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A f ew m o n t h s b ack o n Su n d ay ev en i n g, sk y p e cal l , m y f r i en d ask ed m e," H ow w o u l d y o u eat an el ep h an t ,sh i v ?".W i t h o u t a m o m en t s d el ay, I r ep l i ed ...O n e b i t e at a t i m e!...n o t t o b e l ess m o d est ab o u t m y i n t el l i gen ce, b u t t h at ev en i n g I d ef i n i t el y go t a v i r t u al p at o n m y b ack f r o m an o t h er geek l i k e m e... "O N E B I T E AT A T I M E", a v er y si m p l e t h o u gh t ,a t h o u gh t f u l co n cep t , b r eak i n g d ow n a v i r t u al l y b i g t ask ,u n d er t ak i n g a h u ge p r o b l em an d st ar t i n g f r o m a scr at ch , t ak i n g ch i l d l i k e st ep s t o r each t h e t oy,o n e b i t e at a t i m e , i n ch i n g t ow ar d s su ccess by st ep p i n g u p f r o m f ai l u r e...o n e st ep , o n e b i t e... t u r n i n g o n e l eaf ov er ... T h er e w as an o l d m u l e. O n e d ay acci d en t al l y h e f el l i n t o t h e f ar m er 's w el l .T h e f ar m er ev al u at ed t h e si t u at i o n o n t h e co st - w o r t h b asi s an d t h o u gh t t o h i m sel f ,w ast i n g t i m e o n sav i n g t h e o l d m u l e,w asn 't w o r t h h i s t i m e an d sw eat ,so h e cal l ed f o r h el p an d d eci d ed t o h au l d i r t t o b u r y t h e m u l e an d i n ad d i t i o n cov er u p t h e w el l t o o . T h e o l d m u l e w as t er r i f i ed an d h y st er i cal i n t h e b egi n n i n g w i t h t h e co n t i n u o u s sh ov i n g o f t h e d i r t o n h i m ,b u t so o n o n e h o p ef u l i d ea cam e t o h i s m i n d - ev er y t i m e.w h en t h e sh ov el o f d i r t l an d ed o n h i s b ack ,h e w o u l d sh ak e o f f an d st ep u p ! H e r ep eat ed t h ese w o r d s t o h i m sel f agai n an d agai n : "Sh ak e i t o f f an d St ep u p ".T h i s w ay h e st r u ggl ed t h r o u gh t h e m o m en t o f p an i c & en co u r aged h i m sel f .A f t er so m e t i m e t h e m u l e st ep p ed ov er t h e w el l 's w al l . A l t h o u gh t er r i b l y t i r ed , h e w as t h e w i n n er , h e sav ed h i s ow n l i f e. H e d eci d ed t o f ace h i s ad v er si t y p o si t i v el y & n o t gi v e u p , an d t h u s h e w o n . W h at seem ed t o b u r y h i m act u al l y sav ed h i m ,ow i n g t o h i s co n f i d en ce & r est l ess ef f o r t s. W e l i v e i n t h e r eal w o r l d ,w h er e n o t t h e m agi c,b u t p eo p l e, t h ei r w i l l n o t t o l o o se f ai t h i n t h em sel v es at t h e m o st d i f f i cu l t j u n ct u r e i n t h ei r l i f e i s w h at t r u e p l u ck ch ase, o f st ep p i n g u p i s al l ab o u t ... O n e b i t e at a t i m e,O n e st ep at a t i m e...Sh ak e o f f y o u r l u l l , i n secu r i t y,f ear o f f ai l u r e.. & m y d ear f r i en d s, St ep U p !!!
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b u i l t i n t h e l ast t er m gav e u s a gr eat st ar t f o r t h e n ew t er m i n Ju l y 20 16 . C ar r y i n g f o r w ar d t h e st r o n g l egacy b u i l t by t h e p ast l ead er sh i p t eam h as b een f r au gh t w i t h ch al l en ges, h ow ev er each m em b er & t h e cu r r en t l ead er sh i p t eam st ep p ed u p t o l i v e u p t o t h e ex p ect at i o n s i n t h e l ast 5 m o n t h s. D u r i n g t h i s t er m , w e as a cl u b h av e cel eb r at ed so m e l an d m ar k m o m en t s t o get h er . C el eb r at i o n o f o u r 10 0 t h m i l es st o n e m eet i n g & cel eb r at i o n o f st u p en d o u s su ccess o f o u r v er y ow n T M Sen t h i l K u m ar an at t h e d i st r i ct l ev el sp eech co n t est . Per so n al l y o r gan i zi n g t h e 10 0 t h m i l est o n e m eet i n g gav e m e a n ew i n si gh t i n t o l ead er sh i p . L ead er sh i p w h i ch i s n o t ab o u t p o si t i o n & t i t l e. W h i l st p o si t i o n & au t h o r i t y p r ov i d es o n e w i t h t h e p o t en t i al t o l ead , i t d o es n o t m ak e on e a l ead er . T h at , L ead er sh i p h ap p en s o n l y w h en o n e i s ab l e t o i n f l u en ce & cau ses p eo p l e t o w o r k t ow ar d s a sh ar ed v i si o n . T h at , L ead er sh i p i s m o r e ab o u t i n f l u en ce an d r el at i o n sh i p t h an i t i s ab o u t co n t r o l & gi v i n g o r d er s. T h e l ead er sh i p t r ack at T o ast m ast er gi v es o n e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r act i ce t h i s l ead er sh i p sk i l l s. A s w e n ow , ar e el ect i n g n ew l ead er s t o l ead t h e cl u b f r o m Jan u ar y 20 17, i t i s v er y h ear t en i n g t o see m em b er s st ep u p t o assu m e t h e r o l es.
W h at d o es st ep p i n g u p m ean ? St ep p i n g u p i s seei n g a n eed an d d eci d i n g YO U ar e t h e r i gh t p er so n t o d o so m et h i n g ab o u t i t . A n d I am gl ad m an y m em b er s o f o u r cl u b cam e f o r w ar d t o t ak e u p r o l es. El ect i o n s p r o cess i n T o ast m ast er s gi v es al l o f u s t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o st ep u p & cr eat e a ch an ge i n o u r sp h er e o f i n f l u en ce. So l et u s h ar n ess t h e o p p o r t u n i t y o u r cl u b p r ov i d es t o st ep u p & sh ap e u p as t r u e l ead er s. A s w e m ov e f o r w ar d i n t o a n ew t er m , I u r ge t h e m em b er s t o m ak e u se o f t h i s w o n d er f u l p l at f o r m t o l ev er age & sp r ead t h e l ear n i n g. L et ?s k eep u p o u r v al u es, p r o f essi o n al i sm & cam ar ad er i e & ev er l ast i n g t h i r st f o r l ear n i n g.
