Priya Kumar - CEO & chief facilitator, Priya Kumar's Training Systems (PKTS) has not only proved her mettle as a trainer, speaker and coach but also has the credit of writing a best-selling book ‘I am Another You’ to herself.Priya Kumar - CEO & chief facilitator, Priya Kumar's Training Systems (PKTS) has not only proved her mettle as a trainer, speaker and coach but also has the credit of writing a best-selling book ‘I am Another You’ to herself.
The journey so far…
My journey until this day has been a rather long one. I started working by teaching my friends at school. And that grew into a movement as in the nine years to follow, I taught 1900 students. Even when I got into training and became a speaker and coach, I always focused into becoming an example of inspiration. I feel that words don't inspire as much as actions do. When I authored my first book ‘I am Another You’, I stepped into the literary field with the humility of a first time author and not with the arrogance of a successful corporate trainer! And that humility opened doors that drove my book to the best seller status in less than six months. What I take pride in, is my journey to reaching where I have come today. I know there is yet a long way to go and I know as long as I keep growth, contribution and excitement as a part of my agenda in all that I do, I will get some place worthy of my own doing.
The corporate world is mainly male dominated and that sometimes can intimidate women entrepreneurs…
Fortunately for me, since the training industry comprises of largely men, I came as a refreshing surprise! I have never experienced any kind of discrimination for being a woman entrepreneur and I have felt encouragement from people because my effort, cause and intention was genuine. That has literally been one of the keys to my success. I guess if your attitude is right, if your work adds value and your style of dealing with people is humble, then people accept you with more eagerness than defense.
My greatest achievement
I guess the person that I have become as a result of my work is my greatest achievement. Someone once said ‘you become what you repeatedly do’ and my work revolves around creating possibilities, pursuing excellence, moving beyond boundaries, delivering results, discovering your own potential and re-inventing yourself! I then, am the greatest beneficiary of my work.
Women’s Day to me is…
Women's day is a reminder to rejoice my womanhood. Being women, we are so occupied about tending and serving others that we forget to celebrate and recognise our own divinity. Women’s Day is a day which urges us to reflect upon our own greatness and to acknowledge our power as creators and to re-think the limitations we have bought ourselves into.
-Sheetal Srivastava