Welcome

Welcome to the ‘Thinking into Character’ Programme. I am Selva Pankaj, the CEO of Regent Group and the author of this exciting Programme.

I qualified as a chartered management accountant in the early 1990’s and undertook my MBA. As part of my executive education, I went to London Business School followed by Harvard Business School. It was when I studied at Harvard that an eminent scholar by the name of Professor Clayton Christensen told me:

At first, I did not understand this, but it aroused my curiosity and caused me to study a number of great literary works from Napoleon Hill, Earl Nightingale, Wallace D Wattles, Thomas Troward and many other books that speak about human potential, human behaviour and success. The teachings are based on those of my mentor Bob Proctor and have changed my life dramatically.

My wife, Tharshiny and I, together with my late father founded Regent Group back in 2000. We started with one private tuition student and it has now grown into a multi-million company with a diverse portfolio of educational, real estate and investment divisions.

During that time, my father, Tharshiny and I also conceived the ethos of “The End of Education is Character” for Regent. This valued principle that we created together is the inspiration for developing this Programme. We introduced this philosophy back in 2000 and today we now have the proven methodology to further validate it. It is my belief that education never really ends, we may finish school or university but the learning process is an intrinsic part of daily life.

Regent Group specialises in education and Tharshiny and I are incredibly proud to have educated literally tens of thousands of students and helped them achieve their potential in relation to educational and career success. Regent Group now operates in the UK, Canada, United States, India and Dubai.

I want to congratulate you for taking part in these life-changing lessons. You may think that this Programme just concerns your studies, grades, further education, higher education or future career decisions. However, it also has to do with your character, your social life, your family, your happiness, your health, everything… It affects your whole life and has enduring benefits. This is the way successful people think, grow and operate.

The programme is split over 12 Lessons. The recorded Lessons, which you can access at any time, are around 30 minutes in length and I encourage you to repeatedly watch these lessons as many times as you can. Repetition is the key to ensuring that this material becomes natural to you. In the same way that an expert violinist need not think where to move their fingers next, it is wholly automatic. You can also listen to the lessons as a voice recording using your smart-phone. You will also need to complete worksheets and assignments for each Lesson; these will be found in your Student’s Handbook.

Additionally I have included a recommended Reading list as an Appendix to the programme which is contained in the Student’s Handbook. These recommended books are a valuable resource to extend your knowledge and will greatly enhance your learning. As the saying goes,

In order to get the best from this programme you need to ideally devote around 30 minutes a day to studying these materials. I appreciate as a young person it can sometimes be hard to commit to that, but I promise it will be so worth your investment. If it is difficult to find the time, you could try coming into your chosen educational establishment 30 minutes early every day or even setting your morning alarm 30 minutes earlier and studying before getting ready for the day ahead. You can also listen to the lessons when you are travelling.

I am very excited to begin this journey with you. ‘Thinking into Character’ will be absolutely life changing. Be open-minded and think positively as to what you can achieve with this programme.

See you in Lesson 1!