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WALK THE TALK WITH YOUR IDEAS TO WIN
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
When You really want to, You act on it!
Chips are down, the odds are stacked up against you, and the only way for you is to fightback or stage a comeback. How many times do you like to make excuses saying that the chips were down, or you did not succeed because the odds were stacked up against you. Yes, you may have many instances to recollect, where you have given up – and that is because you wanted to, but there have surely been some occasions when you have risen to the occasion and surmounted the challenges to emerge triumphant. (we are not saying victorious!)
Some call this killer instinct, will power, determination, or the lack of it!
We tend to be ruled by schedules, may be half a work day, or full, a week, a fortnight, a month, a quarter, half year or a year. We resolve to do something, and embark on it, face a setback, and decide to take a fresh start – from the next session that we tend to determine. In such situation, it is like the resolve essentially gets squared, so if your achievement potential was 4 today, and you don’t succeed, and postpone it for tomorrow, then, you challenge is to surmount 16. Just imagine the task on hand, the time over-run on account of setback, and the fresh targets to be achieved along with the backlog, and hence the challenge not just doubling, but squaring up.
No wonder then, we face `fresh task blues’; weekly blues on resuming after a holiday; maybe a weekly blue for a quarter; and so on.
Sports is perhaps the best field to take inspirations from. An individual or a team reaches a hapless position, and everything seems lost. At that instant, something miraculous happens, and every factor beginning with morale, and determination, coupled with skill and ability suddenly transforms. A person in an individual sport – being nowhere in the reckoning, suddenly seizes the moment and makes that big leap into the forefront. Sometimes, it is a team that transforms itself for that brief period to produce a stellar performance towards the end and claw back into the game. Where did this focus come from? There was a sudden concentration on NOW! Or Never, and this translated into the transformation.
At such junctures, I wonder what must be going on in the mind of the the then leading person or team? A slight attitude of complacence – a feeling of having come so near, and just the final touches to be given, towards the goal, but getting drowned in the sudden avalanche of opponents morale. Just think of the some memorable sporting moments, and the individuals or teams sides you supported, and the swing of fortunes that made them winner or loser
This happens with you too in your life, because When you really want, you just go ahead and act on it, to get your desired result!
Some call this killer instinct, will power, determination, or the lack of it!
We tend to be ruled by schedules, may be half a work day, or full, a week, a fortnight, a month, a quarter, half year or a year. We resolve to do something, and embark on it, face a setback, and decide to take a fresh start – from the next session that we tend to determine. In such situation, it is like the resolve essentially gets squared, so if your achievement potential was 4 today, and you don’t succeed, and postpone it for tomorrow, then, you challenge is to surmount 16. Just imagine the task on hand, the time over-run on account of setback, and the fresh targets to be achieved along with the backlog, and hence the challenge not just doubling, but squaring up.
No wonder then, we face `fresh task blues’; weekly blues on resuming after a holiday; maybe a weekly blue for a quarter; and so on.
Sports is perhaps the best field to take inspirations from. An individual or a team reaches a hapless position, and everything seems lost. At that instant, something miraculous happens, and every factor beginning with morale, and determination, coupled with skill and ability suddenly transforms. A person in an individual sport – being nowhere in the reckoning, suddenly seizes the moment and makes that big leap into the forefront. Sometimes, it is a team that transforms itself for that brief period to produce a stellar performance towards the end and claw back into the game. Where did this focus come from? There was a sudden concentration on NOW! Or Never, and this translated into the transformation.
At such junctures, I wonder what must be going on in the mind of the the then leading person or team? A slight attitude of complacence – a feeling of having come so near, and just the final touches to be given, towards the goal, but getting drowned in the sudden avalanche of opponents morale. Just think of the some memorable sporting moments, and the individuals or teams sides you supported, and the swing of fortunes that made them winner or loser
This happens with you too in your life, because When you really want, you just go ahead and act on it, to get your desired result!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Surfing – the deeper meaning of the word!
Surfing the internet, I stumbled upon some sites on beach surfing – and was intrigued on the term surfing, for this led me to a startling discovery of life itself. Surfing surely must have been a term borrowed from the exciting water-sports. You surf channels, you surf sites – just to indicate that how quickly you are changing or trying to find something that pleases you.
Surfers actually denotes a culture based on riding the waves. If you are surfing on devices then you have a problem of focus, but in actual terms if you do beach surfing you need lots of focus! The challenge for beginners is being able to catch the wave at all – a phrase similar to missing the BUS!
