Profess

B R Sachidanand was National Treasurer of JCI India in 1993 when I joined the organisation as a new member. I did not have the benefit of associating with the highly effective and efficient personality. But, over the last few years I meet him often for the ARALU student training program of the Jaycee School at Gadag.

Sachi Sir is a Muse who triggers introspection as well as action. Every time he speaks, he ends up sharing meaningful phrases and enlightening lines. (Monday Muse has featured him before) Recently when we met for the faculty meeting of ARALU, he spoke about the three Ps: profess, practise and propagate!

The concept was familiar as I had read it in Article 25(1) of the Constitution of India. However, Sachi Sir was showing fresh dimensions to ‘practise what you preach’. The new insight included three steps to ensure full connect with walking the talk.

The first step is to affirm one’s belief and ensure thorough allegiance to that belief. The second step is to align actions and behaviour to the declared belief, repeatedly and regularly in order to acquire proficiency in it. Only then we can take the third step of recommending it to others.

Sachi Sir had underlined the importance of affirmation as the first step. While, it is said that ‘practise makes perfect’, if we practise the wrong thing, then obviously, we are going to be perfect in the wrong way. Hence we must focus on the belief. We must ensure full immersion in it. The next two steps will follow easily.

Profess before you practise or propagate

Belief makes for a sound footing ultimate!

~ Pravin K. Sabnis