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SAM CLUB DAY ‘16

Stay Posi ve Stay Blessed

- Rituraj Verma '84

Everything I ever needed to know about staying posi ve in life I learned at Jamalpur. If you have forgo en those
lessons, here is a refresher course. I know that sounds crazy given the working condi ons in the Railways today,
but the truth is many of us have forgo en what we learned. I will also, of course, tell you a li le bit beyond the
Jamalpur lessons, but you need to take that more as an upgrade on your opera ng system rather than a new
app download.

Lesson one. You can do it.
If you have somehow forgo en that lesson revisit the memories of the first month and the subsequent club
entry. Did that jog a memory? So if you have lost your sense of self-worth or have begun to feel low then you
need to know you can do it. Get up early. Go for a run. Play a sport. You are not too old. Never will be. Sure you
can do it.

Lesson Two: There is no one who knows as li le as you do.
Keep learning. Forgot your prac cal training? Thing is - you went, did li le, and learned li le. But li le by li le,
you kept learning. Be a lifelong student. Keep sharpening that saw. Learn a musical instrument. Or a new
language. Keep the mind fresh. And hungry to learn more. Because you went to Jamalpur.

Lesson Three: Be a sport.
You can't win them all. You win some and you lose some. Every me you lose however you don't give up on
hope. You learn from your mistakes and get back in the game. Then you try to be the winner in the next game.
Every me you win you walk up to the other guy and shake him warmly by the hand and thump him on his back
and say "Well played".

Lesson Four: Play to win
This is mostly applicable with a long drawn out game like handling unions or playing contract bridge. Know your
cards. Count the tricks. Guess your opponent's hand. Take a chance whenever you think you know you have
listened well and taken the right call. If you missed out on playing Bridge in Jamalpur its me you caught up with
the game.

Lesson Five: Lead from the front.
This is the part we tend to forget easily. It calls for courage. You had plenty of training on that. Every shop was a
challenge. Every principle you tried to apply. Every problem you cracked on your own. That was not easy. And
explaining it to the men implied that you had to show them what you meant and if they s ll did not believe you
then you did what had to be done yourself and showed them that you knew your stuff well and if they had
doubts on themselves then it was just too bad because you would find the right people for the job. And then
they understood you and followed your lead inspired and happier.

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