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sp eaker s an d ar d en t or ator s t h er e w as a p ar t w h i ch f ear ed r eject i on , f ear ed l au gh t er an d f ai l u r e l u r ked ju st r ou n d th e cor n er . T h er e ar e st i l l w h o ar e f i gh t i n g t h i s bat t l e, st age f ear as i t i s cal l ed , i s n ot on ly abou t com i n g an d sp eak i n g som et h i n g i n f r on t of an au d i en ce, i t i s abou t , k n ow i n g w h at y ou ar e say i n g an d con v i n ci n g ot h er s t h at ?y ou k n ow ? w h at y ou ar e say i n g!! M ake an y p er son st an d an d t el l h i m t o sp eak abou t som et h i n g f or 2 m i n u t es. Cou n t t h e n u m ber of f i l l er s, (f am ou s ar e ?y ou k n ow ? an d ?m m m ?) an d y ou w i l l r eal i ze t h e d i f f i cu l t y p eop l e h ave sp eak i n g w i t h ou t a scr i p t. T h e sh i ver i n g of h an d s, t h e beati n g of h ear t i n su ch gr eat sp eed t h at y ou f eel i t w i l l p op ou t as soon as y ou r n am e i s cal l ed an d t h e ch u r n i n g i n st om ach , (l et ?s n ot t al k abou t th at f eel i n g)
au d i en ce y ou r con t r ol , w on ?t i t be better y ou con t r ol th e au d i en ce? T h ey h ave com e to l i sten to y ou , so y ou m ake th em l i sten w h at y ou w an t to an d n ot v i ce ver sa. O k , so y ou f or got w h at y ou r op en i n g sen t en ce w as. Bad , ver y bad !! Bu t y ou st i l l k n ow h ow to sp eak , an d th at cou l d ex act ly be y ou r star ti n g sen ten ce. ?You ar e su ch an am azi n g au d i en ce th at seei n g y ou I h ave f or gott en w h at to sp eak ?. For star ter s, be r ead y f or th e w or st an d p r ep ar e f or th e best !! I t i s good to be n er vou s, am I con t r ad i ct i n g m y sel f ? Yes, cou l d be. Bu t th e f ear p r op el s to y ou to gi ve y ou r best sh ot becau se i f y ou ar e n ot n er vou s th en y ou ar e n ot con f i d en t bu t over con f i d en t!! So, keep th at ti n ge of n er vou sn ess w h i ch w i l l m ake y ou w or k h ar d an d p r acti ce h ar d er an d w h en y ou go on th e st age y ou k n ow th e w h ol e st age i s a d r am a an d y ou ar e th e h er o of i t!! I n f act, on f u r th er th i n k i n g abou t th e top i c, I r eal i ze i t?s n ot abou t ju st con qu er i n g th e st age f ear , i t?s abou t ever y asp ect of ou r l i f e w h i ch n eed s th at ti n ge of n er vou sn ess. To p r op ose i n a r el at i on sh i p , to get th e d eal si gn ed , to cl i m b a st eep m ou n tai n or to even becom e a p ar en t, th er e i s l evel of u n cer tai n t y w h i ch p u sh es u s to be d o bett er . En d of th e d ay an d i n l on g ter m en d of y ou r l i f e, w h en y ou l ook back an d see th at y ou w er e abl e to con qu er so m an y of y ou r f ear s an d d oi n g th i n gs w h i ch y ou w an ted y ou w i l l h ave n o r egr ets. I ts on e l i f e, l i ve i t u p an d en joy i t!!
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W h at i f o n e co u l d ?l o ad t h e d i ce?i n o n es f av o r t o i n cr ease t h e l i k el i h o o d t o ach i ev i n g t h e o u t co m e o n e d esi r es? Peo p l e cal l t h i s l u ck , b u t I p er so n al l y b el i ev e t h at y o u can i n f l u en ce y o u r ow n l u ck i f y o u can u n d er st an d t h e co n cep t o f ?i n cr easi n g t h e p r o b ab i l i t y o f su ccess?. M an y f o l k s u n d er t ak e cr i t i cal t ask s w i t h o u t u n d er st an d i n g t h e f act o r s w h i ch can i n cr ease t h e p r o b ab i l i t y o f su ccess. T h ey t h er ef o r e ex p o se t h em sel v es t o t h e v agar i es o f t h e o u t co m e i m p act ed by m u l t i p l e f act o r s, m o st o f w h i ch ar e o u t si d e t h ei r co n t r o l . So w h at ar e t h e 4 m an t r as f o r ?i n cr easi n g t h e p r o b ab i l i t y o f su ccess?? 1. Fo cu s o n t h e cr i t i cal f act o r s an d i n v est i n t h em i s t h e f i r st m an t r a. W h en w e n eed t o acco m p l i sh so m et h i n g w e ar e n o r m al l y d i st r act ed by t h e m an y t h i n gs w h i ch m i gh t i m p act an o u t co m e & t h e at t em p t t o f o cu s o n m an y o r al l o f t h em l ead s t o a si t u at i o n w h er e t h e d esi r ed o u t co m e i s m i ssed o u t . I t i s f ar b et t er t o f o cu s o n t h e cr i t i cal f ew an d i n v est i n t h em . I d en t i f y i n g t h e cr i t i cal f act o r s can b e a t o u gh t ask i n i t sel f , b u t a r at i o n al an al y si s w i l l al w ay s y i el d t h e t o p f act o r s an d i t m ak es b et t er sen se t o i n v est t h e m aj o r i t y o f y o u r t i m e, m o n ey & en er gy o n t h ese f ew f act o r s. A v er y su ccessf u l ser i al en t r ep r en eu r sh ar ed w i t h m e r ecen t l y t h at h e h as en su r ed f ast er r am p o f t h e m an y b u si n esses l au n ch ed by h i m , by i n v est i n g ear l y i n b u i l d i n g a v er y st r o n g sal es en gi n e. I n o n e h i s co m p an i es t h e f i r st h i r e w as a h ead o f sal es, w h o h ad a v er y st r o n g t r ack r eco r d an d t an gi b l e cr ed i b i l i t y i n t h e m ar k et . T h i s en su r ed t h at t h e co m p an y w as ab l e t o r ack u p v er y ear l y su ccesses i n acq u i r i n g cu st o m er s gl o b al l y an d t h i s co n t r i b u t ed i n a m aj o r w ay su b seq u en t l y t o l i st i n g o n t h e N A SD A Q an d a v er y p r o f i t ab l e ex i t af t er acq u i si t i o n by an o t h er co m p an y. I n a t ech st ar t - u p t h e f o cu s i n ev i t ab l y i s o n t h e p r o d u ct o r ser v i ce b ei n g o f f er ed an d o n cr eat i n g a b et t er ?m o u set r ap ?. I t i s f ar b et t er t o en su r e t h at y o u h av e a m i n i m u m v i ab l e p r o d u ct an d t h en al i gn t h e f i n al o u t p u t t o w h at p ay i n g cu st o m er s act u al l y w an t . 2. O u t p u t i s o n l y an o u t co m e o f sm ar t I n p u t i s t h e seco n d o n e. A r ecu r r i n g p r o b l em seen by m e i s
