I ME MYSELF ( A Class Assignment - BRAND CALLED YOU)

Theodore Roosevelt said, “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if he fails will never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat”.

That’s an apt description of me. I am a doer, a trier and a go-getter. Enthusiastic and ever smiling in the face of adversity. A non-conformist, not for the sake of being odd but because I always believe that there can be, and is a better and efficient way to do things. Ever willing to learn from my own mistakes and from others. I am an optimist who never gives up.

Like Buddha advised, “ Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held”, I like to question everything thrown at me just to understand the core concept behind it, rather than just accept things at their face value. I am unique, because I can work as efficiently in a team as on my own. I am a self-starter, an achiever and a firm believer in goals. Targets and challenges drive me.

My friends and colleagues would describe me as friendly, enthusiastic, motivating, hardworking and sincere and with a proven track record I am hard to beat. I doubled my export sales figure in 2001-02. Established and beat my targets for a new product developed for a specific domestic market segment in 2003. Developed and established a radical product for the Indian blasting industry. Re-engineered our production plant and process mapped the 12 key critical areas. Was an internal auditor for our ISO system implementation, while changing the certification from 1994 version to the current 2000 version.

A strong Engineering background, a varied and diverse on the job experience and expertise, and a humility to accept Gandhi’s saying, “It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err” makes me a must have on any team.

This is ME.