Nushin Elahi

The colour of our memories

The grand gesture that marks an event is more special than I ever understood, now that memories are like a Groundhog loop of walking, working, sleeping and repeat. It is not only the weather that has become dull and grey, it is our very lives.

Creative tweaks keep the sunshine going

“I’ll bet that wasn’t what you were thinking of when you talked about creativity, Nushin!” said one participant on my Reframe October call. It certainly wasn’t. The talk had turned to creative new forms of scamming people, distracting them while stealing their credit cards, calls that conned old folk to pay money or letters thatContinue reading “Creative tweaks keep the sunshine going”

Touching the collective trauma

The collective trauma on that call was staggering. We were just a handful of women who had come together to discuss how lockdown had impacted our lives. It all spilled out – “I had a heart-attack on my own”, “I had to face a seven-hour operation alone”, “I had to accept my mute sister mayContinue reading “Touching the collective trauma”

It’s all about how you show up

“It’s all about how you show up, isn’t it?” my coach had said that morning. I had felt so inspired thinking about the chance we get at every moment to reframe what happens to us, that we get to choose the meaning we give it, and our response. Now I was watching one person afterContinue reading “It’s all about how you show up”

Facing an empty nest – again

And just like that, she flew the nest. My baby. The plane I loved. The one I learnt to fly in. The one I felt completely at one with. “It’s just an aeroplane, for heaven’s sake!” said a fellow pilot. “Nothing special. You have flown others.” But India Alpha was special, certainly to me. ThereContinue reading “Facing an empty nest – again”

Handing over power to others

It was a gloriously sunny day, with a brilliant blue sky. I couldn’t wait to get up in the air. In the autumn gloom, it had been difficult to find a decent flying day, and we pilots need to stretch our wings. I hadn’t been at the farm airfield we fly from for quite someContinue reading “Handing over power to others”

Start now, get perfect later

“Unless you are a pilot,” he added. “Or a brain surgeon.” It’s not often that you sit in a business conference, writing down tips on how to run your business and hear about pilots. I did a double take. The speaker was Rob Moore, a property millionaire, and that is the title of his latestContinue reading “Start now, get perfect later”

Marking milestones – birthdays and bad days

“I’m scared!” “No, you’re not! Just excited. It’s a new challenge.” “Daunted then. I have a knot in my stomach.” In fact, I couldn’t remember having been on edge like this about flying for a very long time. The reason? I was about to have my first ever instruction on a vintage PA22, fulfilling aContinue reading “Marking milestones – birthdays and bad days”