“My dad was a Punjabi from Amritsar,
and my mom is a Punjabi from Kashmir. My dad was a soldier in the Indian Army.”
― Akshay Kumar
“Superstars come and go. I want to
make sure I am always a producer's actor. I may be refused to be called a great
actor but I have never troubled any of my producers in my life. Honesty always
catches the camera, and that is what my strength is.” ― Akshay Kumar
When you observe Akshay Kumar, Ajay
Banga, Arnab Goswami, Karan Thapar, Prahlad Kakkar, Tarun Tahiliani, Vinod
Khosla, Soumitra Dutta (Dean who wrote foreword for one of my 30 leadership
books), Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Anushka
Sharma, Preity Zinta, Neha Dhupia and Gul Panag, their parents served in Indian
Armed Forces.
I am a keen observer of success people
in the world. I am passionate about observing the successes and failures of
people, and of course, mostly about successful people. I have been observing
the children of military people achieving success in spite of odds stacked
against them. Whether it is in the film industry or any other area, the
children of military personnel perform their best. I found them acquiring great
qualities from their parents such as rising early, being punctual, disciplined
and dedicated. They are good time managers with work ethics and
professionalism. One Indian actor who proudly talks about his military background
is Bollywood actor, Akshay Kumar whose father served in Indian Army. He is
honest, down-to-earth and humble. He is a family man and a home bird. He has a
great attitude and seldom criticizes others. He works hard, manages his time
effectively and enjoys vacationing with his family. He is resilient. He
survived in the Indian film industry for more than two decades because of these
qualities without any film industry lineage.
My
Experience in Indian Air Force
I served in Indian Air Force and
always take pride in wearing uniform and serving my nation as a soldier. I have
the habit of observing the success of military people and their children. There
are a number of reasons for their success. They encounter several hardships in
military and have the ability to get along with other communities and cultures.
They have fraternity and camaraderie. They have higher emotional intelligence
than civilians. They respect all cultures and communities. They see
similarities, not differences. They are flexible and adaptable; and bounce back
from failures quickly. They move to
different locations to due to postings to their parents, and have the ability
to get adjusted with inclement weather conditions. They undergo several
challenges due to relocation to different places and typically attend several
schools. It gives them unique and rich experience which is missing in
civilians. They become amicable and adjustable and jell with others easily.
They are tolerant towards others. They
are adventurous and risk takers. In fact, risk is an integral part of their
lives. They explore and experiment and learn lessons from their mistakes
quickly. They demonstrate positive attitude and winning spirit.
Real
Leaders Grow from Challenges
The children of military people are
exposed to the outside world, and are aware of the challenges and ground
realities. They become empathetic. They are great communicators and network
with others easily. They can work in team and build teams successfully and
excel as leaders. They overcome insurmountable obstacles in armed forces and
become courageous and great decision makers. They make friends easily and value
friendship more because they are away from their relatives. They are warm,
friendly and helpful. Above all, the patriotic fervor runs high in them. Hence,
their success rate is higher.
Real leaders grow from
challenges. The children of military
people undergo several trials and tribulations due to different geographical
locations, climates and multiple schools, and grow as true leaders. Although we
cannot conclude that the children of military people alone succeed but it is
fact that their success rate is certainly higher than their counterparts in
civil life. Jai Hind!
Note: This article is dedicated to the
children of military people for growing as leaders and coming out with flying
colors in spite of facing several hardships.
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