Greetings to you this Monday Morning!!
Chuan and Jing joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. Both worked very hard. After several years, the boss promoted Jing to sales executive but Chuan remained a sales rep. One day Chuan could not take it anymore, tendered resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not value hard working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him. The boss knew that Chuan worked very hard for the years, but in order to help Chuan realise the difference between him and Jing, the boss asked Chuan to do the following. Go and find out anyone selling water melon in the market? Chuan returned and said yes. The boss asked how much per kg? Chuan went back to the market to ask and returned to inform boss the $12 per kg. Boss told Chuan, I will ask Jing the same question?
Jing went, returned and said, boss, only one person selling water melon. $12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg, he has inventory of 340 melons. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 15 kg, bought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red, good quality. Chuan was very impressed and realised the difference between himself and Jing. He decided not to resign but to learn from Jing.
My dear friends, a more successful person is more observant, thinks more and understands in depth. For the same matter, a more successful person sees several years ahead, while we see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times. Think! how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful in depth are you?
(Reference: www.inspirationalstories.com)
Have a great week!
Monday, September 27, 2004
Monday, September 20, 2004
Tough times create tough people...
Greetings to you this Monday Morning!!
Last weekend as I was recruiting at some of the engineering colleges in the state, I had a very interesting experience. As we announced the results, one of the students in the hall asked me an interesting question-"What role does a student's family background play in the selection process?"
As I formulated my response, my thoughts went to a quote that I had read sometime back. It said, "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life but by the obstacles, which he has overcome to achieve it", and this captured the essence of my response.
As I travel across the country for my work, I meet a large number of students in connection with our campus recruitment programs. While most of them are much younger to me in terms of age, I often come across some remarkable success stories that make me feel like an extremely ordinary individual.
I am fortunate to be in a profession that keeps me in touch with the reality that I am among the blessed few who have received a lot of support from their family and have lived in circumstances that are very favorable in achieving a decent level of education. In contrast, there are students who face far more difficult circumstances, who are not so blessed to have highly educated parents, who do not have so much financial support, but who still make it to some of the top colleges in the country, where they work hard to create a tomorrow of their dreams.
In the last twelve months I have encountered some very inspiring success stories that have started in small villages in rural India and are now on the verge of entering the Indian software world.
I salute the spirit of such young people who rise above difficult situations through hard work, who nurture a dream of a better tomorrow, who exhibit strong determination and persistent efforts to meet their goals. And more importantly, I am thankful that I get ample opportunities to meet such people.
Have a great week!
Last weekend as I was recruiting at some of the engineering colleges in the state, I had a very interesting experience. As we announced the results, one of the students in the hall asked me an interesting question-"What role does a student's family background play in the selection process?"
As I formulated my response, my thoughts went to a quote that I had read sometime back. It said, "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life but by the obstacles, which he has overcome to achieve it", and this captured the essence of my response.
As I travel across the country for my work, I meet a large number of students in connection with our campus recruitment programs. While most of them are much younger to me in terms of age, I often come across some remarkable success stories that make me feel like an extremely ordinary individual.
I am fortunate to be in a profession that keeps me in touch with the reality that I am among the blessed few who have received a lot of support from their family and have lived in circumstances that are very favorable in achieving a decent level of education. In contrast, there are students who face far more difficult circumstances, who are not so blessed to have highly educated parents, who do not have so much financial support, but who still make it to some of the top colleges in the country, where they work hard to create a tomorrow of their dreams.
In the last twelve months I have encountered some very inspiring success stories that have started in small villages in rural India and are now on the verge of entering the Indian software world.
I salute the spirit of such young people who rise above difficult situations through hard work, who nurture a dream of a better tomorrow, who exhibit strong determination and persistent efforts to meet their goals. And more importantly, I am thankful that I get ample opportunities to meet such people.
Have a great week!
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