St. John Church, Kiusam town in Kiphire district, conducts career guidance programme for students.
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DIMAPUR — St. John Church, Kiusam town in Kiphire district, conducted a career guidance programme for students on Saturday on the theme “Charting your path to success.”
The resource persons were K Sudanvito Justin, Women Resource Development Officer (WRDO), Nagaland; Rev. Fr. Thomas Toretkiu, associate priest, Kiusam town; and Henry from Oriens Theological College, Shillong, an update stated.
Addressing the young ones, Rev. Fr. Thomas Toretkiu said, “Chart your path to success," and motivated them to have big dreams to become someone in the future with their hard work.
He urged students of classes 6 to 8 to develop their skills and interests. For students of classes 9-10, he advised them to focus on decision making. For classes 11-12, he counselled them to focus on transition readiness, preparing systematically for entrance exams like JEE, NEET, CLAT, and IITs, with mock tests and time management strategies, and highlighted the various streams available, such as science, commerce, and arts.
He inspired the youths by sharing the life story of Pichai Sundararajan, the CEO of Alphabet and Google, who hails from India, and highlighting his earnings. He encouraged them to work hard and achieve success in the future.
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K Sudanvito Justin highlighted on the theme and said. “Believe in yourself even when no one else does.”
He said that Robert Frost's poem ‘The road not taken’ highlights that life is a journey, and youths are at a crossroads.
Justin advised them not to be afraid to face challenges and to believe in themselves, even if others don't. He encouraged them to trust themselves to achieve their goals, citing the example of Thomas Edison, who failed 1000 times before inventing the bulb.
He further emphasised that failure isn't the end, but rather a stepping stone to success and that perseverance is key.
Henry, in his talk, quoted Winston Churchill, saying that success is not final and failure is not fatal. He encouraged learning and not being afraid to make mistakes. He further encouraged them to learn from their mistakes, not to repeat them, and to refine their lives. He advised taking strength from mistakes, keeping going, and keeping growing.