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I remember September 2018 like it was yesterday! She told me that she wanted to go to a top ranked academic college, but dare not dream of the Ivy League — because, of course, it was too tough getting there! That’s when we started the journey with our now-Dartmouth-bound student, Kyla Widodo. It’s been a little over 2 years, and now it has come to an end. An ending that is the true culmination of passion, labor, hard-work, commitment and belief!

College Golf and Journey to the US Growing up in India, I faced a decision many junior golfers face. Most had to pick between their golf or academics, due to […]

Communication is Key Some Say Silence is Key to Success, in a Team, There’s No Such Thing as Staying Quiet – Communication is Key. Those who are close to me […]

“Student-Athlete life is very different from the working world- Be prepared!” Diving into the working world after being a student athlete for 16 years, the environment change from court to […]

Good Things Come In Small Packages I have always been a huge believer in the old adage: “Good things come in small packages”- after all, I’m small in stature and […]

2nd Innings at College Counselling “What college do you go to?” – an urban-millennial version of asking “what do you do?”. Urban high school seniors are obsessed with discussing which […]

It’s Only Half Time There is something about being a sportsperson, a team player, a persistent risk taker, and a lover of the game that rewires your life forever. It […]

Student-Athlete to Counselor: My AddedSport Journey As I begin my day in AddedSport during the current work-from-home situation in Kochi, I recall my journey as a tennis student-athlete which began […]

Check Yourself: How the Choices You Make Can Serve You (and Those Around You) “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose […]

Life has come full circle – from being competitors before, to guiding junior athletes to a successful career! It is every tennis player’s dream to get to play with the […]

Unfinished Business – From being an athlete to guiding one You’re alone on the road in the middle of nowhere and just lost in a third set tiebreak. You head […]

More Than Just a Counselor It is not easy – in fact, a lot of times, very frustrating. Many times, the stench of the sewer next to the classroom, where […]