YES, NEVER EXPLAIN YOURSELF TO ANYONE
A friend of mine, who is a well-established soft-skill trainer, called me a while ago. “Gerry, I want to enroll my daughter (age 19) for your summer P.D. programme,” he said. “Come on, you must be joking,” I said, “She has an excellent guru right at home.” “But, Gerry, you know how it is,” my trainer-friend said, “Our own children are, always, more receptive to outside gurus than the in-house ones. I trust you and that’s it.” “Never explain yourself to anyone,” we often hear this statement, “For, your friends do not need it; and, your enemies do not believe it.” I really think, that all explanations are futile, if we see from this perspective. I get drained, sometimes, when I attempt to ‘explain’ to others… how I teach, how I handle students – my methodology, my approach to exams, marks, homework, success, discipline and everything that goes in the name of students’ development, success, excellence, coaching, competition and so on. Over decade...