Typically what a surfer does is to paddle toward shore -- attempting to match the speed of the wave, in a hope that it carries him forward. We are all trying to identify trends and big ideas that will propel us into a `sustainable motion’ of prosperity.
As the surfer stands up and proceeds to ride the wave, by positioning the surfboard just ahead of the breaking part (white water) of the wave. Skilled surfer tend to catch a wave in the middle and maneuvers their way to the shoulder (or edge) of the breaking wave. So be it with people who have skill and knowledge in life – calculated risk, overcoming the challenge to finish the course.
Conversely, a surfer who takes off on the shoulder often becomes an obstacle for more skilled surfers taking off in the 'impact zone' and is deemed a shoulder hopper. In a world dominated by materialistic desires, we have all been witnesses to blemishes, events, and rogues (corporations and individuals), who shaped up as winners. , but eventually paid the price of achieving dubious distinctions.
Surfers' skills are tested by their ability to control their board in challenging conditions, riding challenging waves, and executing maneuvers such as strong turns and cutbacks (turning board back to the breaking wave) and carving (a series of strong back-to-back maneuvers). These can only be achieved by those interested in the long-haul, and is evident form individuals, groups, corporations, and institutions that are committed to their causes, despite any distractions.
Be it with regards to information, Be it stock markets, Be it life, the concept of “Surfing” applies everywhere, but before all that – who is the person who rides the wave forever, most of us do, but for a brief period (winning). When in state of normalcy, we are all waiting to spot the next wave to ride (losers) and emerge as winners for that brief moment! That Momentary feeling!!!
Surfers actually denotes a culture based on riding the waves. If you are surfing on devices then you have a problem of focus, but in actual terms if you do beach surfing you need lots of focus! The challenge for beginners is being able to catch the wave at all – a phrase similar to missing the BUS!
Typically what a surfer does is to paddle toward shore -- attempting to match the speed of the wave, in a hope that it carries him forward. We are all trying to identify trends and big ideas that will propel us into a `sustainable motion’ of prosperity.
As the surfer stands up and proceeds to ride the wave, by positioning the surfboard just ahead of the breaking part (white water) of the wave. Skilled surfer tend to catch a wave in the middle and maneuvers their way to the shoulder (or edge) of the breaking wave. So be it with people who have skill and knowledge in life – calculated risk, overcoming the challenge to finish the course.
Conversely, a surfer who takes off on the shoulder often becomes an obstacle for more skilled surfers taking off in the 'impact zone' and is deemed a shoulder hopper. In a world dominated by materialistic desires, we have all been witnesses to blemishes, events, and rogues (corporations and individuals), who shaped up as winners. , but eventually paid the price of achieving dubious distinctions.
Surfers' skills are tested by their ability to control their board in challenging conditions, riding challenging waves, and executing maneuvers such as strong turns and cutbacks (turning board back to the breaking wave) and carving (a series of strong back-to-back maneuvers). These can only be achieved by those interested in the long-haul, and is evident form individuals, groups, corporations, and institutions that are committed to their causes, despite any distractions.
Be it with regards to information, Be it stock markets, Be it life, the concept of “Surfing” applies everywhere, but before all that – who is the person who rides the wave forever, most of us do, but for a brief period (winning). When in state of normalcy, we are all waiting to spot the next wave to ride (losers) and emerge as winners for that brief moment! That Momentary feeling!!!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Food, Clothing, Shelter - Where's the End or the Start?
May 2011 be the year of the LOSERS!!!
May you loose the desired weight,
May you loose your habit of procastrination,
May you loose your worries and sleeplessness,
May you lose all things you consider bad and gain prosperity and peace!
This basically sums up our desires – that we are always battling against and are emerging winners (gaining in). Food, Clothing and Shelter they say are the basic necessities, but do we let our necessities remain basic ever.
Comparing the classes, the rich, the middle and the bottom of the pyramid, who are all achievers (winner) in their own regard, brings us to a very interesting observation of commonality of the above qualities.
We like to indulge, splurge and binge on food, whenever we get the opportunity – and the result shows in terms of being overweight, obese. Result, we resolve that yes we can conquer this and embark on a half-hearted battle, till we find our excuse of `Achilles Heel’ and say that this is very difficult to follow and then give up.
