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Hey! you are listening to TalkCXOLIfe and this time we are presenting this amazing journey of the cool and persistent Rajen Prabhu, aka Sumo – as known to his friends and family.  While the moniker Sumo was bestowed upon Rajen decades ago at the IIT Madras campus by a senior as campus tradition demands it, Rajen, who is Sr. Director at a large fintech MNC in Singapore, is anything but the huge 120-kg guy that he had been for a major part of his life!   Well, physically at least! In his conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life, Rajen confesses to still having a fat man living inside of him – an intricate part of him in which has shaped his perspectives, his attitude of keeping it light and simple and his hunger for testing his limits which he isn’t ready to part with as yet. And quite understandably so!  For a guy to have just completed his first Ironman-equivalent triathlon, Challenge Roth in Bavaria this July within 8 years of embarking upon his fitness journey, Rajen is remarkably casual about his form and believes that preparation is the key to ace any challenge. Interestingly enough Rajen believes his journey has been laced with humor and it had inspired him enough to combine it with his love for quizzing and invent a unique standup routine act crossing comedy and quizzing – an experiment which had its fair share of audience in the rotary clubs in Chennai though he is yet to position it successfully in Singapore.   This conversation is inspiring in that it encapsulates the impermanence of the labels we attach to ourselves, be it self-construed or given by others – if we are willing to extend ourselves beyond those familiar terrains and give a chance to rediscover ourselves daily!   So ready to listen to this refreshingly candid talk with Rajen? Strap it on!     Happy listening!