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Journey of a Rotary Leader!
The making of a Rotary leader is never an overnight story.
It usually begins in the safest place on earth: the back row of a club meeting.
Here, our future star perfects the art of clapping at the right time, dodging eye contact during project allocations, and silently wondering, “Who are these people and how are they so energetic all the time?”
Then one fine evening, someone says the four most dangerous words in Rotary: “You can do it.”
Suddenly, the shy back-bencher is The Club President.
The pin is the same size, but the responsibilities are not. Calendars fill up, vocabulary expands to include words like “Foundation targets”, “Membership goals”, “DG visit” and the classic, “Can we do a Global Grant?”
Sleep reduces, friendships deepen, and one realises that leadership is mostly about listening, nudging, and saying “thank you” 200 times a year!
Just when the President’s year ends and normal life attempts a comeback, Rotary offers a “important role” at the district level.
Now the circle widens: more clubs, more names, more WhatsApp groups than one human should legally handle!
But jokes apart, every Rotary responsibility quietly upgrades one’s persona, deepens empathy, and teaches us to see the world through a completely different lens.
Only Rotary can transform an average human being into a true champion of service.
For me personally, Rotary has expanded my professional and social network in ways no conference or training ever could.
It has put me in the same room with doers, dreamers, decision-makers and, above all, givers.
Working with them has stretched my thinking and, I dare say, made me a better human being.
Rtn. Dr. Jignesh Pandya
RCP Bibwewadi
