“Who am I?”…a comment on my blog by a childhood-friend triggered this query inside.
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We grew up together during those early formative years of fun…frolic…fights…fetish and foolishness! And now when he finds me uttering all the heavy gyaan-stuff unsolicited, he just cannot help but smirk. But then…does he really know ‘me’??
Well! Each one of our people owns a part of us! For our parents we never outgrew our diapers…for our relatives, we never outgrew our photographs…for our cousins, we never outgrew those summer-vacations…for our friends, we never outgrew those jokes and for our associates we never outgrew our game-face! Well! Each one of them is right and ironically…none of them is.
They all knew us at a point of time…and then held us there captive ever since!
So! Does he know me? Well! In between the points where our paths diverged and then crossed again…a lot has gone and passed by. He isn’t a testimony to the twirls, twists, topples and twinkles of the plot destiny hatched for me. He isn’t aware of that part of my story…the roads I took…the moons I chased…the hands I held… the joys I felt…the tears I shed…and the parts gone dead.
He doesn’t know me…but then…there is no one who really knows me completely!…because
…I am the only witness to my evolution…at each step…brick by brick!
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And that’s why…in the court of my conscience, when ‘I’ accuse ‘me’ and advocate both ‘for’ and ‘against’, then sitting on the Judge’s chair I take everyone’s opinions of me as evidences, yet…
…rely on the sole witness for the final call.
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
