Life has its own formula

For what you are qualified???

2008-04-18T09:56:00.004+05:30

You are qualified to:

○ Make everything done
○ Work on changing and saving lives
○ Make this world a better place to live

As others are not qualified, please don't ask them to do the same as you will neither appreciate nor pay for their contributions. I think this is called professionalism.

How to move India fast forward

2008-04-15T12:15:00.002+05:30

Pay for performance and there should be growth

2008-04-10T17:51:00.007+05:30

Mango tree, originally uploaded by ~Steph~.

This is the formula of life. If you are not following it, you are doing something wrong. Now, if you are asking a dog to jump like a horse simply because you are providing delicious chicken dishes and irrespective of any training, that might not happen. It may also not work because of ego factor, negative politics and/ or a faulty system. In fact, what the conventional systems did is created unlimited psychological problems in our minds and fucked up our thinking ability beyond the systems for which we are underperforming.

The irony of being a job consultant

2008-04-10T12:22:00.000+05:30

Most of the job consultants in the market don’t have any work experience from any other field apart from HR. They simply enter into consultancy because they couldn’t get a job based on whatever they have learnt. This is the last option for any qualified candidate to earn a substantial amount by doing nothing. I feel like they will not even be able to properly place a good dog in a particular home that needs security.

Advantage of being academically well qualified

2008-04-07T20:20:00.002+05:30

○ At the end of the day, you will have sufficient time to sleep.

○ There will be multiple girlfriends/ well wishers (if you are a lady) of yours provided you are a little compassionate.

○ Others in your organization who are lacking certificate(s) needs to prove that they can do things and you may not have to work at all while being their boss.

○ You will be able to prove that you are always right simply because you had purchased some documents from a third party.

○ You will be able to enjoy your life as per your wish.

Everyone cannot be equal

2008-04-01T11:49:00.002+05:30

Every human mind is unique in its own way. What differentiates us is our life, our way of thinking, our personality, our family background and on top of everything else our genomes. Our thought processes flows at the respective levels of our minds and develops on a regular basis on what we learn, think of and work on. Everyone of us have our own strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes and career specific interests that directs us to gain expertise in our specific fields of study. The like minded people work on a common platform (that may be unique to every group but are interrelated to each other) to execute their future plans. It is therefore not justified to judge everyone on the same parameters that may sometimes misinterpret our true potential to perform.

The sincere workers are the most performing

2008-03-31T12:30:00.005+05:30

During my past 5 years work experience (out of total experience of more than 6 years), what I have repeatedly observed is that the best in the industry is the one who is the most sincere and hardworking irrespective of any hardcopy qualifications provided the correct environment and the required support from the management is available. It actually doesn’t takes much time for the human brain to learn new skills provided you know how to teach with personalized attention and the person being taught is interested in the subject. On the job learning process is much more effective than classroom teaching methodology as you also get the chance to apply what you learn on a regular basis. Wrong conceptions may lead to wrong decisions and it is therefore important to test everything that you know before taking it seriously. It may happen that whatever you had read was correct at the time of writing the books but may not be prevalent in the current times due to changed circumstances. That is the reason why the ones who likes to sleep on their certificates are the ones who are the most underperforming and are a liability to their respective organizations.

And if there is second life

2008-03-28T10:46:00.004+05:30

There are all types of people around the world and our characters and mindsets vary from person to person irrespective of the basic similarities. Evolution has transformed us to what we are today. But if we start analyzing the minds of all living beings on Earth, we may start finding lots of similarities in terms of behavior and nature. And if there is something called Second Life then who knows, we may have to return back to our native planet as any other animal or plant depending on our character!

Human Being, originally uploaded by  Rafael Medeiros .

What qualifies us as human beings

2008-03-26T14:18:00.001+05:30

○ We need to be good from heart
○ We need to have a logical mind
○ We should be sincere enough to perform
○ We should accept responsibility for our actions
○ We should work towards making this world a better place to live

Time is running out

2008-03-26T10:37:00.002+05:30

If we consider the volume of work that we can and should do for our respective countries and our native planet as a whole then we may start feeling like we need more time. But as life can be considered as a project that has a specific deadline for everything that we wish to do with limited resources, it does makes us realize of our ability and efficiency to perform our best. Life is all about growth and growth is all about change. Therefore any kind of positive change that fits our future plan to make this world a better place to live should be always welcome. There has to be some kind of logic behind everything that happens and when we don’t understand the logic, we call it luck. Every action has a same and opposite reaction and life is nothing but a chain reaction of events. In that sense, the future could be well predicted up to a certain degree if we can take everything into account at a particular point of time. Our every decision is based on a personalized platform of logic and whatever we do is actually a programmatic outcome of our mind. The day when we will be able to prove astrology to be completely wrong will be a day when we can extend our limit beyond the sky. Irrespective of the fact that we may really not be able to apply all our plans up to the desired extent within our lifespan, but the effort to materialize a good dream makes us feel good and creates a positive impact that can motivate the generations to come.

