Opportunity

Many persons inspired me; I observed and learnt lot from them. Before coming into the book world I got introduced with magazines where I used to read my favorite articles. It evoked confidence inside me. The tamil magazine “nanaiyam vikatan” was the first magazine on business to me. It paved the way to books. Many regular articles were published as a book. One of my inspired articles is by the ace entrepreneur Mr. C. K. Ranganathan, CMD. Cavin Kare Ltd, India. I couldn’t remember the article name now, but I got that book once and I read, later I gifted it to my friend. Now I need to find the name of the book. So I thought of google it. Eureaka! I found the book name its “Moola Dhanam”, wonderful handbook for youngsters. Mr. C. K. Ranganathan interviews many other entrepreneurs who struggle a lot to come up in their business, lot of inspirations in one book. Wow!

This happened before my visit to my Chennai programme where I motivated some college students. While my journey I was thinking about the articles I read in that book. Great book by the great author. Cavin Kare was the first to introduce FMCG products in sachet. C. K. Ranganathan is my first inspiration in business. Later when I was returning to my place from Chennai, in airport I was checking in, one person came near me and asked whether this is the check-in counter for the spicejet flight to Coimbatore. Yes sir, this is it I replied with a smile. He thanked and went. Later I was thinking deeply about the person. He was too familiar to me. I have seen him somewhere, his name is? This is called as TOT phenomenon in Psychology. We remember some person but their name will not come. But the name came suddenly; yes he is none other than Mr. C. K. Ranganathan. Surprised! Think the nature really gives. Remember?

I went first to my lounge searching for him. Later he entered. I thought getting an introduction and a sweet autograph from him. I am lazy I was not having my autograph book. But fortunately I was having my favorite book which I was and I will read while journeying. It is Dale Carnegie’s how to stop worrying and start living. So I took that book and went near him. I was tensed what will he think, suddenly an unknown person meet him. Since it is my first meeting of a personality in my life. This made me tensed. My body was in heat and my inner hands were cold, couldn’t even go near him. So I went to the nearby wash room and relaxed, came out drank some water and asked a question to myself (ask lot of questions, it will help you to grow to the next level). What if he congrats me? He is the wonderful person, if you show smile of course others will give back the same. So no worries. Let me go and introduce myself and request him to give his expression in this sweet book. I prepared myself as I teach to my people how to introduce to new people. I went near him. Hello sir, O hai he replied with a sweet smile. Later I introduced myself and I said him he is my first inspiration in business and I have read his articles and requested him to put his impression in my book. He wished me to come up well in life and he gave his impression. He asked about my profession and I told him. This is my first autograph sir; you are my first inspiration in Business. He was happy and I was happier. Dear friends, don’t hesitate to have an introduction with any important persons, prepare yourself and intro yourselves. Don’t forget to get an autograph, a photo with him/her and more than all give your business card. And also don’t forget to share the experience.

All the best for your ventures.

Opportunity comes! wherever, whenever. Dont miss!

Growth

The word “growth” is an important one in life. People need that sooner, that too today’s young entrepreneurs. When I was having my counseling session, one young entrepreneur came to me and worried a lot about his growth- in personal and official life. He said “G, I am in this field for more than a year but I am getting the results as I got in the beginning of my business, I don’t know why? I don’t know what to do? People complain me that I am not proper and I am not updating in my business. But to me, I have learnt something about marketing, I plan to myself, I schedule my work and I work. I sleep only 4 hours in a day. Even in sleep I dream about how to market my business, See how dedicated I am. The results are not coming. Where is the mistake? Please say me”

Dear Prashanth, “Nothing wrong you have done so far”. I replied. “but there is a gap unconsciously. Don’t take it serious, just sit back and listen carefully. You are in pressure that you want to grow sooner in life”. “Yes G, obviously we don’t have time to sit back I am always get set and go” He said.

Check your words, you said “get set” first and later go. Have you ever thought whether you have set yourself to the game? You have game plan but it is in your mind it is not in your daily planner. Am I right? He replied “Yes G, I never write down things since I don’t have time.” “

Time is an illusionary one; you worry a lot about tomorrow which never ever comes in life. Think of it. Live the moment. First I suggest you to stop the worry about tomorrow and sooner growth. Have a game plan in paper, don’t think about its result but analyze and work upon. Before all you need to do is analyze yourself first, study yourself, check your skills, read more books which will give you more confidence. Don’t be in pressure, as you know that pressure is pressing your sure.

Secondly you wish to grow as a tree tomorrow itself. It will never happen, it is artificial. Think you and I came to this world after nine months only, now we are here it has taken around 25 years to come. See my dear friend; the growth of Chinese bamboo would be a better example here. If one seeds it and waters it daily, it never comes even one inch out of land but after five years within six weeks it grows to 90 feet. The person, who seeded it and watered it, will wonder “wow, within six weeks it has grown.” The past five years it has spread its roots strongly all around and made itself strong enough, whatever height it reaches it will never ever fall, so strong. Likewise we are bamboos only, we need to analyze ourselves and we should water it daily with confidence/positive thinking/ observing and learning a lot in our own field. We should have patience to grow, we can’t grow tomorrow we need to work for our growth. We need to gain knowledge and then implement it in our work. Daily we should allot some time to review ourselves, our work then we can come out of our problems easily. The growth will come automatically you need not push it but you should take care of it. Unconsciously growth will happen, one day you will wonder that Am I the person? It is how we experience our physical growth, from the childhood to now. We need to water and protect the bamboo (ourselves). Every day try to gain knowledge, if that comes, we will plan well and implement it greatly, and the result will be awesome.

Even our nails grow 0.005 cms a day, but we?

Bamboos are high cultural significance in East Asia and South East Asia where they are used extensively in gardens, as a building material, as a food source and as a musical instrument. Bamboo's long life makes it a Chinese symbol of longevity, while in India it is a symbol of friendship.

Chinese Bamboo

The quality of Chinese bamboo is an amazing one. From its origin to the end of fifth year, the bamboo can’t be seen growing. But later within six days, the growth can be experienced. It has spread its root all over for the past five years and due to those roots within six days it emerges itself out.

“The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bends.” - Chinese Proverbs

“Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.”- Bruce Lee