Mentors & You

Dear Students

You are now in the 15th week of your UG courses at RSACE. Hope you are ready with your scripts for shooting your Project film for the 1st semester.

Needless to say, you must have worked very hard on your script. Once again just to remind you  what the great film maker Alfred Hitchcock had said: To make a great film you need 3 things.. the script, the script & the script.

You now have your Mentors. They will provide professional networks, counseling, advice, an extra voice telling you that you are smart enough , capable enough to cross your various stages of your UG program. They will be able to bring out the best in you provided you keep holding their Hands. In life you will realize that there is a purpose for every one you meet. Some may test you, some will try to use you and some will teach you. But the most important are the ones that bring out the best in you. Those are the ones worth keeping around. 

 They will work on your Strengths and Weaknesses.                                                                                               

Job profile of a Mentor

  A 12-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. 

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move. "Master" the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the Master replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his mentor, the boy kept training.                                                                                                                 

Master

Several months later, the Master took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be over matched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the Master intervened.                                             

A positive self image is the best preparation for Success.

"No," the Master insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. 

He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and Master reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. "Master, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the Master answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of  the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm." The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

"Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame god, the circumstances and our self for it but we never know that our weakness can become our strength one day. Each one of you is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!"

If You Don't…..
If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it.
If you don't ask, the answer is always no.
If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.
If you don't have a dream, you'll never succeed.
If you don't stretch, you'll never have it.

Keep an eye on this space.