The man on the road is not able to eat because he is not able to afford food, while the man who is well to do is not able to eat, because of many ailments. Both are dieting, but following a different kind of diet – call it compulsion. Both can get into robbing – one stealing food, and the other eating what is prohibited. Both are worried and are spending sleepless nights thinking about tomorrow. One thinking of where will my bread come from, while the other thinking – what will my bread be and as a result what will my health be?
Let us get to clothing – and there too, we like to have an inventory as if we are going to dress up the entire village, but these are stacked in personal cupboards, wardrobes as prized possession that no one has access to. The man on the road has perhaps a pair or two of clothes, that he guards as his personal possession, and the man in the mansion has far too many that he guards as his possession. Both are possessive. One is worried about his limited collection, and the other about his unlimited collection.
As regards shelter, that too has become quite expansive beyond the basics. Three to four people stay in a space where 30 years back 30 people would have been staying. Yet the complaint is that the space is not sufficient – be it Flats, Apartments, Villa’s, Bungalows, Farmhouses, and Resorts. While a homeless person is searching for a roof, the one inside a roof is worried about the leaking roof or what the new roof under the existing roof (false ceiling) look like.
Inequality they say, Class Divide, rich and poor they say – but atleast they have a common worry and spend sleepless nights over Food, Clothing and Shelter! What do we do about it -- Well the problem will get solved tomorrow, so procastrinate!
May you loose the desired weight,
May you loose your habit of procastrination,
May you loose your worries and sleeplessness,
May you lose all things you consider bad and gain prosperity and peace!
This basically sums up our desires – that we are always battling against and are emerging winners (gaining in). Food, Clothing and Shelter they say are the basic necessities, but do we let our necessities remain basic ever.
Comparing the classes, the rich, the middle and the bottom of the pyramid, who are all achievers (winner) in their own regard, brings us to a very interesting observation of commonality of the above qualities.
We like to indulge, splurge and binge on food, whenever we get the opportunity – and the result shows in terms of being overweight, obese. Result, we resolve that yes we can conquer this and embark on a half-hearted battle, till we find our excuse of `Achilles Heel’ and say that this is very difficult to follow and then give up.
The man on the road is not able to eat because he is not able to afford food, while the man who is well to do is not able to eat, because of many ailments. Both are dieting, but following a different kind of diet – call it compulsion. Both can get into robbing – one stealing food, and the other eating what is prohibited. Both are worried and are spending sleepless nights thinking about tomorrow. One thinking of where will my bread come from, while the other thinking – what will my bread be and as a result what will my health be?
Let us get to clothing – and there too, we like to have an inventory as if we are going to dress up the entire village, but these are stacked in personal cupboards, wardrobes as prized possession that no one has access to. The man on the road has perhaps a pair or two of clothes, that he guards as his personal possession, and the man in the mansion has far too many that he guards as his possession. Both are possessive. One is worried about his limited collection, and the other about his unlimited collection.
As regards shelter, that too has become quite expansive beyond the basics. Three to four people stay in a space where 30 years back 30 people would have been staying. Yet the complaint is that the space is not sufficient – be it Flats, Apartments, Villa’s, Bungalows, Farmhouses, and Resorts. While a homeless person is searching for a roof, the one inside a roof is worried about the leaking roof or what the new roof under the existing roof (false ceiling) look like.
Inequality they say, Class Divide, rich and poor they say – but atleast they have a common worry and spend sleepless nights over Food, Clothing and Shelter! What do we do about it -- Well the problem will get solved tomorrow, so procastrinate!
Monday, December 27, 2010
… And They Lived Happily Ever After!
These six words are the most deceptive ones that each of us need to watch out for and be cautious about, for can there be such a situation. It makes me wonder and ponder the sense of satisfaction we get on hearing those words.
If as children, that satisfied our appetite of listening to a story of struggle, pain, and exploitation, that reached a logical conclusion of victory over evil. Representing Good was a personality or a group of people, with a hero who were anointed as the winners. The Evil obviously was the one portrayed as a Loser, with most endings portraying total elimination, annihilation or abject surrender. To surmise was this great line of …and they lived happily ever after!
A beggar on the road with tattered clothes and a frail frame was begging from home to home, presenting a sales pitch of `I have not had food for xx days, I am hungry, please feed me, and the almighty will bless you.’ Out of total sympathy, you fall for this and decide to feed the beggar, as this gives you the satisfaction of having done some good, and the beggar having satisfied the immediate need of eliminating hunger. So the beggar was the winner, for he got what he wanted; and you too were the winner for you gave what you had – maybe in excess or decided to share.
