children. If parents are blessed with good children, their old age will pass off peacefully. Every stage in life throws challenges. There are mistakes made during the journey and lessons learned in life. The ultimate aim of every parent is to leave a better legacy to the next generation.

Life is Great!

“Every stage of life is unique. At any age and stage of life, there are obstacles and opportunities, trials, and triumphs. Never allow the negative to bring you to a sudden halt. Make the most of the positive opportunities and stay positive.” ―Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is a gift from God. Every individual must pass each stage successfully to reach the final stage to enjoy every moment in life. There is no shortcut to this great life. Everyone encounters failures, insults, and humiliations to evolve as simple and humble humans. In a nutshell, everyone encounters the lows of life and enjoys the highs of life to provide meaning to their lives.

"Growing old is humbling, and it takes an effort to accomplish this stage of life with dignity.” ―Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

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Saturday, 2 August 2025

Professor M. S. Rao’s Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders : How to Prepare for the USA Visa Interview for Pare...

Professor M. S. Rao’s Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders : How to Prepare for the USA Visa Interview for Pare...: “ I have a dream of getting a visa, which is a dream that many people have, so they can leave their countries to come to someplace else, ...

Friday, 1 August 2025

How to Prepare for the USA Visa Interview for Parents(B1/B2)?—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—21st-Century Philosopher & The Father of “Soft Leadership”

“I have a dream of getting a visa, which is a dream that many people have, so they can leave their countries to come to someplace else, specifically, they want to come to the United States.” —Juan Luis Guerra

My friend and his wife wanted to apply for a B1/B2 visa to visit their son, who works in the USA with an H-1B visa. Since I underwent this process on October 29, 2019, they asked me the procedure to apply and the tips to face the interview. I shared with them the following information.

First, identify the authentic agent to assist you with the entire process. You can also do it by yourself if you are acquainted with the process and confident about the procedure. However, it is advisable to apply for the visa through an authentic agent as he or she is a professional and can provide you with the right procedure to apply and the strategy to adopt to come out with flying colors from the interview.

Application Procedure

“Future is an unknown country which requires tough visas for anyone to enter. Not all of us will get the chance to visit it.” —Mehmet Murat Ildan

Apply for the interview slot within the available dates and as per your convenience. Pay the nonrefundable fee of $160, which is valid for a year. You lose the fee if the visa is rejected. However, you can apply again for the visa interview by paying the fee. It is essential to keep adequate funds in your bank account to sponsor the visit. Choose the Consulate office near your location. Ensure that your entire documentation is authentic and complies with their guidelines. There are no recommendations for the interview. The entire process is ethical, strict, fair, and transparent.

Visa Interview Checklist and Preparation

“It's pretty physically unsettling, living life on a visa.” —John Oliver

Here is a list of documents to carry with you for the visa interview: Appointment letter, DS 160, original passport, your identity card or Aadhar card, or voter card. Invitation letter from your child, your child's letter to the Consulate, employment verification letter, H-1B visa if approved (It is not required if you are going to attend your child's convocation ceremony) ,xerox copy of the passport, and bank statement. You must carry your bank statement and income tax returns for the last three years. Show the relevant documents when asked.

Your interview is based on your child's track record in the USA and the documents you have uploaded. Therefore, upload the authentic information and read it before going for the interview. You must go to the Consulate one day before the day of the interview to give your fingerprints. Therefore, dress neatly and elegantly for both biometrics and interviews.

During the visa interview, you must respond to basic questions such as the location of your child, where he or she is working and living, the contact and salary details. You must be convinced that you will stay for a month and return to your home country. Inform me if you have any properties. It indicates that you return to your home country to take care of your assets. Prepare a list of probable interview questions with answers. Practice thoroughly with your friends or relatives.

Probable Interview Questions

Here is a list of probable interview questions for you to practice:

Q: Why are you going to the US?

Q: Have you been to the U.S. before?

Q: Do you have relatives in the US? If yes, who?

Q: Who is going to sponsor your visit?

Q: Where will you stay in the US?

Q: What does your son/daughter do for a living?

Q: How much does your son/daughter earn?

Q: Where does your son/daughter work?

Q: How long has your son/daughter been in the US?

Q: What visa did your son/daughter enter the U.S. on?

Q: When do you plan to travel?

Q: What are you going to do in the US?

Q: Have you been outside India before?

Q: What places do you want to visit?

Q: How long will you stay in the US?

Q: What is the guarantee that you will come back?

Q: When did your son/daughter last visit India?

Q: Where do you stay in India?

Q: What assets/property do you have in India?

Q: How many children do you have? And where are they? What do they do? Are they married?

Q: Show me your documents. OR Has your son/daughter sent any documents?

