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Y Journey Og Growth
My journey of growth
Honesty, dedication, enthusiasm and charisma- these are the real tools for success and I pursue them with total commitment. I was born in a joint family in New Delhi. I enjoy talking to new people, that’s why I like travelling. Sports bring out the fighter in me. I do not like losing but do not believe in winning at all costs- a true sportsman plays for the love of the game, not just for the glory of it. I love playing Basketball, Volleyball, and Badminton. Music is another aspect I consider myself decently good at. I love singing and can play a few instruments like guitar and keyboard.
In 2007, I was roped in by a school back home in Delhi to train its girls' volleyball team for an inter school tournament. The tough part was – BalBhavan School had never had a team before and I only had a week to get a team together. I was given no clear objectives, just asked to do as much as I could. But I had a clear vision , vivid picture of where to go, as well as a firm grasp on what success looks like and how to achieve it. Not just that I shared it and acted upon it.I myself defined my objective which was to create a pool of talent that would serve the school better in the years to come and also perform decently in the tournament a week later.
I decided to focus more on building the confidence of the team apart from making them train really hard. They were a bunch of dedicated kids who followed every instruction without a word, and were ready for it in just 6 days. In the tournament, they played each game with the passion I had tried so hard to build in them. They played out of their skins, losing three very tight matches. But their heads were never down and in their final match, they caused the biggest upset by beating one of the strongest teams in the tournament.
To be very honest, I had never been a genuine believer in the "nothing is impossible" theory but all that changed after this experience. It gave me greater belief in my own abilities of

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