Fun Outside Work - Karthik Jayagovind - MIT Sloan Fall 2013 Entry

Fun stuff I do outside work

Karthik JayagovindOct 2012

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Introduction

I’ve always loved trying new hobbies and picking up new skills. In school and college I was an extra-curricular activities buff and loved participating in competitions. When I started working, I shifted focus to activities that stoked my creativity, kept me physically fit and set free the child in me. In the next few slides, I’ll give you a sneak peak into my many diversions.

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The thrill of adventure…Inspiration: Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture on Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

Riding lessons: I loved horses as a

kid, I love them even more now

Skiing camp in Auli in the foothills of the Himalayas, circa 2010.

…never miss a chance to jump off a cliff or slide down

a hill

Fitness mantra…

Playing Sports

Learnt MMA at Shootfighters, Bangalore and Tiger’s Gym, Mumbai

Play tennis on weekends; plan to pick up squash next.

Have handy skills in cricket & badminton.

My Wilson K Force racquet

Mixed Martial Arts

That’s how you escape a choke

Creative and Literary pursuitsPhotography and cartooning are great fun :)

“Shashi’s Sweat, Sunanda’s Equity!”

- Shashi Tharoor’s IPL issue

Learnt a lot about public speaking at Toastmasters Club…

Blog @ yakspeak.blog spot.in

Check out my post on nicknames

While in collegeWon my biggest prize, when I came first in the IIMB Vista 2005 national debate. Won a princely sum of USD 375.

B-plan events, marketing case studies, quizzes and debate competitions were staple diet.

A few classmates and I launched a tech magazine in engg. College. It survived till recently (http://pesit.pes.edu/e-and-c/news-letter)

I was a regular quizzer and on one occasion hosted a quiz show on All India Radio!

11th IYLC – an experience of a lifetime!

Old Town Square, Prague, July 27 2006

I participated in the 11th International Youth Leadership Conference in Prague in 2006. It was a gathering of over 80 people from 20 countries. Interacting with people of my age from across the globe opened up my mind like nothing else.

Conclusion

One of the key attractions of signing up for a 2 year MBA program is to relive my college days and get involved in all sorts of student clubs and extra-curricular activities. I love the challenge of balancing extra-curricular activities with a demanding curriculum.

The adrenaline rush of zipping around the college campus with loads of coffee at midnight trying to finish an assignment on time, while keeping an eye out for a pending b-plan contest submission…..I can’t wait to be back in school again!

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Thank You!

karthik.aj@gmail.com