My key note speech at Gyan Lahari Student Leadership Conference 2011 held at Hyderabad. More than 1500 students and teachers attended this session

1. Ignite the Spark
- VSR
Past President PMI Team India
Vice President, Mahindra Satyam
03rd Feb 2011

2. Individual‟s growth leads to Family Growth
leads to Nation‟s Growth
Nation‟s Growth/
World‟s Growth
Family‟s Growth
Individual‟s Growth

3. Who is the biggest enemy for your growth?
1. Poverty
Ignite the spark to
change your Mindset
2. Illiteracy
3. Your own mindset

4. Nothing is impossible….
• If we rearrange the atoms in coal, we get
diamonds. If we rearrange the atoms in
sand (and add a pinch of impurities) we
get computer chips. If we rearrange the
atoms in dirt, water and air we get grass.

5. I believe that „4 As‟ will change your mindset
and enable your growth … that is LEADERSHIP
Aspiration
Attitude
Ability
Action

6. Let me share some practical
examples

7. Aspiration
• In the 1950′s Walt Disney “saw” a place called
“Disneyland” where people would come from all
over the world to play
• Dr APJ ABDUL KALAM has said " Dream is not what
you see in sleep but dream is something which
doesn't let you sleep."

8. Attitude
• Edison said, "I have not failed 1,000 times.
I have succeeded in proving that those
1000 ways will not work. When I have
eliminated the ways that will not work, I
will find the way that will work”

9. Ability
• Sachin Tendular near 40 years age, still
playing consistently .. He got that ability
because he focuses only on game and
continuously learn!

10. Action
• Bill Gates said that he would become a
millionaire before he became thirty, and he
made it!

11. You have been celebrating many festivals in
a year …. but
• ….NOT celebrating the most important
one… LEADERSHIP FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP DAY
Ignite the spark in the mind of students on 3rd Feb of
every year to inspire them to practice LEADERSHIP for
the rest of 364 days!!!

12. Few ways to celebrate ISLD on 3rd Feb
by students, parents, teachers, industry & government
1. Taking Leadership Pledge
2. Conduct Leadership Run/Leadership Parade/Leadership Marathon
3. Conduct Special Leadership Conferences/Events
4. Enable Students to set their Vision
5. Build Industry, Government, and Academia Consortiums
6. Recognize Academic Institutes
7. Recognize All round Performing Students
8. Exchange Greetings
9. Conduct Debates and Discussions in Media
10. Conduct Idea Exchanging Events
11. Adopt a future Leader

13. Let us take the STUDENT
PLEDGE today - 03.Feb.2011

14. Student Pledge
1. I shall create vision for myself and achieve the same with perseverance
2. I shall bring originality in my work
3. I shall work in team and enjoy the success of team and self
4. I shall inculcate good, disciplined and healthy habits
5. I shall volunteer to add value to work, family, society and nation
6. I shall prepare myself to adapt to the changing needs and uncertainties
7. I shall efficiently plan, execute, monitor and control all the work
8. I shall create opportunities and learn from failures to succeed in my life
9. I shall take right decisions at right time
10. I shall adapt myself quickly to work in global work environment