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A Lifetime Connect – together at Amit Sir’s home.
We all had many noteworthy takeaways
Alumni Mentoring from these Mentoring Sessions. We learned
about how not to become a Procrastinator.
The second year of PGDM at IMDR turned out We understood the difference between Vision,
to be a game-changer for me. The 3rd Semester Mission, and Purpose. We also got to know
commenced and I got an opportunity to be a about the concept of Habit formation, how
part of the Alumni Committee. During one of the to develop a Value system, the difference
committee meetings, I got the chance to know between Ego and Self-respect, and so on.
Along with this, I learned one highly important
about the upcoming plan of the Alumni Mentoring
ARTICLES Program that was to be conducted for the 2nd as below –
concept about the Important-Urgent Matrix. It is
year students. It drew my attention and I became
Q1: Important and Urgent – Must do the work
quite curious about the selection process &
Q2: Less Important and Less Urgent – Work
assignment of mentors.
With the process going on, one fine day,
Q3: Less Important and Urgent–
Sweta Ma’am posted a message that mentioned can be ignored for some time
– “One of the mentors only wants to mentor the Can be done at a secondary priority
students who are keen on starting their own Q4: Important but Less Urgent – Focus is
business”. Reading this, the entrepreneur in me on Long-term goals and there is a need to
just wanted to grab the opportunity and I went complete the task
for it & nominated my name. Within a few days, When Sir told us about this graph, I implemented
the final lists for the Alumni Mentoring Program it right from that very day. Because of this, I am
were out and there was my team – I & my batch always able to prioritize the things I have to do. It
mates Saloni, Vinayak, Sakib, and Harshit were helps me to follow a weekly To-Do List.
assigned under the mentorship of Mr. Amit Apart from this technical learning, I also gained
Bhatta, Co-Founder of The Daftar. His story had insights from Amit Sir on how to match the value
also started from IMDR. And now he is a well- systems of my own to that of my organization. He
known & well-established entrepreneur in Pune. always guided all of us regarding any problems,
We all were excited & looking forward to what lied professional and even personal, that we faced.
ahead for us and what Amit Sir was planning to I have always felt comfortable with sharing
bring to the table. anything & everything within the Mentor group.
Our very first interaction was over a WhatsApp I believe that our group meeting gives me the
Group that we created for connecting with our chance to look at life from different angles.
Mentor where each one of us posted a small The comfort got extended when, in February
introduction of ourselves. The very next day we 2021, we got a chance to meet Amit Sir at his
planned a Google Meet. We formally initiated the place. That was the 1st time we were meeting him
meeting & made some ground rules regarding in person. And the joy of seeing him in person
meeting & made some ground rules regarding
had no bounds! What a fresh & wonderful
the scheduling of the meeting. We also
the scheduling of the meeting. We also had no bounds! What a fresh & wonderful
personality! And I must mention that he
decided the agenda for the next meeting. It
decided the agenda for the next meeting. It personality! And I must mention that he
has chosen a very “Hatake” way of living.
was decided that Minutes of the Meeting
was decided that Minutes of the Meeting has chosen a very “Hatake” way of living.
We all had a great time at his place and
(MOM) were also to be recorded by We all had a great time at his place and
(MOM) were also to be recorded by
it was a meet that I will cherish and
taking turns. And we set an interesting it was a meet that I will cherish and
taking turns. And we set an interesting
emember thr
emember thr
oughout my life.
remember throughout my life.
oughout my life.
rule that the weekly meetings would start r r remember throughout my life.
rule that the weekly meetings would start
The Mentoring meetings have now
The Mentoring meetings have now
by discussing one great thing that we
by discussing one great thing that we The Mentoring meetings have now
t of my life.
become an integral part of my life.
become an integral par
did in the week before. This in turn become an integral part of my life.
did in the week before. This in turn
They sur
ove to be my weekly
ely pr
They surely prove to be my weekly
encouraged me to do one great
encouraged me to do one great They surely prove to be my weekly
stress-busters. And I am certain
stress-busters. And I am certain
thing in the upcoming week which
thing in the upcoming week which str ess-busters. And I am cer tain
that this special bond of Mentor
that this special bond of Mentor-
I am following to date. And from that this special bond of Mentor- -
I am following to date. And from
Mentee is going to be for the
Mentee is going to be for the
there, we went on to have Mentee is going to be for the
lifetime.
lifetime.
about 12 real-engaging online lifetime.
sessions & even a team get-
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