t h at p o si t i v e o u t co m e i s ex p e i n p u t s. U n f o r t u n at el y t h e r ea r eq u i r ed r esu l t i s si gn i f i can t b e si m i l ar l y sm ar t & su st ai n e i d en t i f y t h e am o u n t o f i n p u t o f assu m i n g t h at cer t ai n act i o h i gh er & o n e co u l d d r o p t h em ?t i p p i n g p o i n t ?. Fo cu s o n t h e c st ar t i n g p o i n t , b u t t h i s n eed s sy st em at i c p r o cess w h i ch m e h el p s o n e t o m ai n t ai n t h e p at f r i en d w as d i sh ear t en ed by t h j o b ch an ge sear ch & a ch an ge l o n g w ay i n h el p i n g h i m get h I n st ead o f ap p l y i n g t o al l k i n a m o st sy st em at i c ef f o r t by f i h e w o u l d b e i n a p o si t i o n t o a ex p er i en ce an d b ack gr o u n d . u p w i t h cu st o m i zi n g h i s r esu el em en t s & cr eat i o n o f a cov e en u m er at ed f i t m en t t o t h e sp t h e ad v er t i sed r o l e. I n p ar al l e & ef f o r t t o n et w o r k w i t h i n h i h e w an t ed t o w o r k w i t h . T h i s ?n o - b r ai n er ?b u t i t i s su r p r i si n ex p er i en ced f o l k s f o r get t h e t h em sel v es ar e b r an d s & sh o u w i t h t h e n eed s o f t h e t ar get m
3. C h an gi n g y o u r at t i t u d e si m p l e b u t i t h as f ar r each i n g o f t h e su ccess o n e can ach i ev w o u l d say t h at t h i s i s p sy ch o l t h at an y o n e w o u l d p u t i n ef f o p o si t i v e o u t co m e. I f w e ex am i t w o u l d b e su r p r i si n g t o n o t e sel f - l i m i t i n g assu m p t i o n s o f d o . A l so p ast ex p er i en ces co n cer t ai n at t i t u d es ab o u t p eo p l m an agem en t st u d en t w as u n i n t er n sh i p as h e f el t t h at t h er ch al l en gi n g i n t h e w o r k b ei n t h e v er ge o f l eav i n g t h e o r gan t o t u r n t h e si t u at i o n ar o u n d b
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ect ed f r o m o n l y t o k en al i t y i s t h at w h en t h e i n si ze, i n p u t n eed s t o ed . I f o n e d o es n o t t r eq u i r ed t h e p o ssi b i l i t y o n s ar e n o t w o r k i n g i s m b ef o r e h i t t i n g t h e cr i t i cal f act o r s i s a go o d t o b e su p p o r t ed by a easu r es p r o gr ess an d t h o f su st ai n ed ef f o r t . A h e l ack o f p r o gr ess i n h i s e o f ap p r o ach w en t a h i s n ex t assi gn m en t . d s o f j o b s, h e w o r k ed o n i r st i so l at i n g r o l es w h er e ad d v al u e w i t h h i s . T h en h e f o l l ow ed t h i s u m e t o h i gh l i gh t r el ev an t er i n g l et t er w h er e h e p eci f i c r eq u i r em en t s o f el h e al so i n v est ed t i m e i s t ar get co m p an i es t h at s m i gh t seem t o b e a n g t h at so m an y f act t h at t h ey u l d m ar k et t h em sel v es m ar k et i n m i n d .
e m i gh t seem v er y g i m p l i cat i o n s i n t er m s v e. N ow m an y f o l k s l o gi cal m u m b o - j u m b o & o r t s o n l y ex p ect i n g a m i n e t h i s i n m o r e d et ai l , e t h at w e h av e m an y w h at w e can o r can n o t n d i t i o n u s t o ad o p t e o r si t u at i o n s. A y o u n g h ap p y w i t h h i s su m m er r e w as n o t h i n g g assi gn ed t o h i m . O n n i zat i o n , h e w as ad v i sed by an al y zi n g h ow h e
Ajay Hi rask ar co u l d ad d v al u e t o t h e o r gan i zat i o n d u e h i s ow n p r ev i o u s ex p er i en ce. T h i s r esu l t ed i n a si t u at i o n w h er e h e w as ab l e t o p r o p o se an ap p r o ach t o b u i l d v i si b i l i t y am o n g p r o sp ect i v e n ew cu st o m er s. Si n ce h e h ad p r ev i o u s ex p o su r e t o t h i s, h e w as ab l e t o t ak e o n t h e r esp o n si b i l i t y & ad d v al u e t o h i m sel f as w el l as t h e o r gan i zat i o n . 4. Gi v i n g i s as i m p o r t an t as get t i n g m i gh t seem i r r el ev an t t o t h i s ar t i cl e, b u t o n e w o u l d b e su r p r i sed t o n o t e t h at so m an y o p p o r t u n i t i es can em er ge f r o m ad h er i n g t o t h i s co n cep t . M o st t i m es p eo p l e ar e f o cu sed o n w h at t h ey n eed & f o cu s o n l y o n get t i n g i t , b u t h el p i n g o t h er s m i gh t al so cr eat e av en u es f o r y o u t o get t o w h at y o u n eed . O bv i o u sl y o n e d o es n o t h av e t o d o t h i s ex cl u si v el y al l t h e t i m e at t h e ex p en se o f y o u r ow n go al s o r t ask s. A y o u n g en t r ep r en eu r k n ow n t o m e i n v est s a sm al l p o r t i o n o f h i s t i m e t o h el p i n g o u t i n i t i at i v es i n t h e st ar t - u p eco sy st em . T h i s m i gh t co n su m e so m e o f h i s p er so n al b an d w i d t h & t i m e, b u t I h av e seen h i m b en ef i t f r o m t h e i n d u st r y co n n ect s i t get s h i m an d t h i s cu l m i n at es i n si gn i n g u p co r p o r at e cu st o m er s f o r h i s ser v i ces. T h e v i si b i l i t y t h at h e cr eat es f o r h i m sel f al so go es a l o n g w ay i n est ab l i sh i n g t h e cr ed i b i l i t y o f h i s b u si n ess w h en p i t ch i n g t o n ew i n v est o r s / cu st o m er s. N ow ev en i f t h ey d o n o t k n ow h i m d i r ect l y, t h ey ar e p l u gged i n t o t h e l ar ger eco sy st em i n v ar i o u s w ay s & p o si t i v e r ef er r al s go a l o n g w ay i n en su r i n g p o si t i v e o u t co m es. A n o t h er st u d en t w as f aci n g a ch al l en gi n g si t u at i o n get t i n g an i n t er n sh i p i n a f o r ei gn ci t y i n t h e co u r se o f co m p l et i o n o f h i s f u r t h er ed u cat i o n . I n t er est i n gl y o n e o f t h e m o st i n t er est i n g o p t i o n s w i t h i n h i s ow n ci t y cam e h i s w ay o n l y d u e t o t h e f act t h at h e w as sh ar i n g i n f o ab o u t o t h er o p p o r t u n i t i es w i t h a l ar ger au d i en ce i n h i s u n i v er si t y. I f h e h ad n o t b een w i l l i n g t o sh ar e o u t i n f o & h el p o t h er s, h e w o u l d h av e m i ssed o u t o n t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y. I h o p e t h at t h i s ar t i cl e r eso n at es w i t h y o u r ow n ex p er i en ce & k n ow l ed ge an d af f i r m s so m et h i n g w h i ch y o u al r ead y p r act i ce. Go ah ead & cel eb r at e t h e o u t co m e by ?i n cr easi n g t h e p r o b ab i l i t y o f su ccess?.
