…as I drove back in the waning hours of the evening, I just couldn’t shed off that look in those eyes… the one that had pierced into the core of my spine …
The day was more hectic than the word can ever connote! I spoke in every corner of the city…faces in the audience changed and so did my messages…and yet as the sun started setting in my rear view, I was almost sick of speaking (and even more so of listening to myself)…
And still, the all-important late-evening session remained…The body was tired, the mind was fatigued and the words had started to get a bit incoherent…
Still, the years of experience was coming into play and I was doing all that was required (after all, the stakes are high and the participants of the session are all our blue-eyed boys – the ones who are so close to their ivy-league destination!)…
…And then, just for a brief moment, the whole day weighed too heavy for me to carry…! I got a piece of fact & figures wrong!!! It was an unusual slip and just for a second… I saw that look in a pair of eyes…in one corner of the room…
The error got rectified…the sanity restored…and the look in those eyes also got its assuredness back! And yet, ‘that look of a few moments’ in that pair of eyes just refused to leave me even much after I had left that room…
…This immense pressure… and this murderous restlessness to keep that assuredness in each pair of eyes is the hugest curse of my work……And still…my most cherished compliment…a rare privilege hard-earned!
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’.
