Apr 4, 2008

CORPORATE JUNGLE : "ARE YOU A WINNER?"

The battle for your success is fought and won nowhere else but in your mind.

Your success or failure is does not necessarily depend upon where you are born or brought up, your bank balance or also your level of formal education. Although, they are important at the initial stage of career . But I'll always weigh a sharp mind, determination, ethics and perseverance over a good education every time. Your success or failure does not depend upon what your family, your friends, your peers or your co-workers feel are your chances.

I know for sure there is scope for debate on every point that’s mentioned. The point is - Your success depends on what you have inside. Let’s think and find some answers of tough question - Are you a winner?

a) CAN YOU WITHSTAND FAILURE ?
Because most winners fail. In fact, a great many winners fail over and over and over again. Are you able to be knocked down or knocked out in your attempts to succeed, but have enough courage and tenacity to get up time and time again, brush yourself off, figure out what went wrong, what you did wrong, and then start again?

b) ARE YOU ABLE TO WITHSTAND HUMILIATION ?
In the midst of failing, can you endure your closest family, friends or loved ones saying "I told you so", "I knew you couldn't do it", "I don't even know why you wasted your time/money/effort", when you know in your heart that you are capable and you can achieve the success you so desire?

c) CAN YOU HUMBLE YOURSELF?
Can you face customers, partners, or investors when all your resources has run out and you still haven't made a go of it, yet you have to go ahead with more resources, because you know it will work?

d) CAN YOU STAND ISOLATION AS NO ONE SHARES YOUR VISION ?
Can you cope with the loneliness and isolation that is often an inherent part of leadership, because no one else shares your vision or can see the future the way in which you see it?

e)ARE YOU STRONG TO BREAK THROUGH LIMITATIONS?
Are you strong enough to break through or break free of limitations you put upon yourself or that others have placed on you? Are you able to lift yourself beyond your current circumstances? Can you drive yourself forward, even when it means challenging and overcoming immense fear?

Hope you have know why everyone is NOT winner. If only academics were the reason for success in Career than every IIT/IIM pass out would have been a CEO of the company . If you don’t believe check out how many companies you know have a CEO who have great academics .

Winning is much much more than that . Winning is a hard, difficult business. If it was so easy, everybody would be winners. People get tired, people get lazy, people change their minds about what they want and what they're willing to settle for.

Hope this blog makes you believe you what it takes to succeed in corporate jungle. I believe that there is a reason , a time and a place for everything.

Its not yet late … Still you can DISCOVER THE WINNER INSIDE YOU. My best wishes to you .