White - Kushagrata Sharma I w al k al o n e t h e r o ad ah ead , N o t t o b e al o n e? n o r t o b e k n ow n . B u t t o f i n d a w ay, A w ay t h at l ead s t o ecst asy. I am w h i t e, W h i t e i s t h e co l o r , A n d t h at i s m y d est i n y. Ev er y so u l h as a co l o r , C o l o r i s t h e essen ce o f l i f e. I am w h i t e, w h i t e i s m y co l o r , B l en d w i t h m e t o m ak e a scen er y. D o n ?t sm ear m e, d o n ?t d i sco l o r m e, I h av e m y ow n i d en t i t y. Ev er y so u l h as a m u si c, M u si c i s t h e cr u x o f l i f e. I am a v i o l i n , Pl ay m e, t o m ak e a sy m p h o n y. D o n ?t d i sco r d m e, Jan gl e w i t h m e, I h av e m y ow n h ar m o n y. B l u es cam e an d m ad e m e b l u e, I f o r go t I h ad a co l o r t o o . T h en cam e r ed , A n d m ad e m e m ad . T h en cam e gr een , A s al w ay s h av e b een , I t sow i n m e t h e seed s o f h o p e. H o p e n ev er d i es t h ey say. I h o p e t o get m y co l o r b ack , I k n ow o n l y I can d o i t , I k n ow I can st ar t agai n ! So h er e I st an d n ow , A l l al o n e. M y f ear s scar e m e, M y d r eam s cal l m e. I k n ow i t ?s a l o n g w ay t o go .. L et m e w al k al o n e, al l by m y ow n . W al k t o get h er i f y o u can , B l en d w i t h m e, m ak e a sy m p h o n y. I am w h i t e. w h i t e i s t h e co l o r . I t l i v es i n m e, a p ar t o f m e, T h at ?s w h at I w i l l al w ay s b e..
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I am N u t an T h ack er , Yo ga t r ai n er , a p r act i t i o n er o f Sat y an an d Yo ga t r ad i t i o n f o l l ow ed at B i h ar Sch o o l o f Yo ga, M u n ger . I r eso l v ed t o p r o m o t e t h e co n cep t s an d t ech n i q u es o f Yo ga f o r t h e en l i st m en t an d gr ow t h o f p eo p l e. I n ad d i t i o n , I al so t each st u d en t s w i t h t h ei r acad em y sy l l ab u s. I am M an agem en t Gr ad u at e an d l ov e p h o t o gr ap h y, t r av el l i n g .. d an ci n g.
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Tr avel l i n g , f o r m e, i s a m o d e o f r ej u ven at i o n l ear n n ew t h i n g s - c u l t u r e, f o o d , h i st o r y. I t al so g o n h o w c er t ai n t h i n g s ar e d o n e ar o u n d t h e w b eau t i f u l m em o r i es. I t i s t h e b est w ay o f h avi n g d ai l y l i f e, u n p l u g g i n g f r o m t h e p u l l s an d p u sh e i n n ew p l ac es. We m eet so m an y p eo p l e al o n g o o r t h e o t h er . We j u st f o r g et ab o u t o u r sel ves & o I t h el p s i n d eep en i n g o u r b o n d , o u r c o n n ec t i o n g l o b e h ave d i f f er en t i n t er est ?s f o r t r avel ,l i k e- s o f a p l ac e . w e g et t o l ear n a n ew p l ac e, a n e k n o w l ed g e o f f o o d & f ash i o n h ab i t s o f t h e l o c a c u l t u r e , h er e l an g u ag e g et So m e p eo p l e t r avel f o r b u si n ess & st u d i es. m an p r o g r am s w i t h d i f f er en t c o u n t r i es , i t s m o t i ve l an g u ag e ,h i st o r y , f o o d , ar t & c r af t o f eac h o t p u r p o se . I n d i a h as b ec o m e Yo u n g st er ?s l i k e t o t r avel f o r f u n & ad ven t u r o ,m o u n t ai n eer i n g , p ar asai l i n g et c . t h ese c o u r a c o n f i d en c e & i t al so m ak es t h em en er g et i c . Pi l g Ear l i er o n l y o l d p eo p l e p r ef er r ed t o g o o n p i l g g r o u p t r avel o n a p i l g r i m ag e . so m e o f t h e k ed ar n at h , r am esh w ar am , j ag an at h p u r i , d w ar vi si t m ec c a & m ed i n a, Vat i c an c i t y et c . Peo p l e l i k e T H E L A ?T OM AT I N A i n Sp ai n , su n b u r n i Ok t o b er f est i n Ger m an y, c ar n i val i n Si n c e c h i l d h o o d I h ad a d r eam o f t r avel l i n g a vi si t ed m an y p l ac es w i t h i n I n d i a & o ver sea?s. p o p p i n g at t r ac t i o n ?s l i k e t h e Syd n ey h ar b o r o f k er el a , b an f n at i o n al p ar k o f Can ad a w h i c h i s a l i k e t o say t h at t r avel l i n g i s t h e b est ac t i vi t y w h w i t h k n o w l ed g e . i t h el p s i n d evel o p i n g m an y sk t o ad ap t t h em sel ves i n d i f f er en t c u l t u r es. I w o u B r ad b u r y :?St u f f yo u r eyes w i t h w o n d er , l i ve a w o r l d . I t ?s m o r e f an t ast i c t h an an y d r
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. Tr avel g i ves m e t i m e t o t h i n k , o b ser ve an d g i ves a l o t o f t i m e t o i n t r o sp ec t an d u n d er st an d w o r l d . Tr avel l i n g h as h el p ed m e m ak e so m e g n ew exp er i en c es. B y t ak i n g a b r eak f r o m o u r s o f t ec h n o l o g y an d en g ag i n g i n n ew ac t i vi t i es o u r j o u r n ey & t h ey al l i n f l u en c e u s i n so m e w ay o u r p et t y p r o b l em ?s f o r a sm al l am o u n t o f t i m e. w i t h o u r f am i l y m em b er ?s . p eo p l e ar o u n d t h e so m e t r avel f o r exp l o r i n g t h e h i st o r y & c u l t u r e ew l an g u ag e & n ew ar t & c r af t . w e al so g et al i t i es. I n d i a h as a g r eat h i st o r y & a d i ver se s c h an g ed i n ever y 1 0 o k m . y sc h o o l s & c o l l eg es h ave i n t r o d u c ed exc h an g e e i s t h at st u d en t s g et en l i g h t en ed b y c u l t u r e , t h er ?s c o u n t r y. Peo p l e al so t r avel f o r m ed i c al a m ed i c al t o u r i sm h u b n o w. o u s ac t i vi t i es l i k e r i ver r af t i n g , sc u b a d i vi n g ag eo u s ac t i vi t i es g i ves t h em t r em en d o u s j o y , g r i m ag e i s al so o n e o f t h e p u r p o se o f t r avel l i n g . g r i m ag e w h er eas n o w ad ays p eo p l e o f f al l ag e f am o u s p i l g r i m ag e p l ac es ar e B ad r i n at h , k a et c . ar o u n d t h e w o r l d f o r p i l g r i m ag e p eo p l e al so t r avel t o c el eb r at e var i o u s c u l t u r al f est ?s n Go a, R an n o f K u t c h f o r k i t e f l yi n g f est i val , n b r azi l , l an t er n f est i val i n Tai w an . ar o u n d t h e w o r l d . I f eel m ysel f l u c k y t o h ave . al l t h e p l ac es h ad m ag n i f i c en t b eau t y & eye A u st r al i a , p l easan t t ea & c o f f ee g ar d en ?s o f s b eau t i f u l as a p ar ad i se et c . T h er ef o r e I w o u l d i c h g i ves ever yo n e a p l easu r e & en r i c h es t h em k i l l s & q u al i t i es l i k e i n t er ac t i n g w i t h p eo p l e & u l d l i k e t o en d b y sayi n g a f am o u s q u o t e b y r ay as i f yo u ?d d r o p d ead i n t en sec o n d s. See t h e r eam m ad e o r p ai d f o r i n f ac t o r i es.?
