career counseling

The common denominator is the same

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar She won 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal for India in the 10th Asian Games held in Seoul in 1986. She bagged 13 golds at ATF meets and five gold medals at the 6th Asian Track and Field Championship in Jakarta in 1985. Her journey to success was marked by her commitm...

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar Once A Jeweler from Dubai landed at Mumbai International Airport. At the immigration, security asked questions about a dozen gold rings he was carrying in his laptop bag. The gold ring merchant had bills and documents sufficient to satisfy the customs officer. After clea...

Director: MyAglakadam Academy of counselling and guidance

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar Did you ever wake up in the morning and realise that the situations in life are not all that comfortable? Did you say yes? You may realise that you had a tsunami of disturbing thoughts when you slept the previous night. Somehow, you managed to get sleep. But as soon as y...

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar Once Laddu Pinto came to me and said, “I am a successful failure. Can you guide me to select the right career path ahead?” The use of the word success as an adjective for failure was unique. I was alerted and glued to the concern shared by Laddu. I asked him to meet me i...

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar We have almost come out of covid, and most teaching-learning is offline. At this stage, the question much debated by academicians, parents and expert policymakers is: Should we now children to surrender smartphones? Before you read further, I request you to stop and ref...

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar One of the most inspiring views is to see winners rejoice on the stage after achieving a podium finish. The aura created by all such winners spreads an amazing fragrance of motivation in the ecosystem. I always suggest people read autobiographies. I further suggest they c...

Why prepare for the worst?

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar We often use this proverb – “Hope for the best and be prepared for the worst”. I have severe objections to this saying. Mainly, I am not convinced about using the word ‘worst’. Usually, people are not very confident at the start of a project. There always is a sense of i...

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar I always insist youngsters aspire and become a leader, not a manager. Merely managing the given job role is a managerial value, while creating something significantly enriching within the given resources is a leadership trait! I agree that one needs managers to efficientl...

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar One day, Laddu was very anxious. He had a target to accomplish some important goals. He had been chasing these for some time, and he went through many ups and downs in the process. There were some very disappointing moments during his journey. Those were the times when he...

Author: Dr. Ajit Varwandkar Laddu Pinto was one of the senior members of a particular community. He was known as a man of patience and compassion. He used to conduct meditation camps for young and old in the city. Well known for his wisdom, he was the man everyone could count on whenever they faced ...

The common denominator is the same

The gold rings and Karma

Think beyond and move ahead

The brick and the ball

Who stole my smartphone?

Ideas to build a winning mindset

Why prepare for the worst?

Four powerful characteristics of a leader

The rope walker & God

You cannot be good all 365 days