“An ambitious horse will never return
to its old stable.” - Chinese Proverb
Students enter into educational
institutions with high expectations and aspirations. They are filled with lots
of energy and enthusiasm. They expect a lot from educational institutions and
they also want to contribute their best to grow as successful students. However,
the enthusiasm of some students fades away over a period of time in the campus.
It is the responsibility of the educators to keep their energy and enthusiasm alive
to enable them to accomplish their goals.
Recently I conducted a leadership training
program for some students who joined newly in the business school. After completion
of the training program, I have the practice of encouraging question and answer
session to enable students to clarify their questions and update their
knowledge, skills and abilities. One of the students asked me a question the
reason behind some students falling out of the track and getting into wrong
zone and circle immediately after entering into campus. I replied him as
follows:
The problem lies with students and
also educators. Educators must guide students regularly from time to time and
also inspire them. For students, it is the crucial stage either to make or mar.
If they get into right circle, they excel as good students. If they enter into
wrong circle, they fall out of the track. Therefore, educators must monitor
students and counsel them from time to time. They must also ask the parents of
the students to visit the campus periodically to update the progress of their
children. Educators can bring out, if there are any irregularities, and it
helps parents check their children. Parents should not keep the entire
responsibility of their children on the educational institutions alone. They must monitor their children at home and
motivate them constantly by spending some time with them. Educators must also
counsel and keep them on the right track and on the fast track to enable
students to grow quickly in their academic activities. Therefore, there must be
coordination from all stakeholders including educators, students, parents, and
institutions to keep the energy and enthusiasm of the students alive forever in
the campus.
It is said that you can take horse up
to the pond but you cannot force it to drink. Students are like horses and
educators are like jockeys who can take students up to the pond to drink water.
They cannot force them to drink water. What educators can do is to educate
students about the significance of drinking water and must inspire them to come
out of their comfort zone to drink water. In this context, water is nothing but availing
the opportunities thrown at them.
Here is my message: Most of the
students who enter educational institutions are horses, and my role as a
leadership trainer is to convert these horses into race horses by grilling them
constantly and grooming them continuously to make them as global leaders. Remember the words of Harry Emerson Fosdick,
“No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything
until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it
is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated,
disciplined.”
“Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by
horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for
success.” - Dale Carnegie
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