That sense of satisfaction leads you to a world of illusion that this point forward, the beggar shall live happily ever after, for you satisfied the hunger pangs. The journey actually begins, for both parties to savour the moment and get on with life. But you like to pause at that moment and loathe over it, while the beggar gets on with life and delivers his sales pitch of `I have not had food for xx days, I am hungry, please feed me, and the almighty will bless you.’.
As a child you yearned for something desperately, and pitched your desire in appropriate ways, shouting, crying, exhorting, protesting, till you reached your goal of attaining that object. Having achieved the state of desire, you again tend to loathe over it, without realizing that you have to get on with life. If it was permission for an occasion, you had to live up to it, if it was an object of desire, you had to learn to cope with it. This continues across various stages of life -- be it teenage, adult, mature adult, parent, grand parent. You tend to follow this pattern.
What is the beginning of a journey is often confused at the destination itself and that gives you a good orientation of being misdirected, moving in a haphazard manner, in search of a destination, when you think you have already arrived.
Where am I, Where do I want to be and How do I get there, are the three questions that you need to be asking yourselves, for should you ever not want to introspect on these questions at any time in life, you start living the illusions of being a `winner’, and you are bound to fall.
But the person who displays a sense of awareness has no qualms about accepting that he is a person in search of newer destinations and never wants to rest in the quest of exploration is the perceived loser. For such a person, setbacks don’t matter, for they perceive it as challenges and for them reaching the final destination, without getting distracted by the so called illusory pleasures, does!
The choice is yours – loathe the moment and feel as the winner, because you can say ... and you lived happily ever after, or get on with life, for you have many more things to achieve!
If as children, that satisfied our appetite of listening to a story of struggle, pain, and exploitation, that reached a logical conclusion of victory over evil. Representing Good was a personality or a group of people, with a hero who were anointed as the winners. The Evil obviously was the one portrayed as a Loser, with most endings portraying total elimination, annihilation or abject surrender. To surmise was this great line of …and they lived happily ever after!
A beggar on the road with tattered clothes and a frail frame was begging from home to home, presenting a sales pitch of `I have not had food for xx days, I am hungry, please feed me, and the almighty will bless you.’ Out of total sympathy, you fall for this and decide to feed the beggar, as this gives you the satisfaction of having done some good, and the beggar having satisfied the immediate need of eliminating hunger. So the beggar was the winner, for he got what he wanted; and you too were the winner for you gave what you had – maybe in excess or decided to share.
That sense of satisfaction leads you to a world of illusion that this point forward, the beggar shall live happily ever after, for you satisfied the hunger pangs. The journey actually begins, for both parties to savour the moment and get on with life. But you like to pause at that moment and loathe over it, while the beggar gets on with life and delivers his sales pitch of `I have not had food for xx days, I am hungry, please feed me, and the almighty will bless you.’.
As a child you yearned for something desperately, and pitched your desire in appropriate ways, shouting, crying, exhorting, protesting, till you reached your goal of attaining that object. Having achieved the state of desire, you again tend to loathe over it, without realizing that you have to get on with life. If it was permission for an occasion, you had to live up to it, if it was an object of desire, you had to learn to cope with it. This continues across various stages of life -- be it teenage, adult, mature adult, parent, grand parent. You tend to follow this pattern.
What is the beginning of a journey is often confused at the destination itself and that gives you a good orientation of being misdirected, moving in a haphazard manner, in search of a destination, when you think you have already arrived.
Where am I, Where do I want to be and How do I get there, are the three questions that you need to be asking yourselves, for should you ever not want to introspect on these questions at any time in life, you start living the illusions of being a `winner’, and you are bound to fall.
But the person who displays a sense of awareness has no qualms about accepting that he is a person in search of newer destinations and never wants to rest in the quest of exploration is the perceived loser. For such a person, setbacks don’t matter, for they perceive it as challenges and for them reaching the final destination, without getting distracted by the so called illusory pleasures, does!
The choice is yours – loathe the moment and feel as the winner, because you can say ... and you lived happily ever after, or get on with life, for you have many more things to achieve!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Hare or Tortoise – whose side are you on!
One of the earliest proverbs that stuck to your mind – slow and steady wins the race, and the story illustrates how the swift hare loses a race to a slow and stead tortoise, because the hare tends to be complacent. This story is perhaps the best illustration of the title – do we get overwhelmed by `hares’ and bored of tortoises for their respective styles. I wonder, in in modern times, what odds the bookies would have offered to those wanting to bet on the tortoise!