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONSATNE One of the educational sessions was delivered by Sadanand Konchady ? ?Evaluate to M otivate? . T he session honed the evaluation skills recommended by Toastmasters
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Da d Couplet 2.0 "Dose of advice, I gulp down the thr oat... Dad feeds m e for m y r eal gr owth, Each br eakfast m or ning it get r evised, And, wonder ! he says it will m ake m e W ise!!!"
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Tanvi Shah It w as August 12t h w hen I w alk ed int o college and found out t hat I had just been chosen t o r epr esent m y college for an exchange pr ogr am t o Fr ance. On hear ing t his incr edible new s, for t he next few days, t he sm ile on m y face just w ouldn?t budge, t he spar k le in m y eye r efused t o fade and t he spr ing in m y st ep put ever y t r am poline t o sham e. The Sym biosis College of M anagem ent r ecent ly included t his absolut ely am azing schem e int o it s cur r iculum w her ein st udent s w ho have done except ionally w ell in t he last few sem est er s ar e given t he golden oppor t unit y t o opt for one sem est er abr oad. I t ?s indescr ibable how happy I w as t o be one of t he st udent s chosen t o avail of t his w onder ful oppor t unit y. Fr om t he list of count r ies offer ed ,I chose t o go t o Fr ance. Fr ance has alw ays been m y dr eam count r y and t o st udy t her e an even bigger dr eam . M y exper ience w as a fabulous culm inat ion of t hr ee t hings, unique lear ning?s, pr ecious fr iendships and exhilar at ing t r avel,I began m y sem est er exchange in t he pr est igious I ESEG School of M anagem ent placed in a cit y called L ille w hich is 2 and half hour s fr om Par is. What I especially lik ed about st udying in Fr ance w as t he fact t hat t he assessm ent s w er e so w ell st r uct ur ed t hat w e didn?t even r ealize w e w er e being evaluat ed. For inst ance I had a subject called Cr oss Cult ur e Sensit ivit y. Our t ask w as t o em phasize t he im por t ance of show ing sensit ivit y t o ot her cult ur es . We had one such event w her e st udent s gr oups had t o put up a st all t o r epr esent t heir count r y. Our aim w as t o m ar k et our count r ies and lur e m axim um people t o our boot h. The I ndian st all st ood out t o be t he m ost color ful and lively w it h desi beat s going on in t he back gr ound. Speak ing about cr oss cult ur al sensit ivit y, ar e you fam iliar w it h t he peculiar w ay Fr ench gr eet each ot her ? For t hose of you w ho don?t k now , it involves t w o k isses on eit her side of t he cheek s. When you ar e new t o it , it can t ur n t o be a ver y funny and challenging affair. Quest ions float in your m ind, is t his r eally nor m al, isn?t t his a t ad t oo int im at e, how m any t im es and m ost im por t ant ly w hich w ay fir st ?. N ot t o m ent ion, apar t fr om soak ing in ot her cult ur es I t aught t he ot her s how w e I ndians r oll t oo. I had m y m om ent w hen I let loose in t he I nt er nat ional Gala Par t y and t aught t he Fr ench st udent s how t o shak e t heir hips t o som e I ndian Bollyw ood m usic.
