Profit नाही, Purpose निवडला – Education Story
आज अनेक जण समाजासाठी काहीतरी करायचे बोलतात, पण प्रत्यक्ष कृती करणारे फार कमी असतात. करिअर आणि पैशांच्या शर्यतीत आपण शिक्षणाच्या शक्तीकडे दुर्लक्ष करतो. या प्रेर...
Avinash Chate - Leadership Coach at employee engagement session When Purpose Matters More Than Profit: What a Free School Taught Me About Real Success In my work as a corporate trainer, I often meet leaders who ask me a powerful question: What creates a meaningful life beyond money, targets, and titles? My answer has become clearer over the years. Real success begins when we stop asking, “What can I get?” and start asking, “What can I build for others?” Key takeaway: Profit can sustain an institution, but purpose gives it a soul. The story that inspired this reflection is deeply moving. It is about a school started not as a business venture, not as a branding exercise, but as a commitment to future generations. In 2018, Shri Shailesh Maharudra Sangale started Vishwa English School with a clear intention: to give back through education. What makes this extraordinary is that the school has been completely free from day one. Watch on YouTube → As Avinash Chate, I find such stories deeply relevant not only to educators and social workers, but also to professionals, entrepreneurs, managers, and institutions across India. We live in a time where ambition is celebrated loudly, but contribution is often practiced quietly. Yet it is contribution that leaves the deepest legacy. Why Choosing Purpose Over Profit Is Not Weakness, But Strength Many people assume that choosing purpose means rejecting growth, scale, or excellence. I disagree. In fact, purpose often demands greater courage than profit. Profit follows systems. Purpose demands sacrifice, patience, conviction, and emotional resilience. When someone decides to build an educational institution that is free for children, they are not merely opening a school. They are making a statement about what matters. They are saying that education is not just a service. It is nation-building. It is dignity. It is opportunity. It is social transformation in its purest form. In my journey of training leaders across 1,000+ organizations, I have seen one pattern repeatedly: people remain committed for the long term only when they are connected to meaning. Salary may attract. Incentives may energize temporarily. But purpose creates staying power. That is true in companies. It is true in families. And it is especially true in education. When we invest in education without expecting immediate return, we are investing in a future we may never fully see, but one that will certainly outlive us. Education Is One of the Highest Forms of Service I have always believed that not all service creates equal impact. Some acts solve a problem for a day. Some for a month. But education changes the trajectory of a life. It gives a child the ability to think, choose, aspire, and contribute. That is why this story resonates so deeply with me. Starting a free school is not charity in the shallow sense. It is empowerment. It is a belief that a child’s future should not be limited by the financial condition of the family they are born into.…
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By Avinash Chate — Maharashtra's #1 Corporate Trainer & Motivational Speaker. Published 2026-03-16.