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Introduction Starting a new job can feel overwhelming. There are new people to meet, systems to understand, and expectations to learn. That is why new employees are often told to “be a sponge.” The idea is simple: observe, learn, and avoid mistakes. Learning is important, but blindly absorbing everything around you is not always the best strategy. Being a “sponge” can encourage you to accept every process, opinion, habit, and workplace behavior without asking whether it is actually useful. The goal should not be to absorb everything. It should be to understand your environment, learn what matters, ask questions, and develop your own judgment. Why “Being a Sponge” Sounds Like Good Advice Learning from experienced colleagues can help you understand how a workplace operates. You can learn how meetings work, decisions are made, and expectations are set. The problem begins when learning becomes passive. A new employee may remain quiet and follow existing systems without questioning them. Bu...

Motivational story of Jitendra Kumar aka Jeetu Bhaiya


Motivational success story of Jitendra Kumar aka Jeetu Bhaiya

Introduction

Jitendra Kumar aka Jeetu Bhaiya has become a renowned YouTube star nowadays. Fans appreciated his role in last year's "Kota Factory" which was also India's first Black and White Web series. Now his fans used to call him Jeetu Bhaiya which was his role's name in " Kota Factory" where he played the character of famous IIT Coaching faculty. Earlier this year we had also seen him in Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan along with fellow actor Ayushmann Khurana. But as we know successful personalities may not have very attractive beginnings. Initially, Jitendra Kumar struggled so badly. Let's see his amazing journey.

Childhood

Jitendra Kumar was born in a very small village known as Khairthal (Rajasthan) on 1 September 1990. Since childhood, he had shown great interest in mimicry of famous actors like Amitabh Bachan, Shahrukh Khan, and Nana Patekar. He was an intelligent student and hence his father sent him to Kota for IIT entrance preparation. He successfully entered into the IIT Kharagpur after cracking the prestigious IIT JEE. Please watch our Youtube Video on Jitendra Kumar for more information.

IIT Days

During his first year when his seniors asked him for his hobbies then he answered that he has a great interest in acting. His seniors suggested that he must join the Drama club and he had done the same. He also won bronze Medal in Hindi Elocution of IIT Kharagpur. He met his college senior Biswapati Sarkar in Dramatical society. Biswapati Sarkar later helped him to enter into the TVF's web series. Jitendra Kumar went on to become Governor of the collegiate dramatic society. In the fourth year of his college, he told his recruiters that he wanted to become a big actor and refused to join any company. After graduation, he joined a company but resigned within 8 months. After his resignation, he contacted Biswapati Sarkar for any opportunity. Biswapati Sarkar offered him to join TVF.
Biswapati Sarkar and Jeetu Bhaiya

Struggles

Jitendra also applied for the prestigious National School of Drama (NSD) to hone his acting skills but got rejected in the second round. After TVF's offer, Jitendra shifted to Mumbai where he used to do his acting projects from Monday to Friday and provided Physics & Chemistry classes on Weekends to cover his expenses. In 2014, he played a role in the movie " Shuruaat ka Interval", Biswapati was one of the writers of the movie.

Success

Time of troubles vanished when he played the role of an overly sensitive intern in "Munna Jazbatti: The Q-tiya Intern". This video crossed 3 Million views within few minutes of its release on YouTube. Thereafter he never looked back and got featured on famous video series like " Tech conversations with dad" and TVF Bachelors series". He became more famous with last year's "Kota Factory" which was also India's first Black & White Web-series. He played the role of very famous IIT coaching faculty "Jeetu Bhaiya" in the series and now he became famous with the same name. Earlier in 2020, he was seen along with Ayushmann Khurana in Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan. Recently he played the role of Panchayat Secretary in the latest Amazon Prime Series " Panchayat". 
Ayushmann and Jitendra Kumar

Conclusion

Jitendra Kumar aka Jeetu Bhaiya showed us how we can achieve success with our persistence and never say die attitude. We can take the example of Bumblebee here. According to science, the Bumble bee's size is very big and its wings are very small. By scientific calculations, it can never fly but it used to fly without bothering about the science. Similarly, our neighbors, well-wishers, and even friends used to tell us that certain things are impossible but we must have an attitude of Bumble Bee. By positive attitude towards our goal, we can achieve anything in our life just like Jitendra Kumar.
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