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I st ill can?t get over t he scene w her ein m y classm at es w ear ing a suit and t ie, set t he st age on fir e t o t he beat s of L ondon Tum ak ada. I t w as one epic scene I am sur e I w ill never for get . I nst ances such as t hese br ought us t oget her and w e becam e one big int er nat ional fam ily. We called our selves ?Fam ilille?, st aying in t he aw esom e cit y of L ille. The lear ning exper ience in Fr ance br ought hom e t he fact t hat lear ning can be so m uch fun, and w hat you lear n w it h pleasur e you can never for get . They say you lear n best w it h a fr iend by your side. Tr uly life w as a char m spending t im e w it h so m any diver se and w onder ful people. I got close t o t his one gr oup of Kenyans w ho never left m y side since t he ver y beginning of college. L ook ing back , I can r ecollect all t he pleasant pot luck dinner s w e used t o have and picnics under t he apple blossom t r ees. I lear ned Kenyan Pok er and t he pr epar at ion of a couple of Kenyan dishes. I visit ed som e vibr ant count r ies bor der ing Fr ance t hat indeed had a lively char m of t heir ow n. The Eur opean cat hedr als and hist or ic m useum s st ole m y hear t . The visit t o t he Anne Fr ank m useum in Am st er dam w as t he highlight of m y diar y. The m out h-w at er ing Belgian w affles w er e ext r aor dinar ily delicious. I just couldn?t get enough of each cit y and t he br eat h-t ak ing view s. Beaut y also lies in t he fact t hat solo back pack ing gave m e such an am azing plat for m t o m ak e decisions on m y ow n and deal w it h t he obst acles and challenges at t he spur of t he m om ent . Get t ing lost , Google m aps oft en failing on us, fr ant ic sear ches for fr ee WI -Fi . I t alm ost feels lik e yest er day w hen I w as unpack ing m y t hings int o m y new Fr ench hom e, not k now ing w hat t o expect but absolut ely r eady t o em bar k on t he w onder ful five m ont h GI P jour ney. N ow t hat I ?m back , I encour age ever yone should consider ing an exchange or a solo t r ip t o st ep out of t heir com for t zone, don?t t hink t w ice and just dive int o t his unfor get t able once in a lifet im e exper ience. M y decision t o st udy abr oad w as hands dow n t he best decision I ever m ade
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M ou th op en i n g! I f I w er e to d escr i be m y jou r n ey of Toastm aster s ti l l n ow, i t w ou l d be th i s. I w as th e 3r d ch i l d of m y p ar en ts an d w as bor n af ter tw o gi r l s m ak i n g m e th e y ou n gest ch i l d . Bei n g th e y ou n gest ch i l d h ad i ts ad van tages w h i ch I en joy ed th or ou gh ly, con si d er i n g i t to be m y bi r th r i gh t. Bu t f or m e bei n g th e y ou n gest ch i l d w as a cu r se i n d i sgu i se. I w as alw ay s th e sh y on e. I w as h esi t an t to sp eak m y m i n d f r eely. I alw ay s th ou gh t th at if I
""SUOSCULTORES SCIENTIACORONAT"" w er e to sp eak u p , I w ou l d be m ad e f u n of , as i t w as m ostly th e case. T h e r eason w as th at I su cked at m ak i n g con ver sat i on s w i th str an ger s. I w as th e ty p e of p er son w h o w ou l d got ver y an x i ou s w h en ever I w as m ad e to f ace str an ge f aces. I som eh ow m an aged to su r v i ve m y sch ool an d col l ege w i th m y f ear of sp eak i n g f r eely. Bu t th e r eal ch al l en ge cam e w h en I en ter ed th e p r of essi on al w or l d . I u sed to m eet a l ot of n ew p eop l e d ai ly bu t d u e to m y w oef u l com m u n i cati on sk i l l s, I cou l d n ever st r i ke m ean i n gf u l con ver sati on s w i th an y on e. T h i s l i m i tati on got m e f i r ed becau se I cou l d n ot sp eak u p f or m y sel f w h en th e ti m e cam e. T h e n ex t job I l an d ed w as si m i l ar to ju m p i n g i n th e f r ay Si n ce I w as su p p osed to si t beh i n d a com p u t er th e w h ol e d ay, m y l ef tover com m u n i cati on sk i l l s al so w en t h ay w i r e. T h er e w as a ti m e w h en I got so an x i ou s to see str an ger s th at I h ad to ei th er l eave th e p l ace or h i d e m y sel f i n on e cor n er an d p r ay th at n o on e n oti ces m e. .T h i s w as al so th e ti m e w h en I d eci d ed to take th e n ex t st ep i n m y car eer . I d eci d ed to d o M BA . I gave th e GM AT ex am an d d i d w el l i n i t. T h e r eal ch al l en ge cam e w h en I h ad to f ace th e i n ter v i ew s.
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N ow, M BA i n ter v i ew s ar e n ot ju st abou t h ow good on e i s acad em i cal ly, bu t on e m u st be good i n com m u n i cat i on as w el l . T h i s w as m y bi ggest w eak n ess. Ever y ti m e I f aced an i n t er v i ew, ei t h er I star t ed sw eat i n g p r of u sely or m y m i n d w en t bl an k an d f ou n d m y sel f at a l oss of w or d s. Becau se of th i s I got r ejected i n 6 M BA i n ter v i ew s i n a r ow. A l so, w h en I i n ter acted w i th oth er M BA can d i d ates, I alw ay s got th e f eel i n g th at com p ar ed to th em I am n ot h i n g, even w h en m y accom p l i sh m en ts w er e f ar su p er i or to th ei r s. T h i s ser i ou sly h u r t m y con f i d en ce an d at on e p oi n t I d eci d ed to gi ve u p on m y M BA d r eam . O n e d ay I w as goi n g th r ou gh a bl og w r i tten by a p er son w h ose stor y w as qu i te si m i l ar to m i n e. I n h i s bl og th at p er son m en ti on ed th e n am e ?Toastm ast er s? an d h ow i t ch an ged h i s l i f e an d h el p ed h i m to ach i eve h i s M BA d r eam . I star t ed sear ch i n g f or i t over th e n et an d cam e to k n ow th at Toastm aster s i s a cl u b th at h el p s to i m p r ove a p er son ?s p u bl i c sp eak i n g an d l ead er sh i p sk i l l s. T h i s r eson at ed ex actly w i th m y n eed s. I t f el t as i f th e cl u b w as sp eci f i cal ly d esi gn ed f or m y i n d i v i d u al n eed s. I d eci d ed to gi ve i t a tr y an d att en d ed m y f i r st Toast m aster s m eeti n g as a gu est. Si tt i n g i n th e au d i en ce, I ju st p r ay ed th at I w ou l d n ot be cal l ed to sp eak on th e stage. Bu t ex actly th e op p osi te h ap p en ed . I w as cal l ed on th e stage to sp eak on on e of th e Tabl e Top i cs. I w as f r ozen w i th f ear an d star ted sw eat i n g agai n . Bu t som eh ow I m an aged en ou gh str en gth an d sp oke on th e top i c. M y sp eech w as p ath eti c an d i n n o w ay i m p r essi on abl e. Bu t 2 th i n gs th at I ch er i sh ed m ost abou t th at
sp eech w er e al l th e sm i l i n g f aces w h i ch en cou r aged m e an d th e sou n d of ap p l au se I h ear d af ter m y d r ead f u l p er f or m an ce. N ever bef or e i n m y l i f e w as I ap p r eci ated so m u ch f or an y th i n g, an d th at too f or a bad p er f or m an ce. T h i s m oti vated m e f u r th er to joi n th e cl u b an d I joi n ed . A f ter joi n i n g Toastm aster s, m y l i f e h as ch an ged com p l etely. M y com m u n i cati on sk i l l s h ave i m p r oved so m u ch th at I w as abl e to cl ear 2 M BA i n ter v i ew s i n a r ow. T h e i n ter v i ew er s w er e i m p r essed by m y con f i d en ce l evel an d ap p r eci ated m e f or th e sam e. Per son al ly too, I h ave i m p r oved d r am ati cal ly. I am n o l on ger th e sam e p er son w h o got n er vou s w h en h e f ou n d h i m sel f i n th e com p an y of str an ger s. N ow I tal k to ever y on e w i th absol u te ease an d th r ou gh m y i n ter acti on I m ost ly l eave a p osi ti ve i m p act on th em . Peop l e l i ke tal k i n g to m e an d I l i ke tal k i n g to th em . M or eover , Toastm aster s h as tau gh t m e th e i m p or tan ce of p r ep ar ati on an d p r acti ce. Ever y sp eech th at I h ave d el i ver ed , h as h el p ed m e to sh ar p en m y p r ep ar ati on an d p r acti ce sk i l l s. A n oth er qu al i ty th at Toastm aster h as h el p ed m e to d evel op i s m y i n i ti ati ve tak i n g abi l i ty. Ear l i er I u sed to escap e r esp on si bi l i ty an d n ever u n d er took an y w or k u n l ess i t w as assi gn ed to m e. N ow I take u p r esp on si bi l i t i es an d d on ?t w ai t f or th em to be assi gn ed to m e. T h e p eop l e I cam e to i n ter act w i th af ter joi n i n g Toastm aster s h ave tau gh t m e a l ot i n ter m s of sp eak i n g, l ead er sh i p sk i l l s an d p l an n i n g. M y jou r n ey i n Toastm aster s i s sti l l a l on g on e as I f eel th at th er e i s a l ot th at I can l ear n f r om i t. Ch eer s!!!
