The ‘passionate romantic’!

Posted on 12 July, 2013 by Sandeep Atre

Beginnings are beautiful – pure and innocent!

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For instance…‘the first love’! When you fall in love for the first time, it is just a nameless feeling…a floating delicate bubble. There is no physicality involved. For you, she isn’t a body…she is a presence. To an extent that you don’t even crave for her attention, you are happy just to get to see her. To know that she is sitting in the same classroom, travelling in the same bus or breathing in the same city makes you feel connected to her – enough to make you smile even when you are alone.

Same thing happens when you become an entrepreneur. It is like being in love – this time with a concept! There is no ambition to mint money…just a desire to create…a wish to see manifestation of an abstract idea into a reality. For you, every receipt is a token of trust that someone placed in your dream.  You don’t see employees as resources…you see them as companions. You don’t plan to make it big…you just want to keep doing more of what you love to do.

And then…

…you become successful, and start looking up to achievement and looking down upon joy.

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Well! Success is like passion – it makes you forget the romance! In the former, you chase the end…in the latter, you cherish the beginnings!

So! Do ‘be’ passionate…yet…Stay romantic!

 

PS: An excerpt from one of my sessions in a class of entrepreneurship.

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’.
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