Monday, January 24, 2011

My Role Models

Hello friends...I hope everyone is fine and rocking in their respective fields in this new year...This month we had a sales meet in Alibag. During our sales meet in this month our MD asked each and everyone of our team who is our role model and what did we learn from him? No one asked this question till date in my life or else I never gave a thought regarding this before.. We may have different role models in different phases of our life...Few said movie star names ( Amitabh, Arnold etc), few said sports person names ( Sachin, Lance armstrong etc ) , role models may be different but one common trait liked by everyone is even though there were Ups and downs in their lives , they have over come them with strong determination and sheer hard work and came out with flying colors.

The first one who came to my mind is cricket legend “ Sachin Tendulkar”. Everyone has pitfalls in their career but because of his hunger, focus,humbleness, commitment towards the goal and discipline towards the game, he is in such a position right now. Discipline involves tirelessness and incremental improvement. over the last two decades, if Tendulkar’s batting has shown us anything, it is the sheer virtue of discipline—of the extra half-hour spent in the nets, even after younger colleagues have hit the bars. That discipline is why, even at 37, Tendulkar can score 1,500 runs in a calendar year, enjoying a purple patch that eludes not only freshly blooded youngsters but even comparable peers like Ricky Ponting.

Tendulkar’s career offers an object lesson in staying focused. His 22-year-long career, with 51 test centuries and 46 one-day international tons, is not just a source of joy for his fans and followers, but can also be a handbook on excellence, leadership and management for business.

Each and every individual is influenced by many in their respective careers. During my childhood I was influenced by my cousin. The one thing which I liked the most in him is knowing about each and every small thing in a detailed way...Generally we never go in deep and find out the details. From that day I have decided to know in detailed way, whether it is about an individual , company or product.

One more influenced person is my Batch mate during my MBA days. The one thing which I liked the most in her is her ever smiling face, I have never seen dull or down in 2 years. She smiles every time or make others smile by her childish and bubbly character.

List continues if I think about the influenced persons in my life.....

Did You Learn from Your Role Model:

Friends what I would like to say here is are we learning anything from our role models or else are we just admiring and praising them. Each and everyone of you try to think about your role models and find out exactly what you liked in them and try to imbibe that qualities in you. Friends try to bring discipline in your life..“The most important lesson is the fact that talent without discipline is useless. It takes you nowhere”..

Ups and downs comes in everyone’s life, Don't worry when ever you are down just face the situation with confidence. Every problem can be eradicated..

Live in such a way that people think you as a “Role Model” and follow you..

Rock the world friends...All the best...

6 comments:

  1. It's glad to see the word "impossible" in this way. I never observed it in such detailed way. Thank you for the valuable sugestions. May god bless u..

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  2. very nice writing ! i mean not just this one but overall on all your blogs !!!! GOOD WORD's on NICE THOUGHTS !!!

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  3. Hey nice article Dillu..the question that came int my mind after reading the article- "What quality makes one choose his/her role model",is it the fame, money, respect (in case of relatives) or is it really their good qualities, or may be a mix of all. What one needs to do is to actually figure out the criteria on which he has chosen a role model, and as u said try to follow his positive attributes...

    Keep on writing man..All the best.

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  4. @sandeep according to me every person selects his role model based on his interest i.e more tilt towards it....sports lover will have sports person as role model, movie buff -movie star...but they need to figure out what they liked the most in them and try to imbibe...

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  5. Dillu... My hearty appreciation for putting up your these thoughts.

    Is there definitely a 'ROAD' which leads to success? I think every person needs to invent(and not discover) a 'signature' path to be successful. Because no two people are same (thr surroundings too) and cannot follow the same path and be 'successful'. Success sounds very 'relative' a term to me. Who / What decides your success??? the degrees... social status or money... If any person looks back to his life at the very before moment of death and feels happy and no regrets, I think he had a successful life. Similar perspective for 'successful' education, job, marriage ... and the list goes on.

    In this journey, Role Models are motivations. As you felt, they tells you somethings are not impossible. But will it be the same with you????

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  6. Hmm, this one of yours made me think deep....... :)

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