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n ot W h en on e i s str essed ou t, h e st ar ts m i ssi n g th e w ood s f or th e tr ees. H e u n com m on . A p er son com es acr oss becom es u n abl e to u n d er stan d , a l ot of em oti on s i n a d ay an d w e al l w h at?s goi n g on . h ave l ost ou r cool at som e or th e oth er p oi n t . T h e on ly d i f f er en ce i s Set r i gh t ex p ectati on s f ew p eop l e l ose th ei r cool m or e Peop l e w h o l i ke to cal l th em selves ar e of ten th an oth er s d o. T h e ter r i bl e k n ow n f or d el i ver i n g gr eat qu al i t y of th i n g abou t an ger i s i t can be p assed w or k bu t th ey al so set r eal ly h i gh f r om on e p er son to an oth er . M r . A ex p ectati on s an d get d i sap p oi n ted gets an gr y at B, B get s an gr y C, C w h en p eop l e ar e u n abl e to m eet gets an gr y at D an d so on an d so th ose ex p ectati on s. f or th . I t i s ver y h ar d to n ot get an gr y. I t?s an em oti on th at w e al l U n d er stan d th at y ou ar e an gr y h ave bu t, i t i s p ossi bl e to con tr ol W h en p eop l e get an gr y, th ey f or get ever y th i n g ar ou n d th em an d p u t al l L et?s l ook at an ex am p l e. You ar e th ei r en er gy i n to execu ti n g th at st an d i n g u n d er a sh ow er an d th e an ger . W h en w ay to m an age an ger i s w ater h i ts y ou r f ace, w ou l d y ou get by i d en ti f y i n g th at y ou ar e an gr y an d an gr y ? N o y ou w on ?t. Bu t i m agi n e r em i n d i n g y ou r sel f to cal m d ow n . y ou ar e d oi n g y ou r h om ew or k an d y ou r si st er com es w i th a bu cket f u l l T h i n k bef or e y ou sp eak of w ater an d p ou r s i t on to y ou . N ow I n th e h eat of th e m om en t y ou m i gh t w ou l d y ou get an gr y ? Yes, y ou say som eth i n g th at y ou w ou l d r egr et w ou l d becau se th at i s n ot ex p ected . say i n g. You m i gh t say som eth i n g th at W e get an gr y w h en w e ar e str essed w ou l d br eak th e oth er p er son ?s h ear t ou t or i n l ay m an ?s ter m y ou h ave a an d h ave a d eep ef f ect i n th e l ot of w or k to d o an d ver y l i ttl e ti m e r el ati on sh i p w i th th at p er son . W or d s ar e l i ke ar r ow s, y ou can n ot get th em to d o i t. back . etti n g
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T h ese ar e th i n gs y ou can d o to con tr ol an d m an age y ou r an ger . Bu t , w h at sh ou l d y ou d o w h en som eon e el se i s an gr y. O n e th i n g y ou sh ou l d r em em ber i s to say no to con f r on tati on an d ego an d n o m atter w h at, d o n ot r etal i ate. Retal i at i on w ou l d ju st ad d f u el to th e f i r e an d w ou l d n ot i n an y w ay cool d ow n th e si tu ati on . I n stead , tr y to u n d er stan d w h y th at p er son i s an gr y. W h at i s both er i n g h i m ? N o m att er h ow l ou d th e
CLICrK f ace, p er son i s scr eam i n g i n f r on t of y ou y ou sh ou l d ju st say I u n d er stan HEREd , I u n d er stan d , I u n d er stan d . A s y ou keep say i n g I u n d er stan d sl ow ly h e w ou l d star t to cool h i m sel f d ow n becau se h e h as sp oken ou t ever y th i n g th at w as both er i n g h i m an d m ak i n g h i m an gr y. H e h as execu ted h i s an ger an d th at?s m i ssi on accom p l i sh ed f or h i m . A lw ay s r em em ber , ?W h en an ger gets th e best of y ou , i t br i n gs ou t th e w or st i n y ou .?
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con f er en ces ar e sou r ces f or m oti vati on , i n sp i r ati on an d key l ear n i n gs f or sel f - gr ow th . I w an ted to p en d ow n m y l ear n i n gs f r om th i s y ear D i str i ct 98 con f er en ces h el d i n Pu n e an d Goa. T h e M an agi n g D i r ector an d CEO f or T h y r ocar e D r . A r ok i y a Vel u m an i w as on e of th e key n ote sp eaker s at Goa. H e sh ar ed th e su ccess stor y beh i n d T h y r ocar e an d sh ar ed h i s l ear n i n gs d u r i n g th e jou r n ey. Bel ow ar e f ew i n si gh t s f r om h i s tal k . Fo cu s ? th e key r eason f or T h y r ocar e bu si n ess w as th e abi l i ty to si n gl e h an d ed ly f ocu s on on e th i n g ? d i agn osi s f or T h y r oi d . H e su ggest ed th e Toastm aster s to h on e th i s sk i l l on bei n g abl e to f ocu s on on e th i n g an d th i n k w h at oth er s can 't see th r ou gh . W h at i s th e on e th i n g th at y ou w an t to f ocu s to be su ccessf u l ? Val u es - th e sp eaker sh ar ed ever y bu si n ess to be gu i d ed an d d eci si on s gover n ed by val u es. T r u st, tr an sp ar en cy an d tr u th ar e th e val u es th at th e sp eaker bel i eves an d p r acti ces ever y d ay. W h at ar e y ou r val u es th at y ou ar e gu i d ed by ever y d ay ? D i sr u p t i v e - to be d i sr u p ti ve i n com p eti ti ve m ar ket on e m u st be w i l l i n g to l ose i n r even u e bef or e gr ow th . D eci si o n s - on e m u st h ave cou r age to m ake d eci si on s. W i th d i scu ssi on s i n p l ace th e sp eaker al l u d ed th at th er e can ?t be an y d eci si on . A n d on ce th e d eci si on i s m ad e th er e sh ou l d n ?t be an y d i scu ssi on . T h e sp eaker i n sp i r ed ever y on e to si n gl e h an d ed ly ar ou n d th e w or l d tak i n g d eci si on s. Pr o sp er i t y ? th e sp eaker sh ar ed h i s p er son al stor y on h ow h e star t ed h i s bu si n ess an d th e tr i gger f or star ti n g th e bu si n ess. T h e sp eaker bel i eved job secu r i ty an d p r osp er i ty d oesn ?t go h an d i n h an d an d i t w as th e f ear of com p l acen ce w i th job secu r i ty r eal ly p r op el l ed to qu i t th e job an d star t h i s bu si n ess. A r e y ou f eel i n g com f or tabl e an d con ten ted w i th y ou r cu r r en t job?
