Don't work, its all fun...

I read on a cover page of a book "I never did a day's work in my life, it was all fun" - Edison

Well, that quote definitely pushed me to think what it meant and this quote is so relevant today. I mean we all live in a fast paced life, work round the clock and still end up missing deadlines and miss our targets.

But while on the other hand we observe certain people who are right on time to complete all things on time and reach their targets. Why does that happen? The answer is in the quote.

We don't miss deadlines because we are not experts or skilled to do the work we are assigned, we all have the capabilities to do whatever is assigned to us (that is the reason its assigned to us), but what gets us into the trouble is our own lack of interest in that work. We tend to treat it as work and psychologically we start associating it to stress. For all of us, we have started taking that work means stress and meeting deadlines. But that is not the case, it means fun, learning and a sense of accomplishment that comes out of that work. And if we observe further, the people who win and actually meet deadlines are the ones that treat the work as it should be. I mean for them, the primary goal is fun, learning and a sense of accomplishment while the other materialistic result is a by-product by itself. Its like "Chase the excellence, success will follow" and for them Excellence is fun, learning and a sense of accomplishment.

We see many people who are at wrong places and at wrong times but then i can bet that if these people make this attitude change towards work, they will be the right people at the right time and in the right place. Struggle is a part and parcel of our life, take it as a step to success then to consider it as a hurdle.

So, as per me, what all of us should do is, to love the work we do. I know there are times where the work may not be as fun as the other things we do, but then the challenge lies in making that work also an exciting one as other things. As we all know "Winners don't do different things, they do things differently" and that makes them winners.

I have observed that this phenomenon works and believe me friends, when this works there is nothing stopping you to achieve what you want.

Friends, we all are at that phase of our where our entire life depends on what actions we take now and if we misunderstand or misinterpret it, we are royally screwed up. Remember one thing, don't think this decision of your life as just another thing that has come up with a deadline, treat it as the decision which you will take now to enjoy rest of your life. Treat it as the work that you will do now whose results will benefit you for all your life.

So, no need to work friends, its all fun....

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

The last book i read "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" and believe me i was bowled over by the book not because of the way in which the stories are presented in the book but because of the stories themselves. Though all guys mentioned in the book had an IIM-A tag but then not everyone at IIMs becomes an entrepreneur. It definitely required all what it takes to be where they all are right now.

Initially, when i read few stories, i said to myself that these students from IIM-A have contacts, have relevant exposure as they get that kind of opportunities, so i did not think it is as a big deal for them to become an entrepreneur. But, i pondered over my conclusion and thought to read it all over again without any bias. And then was the time i realised that having contacts, having exposure is all fine, everyone at IIMs get it but the thing that these ppl set them apart from rest were all those intangible qualitites that human cultivates within as he grows, we may call it passion, dedication, determination etc, etc. I mean all these qualities will not be taught by anyone in the world, it has to be self-cultivated, self-driven.

So, this led me to think that if being passionate and being self-motivated is not driven by any institutional input, then even me a non-IIM-B-school student can have it. Even you who are reading this blog can have it. Anyone can have it. I do not say that the exposure and opportunities are not important, they are of help but they cant be determining factors for success. In fact with intangible qualities, an average person can get that relevant experience needed without being into IIMs. There are chances that an IIM Graduate can fail in life while a mediocre or an average B-School graduate can be a sucessful person in life.

So, i believe that all those intangibles required to make it to the top are within us and only we can search it and make use of it to the fullest. And when i look at the book cover again, i do not now relate it stories of 25 IIM-A grads but i relate it to them as stories of passionate individuals. Because that hunger did not come since they studied at IIM-A, that hunger was because of their passion for what they wanted to do and they transformed their wants into their needs through determination, dedication, sacrifice, hard-work etc. and thats what made them foolish.

So, i say to all budding entrepreneurs: We all will make it one day just keep that hunger alive within us, keep building up our plan ahead, work on it, implement it in right attitude and with right frame of mind and we shall also be one of those success stories.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish !!!