“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
By Michael Jordan
Keep Walking, 
I am still struggling to sleep at night after that Taj incident where I lost one of my closest near one. I could not understand how things change and left you shattered. I come across these symbolic words and thought why to give up, there is still some hope alive.
One day I decided to quit…
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality…
I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
“God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit”
His answer surprised me…
“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern and the bamboo”
“Yes”, I replied.
“When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of
them. I gave them light. I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the
floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year, the Fern grew more
vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the
bamboo, he said.
“In year three, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would
not quit.
In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed.
“I would not quit.” He said.
Then, in the fifth year, a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.
Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant…But just 6
months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and
gave it what it needed to survive.
“I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.”
He said to me. “Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been
struggling, you have actually been growing roots”
“I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.”
“Don’t compare yourself to others.” He said. “The bamboo had a different
purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.”
“Your time will come”, God said to me. “You will rise high”
“How high should I rise” I asked.
“How high will the bamboo rise” He asked in return.
“As high as it can” I replied.
“Yes.” He said, “Give me glory by rising as high as you can.”
I left the forest and bring back this story.
I hope these words can help everyone see that God will never give up on you.
Never Give up…!!
Google’s CEO, Dr. Eric Schmidt, had this to say when asked about the characteristics of very successful entrepreneurs:
I think the most important characteristic of an entrepeneur is that they’re going to do it whether you give them permission or not. They are motivated by something inside of them. It’s not something that can be taught… they feel it, they want it, they’re driven to it. And when you find such a person, they’re usually a pretty good person to hang out with. They’re gonna do some interesting things.
L. John Doerr is an venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers once said–
“To ask permission is to seek denial.”
Every new initiative that I’ve ever engaged in has initially been seen as a distraction by people internally. They’ll will say, why to join a start up and put breaks to a stable career? Then the micro economics of the job down under.
These are fair questions. There’s nothing wrong with asking them. What I have found—and this is an empirical observation; —is that when we plant a seed, it tends to take some time before it has a meaningful impact on the economics in the overall scheme of things whether it is related to your career or new project initiatives.
A firm believer in doing things and let it be performance driven than words driven. So far it has paid off and results are there to follow.
Point I am trying to say is perspective constitute 80% of your attitude in achieving your targets. This works pretty well when it drain down to all team members working with you.
It energizes team member to deliver that extra mile required for any start up or any new initiative or project’s success.
An Institutional “Yes” builds Perspective worth 80 IQ points than A Diplomatic “No”. As quoted by Jeff Bezos, CEO and Co founder of AMAZON.
Summary: Its all about what people wish in a moment win the slight ray of hope. I titled it as “Wings of Wishes”. means “Ichaon Ke Pankh”:
I wrote this poem on 27th June 2004 at 13:17 PM, yes i noted the time when i finished this.
Pankh laga udti he ichaye...... pal mein he aasman cchu jaye...... Na jaane kisko bana le ye apna...... purra karti pal mein ye sapna..... Roz ek aashiyana he bunti...... pyar ke phool unme he chunti....... chandani ki roshni se karti he ujyala...... taron ne dekho purre ghar ko sajadala..... Ichaye to he maan ke hi saaye ...... begano ko bhi apna sa banaye...... Na jeevan ke gamon se ghabraye....... Ichayon ke pankhon se udate hi jaye..... Pankh laga udti he Ichaye .... pal mein he aasman cchu jaye....
Hope you guys will understand this as one can go on n on thinking wild and why not. Keep you dreams alive and shoot the moon so that atleast you will end up with Stars.
One day sitting at the dawn of another sun set, i don’t know what prompted me express my thoughts and here I am. What encourages me to write was, I have a friend who herself was a good writer and asked me to write as well. I don’t know why she insisted me to write. I must thank for finding this hidden treasure in me.
I dedicate this poem and my hidden treasure to her-
The Sun, The Moon, The Star
See the Sun So very Bright………
Making our lives so full of light
Feel the calmness in the Moon………….
That will make our wish Soon
See the Twinkle in the Star…………….
Work Hard to Shine like a Star
Today Sachin Tendulkar became the highest run getter in the cricket’s history. What a legend in its own regard. He is Sir Sachin Tendulkar for every cricket fan, I watched one of his interview to a tv channel saying I only play to enjoy the game and records came my way of their own. He hasn’t worked intentionally to achieve them.
So here I am, believing in what I do and do it passionately. Guys, trust me if you love what you do, everything just falls in to place. You just have to work hard, play hard, and party hard. Talent can only be challenged by a sustained effort and hard work.
Believe in what you do, and put your heart and soul to it. Trust me, you will not have to bother about the results, rather results will follow you.