Beyond Horizons...

Have you ever seen, met person who is pursuing MBA or recently finished one? Evident characteristic of most MBAs is confidence. They are beaming with it and ready to take over a corporate job which is meticulously designed 'NOT to FAIL' Before anyone who has done MBA, decides to get offended. Let me share, I am holder of the degree. I am glad I pursued it and enjoyed good outcomes.  Yes, I believe corporate jobs are safety net for assured success rather protect you from failure. Even most risky moves, projects taken by companies guarantee 'non-failure'. Some projects, moves, products may not succeed but it does not lead these companies to fail. Confident MBAs at all levels in these companies ensure non failure. Leaders all around the world move with confidence. What they lack and never taught about is using guts.  Guts is taking a chance to be proven wrong. To fail willingly.  At no school guts is discussed. Value of failure, taking a risk when there is no guaranteed ou...

Everyone is thinking about SAME things. How to grow? How to grow in terms of money, power, connect, influence? How to improve our health, relationships, happiness? EVERYONE.  From Jeff Bezoz, Zuckerberg, Ambani, Tatas to your friend, colleague, next door neighbor and you. EVERYONE is always thinking about how to grow? It has nothing to do with where you are, how much you have? Our basic line of thinking is always the same. What differs us from one another is, what we do about our thoughts.  If it is about getting healthy, some of us are making choices to eat right food, do exercise. Results differ in proportion to inputs. Some of us are only thinking and doing nothing about it.  If it about growing ourselves, some of us are learning new skills, reading books, writing, helping others, picking a new hobby. Some of us are only thinking and doing nothing about it. If it is about improving our financial stability, Some of us are saving, investing, learning how to invest, cr...

I once lived like I had unlimited time and unlimited bandwidth and I could do everything that I wanted to do in life. It was most insane time of my life.  Without any surprise in my attempt of doing everything simultaneously, I was messing up many things. This was around my MBA. I was soon to enter corporate world. It was then I decided to look at everything around me through priorities. It wasn't like I hadn't had priorities earlier. However it was then I decided to always CHOOSE and never not decide. I am not sure how many people realize this but not deciding is also a decision which has outcomes.  As an individual priorities always run around self interests.  Though when you are a part of a group. Family, friends or people at office. Priorities run around what matters most collectively. Irrespective of context all priorities run around self care/fulfillment, Family and friends. Urge of pursuing many of my interests still come up once in a while, though lesson learned o...