100th Post- Hey Nutan...!!

On the eve of new year 2019 posting a wonderful ode written by Rabindranath Tagore on his 80th birthday for himself,  which happened to be his last birthday when he was alive. 

Amazing how Tagore faced life with enthusiasm and optimism even at the feeble age of 80.

Lyrics

Hey nutan,

Dekha dik aar baar janmer pratham shubhakhan|

Tomar prokash hok kuhelika kori udghaton
Surjer moton || 

Riktataar bakkha bhedi aapanare karo unmochan  | 

Byakta hok jeebaner joy, 

Byakta hok tomaamaajhe asimera chirobismay  | 

Udayadigante shankha baaje,mor chittamaajhe

Chiranutanere dilo daak 

Pnochishe boishakh ||

Meaning 

Hail the new dawn,  

Let the sacred hour of birth approach once more 

May you appear in glory, unveiled from mist
as does the sun.

Reveal yourself from the emptiness of the soul 

Let life be victorious once more, 

Let the wonder of the infinite be revealed through your creation 

Conch shells sound in celebration in the dawn skies within my soul 

The call goes out for eternal renewal 

From this twenty fifth day of Boishakh

Dr.Jitendhra Collections

1. How to have a happy attitude always

1.Begin any action you do with an attitude that you can do it your unmindful of the hurdles you are going to face.

2. Distance yourself from people, who discourage you from accomplishing your goals

3. Understand that rejection and failure is a very normal and common thing.

Be aware that you yourself rejected four mobiles to pick a 5th mobile of your choice.

4. Aim for constant improvement; not for perfection

5. First be thankful for what you have. Add value to the things that you have. Be worthy for your existing fortunes. If not your existing fortunes will question what have you done for me, to expect more.

6. Have confident and positive conversations within yourself

7. Present moment is enormous. Everyday offers an opportunity to change your life.

However life may appear to be difficult, there is always something you can try and succeed at
- Stephen Hawking

2. How to be foccussed?

3. Stages in getting Expertise

a. Acquiring interest ( Should not be out of  "Shinning apple syndrome")

b. Acquiring knowledge ( Getting exposed to the know-how. This is just tip of the ice-berg)

c. Developing skill (This is the trickiest part. It is repeated practice of knowledge and internalizing the knowledge through repeated practice. Here is where most people give-up)

d. Exhibit (Beat the syndrome of getting frustrated with practice by showcasing and staging what you have learnt in a forum that could motivate you to learn further)

4. You are not the centre of the world

0:57

World will discard you, if you become onerous to them

1:53

Dont think that if you are not there, a particular thing will not be done. There are always alternatives and You are not irreplaceable

2:11

Do things for our own happiness and for your own curiosity and passion

3:59

Dhoni's finisher six in 2011- His thought process would have been: -The ball appeared it could be a hit for a six. Hence I dared and hit. It worked out. It was nothing like a do or die moment

4:28

Realise you are no so important. Play your game happily

Chapter 2 : The Silver Lining

During the financial crisis of 2008 the author was asked are there opportunities to create new companies in this turbulent economy?
The answer of the author :
This is the best time. When times are bad is when the real enterprenuers image. Entrepreneurs don't really care if the market up or down point they are creating better products and better processes. So when somebody says there is less opportunity now because they are losers
In times of economic uncertainty, people get creative. They break out of their comfort zones and take initiative to help make ends meet. It is a matter of good old - patient American entrepreneurialism at its best. When the going gets, tough the tough gets going

In the words of Paul Zane pilzer
" Traditional wisdom in the second half of the twentieth century was to go to school, get a good education and to go to work for a large company. The idea of going into business for yourself was most often regarded as kiski. Admirable perhaps but risky and maybe a little crazy . Today is completely the other way around"

People are waking up to the fact that they want more control over the lights. They want to be more connected to their families come be in charge of they want time, work from them homes, determine their own destiny. In a research study, 84% of respondents said that they would be passionate about their work if they want they want owned their own business. The number one reason they give for wanting to work for themselves is to be more passionate about their work life

There may be economic hard times for the majority, but for some entrepreneurs - the ones who are open minded enough to understand what I am going to explain in the next few chapters - these are times pregnant with Economic potential. Not only is now the time to have your own business, but in fact come they have never been a better time than right now, today

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. And if that's true then that leaves you to questions.

First:  Are you willing to be tough?
And if you answer is yes, then question number 2 is get going doing what?

I can't answer that first question for you, but I know exactly how to answer second one. Answering that question is what this book is all about.

Business of 21st Century- Chapter 1

Just started reading a book after a very long time- The business of the 21st Century by Robert T. Kiyosaki. Have started to read with absolutely no prejudices.  The book was given to me by a friend of mine. But I got some idea about the book's context during the discussion with my friend.

Going forward, have planned to post the key- takeaways from every chapter of the book.

Every human voyage of life is directed towards the end of maximizing one's wealth and lead a life richer life than the previous day.  But hardly do we think beyond the stereotypes. The book attempts to change the idiosyncratic human thinking in his pursuit of getting richer.

Hope, I will complete the book as planned and blog the key ideas of the book by God's grace


Chapter-1 -The rules have changed

When I was a kid my parents taught me the same formula for success that you probably learnt - go to school, study hard and get good grades so you can get the secure high paying job with Benefits - and your job will take care of your future.

But that is Industrial age thinking, and we are not in the industrial age anymore. Your job is not going to take care of you. The government will not take care of you. Nobody is going to take care of you it's a new century and the rules have changed.

Life is tough. The issue is, what are you going to do about it? Moaning and groaning one secure your future. Neither will blaming Wall Street, big bankers,corporate America or the government.
If you want salt future you need to create it. You can take take care of your future only when you take control of your income source. You need your own business.