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A l m ed i a on e of th e gu est sp eaker s sh ar ed th r ee key p r i n ci p l es i n tr an sf or m i n g ou r selves. T h e sp eaker bel i eved th at bef or e i gn i ti n g oth er s on e m u st u n l eash on e?s ow n p oten ti al ? be bet ter th an th e p er son y ou w er e bef or e. T h e th r ee p r i n ci p l es ar e : M o j o ? to k i n d l e i n n er th e f i r e, p osi ti ve en er gy an d h er oi c p oten t i al . Jo sh ? to u n l eash h ap p i n ess, zeal ou s exci tem en t an d cr eati ve en th u si asm n sp i r at i o n ? to sh ar e an d en abl e i n sp i r ati on . Be m i n d f u l w i th th e joy of gi v i n g. Bel ow ar e f ew oth er l ear n i n gs f r om Pu n e
con f er en ce h el d ear l i er th i s y ear . Ri sk s ? on e m u st be w i l l i n g to take th e p l u n ge an d em br ace th e r i sk s. C o m m u n i cat i o n ? on e m u st str i ve to keep th e com m u n i cati on sh or t an d si m p l e. K I SS ? Keep i t Sh or t an d Si m p l e W o r r y ? i d en ti f y th e th i n gs th at both er s on e. Ju st l i ke jetti son , of f l oad i n g th e ai r cr af t f or excessi ve baggage, i d en ti f y an d of f l oad th e th i n gs th at both er s th e m i n d . Jetti son w h at ar e th e th i n gs y ou w an t to of f l oad ? W h at ar e th e th i n gs th at both er m e? W h at can be of f l oad ed ? Fo cu s ? I n stead of w or r y i n g on w h at i s l ef t ? i d en ti f y an d f ocu s on th i n s th at i s
r em ai n i n g an d p u r su e r el en tl essly. Con d i ti on i n g on e?s m i n d an d bod y i s cr i ti cal f or su ccess. Atten d i n g th e Toastm aster s I n ter n ati on al con f er en ces h ave alw ay s en r i ch ed m y m i n d w i th th ou gh t s by h ear i n g th e su ccess an d f ai l u r e stor i es of oth er s. Bei n g p ar t of Toastm aster s i s on e of th e m ost i m p or tan t d eci si on s th at I h ave ever m ad e an d I ow e gi v i n g i t back to th e com m u n i ty. I t?s th e th i r d p r i n ci p l e on I n sp i r ati on f r om Jer i an A l m ed i a r eal ly tr i gger ed th e joy of sh ar i n g of m y l ear n i n gs at th ese con f er en ces to oth er s.
I nt rovert s are like t he tortoise in t he story of Hare and Tortoise. Their small steps many t imes annoy people. Due to t his, in t he era of high speed technology t hey are somet imes looked dow n at . People hesit ate to count on t hem. But t his should not be t he case. Because it is just t hat int rovert s see t he world t hrough different eyes. They spend more t ime analysing a sit uat ion rat her t han comment ing on t he same. They many t imes w ait for t he apt t ime to react . Right t ime is of ut most import ance to t hem. They are t he ones w ho enjoy t heir ow n company. They like solit ude more. It is only in such t imes t hat t hey can recharge t hemselves; come back to normal if anyt hing has dist urbed t hem. Find solut ions to t heir problems. At such t imes only t hey are at t heir Best .
We have seen many examples of int rovert s w ho created a masterpiece only in t heir t imes of solit ude. Example- J. K. Row ling got t he idea about Harry Pot ter only w hen she w as t ravelling alone from a delayed t rain from Manchester to London and also completed t he novel in a coffee shop. Mark Zuckerberg used to sit at night and make codes rat her t han part ying w it h his friends. Warren Buffet would t ake decisions by himself or after referring a few books rat her t han conduct ing number of meet ings or holding discussions. But it is also a fact t hat t hese people had to come in front of t he world and express t heir ideas. Hence int rovert s only need to step up. Come out of t heir comfort zone. Develop a few qualit ies to let everyone gain benefit from t heir t hought s. Because t hings around us w ill improve only w hen new ideas are worked on.
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th e r eason s I u sed to gi ve m y sel f w h en ever I d i d n ?t f i n d ti m e to atten d r egu l ar toastm aster s m eeti n g. Bu t I r em em ber a joke by a f el l ow toastm aster s on a San ta (f am ou s San ta- Ban ta). O n ce San ta w as tr avel i n g i n a tr ai n w i t h Fi r st Cl ass AC- r eser ved ti cket bu t h e si t s i n th e gen er al d ep ar tm en t. A n d w h en th e T C ar r i ves an d ask s h i m to sh ow h i s ti cket th en San ta sh ow s th e ti cket to w h i ch T C gets su r p r i sed an d l eaves w i th con f u sed f ace... a f el l ow p assen ger th en ask s w h y th e T C l ooked so con f u sed af ter l ook i n g at y ou r ti cket . To w h i ch San ta r ep l i ed ?I f ool ed h i m .. I ?m car r y i n g a Fi r st Cl ass AC ti cket an d I f ool ed h i m by si tti n g i n th e gen er al com p ar tm en t?? So th e qu esti on h er e w h o i s th e actu al f ool h er e? O bv i ou sly San ta an d th at w as th e m om en t I r eal i zed th at I ?m f ool i n g m y sel f by gi v i n g su ch excu ses to avoi d r egu l ar m eeti n g an d m y r ol es an d r esp on si bi l i ty as a Toastm ast er . I t?s easy to say N o an d sk i p m eet i n gs bu t actu al ch al l en ge com es w h en y ou say ?Yes? an d accep t th e r ol e even th ou gh y ou h ave l i m i ted ti m e. I r em em ber on e m eeti n g i n w h i ch a Toastm aster sai d ?Toastm aster i s l i ke an ocean an d th e am ou n t of w ater y ou take d ep en d s on th e si ze of th e vessel y ou car r y to col l ect th e w ater ?. So Toastm aster i s alw ay s th er e w i th so m an y op en op p or tu n i ti es an d i t d ep en d s on u s i f w er e ar e r ead y to take u p th ese op p or tu n i ti es an d ch al l en ge ou r selves to br i n g ou r bet ter ver si on .
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Toastm aster ?s m eeti n g, I w or k f or 8- 14 h ou r s h ow can I sp en d ti m e f or p r ep ar i n g sp eech or an y oth er r ol e? I h ave oth er p r i or i t i es? I can ?t go to toastm aster s r egu l ar ly? I t?s a N o f r om m y si d e. T h ese w er e th e qu est i on s or m or e sp eci f i cal ly I w ou l d say th ese w er e
A h ear t f el t t h an k you to all our toastmasters members for contributing to the newsletter with their thoughtful learnings,experiences and equally delightful photographs.
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