Just on this story alone there have been innumerous sequels – like fast and furious win, rendering this tale to be irrelevant. The example often quoted was the initial success of dotcom boom that ushered in a whole new term thus dividing business into New Economy and Old Economy. Ring out the Old, Ring in the new – and everyone followed the Hare, till the tortoise caught up and today people trust not just an idea, but an idea supported with logic and long term success, thus lending this tale relevant all over again.
Nations with history and tradition that got left behind in the industrialization age are suddenly witnessing an upsurge and demands for their ancient practice, systems and treatments. Yoga, Ayurveda, Meditation are three simple examples from India. West is moving towards vegetarianism, while the East is moving towards the other end.
In another sequel of the Hare and the Tortoise, the also race involved crossing a pond, and the story has it that the two decided to co-operate and take the race together. On land the Hare took the tortoise on its back, while in the water, the tortoise took the hare on its back and completed the race faster. Another concept of Interdependence, Co-opetition (competitive co-operation) illustrated beautifully.
Our interpretation of Hare and Tortoise in the modern times draws a parallel to Wealth and Knowledge respectively. Those who dream of acquiring wealth may succeed, their progress may be swift, and get perceived as winners. They are bound to get complacent like the hare and get caught in the wheels of time. Those seeking knowledge are able to do so and have a steady rise in their careers, and equip themselves to face tomorrow with agility.
Thank god that world is now referring to the current age as Knowledge Economy (Wealth). We are lucky to be living in exciting times, but should one try to give a cold shoulder to knowledge, then you are bound to witness a society of cosmetic winners, who will end up as bad losers, while those who pursue knowledge as core will emerge as winners in the long run. Patience, Perseverance pays!
If your learning is for knowledge sake, then earning will automatically follow, but if you are learning for earning sake, then you need to re-look your learning.
Just on this story alone there have been innumerous sequels – like fast and furious win, rendering this tale to be irrelevant. The example often quoted was the initial success of dotcom boom that ushered in a whole new term thus dividing business into New Economy and Old Economy. Ring out the Old, Ring in the new – and everyone followed the Hare, till the tortoise caught up and today people trust not just an idea, but an idea supported with logic and long term success, thus lending this tale relevant all over again.
Nations with history and tradition that got left behind in the industrialization age are suddenly witnessing an upsurge and demands for their ancient practice, systems and treatments. Yoga, Ayurveda, Meditation are three simple examples from India. West is moving towards vegetarianism, while the East is moving towards the other end.
In another sequel of the Hare and the Tortoise, the also race involved crossing a pond, and the story has it that the two decided to co-operate and take the race together. On land the Hare took the tortoise on its back, while in the water, the tortoise took the hare on its back and completed the race faster. Another concept of Interdependence, Co-opetition (competitive co-operation) illustrated beautifully.
Our interpretation of Hare and Tortoise in the modern times draws a parallel to Wealth and Knowledge respectively. Those who dream of acquiring wealth may succeed, their progress may be swift, and get perceived as winners. They are bound to get complacent like the hare and get caught in the wheels of time. Those seeking knowledge are able to do so and have a steady rise in their careers, and equip themselves to face tomorrow with agility.
Thank god that world is now referring to the current age as Knowledge Economy (Wealth). We are lucky to be living in exciting times, but should one try to give a cold shoulder to knowledge, then you are bound to witness a society of cosmetic winners, who will end up as bad losers, while those who pursue knowledge as core will emerge as winners in the long run. Patience, Perseverance pays!
If your learning is for knowledge sake, then earning will automatically follow, but if you are learning for earning sake, then you need to re-look your learning.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Aspiration to Ambition to Actualization
Each of us have aspired to be something, kept that as a focus, and hence an ambition to achieve that aspiration. In the end, some achieve what they aspired for, thus fulfilling their ambition, and make it a reality (actualization), while for some it tends to be a dream and stays like that. Call it adapting to the emerging circumstances, or settling down for something that they did not want to pursue.
A potter, cobbler, goldsmith, priest, scientist, doctor, engineer, lawyer, accountant, etc, feel great on having achieved some amount of name, fame and glory in their respective professions, but never consider themselves complete until they have successfully convinced the child to pursue their profession. They feel it is like some tangible property that they will be able to transfer to their ward, thus providing a head start over the others. The intention is noble and appreciable as long as the ward wants to pursue your desire.
