JK - My Mentor

It was sometime in the month of Feb 2010 , where in the management had organised for an Out bound Training . This Out bound training was headed by the HR Head of Business unit ( nicknamed as James Kennedy). The day before the training ,I was disturbed a little as I was asked to move out of Chennai to Zonal Head office once again. A Van was arranged to take us to a location which was on the Bangalore Chennai National Highway. We Reached the place at around 9 PM. I was pretty much tensed and felt that whole life has come to a stand still ( Read my earlier blogs for better understanding)

Mr James arrived at late night hours and hence we could not meet him at night. At around 7:30 AM , next day we all gathered at a place and Training started with a presentation. I was feeling very tired. For a sec there was the feeling in me that I should have bunked this training. James was superb in his training and what I could realise was this person is too different from other HR especially the one who was heading the Zonal HR team.James had a better control of the crowd in the training hall. I do not know how he managed to put in some fear in us even while he was very polite in his training. All silly question raised by us was answered up to the point.

Once this presentation was over , we went outside to have our outbound training , it was a very good training which gave us learnings on Leadership skills and Team spirit. Wow, though the games involved in the training was very tiresome , James explanation to each and every activity was keeping us hooked to the same. Finally when the games was over , we were shown a movie names "Miracle" to show us what a team work would result in. James ended the session with a small story on a heroic act of yound guy who saved his mentor's life in a unpleasant situation . When I came to know that the young chap who saved the life of his mentor was none other than James , I felt really proud of him and felt i need to do take something from him

When everyone moved out of the room , I walked up to Mr James and asked him to write something for me on a piece of paper. James Kennedy was such a good natured person that he took the paper and wrote something which i never thought would change my life altogher. James was brilliant enough to have understood that I was little bit tensed all through the day ..

His note to me was :

"Karthick,

Life is not a binary number or formula based. It consists of all kind of people and all kinds of situation. Adapt and move on. Don't be fixated on ideas and do not be unhappy in life.In life you need to make choices and do make those choices... All the best ! ... JK"

When I returned home , some inner mind was telling me to act on what James Kennedy wrote for me...

" In life you need to make choices and do make those choices"

Yes , Now I got a solid reply as how to handle the situation at my office.. I looked out for choices and finally in the end of Feb 2010 , I got a good oppurtunity from a growing Telecom company. I have now made choice and I am prepared to move on ...Yes, where ever I go , my wallet would carry that small chit written by JK ..the person who had brought positive changes in my life....

JK is simply superb!