Hurdles.. or Avenues for Growth??

In my limited experience as a Coach of Professional and Personal Success for individuals, young men and women; I have always upheld this thought: Hurdles are avenues for growth and excellence.

Authentic Creativity, Divergent thinking, and Communication Skills are some of the soft-assets ‘wannables’ are expected to sport. However, if someone possesses the first two of the soft-assets listed above; he / she seldom gets the right springboard due the lack of the third soft-asset – Communication Skills.

Youngsters across the different age-group always take solace by pacifying themselves thinking that they have had their formal school education not from a convent or in a posh school.

Should one settle down for mediocrity in his / her life by banking on these self-doubting thoughts? I would say never!

Having pursued my Primary and Secondary Education in Tamil (Vernacular Language) Medium; not only have I won several awards for Tamil Debates / Oratory / Poem / Creative writing; but also in English Public Speaking / Creative and Scientific Writing, and Extempore.

These are something that I could achieve in competitions / events.

•     Silver Medalist in Regional-Level Research Paper Presentation
•     Second Place in National-Level Extempore,
•     Thirukkural Selvan Award by World Thirukkural Consortium,
•     District-level Second Place in Oratory,
•     Many prizes in Poem and Creative Writing at the School / College / Catholic Vicariate levels; and Publication in several Youth / Spiritual Magazines.
•     National-level Best Research Paper Award
•     Have published several research papers in International Journals and have so far made more than 20 presentations in colleges / universities across South India in the capacities of Research Scholar / Resource Person, Invited Speaker on various domains

Now what I consider to be the pinnacle:

I am glad to have my brief article / contribution published by the World’s top-rated Business Management Magazine – a subsidiary of Harvard University. Harvard Business Review Magazine gets translated in more than 11 languages. 

Excerpt from March 2016 Publication: 

Don’t you agree that anyone can transmute the hurdles into avenues of growth and excellence??

Opportunity, do we really see it?

“It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than                                                     to have an opportunity and not be prepared.”

                                                                               - Whitney M. Young, Jr.

Yesterday, I spoke to a veteran in Automobile Industry, in Detroit, Michigan. Initially a few seconds pitch, if the person is interested, then the conversation is scaled up to few mins. Very rarely one might receive an opportunity to engage a person / people on the Phone, for close to 20 mins, when the other person might have budgeted only a few mins max, during what is technically called as "Elevator Pitch".

In whatever professional role I have been discharging, I have never (yes never) missed an opportunity to foresee the futuristic opportunities, despite insurmountable obstacles. Only with that approach, I envisioned to earn my Masters degree in Computer Tech / Applications with only a sum of Rs.50 INR left in my hand (much less than $1 )during 2000-2001 Academic Year. Similarly, my Black Belt Six Sigma Programme with absolutely no idea of how I would bear close to Rs.50,000 in fees. I guess my journey must be an interesting read for all others. But such incidents are reserved to be shared later.

Guess what?? I do not believe in being accepted by others as a Great-Guy; but I believe in leading a life that is in accordance with  my God-given potentials.




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Cutting to the chase, go get ready, and grab all opportunities. Oops, I almost forgot to tell you that all opportunities will be disguised in the form of challenges, controversies, adversities. I will prove so, in my upcoming blog posts. Happy Reading!!!

Growing older Vs. Growing wiser

Have I grown older or Have I grown wiser? I just don't know; I am still in dilemma. Some of the devastating experiences or plainly putting across - harassment / ridiculing by others that I had to endure were merely caused by lack of growth in me - Growth that makes one sharply strike back / give a deadly-sting  to people who let their cruelty and self-glorifying attitude unfold. For some spiritual reasons I have been curbing my impulse to treat such people in a manner they deserve. Had I been patient letting the 'Karma' play its role? Nope!

Those who know me would endorse that I am resilient as well. In the mid 30s now, did I actually grow wiser to be patient while getting along with people and occurrences , the answer again, had been 'Nope'; at least until 2nd Week of June 2015.

I happened to attend a Prayer Meeting during the 2nd week of June 2015(honestly, had been given the liberty, I surely would have given it a miss; as my way of Worshiping is debatable. I guess it is the 'Serving Hands' that are needed among the most deserving and needy people than the 'Praying Lips'). There was one good thing I learned during that Prayer Meeting - How to be patient and how long should one be patient?

Since that Prayer Meeting, I could comfortably be patient in almost all situations. You may as well,  learn to  grow wiser and by being patient from the following visual.