Deloitte has built up a ‘Conversation
Platform’ for their employees’ to share the inspirational stories / actions
that had inspired their own or others life. To broaden the concept they have
made the forum public. I quite liked the conception, which will impact someone’s
life in a positive way.
Sitting at my desk, with a cup
of tea; my eyes gently sloping from my spectacles; and mind boggling which one
to share; where to start from?. After tremendous brainstorming came to a point,
to share three small yet impact instances of my life, a movie and a quote.
These instances #MadeAnImpact
on me for life long.
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CCURRENCES by People
First
#MadeAnImpact “Priority
and Being Cautious”
When I was 12 – 13 years old, was very
casual towards my study. Being from a joint family, was always surrounded by
people, and was more into playing and roaming around. I still remember it was a
summer night, around 8 in the night, I went to see my younger cousin, who did
not visit us that day. Seeing me at his room’s door he greeted me and asked me
to sit, but suddenly there was a voice from the other corner of the room ‘you
need to study why asking her to sit’. I believe it was a bit of harsh way of
conversing on my aunt’s part, but that day I learnt to be cautious while conversing
and to priorities things in life based on the time and situation. Her saying #MadeAnImpact
on me in such a way that today I am conscious while expressing my
views and ensure to check before I visit someone; give importance to my
requirements and inculcating the same in my daughter as well.
Second #MadeAnImpact “Be
a reason of someone’s smile”
One day my colleague
and I went to a street eating joint near our office. The joint has no sitting
area, and have only ‘high tables’. We placed our order and was waiting for it,
meanwhile my colleague noticed a small girl eyeing at us and her distress look raised
his concerns for her. He tried asking the girl her name but there was no
response, then the shopkeeper informed us that she is deaf n dumb. We tried
sign language to communicate with her, and found out that she is hungry. My colleague
immediately placed the order for her. Smile on her face gave a quenched feeling.
Actuality is in today’s busy schedule people are becoming more of self-centric
then being concerns for others. This action#MadeAnImpact on
me that I have taken a pledge to be a reason for someone’s smile. As the saying
goes ‘Charity begins @ home’, so each day I try to do something / talk it out
for / with my helper:-).
Third #MadeAnImpact ‘Enlightening n Erudition’
This one is an abstract of two different happenings
of life, but coincides the conclusion i.e. 'learning. 'In my initial days of
first job, my mentor suddenly resigned and I was left all by myself. No one to
help me out; no knowledge transfer was done and every day was a defy. After a
week, my superior popped up a question, are you ready to step in your mentor's
shoe? I being perplexed, and scared of losing my job nodded my head in agreement. Very
next day my training began, and to my surprise my trainer was
none other than my superior, who happened to be a ‘Group head HR – IR’ of one
of the top group of businesses of India – “Aditya Birla Group”. My manager’s
action #MadeAnImpact on me that ‘Knowledge is
power’ and it cannot be used to distort people and be always in a mind frame to
share it as by sharing it multiplies to double.
In the year 2011, I took a sabbatical and
decided to pursue a course of SAP – HR. Post the completion of certification,
the grappling the struggle to bag a job, got through with Accenture. Initially I
was in support team. Fortunately got an opportunity to work on an
Implementation project. However my impression there was of a fresher, so my manager introduced an experienced third party consultant, and was asked to
consult her for any query I came across. We both were tough shell to break and
for a while we were in our own comfort zone. Gradually, we started
understanding each other and mutually broke the ice, and divided the work. As advised, I used to rely on her for my queries, for which she could not accommodate due to her busy schedule. My being impatient to finish the task led me work harder and resolve the queries at my end. My colleague’s inability to accommodate time #MadeAnImpact
on me to be independent and do my homework before reaching out to others.
Both the aforementioned existences made me realize
that ‘Enlightening and Erudition’ goes hand in hand. I ensure to extend my help
to support others’ in their work and do my project work for all the first time
new assignments I get, and never give a reason that I am new for this assignment.
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CCURRENCE by Quote
Salman Khan starrer, ‘Jai Ho’. Message in
the movie was to build a chain of helping hand for the betterment of our country.
It #MadeAnImpact in response of ‘Thank you’
say help others. So I have made it a point when someone express gratitude towards
me I request them to help others in need.
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CCURRENCE by Movie
Recently released and received accolades for
actors’ great performance and the story line has #MadeAnImpact that
Old age is an another form of childhood and is also the tender age of human
life cycle. It requires one to cater the same kind of understanding; tremendous
patience; and ignorance for old people as for a child.
Pen Whizz