My Life's Mantra - Be positive and don't panic

Easier wrote than practiced is the thought that came to my mind when i was writing the title. After having gone throught the troughs and peaks of time, i can only say that there will always be something unpredictable, unforeseen, distateful which might happen in your life. What we need to understand is how to come out of the bad patch without causing too much damage to oneself. On a personal note, i have always tried to be positive at each point and realised that each beating, each argument brings in a new learning and provides a new direction. A direction to move ahead, to achieve what we have set out for and cherish the times or the journey till the end. When i shifted from commerce to IT, it was obvious that its not gonna be busy for someone who at that point didnt know what was coding or what is C, C++. Didn't have a choice at that time. Began to understand the basic of IT world and slowly and slowly tried to grasp whatever i could. At the end of the year, ours was the highly rated project thanks to two of the best developers of our class. I was never scared of the presentations e had to make during the course. I believe that was the only part i ever enjoyed. Confidence and positive attitude is what i had at all times to sail throught he good and bad times. Whenever i was down or felt life couldnt be any more worse, my parents hardwork and their belief in me helped me cheer up and get going. I am a calm person by nature or it may be something i have turned myself into. I can remember only two or three occassions when i was angry at someone and got into argument. Now, working in crisis mangement for around a year, i believe that quality has really helped. Now, to everything in life there is a continuity plan or recovery strategy.
Points to remember:
- Life is simple, keep it that way
- Look at the problems obejectively and think of solutions
- Think ahead and keep dreaming
- Share your thoughts with someone to get a outside view
- One's life is most important than anything around oneself

Inroduction to Myself

Hi
I was born in Chandigarh at Sec 21 during the prime time slot. Parents named me Dhiraj which means patience and that is one thing i have in abundance for most of the things. Spent more than 20 years in chandigarh on schooling and graduation. Met some very nice people in school and graduatiuon. It was a shocker of a group in college as none of the people in our group indulged in fag or alcohol...After grads, moved to pune for postgrads.....a commerce guy moving to IT...a complete change of skills...this is the time when i boarded train for the first time...my mom cried for me for the first time and second....
Post grads was an experience in itself. Aways from the eyes of parents, living with two more individuals from different parts of the country. I still remember my foundation year in which we were 4 guys and there were 9 girls....each one having a unique personality. Made best of friends among guys and not so best of friends among the opposite side....
During the second and final year, met one of the best persons i would always admire for lifetime. Person had a problem in decision making but i think no one is perfect and we all have the right to make mistakes.
Got placed pretty early and joined M&M consulting arm. Took a dip into the world of information security. Roamed around different cities, imparting training on infosec. Just when you think the things would not change, i got the opportunity to be a BCM(business continuity management) person. Fouund this to be a more interesting and challenging field. Crisis management became a routine activity.
Enjoyed my stay in both Mumbai and Bangalore. Both have different lifestyles, weather, demography, etc. I loved Bangalore more because of weather. One can just sit in balcony for hours together and converse.
If there is one thing that didn't change and has been consistently a part of my life for the last few years, its a feeling which kept burning like a candle all throughout.