Sanjana Satapathy

Blogger, Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Event planner, Explorer, Idea generator, Student, Writer/Editor

I have always associated myself with organisations that work towards creating a resting impact on the target audience: AIESEC & TED. I have worked with AIESEC for almost 2 years and focused on cross cultural interactions, leadership roles and establishing campus presence for the local chapter. Both the organisations are global, and youth run. I happen to travel every few years and set up a new base in a new city. This has proved conducive to broadening my thinking and perspective of the world. The idea of touching more lives than the ones running in my immediate surrounding, inspires me. I write creative pieces and lead the blog team of IMT Hyderabad in addition to working for the website team.

The competition to be the best puts unreal pressure on individuals to plan every minute of their lives. Plans do not work as expected, most of the times. Its okay to not have a definite plan that works out to the minutest detail. This idea puts at ease all those troubled minds that are trying to streamline their career plans making choices every-day to keep up with those plans.

TEDx taught me to get over my fears. Despite being an outspoken individual, I've always had stage fright. Addressing a crowd and being in the spotlight always made me feel exposed and vulnerable. I could not stop thinking of the million ways in which things could go wrong during my act. I emceed the TEDx event at our college when I was a volunteer at TEDxIMTHyderabad. I was appreciated by friends and faculty. For me, the idea of stepping out of my comfort zone, is the idea that was well spread.