Visa Interview Tips

“The best interviews—like the best biographies—should sing the strangeness and variety of the human race.” —Lynn Barber

Be available one hour before the interview. Your initial impression is critical to your success in the interview. Say 'Hi' to the consular officer/visa officer. Demonstrate a positive attitude. Be confident. Emphasize ethics and etiquette. Be truthful and respectful to the officer. Don't lie to the officer. Listen carefully. If you don't understand the question, request to repeat or paraphrase the question. Keep your answers to the visa officer short and precise. Don't avoid the answers. Avoid sharing unnecessary information voluntarily. Avoid arguing with the officer. Don't beat around the bush. Your answers must align with the uploaded information. Share your enthusiasm to return to your home country after the visit. The interview may last from one minute to ten minutes. If you are successful in the interview, you will be asked to hand over your passport to be stamped. You will be informed about the date to collect your passport personally. You can also give an authorization letter to collect it. There is a format for it, and you have to provide the details. If they want to seek any further clarification, they will send you an email. You must respond to them satisfactorily and visit the Consulate again to get your visa.

Conclusion

“It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast.” —Julie Burchill

A part of your visa approval is based on your luck because the Consulate has a quota. Usually, a B1/B2 visa will be given for 10 years, and the exact details will be known after the visa stamping. To summarize, a visa interview for parents is easy if you know why you are going, where you are going, where you will be staying, and when you will be returning. So prepare thoroughly with your answers for these four basic questions to come out with flying colors. Good luck with your visa interview!

“Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand virtually alone in accomplishing this mission. No committee decides who may enter, no crisis of body or spirit must accompany the entrant. No tuition is charged, no oath is sworn, and no visa is demanded. Of the monuments humans build for themselves, very few say—touch me, use me, my hush is not indifference, my space is not a barrier. If I inspire awe, it is because I am in awe of you and the possibilities that dwell in you." —Toni Morrison

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A09GE12tAU&feature=youtu.be https://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2019/10/how-to-prepare-for-usa-visa-interview.html

https://www.path2usa.com/visitor-visa-guide/visitor-visa-interview-questions

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Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

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Thursday, 31 July 2025

COVID-19 is an Opportunity to be Creative—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—21st-Century Philosopher & The Father of “Soft Leadership”

"Creativity is combining facts no one else has connected before." —Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

Here are some definitions of creativity.

Creativity is the ability to connect the dots through visualization to create something unique and different for the benefit of society.

Creativity is the ability to create unexpected solutions for expected problems. It is creating something unique that nobody has thought of so far. It is the ability to convert raw material into finished goods.

Creativity is the ability to convert information into knowledge to create something unique that no one else has thought about before. It is the ability to integrate the existing knowledge and synthesize it to create something unique that no one else has thought about before.

COVID-19 is an Opportunity to be Creative

"For a writer, the best way to speak is by writing. You will find everything I need to say in my work. Speech is carried off by the wind; the written word can never be obliterated." —Mo Yan, Chinese Literature Laureate

COVID-19 has brought innumerable opportunities, such as connecting with friends and family through technology and the telephone. People started understanding and analyzing themselves currently, as they were busy with the rat race in the past. Now there is enough time to introspect and bring out the desired improvements in attitude, personality, and behavior. Some leaders have isolated themselves and imposed self-quarantine in the wake of COVID-19. Some people self-isolated and achieved amazing success. Some eminent personalities, including William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Giovanni Boccaccio, Edvard Munch, and Thomas Nashe, leveraged their self-isolation to produce some of the world's best works. Taking a leaf from them, you can also leverage the current lockdown by unlocking your creativity and producing the best works in the world.

COVID-19: Humans Search for Humanity

I became more creative, imaginative, and productive in my intellectual pursuits during the global lockdown. I analyzed myself to understand why I became more creative. It was due to my self-isolation. Those who are infected with the virus went into quarantine. But I intentionally went into self-isolation and authored a book on coronavirus in the first week of April 2020 during the lockdown. I completed it in less than two months, which is a record in my lifetime. Usually, I take a minimum of three months to author a book if I am unemployed. Thanks to my self-isolation, I was deeply immersed during the global lockdown and authored the book tentatively titled, ‘COVID-19: Humans Search for Humanity’. URL: https://www.amazon.in/COVID-19-Humanity-M-S-Rao/dp/9387799492 I dedicated my book to Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India. Before proofreading the COVID-19 book, I thought it would be an average book. However, after the first proofreading of the entire book, I found it above average in content and presentation. I am very excited about my output. When I proofread this book a few more times, it will be one of the finest books in my lifetime.

Conclusion

"Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of a writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking." ―Laurence Clark Powell

The message is simple and clear. When you want to be creative, isolate yourself, immerse yourself deeply into your work, avoid distractions, especially arising from technology, and above all, be passionate about your work. You get the best output at the end.

Reference

https://www.amazon.in/COVID-19-Humanity-M-S-Rao/dp/9387799492

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