Malaysia has many excellent trainers, but one who truly changes lives is a rare breed. Major Dr. Prebagaran Jayaraman (R) is one of them.
Over the past week, I had the opportunity to take part in a training programme Dr Praba conducted
Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to be blown away. When you get to my age, you sometimes feel like you’ve seen it all.
Then came along Dr Praba.
15 minutes in, his sharing gave me goosebumps.
Five days later, I found myself compiling “50 Pearls of Wisdom” by Dr Praba.
What struck me most is that he doesn’t teach from theory alone. His life experience reads like several books rolled into one.
As military, he has literally put his life on the line for his country.
As a leader, he has faced public setbacks and rebuilt himself with resilience.
As a family man, he speaks about his wife – whom he has co-written a book with – and his children with deep affection and respect.
And as a trainer?
I think I speak for my whole group when I say these five days transformed how we think about learning, leadership and even ourselves.
Out of respect for Dr Praba’s course content, I won’t share everything.
I will highlight a few things that particularly resonated with me:
✅ Be ethical. Respect the source of ideas and give credit where it is due.
✅ Don’t judge others. Everyone has their own strengths and abilities.
✅ Stay humble. No matter how much you know, there is always more to learn.
Dr Praba, it has been a privilege learning from you.
I have no doubt you will continue to impact many lives in the years ahead.
May God bless you.
Thanks a million to Yee Zer Ng and Sean Lee, Chew for creating this wonderful learning opportunity for all of us.
