How Is Yours?

I am a part of Bangalore Toastmaster Club. I joined it to improved communication skill and also to have a better version of myself. 

 I realised that being a part of Toastmaster, I am leading my life with positivity. Actually people around have positive aura to propagate to others. I really like to part of it. 

Although I joined it one and half years back but I was not so active. Now, I am trying my best to be participate in roles and make use of it. I introspected that people are ready to guide and support in all means for improvement.

Recently International Speech contest was organised. I also have shown my courage to participate at club level. Although I didn't win  either of contest but the best thing happened that I could build my confidence. And area of level contest was held in Belgaum.

Some of my close friends asked me to be part of it. So I decided myself to go along with them. Initially my objective was to learn how the structure of contest happens and develop the networking. 

I took the bus along my friend Ankit who is also winner of ISC at club level and Aiyappa. We had some fun altogether in the bus. 

I witnessed the area level contest and I learnt a lot. More than I could develop closeness with our club members. Spent time together by eating and visiting to local place. That was really good time. 

It was more interesting time when we sat in evening together in the hotel. It was time to celebrate the moment together. Our past President of the club Mr Melvin was also joined us. He came up with very interesting idea of playing game. The game was to one person shall go out of the room he has to guess from the answer of part of body concensualy selected by other people inside the room. But he has to ask only one question from each of the member. He has to give answer in only three chance. If he gets the answer he wins. The question that he has to ask is 'How is yours?'

So this we went on with everyone and it so amazing that we had a lot of fun together.

We really enjoyed the moment and always remembered the time spent together for the purpose that we visited. But the game 'How is your' always be remembered to play it again with family and friends.

Life Is Game Of Hit & Trial, Let's Play It Up!

Few months back we moved to new home in Bangalore. All family members were excited since this is our own flat. The complex is big and full of amenties that everyone can avail and enjoy, especially for children. They are excited because they have got good friends. 

Recently, sauna and steam bath are also opened. Although we were not aware that these are also having such amenities that are going to come up while we booked the flat. When we come know these are in operation and every residents can enjoy them, my wife jumped into it. She always mentioned that these amentiies are usually available in premium resorts and we are priviledged to get them in our complex. 

So one Sunday morning we set out for experience them. Rooms were all set and made just like we were in resort. All operation made of digital control. While starting the switch we found multiple touch switches. But there were no instructions displayed. My wife tried to start but it was not getting started. So she thought of calling maintainanace office to show us how to start. But being as early morning it may difficult to get some person or it may take some time to start it. However, she asked me to try. So I kept on trying hit and trial after few minutes it got started. There was point she was getting impatient but putting hit and trial made us to bring smile and chill down our spine. 

Life is like that. Many a times in life we don't have standard procedure to lead it. We strugle and strive to get the results with hit and trial way. Let's keep on trying and striving the best even a hit and way.

~KK

Everyone is a Hero!

Few days back I got the message from my club Bangalore Toastmaster Club's President, Deepika Das and she enquired of me that whether I can have my story related to the lines " Break your limits and find your freedom". Initially I could not understand the context. So she called me up and started asking few basic questions. I felt free to explain her in those lines.

 I explained her that I was born and brought up in smaller city and hindi and local language was always preferred language. I had been much influenced by local environment to my speaking local language. Even after passed out from school, my desire to improve my english speaking didn't happen. The affect of hindi continued in my speaking english. After passing out from Engg. college I was recruited in a company Tata Steel. Even i was working fine at the most familiar place, Jamshedpur which was not just familiar but also nearest to home town. After working in Production planning, I felt the need to work in marketing & sales function. I didn't see much growth in career and also wanted to get the flavour of business. 

I took the challenge and moved to Kolkata in marketing function. The journey of coming out from my comfort zone continued over the years working in different business function and challenging my status quo. During the journey,  one thing pulled me back was my communication skill. Many a times even I demonstrated my performance and leadership style but I was always given communication as an area of improvement. Even working in smaller cities I didn't find english speaking was common. However, as journey continued and I moved to Bangalore. I was coming from smaller city, Guwahati to Bangalore. I saw the people around me talking fluent english. I dindn't find comfortable myself. But I was keep on trying to improve upon myself. But results was not signigicant. In  July 2018, I knocked the door of Toastmaster and I kept on trying to experience with toasmaster. I kept on talking to people in English, taking roles and coming on the statge. This helped me to build my confidence and started seeing the difference in me. But still many miles to travel.

My journey was well crafted and presented by President in club meeting, hearing this I was zapped. I didn't expect that story of mine will be talk of the evening. I was made hero. I really felt special and honoured to be part of discussion as an inspiring story. 

I must thank her for making me special. I also thank people around me especially from Bangalore Toastmaster club. They are always ready to support and guide me. I am blessed to have Mr Robinson D'Souza as mentor who is always ready to pull me up and instill confidence in me. I heartfully acknowledge their effort towards me. I believe that in making a hero for yourself, right environment and right persons are needed to be surrounded. These spark our ability to make us hero.

One thing that struck me that she also highlighted that many people around us are hero in their own way but somehow we missed to acknowledge them. Rather seeking inspiration from great personalities, Winston Churchil or Mahatama Gandhi etc, inspiration can be find to the next door. Hence we must recognise those unsung heroes and bring them to front in eyes of people.