The art of simple living

2008-03-20T12:14:00.000+05:30

○ Be honest to yourself and think positive
○ Have a realistic but flexible career plan
○ Work sincerely to achieve your career objectives
○ Be professional in whatever you do
○ Allot a few hours every day to update your knowledge

Language does matters

2008-03-16T12:30:00.000+05:30

Every Indian should learn to speak and understand Hindi as a National language simply because otherwise it is a matter of shame. If you think otherwise, you better try to opt for a separate nationality if you can. Apart from that, we should also learn English as it is the international language. Ultimately what you need is a single language which is the best to express yourself and that everyone can understand.

A mind of its own

2008-03-14T12:47:00.006+05:30

My 6 years work experience

2008-03-09T19:36:00.000+05:30

I started my career in May 1999 by providing computer training to end-users and school students in a small concern for a period of 10 months. The next 5 years of my professional career can be summarized as 1 year and 1 month in general management and 3 years and 11 months in Project Management, Technical Support and Software Development in Visual FoxPro 6.0 and Visual Basic 6.0. From January 2008 onwards, I am involved with a startup call center at Bangalore and working from 6 PM to 12:00 AM, 5 days a week, in a UK process and am also planning to work simultaneously with any other organization. Till date, I have completed 6 years work experience and have been involved with 6 organizations out of which two belonged to the same proprietor, two partnership concerns, a private limited company and a well known NGO.

Formality vs professionalism

2008-03-07T12:05:00.003+05:30

○ Formality is a standard but professionalism is the need

○ Professionalism and formality goes side by side but can be mutually exclusive depending on the situation

○ Formality may become irrelevant from time to time but professionalism always stands the test of time

○ The priority goes to formality at school and professionalism at work

○ It is the democratic alliance between formality and professionalism that makes a happy life

An alternate employment system

2008-02-29T12:26:00.003+05:30

Generally most of the companies pay an amount equivalent to or more than the candidate’s salary to the consultants for their referral. Instead what the companies can do is, after an initial screening, sign a one month contract with the candidate and make him/ her work while being with him/ her and evaluate his/ her performance on a daily basis. If, at the end of the month, that is more than the average performance, then the company may retain the candidate or otherwise let him/ her go while paying them the minimal salary. In this way, you get a month’s time to judge a candidate’s potential instead of waiting for 6 months or a year to prove his/ her inability to perform.

Difference between an organisation and a country

2008-02-27T15:19:00.004+05:30

○ In an organisation you can recruit people as per your choice but in a country you have to accept every citizen.

○ In an organisation you can sack the underperformers, but in a country your government may change if you are unable to develop the living standards of everyone.

○ In an organisation your staff may resign if they don’t like you but in a country the people will make you resign instead.

○ You can shut off your organisation and start new ones but in case of countries, modification of geographical boundaries is only possible.

○ You can be the owner of an organisation but not a country.

Why life is not fair?

2008-02-24T13:08:00.001+05:30

Because we are not the only one who are playing the game. There may be other powers as well. Life is complicated and we don’t know much about it till date. So, till now we have to follow Charles J. Sykes who advised us to get used to it.

Slow down to be focused

2008-02-20T18:12:00.002+05:30

Life is not ‘now’; it is not ‘today’, neither is it ‘tomorrow’ or ‘yesterday’. It is the total time period from our birth till death that should be considered. Our lifespan will neither increase nor decrease irrespective of how fast we move forward. Voluntary exits from life is not accepted by time and it is really a very few who can determine when to quit. To make a difference in the long run, all our short-term objectives should be directly or indirectly contributing to the final outcome. The correct speed at which we are both comfortable and steady should be maintained to be on time at our preferred destination provided we choose the best route for us to reach there. On the other hand, unable to define any long-term objectives may divert us in the wrong direction irrespective of our performance.

“Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.”

– Eddie Cantor

Towards a better academic system

2008-02-12T14:49:00.001+05:30

We learn to get a certificate which in turn helps us to get a job. It doesn’t makes much sense for those who are already employed (based on their level of knowledge and irrespective of what certificates they have) until and unless required for a promotion or a new job. A certificate can’t ensure our performance, which is the only criterion to be in the job, provided it is not a government organization. Similarly, not having a certificate can’t stop us from doing what we can, provided it is not something illegal. We actually don’t need a certificate to prove that we are human beings and can speak English. It is only required when people can’t judge us on their own and need a third party to verify on what we are up to. Therefore, not having a certificate doesn’t really mean that we are unable to do a specific task. It actually depends on whether every one of us would be able to wait for years spending time and money to get a certificate on what we may be already doing at work on a regular basis against which our salary (plus incentives, if any) is paid by the organization at the beginning of every month. Considering the fact that the training provided may neither be worthy nor required (as it depends on the teaching ability and willingness of the trainers), it seems to be like a product for which we pay now and have to wait for one, two or three years to get it delivered. Therefore, it would be much appreciated if the examination/ certification system, irrespective of its formal academic level (which could be bound to respective age criteria, if necessary), remains open throughout the year with optional training for those who can afford spending both time and money for the guidance that they really need. The system should be able to provide CBTs and online resources while evaluating our knowledge/ skills through a speedy process. This has already been successfully applied for various technical certifications and can be applied for formal education as well.

