Sathish_educationist

When we think of hobbies for children, most of us imagine them as fun diversions—piano lessons, chess clubs, or fencing classes. But for families who think long-term, hobbies are not just entertainment. They are training grounds—tools for wiring habits that last a lifetime. Hobbies as Training Grounds 🎹 Piano isn’t only about music—it teaches pattern recognition and discipline. ♟️ Chess isn’t only a game—it sharpens strategic thinking and foresight. 🤺 Fencing isn’t only sport—it builds poise, timing, and resilience. 🤖 Robotics isn’t just technology—it develops problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, and design thinking, while connecting science, coding, and real-world innovation. Each structured hobby is a disguised advantage for the future. The goal isn’t necessarily to create a pianist, a grandmaster, or a champion—but to cultivate habits of focus, perseverance, and resilience. Ordinary kids play. Future leaders rehearse. The Debate: Playful vs. Structured Childhood The...

 This was my Jaguar. A car I was once proud of… but forced to sell during the pandemic, when our business stood on the edge of collapse. When the entire education sector shut down, survival—not luxury—became the priority. There is no shame in failing. What matters is how you rise. Post-pandemic, our business has grown 300x . Not by chance, but because of the value, quality, and relationships we had built with clients for more than a decade. Some may ask: “If business grew, why not buy the Jaguar again?” As a first-generation entrepreneur, I once chased every dream a businessman has. But reaching that peak taught me a deeper truth: A Jaguar depreciates. A business, when nurtured, appreciates. And sometimes, businessmen are like soldiers —sacrificing everything, literally everything, for the sake of their business and the families who depend on them, just like a soldier’s family depends on him. The pandemic also showed me the importance of pitstops . Every pause, ever...