Balance personal and professional life, students told

Nagpur: For a perfect life, one must not only seek a successful career but also maintain a balance between personal and professional commitments, said MITADT University, Pune, mentor Rahul More. “Almost 47% of innovators today are college-going young minds who are keen to bring about a social reform. True happiness is only when there is a perfect blend of both those aspects, and it should be followed from a young age itself. One must become value creators of life, not just good professionals,” More said.
More was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural function of the seventh edition of ‘INSPIRE Internship camp’ (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) — a government of India initiative — organized by the department of Science & Technology at Shivaji Science College on Monday morning. President of Shri Shivaji Education Society Harshwardhan Deshmukh, principal CJ Chandekar and convener HR Bonde were also present.

INSPIRE is a five-day residential camp aimed at motivating and guiding young minds about various avenues available in science and research. About 250 Std XI students from 35 colleges who have scored over 93.50% in Std X SSC examination are participating in it.

More, an IIT-Bombay and Oxford alumnus, is also known for his spiritual and motivational talks. He gave the students useful life lessons with respect to being a better and efficient professional. “Most of our energy gets dissipated in worrying about matters one cannot control. Don’t worry about past because it is already gone, don’t worry about future because it is yet to happen and don’t be overconfident in your present. Follow a disciplined routine and success will come your way,” he said.

Later in his technical session, More spoke on ‘Unleashing breakthrough thinking and becoming winning personality’ where he encouraged students to think out of the box. “Young achievers of tomorrow will have to take charge of their opportunities and not wait for the mandate. One must also go beyond the classical ways of brainstorming, and beyond the mental boundaries,” he said.

Motivating the students further, Deshmukh said, “The technology we are using today will become obsolete in the very near future, hence students must choose their field of profession with utmost care. It is the era of applied knowledge, hence all students must nurture creativity and innovation, and not just be a bookworm and learn everything. Application is equally important.”