How many of us have really pursued what we aspired for, and really set out achieving that in a conscious manner? Some of us have had the guts to stand up to it and clearly flow against the current, and follow your passion, by being proactive about what you have wanted to pursue, while a lot of us decided to flow with the current and submit ourselves to the emerging scheme of things by being reactive.
What was relevant yesterday, may not have stood the test of time, and hence would have given way to emerging career opportunities. Just a brief look at possibilities would illustrate the perceptions of the generation gap.
After traditional education, obviously the plum professions that most have wanted to follow were Medical Doctor and Engineer, followed by Chartered Accountants, Lawyers. These are like goldmark of careers, and those who are able to pursue such careers are perceived to be “winners” in life, whatever be their interest.
Business was the domain of the rich, and hence was decided more by legacy and inheritance, rather than ability and choice. So whatever the shape of the peg, it has been forefully fitted into whatever kind of hole that existed. If one was lucky, then square peg went into a square hole, or a round peg into a round hole, otherwise think of the other possibility, and that is where one witnesses the Aspiration to Ambition to Actualization process.
As children, perhaps the first few toys shape our aspirations – like most of us want to be a driver, because we have a car or a bus as a toy, and some aspire to be pilots because they get fascinated by toy plane. Some want to be a doctor, because they like the doctors set and love to flaunt the plastic stethoscope in their ears, and wield the toy injection syringe. We get shaped by the environment. Family background plays a great role in influencing a persons ambitions, but a big gap arises when one gets to achieving the state of actualization.
Times are changing, as newer choices emerge, and it becomes important to keep pace with change. If people are allowed to follow their passion, each one of us would have felt some meaning to our lives. But then most of us have been foisted with a choice as an ambition and force fitted as actualization. Yet when it is our turn, you too get into the process of foisting someone’s aspiration with your desire or vision.
We tend to decide someone's choice of profession, but in the bargain, are we professional in our approach. Whaere's the decision coming from? The Head or the Heart!
A potter, cobbler, goldsmith, priest, scientist, doctor, engineer, lawyer, accountant, etc, feel great on having achieved some amount of name, fame and glory in their respective professions, but never consider themselves complete until they have successfully convinced the child to pursue their profession. They feel it is like some tangible property that they will be able to transfer to their ward, thus providing a head start over the others. The intention is noble and appreciable as long as the ward wants to pursue your desire.
How many of us have really pursued what we aspired for, and really set out achieving that in a conscious manner? Some of us have had the guts to stand up to it and clearly flow against the current, and follow your passion, by being proactive about what you have wanted to pursue, while a lot of us decided to flow with the current and submit ourselves to the emerging scheme of things by being reactive.
What was relevant yesterday, may not have stood the test of time, and hence would have given way to emerging career opportunities. Just a brief look at possibilities would illustrate the perceptions of the generation gap.
After traditional education, obviously the plum professions that most have wanted to follow were Medical Doctor and Engineer, followed by Chartered Accountants, Lawyers. These are like goldmark of careers, and those who are able to pursue such careers are perceived to be “winners” in life, whatever be their interest.
Business was the domain of the rich, and hence was decided more by legacy and inheritance, rather than ability and choice. So whatever the shape of the peg, it has been forefully fitted into whatever kind of hole that existed. If one was lucky, then square peg went into a square hole, or a round peg into a round hole, otherwise think of the other possibility, and that is where one witnesses the Aspiration to Ambition to Actualization process.
As children, perhaps the first few toys shape our aspirations – like most of us want to be a driver, because we have a car or a bus as a toy, and some aspire to be pilots because they get fascinated by toy plane. Some want to be a doctor, because they like the doctors set and love to flaunt the plastic stethoscope in their ears, and wield the toy injection syringe. We get shaped by the environment. Family background plays a great role in influencing a persons ambitions, but a big gap arises when one gets to achieving the state of actualization.
Times are changing, as newer choices emerge, and it becomes important to keep pace with change. If people are allowed to follow their passion, each one of us would have felt some meaning to our lives. But then most of us have been foisted with a choice as an ambition and force fitted as actualization. Yet when it is our turn, you too get into the process of foisting someone’s aspiration with your desire or vision.
We tend to decide someone's choice of profession, but in the bargain, are we professional in our approach. Whaere's the decision coming from? The Head or the Heart!
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