Skip to main content

The first win is always special!

The first win lands unexpectedly. You are still grappling with your thing. Usually unsure if that will work, you are having exploratory conversations. You don't expect anyone to pay attention to what you have. But your effort is honest.

Your conviction of the utility of what you have somehow comes out. And that's the vital part of doing something. Your own confidence can back your effort like nothing else.

Conviction is a sign of belief about having landed something of value. You know somewhere that it is what you would want as much as many others if they knew what you have exists.

When such a feeling arises, you know your effort must continue to grow, and others must begin to know about it. You start approaching your interactions with stories grounded in your work.

How you came about with the idea, what hurdles you faced, how you made the discovery and how your background helped you overcome the ups and downs. All of it captivates the listener. That is what they usually are looking for. Someone to catch their attention and tell them that you have something that makes their life easier!

When stories resonate, you know you are in the right spot with the right audience. That is when you know you are bound to make your first win. Often unexpectedly. And when it does, it gives you hope for your beliefs that your work is beneficial to people. You can get them to believe you. When you realize that, the win feels so so special!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Checks and balances!

Defining a good purpose, setting a target goal and getting people working on them is usually not enough! There are too many aspects involved in getting the results we want. For example, there is an aspect of painting the big picture, working on motivation management, productivity tracking, building experimentation labs, and erecting resilient systems that systematize the workflows. Just putting bodies to work and defining milestones rarely achieves the right results. The other aspects that help march towards the milestones in an orderly manner, they are equally important. At the very least, they make objectives widely understandable and results more attainable. The job of a thought leader is to enable progress and enable recovery. Therefore, it is never enough to have just ideas. Those with ideas also have the responsibility to assemble the work environment in such a way as to create situations containing the energy disperses. Energy dispersal from lack of clarity, loss of motivation, ...

The hyacinth at the surface - nectar - just beneath!

The envy of comparison is an unconscious, quietly growing emotion, like water hyacinth spreading unnoticed on a pond's surface. It surrounds the nectar of the water, creating the illusion of poison. The water itself, however, is inherently sweet, with the nectar infused deeply within it. But just cast off the tangled trap of those creeping vines, and the water will reveal its true nature—flowing freely, tirelessly, with a sparkling clarity. Water’s existence, its entire journey, is one of cooperation, of giving endlessly with a pure heart.  Even in the face of numerous obstacles and thorns along its path, water remains undeterred—a divine miracle, no doubt, but one forged through relentless effort. Who notices this journey? Who understands it? Water has no respite—it constantly battles friction and wear. "Why is this thorny life my lot?" It may ask, as feelings of resentment, anger, jealousy, hatred, sorrow, and helplessness arise. Just when it seems trapped, its spirit s...

Adopt beliefs and then adapt them often!

We get fixated in viewing surroundings through a narrow lens of gained experiences. Our beliefs form based on what we make of those experiences. Each experience reinforces to core of thinking we lean for making decisions about our day to day decisions.  On a good day it is not uncommon to witness a formation of a belief! Life events, unexpected outcomes make is revisit the foundations we stand on to make ourselves visible and act. It leads to adaptation of our foundational core that we take for granted. Adaptation of foundational core is vital source of energy and paves a way new experiences that broaden our perspectives. It we feel lost often then it is a sign that foundational core needs adaptation. We must adjust the core enough to get a different view from a different angle For the core to adapt, we must force new experiences. What we know served us well. Until now. We must find a new foundational core to stand on. The one that works for us now. Adopt beliefs that serve our pre...