What is destiny?

2008-02-11T12:00:00.001+05:30

Destiny is a matter of cumulative choice where the options are limited and predetermined based on our past actions but can change from time to time depending on natural, political and socio-economic circumstances. That is the reason why we are yet not being able to get rid of poverty, corruption, pollution, illiteracy and terrorism, the basic obstacles in the path of development. It is our destiny for which we were born on a specific date and time, and it is our destiny that will define our death as well. A life unlimited will be full of waste as we will always have enough time to do what we can to make this world a better place to live. Death is important for the overall development of mankind if we consider life as a project where we have to leverage our optimum potential within a specific time period leading to speedy development. It also helps nurture humanity as we can understand that there is no use of being selfish as sooner or later everyone has to leave everything behind and make our exits from this world. In fact, there will be no crime, no corruption and no sin on this earth when we will be able to understand the true meaning of mortality. Our successors are supposed to be more intelligent than us and it is our destiny to make way for them.

But can we change our destiny? We should try our level best to do whatever we wish to and everything else is a matter of time. If something doesn’t works out properly then there should be a reason behind it that needs our attention. The more we know about this universe, the better we can understand of what life is all about. It is always our incomplete knowledge/ information that lead us towards wrong decisions. We need to be very sure of what platform we are going to provide to our successors; otherwise there is no sense in increasing the population. The earth will still rotate around the sun irrespective of our existence.

Once upon a time… dated 01/01/2508

2008-02-07T13:34:00.002+05:30

“Once upon a time there was a system called the formal education system where people had to wait for a minimum period of 15 years to get the eligibility to enter into a standard profession. It was a hierarchy based system where knowledge was being segregated into years of compulsory training and people had to wait for years to get a certificate irrespective of their level of knowledge. There was no performance measurement system for the teachers and it was always the students’ fault if they could not come out satisfactorily. Learning anything outside the syllabus was totally irrelevant and impractical. Students were more concentrated on getting more marks simply by memorizing the answers irrespective of whether they understood it or not or by means of a mechanism called suggestions. There was no satisfactory system to evaluate personal growth or mind power and whoever could not fall into the track for various reasons were deprived of contributing something better in their professions without spending years while going back in time to start from the beginning of the course.

“Now, while celebrating New Year 2508, we the global citizens of this world wonder of how unrealistic it was to accept it as a system as it consumed almost 25% of a human being’s lifespan without any satisfactory outcome. Ultimately, in most of the cases, what they learned and remembered was all at work and the rest of their knowledge could have been gained in a much lesser time and in a far better way as we are doing today. Mankind could have been 100 years ahead of where we are today if we could have avoided wasting our time in such a silly system that had been carefully nurtured by our esteemed ancestors.”

It is sometimes difficult to understand

2008-01-24T13:26:00.002+05:30

It is true that we all don’t know about everything on earth and in this universe. It is also true that a very few do really understand all of what mankind came to know till date. It depends upon our perception on how quickly we can understand things irrespective of our age, experience or knowledge. Information is required to know something, but to use that information in a proper way we need to deeply understand all the perspectives. Therefore it is sometimes difficult to perceive the correct picture of life even though we may have all the information, knowledge and experience. It is important to identify that state to rectify ourselves and take effective decisions for our own benefit.

Never stop learning

2008-01-16T17:16:00.001+05:30

It is learning that makes us a better person. Freely willing to learn to whatever we wish to, helps us in our personal development and individual growth. Conventional thinking and learning procedures leads us towards a predefined objective. But it is unconventional thinking and the urge from within to know the unknown that led towards major discoveries and inventions. Therefore it is important to think positively but differently from how the conventional system teaches us to think and learn in our own way. After all, our human brain doesn’t depend on the system to start thinking and therefore can’t wait for the system to teach us of what we should know.

"It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning."

– Jiddu Krishnamurti

2008 @ Bangalore

2008-01-02T10:49:00.001+05:30

Happy New Year 2008, originally uploaded by M.Jacob.

I will be starting for Bangalore on tomorrow evening regarding a new job. A friend of mine is helping me very much in this regard.