Get Crushed like him... Get Crowned like him...

Get Crushed like him... Get Crowned like him...  He is Mr. Saket Modi

I have been THERE, seen things THERE, won things THERE,... almost a decade later never made anyone win from my foray,  when others were THERE...

STRESS INTERVIEW, COMMUNICATING WHEN STRESSED TO THE CORE....you name it.

After longtime, feel intrinsically happy to have spent around 48 Long minutes of my life on a fulfilling, and productive task, in other words watching the following YouTube Link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g7AQ2QjQhc

That link is a treasure-trove for anyone who wants to be an effective presenter, product / service evangelizer, concept seller or even a go-getter in any domain..

The Fight, we already are in it...

PROUD to be the  Grandson of an HAVILDAR of Bengal  Engineer Group (Bengal Sapper),    INDO-BRITISH ARMY, and HONORED to be the Son of a Sapper of Madras Engineer Group (Madras Sapper), INDIAN ARMY.

"In camouflages, all of us can still fight through the discharge of all our duties well."

                                    - CHRIS M JAYACHANDRAN 

The PAIN, the PATH and the PROUD feeling

"I feel proud not because of the trivial possessions that I have; but of the PAIN I endured and the PATH I am holding onto..."

                                    

                           - CHRIS M JAYACHANDRAN 

St. John Bosco, the Father of the Youth

Happy Feast of Harvest !

My indebtedness

I am indebted to all those who directly and or indirectly help me grow as a human being, and a professional. On my Birthday, I dedicate this Poem in Tamil to my Gurus, loved ones, friend(s), and collaborators.

"It’s not the mountains we conquer but ourselves." Sir Edmund Hillary.

My craving for versatile prowess... M.Sc Vis.Com. Degree...done

Competition

"Most of the time, your competition defines you, sometimes demands from you; at other times diminishes your true potential when you outsmart the competition effortlessly."

                                                      - CHRIS M JAYACHANDRAN

Once Vs Always

"Once we do an endeavor of perfection, others may think of us; if we repeat, others may talk about us: if we persist in doing that endeavor, others will trail us"

                                      - CHRIS M JAYACHANDRAN 

Engulfing Love Vs. Empathy

"In any relationship, all transcending Empathy with even negligible Love is far better than Engulfing Love with no Empathy".
                           - CHRIS M JAYACHANDRAN  

Embrace Life, this New Year 2018

Let's just not make Merry but a Meaning, this Christmas

Growth and Glory

 "All growth and glory are there just outside one's comfort-zones"

                                     -  Chris M Jayachandran 

Tap out Vs Knock out

"Be not the person that taps out but be the one that knocks out; in all noble social, psychological, and spiritual combats."

                                                                  - Chris M Jayachandran

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.

Taking sides, without taking time to know the ‘significant facts’?

Taking sides, without taking time to know the ‘significant facts’? At times, one is so driven by ulterior motives, and similar consideration for oneself in the future; that he / she takes sides with the group whose members are exclusively from one's own caste, religion, language, and ethnic background. Mark Twain has a message:

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Will I resurrect and ascend?

I am dead (or more appropriately, did I actually get crucified?) Will I resurrect and ascend?

I do not know the answer, excepting to dwell back and recall the verses in the Scriptures that I have intently read while I was a kid.

Have you ever wanted to go the extra mile in being ‘extraordinary’ to any ‘ordinary’ or rather people who are pretentious and do not deserve your time / energy / attention? My advice to you, never even think about it. Just cut them loose and go on your path.

 If only I had been such a person for the past 10 years or so, I guess I might have been a different person (definitely not filthy and only money hooked-up guy).

Enjoying certain degree of Social / Intellectual status, I know I cannot blog with abstract ideas and that I need to be very precise embracing actuals (preferably with empirical data). This time, I just want to share my deepest feelings, with others who are out there, giving my thoughts a dime.

  

Do not aim to be Godly towards certain people / structure, because they may be having all perennial problems rotten for several decades / centuries. Just be a normal guy, do your duty well and just walk off.

Especially with certain people, they might be the most venomous creatures who will strike you, after sucking every bit of what they can drain out from you, engulfed with self-centeredness.

Past several months have been a great discerning period for me, helping me realize what mostly people are made up of. However, I am unshaken with what makes me who I am.

All I now want to do is to offset my lack of multi-faceted growth that resulted of ‘opportunity cost’ effect.

I know I will end up meeting the same people in my walk of life again. But, I will not be as Godly / naïve or ignorant as I used to be. After all, ‘a mistake is only a mistake if I repeat it’.

I will be very careful as to which sort of people / situations that would demand me to bet my life, reputation, and aspirations henceforth.

I know I am dead (or more appropriately, did I actually get crucified?) Will I resurrect and ascend?

I will reverberate my thoughts continuing on this blog, on resurrecting and ascending (Why won’t I J ?)