Here are the reasons. Wall Street Journal has come up with a list of blogs that they believe would give you some inspiring thoughts. A lot more is out there but this one is really a good list..
Find it here...
Monday, April 23, 2007
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Friday, April 20, 2007
Working Hard Vs Working Late
Most of us stay long hours in work. At least most of the people I know do.
Just last evening when I was talking to a friend of mine said that he was working full day yesterday even when he was running with high temperatures. I am not trying to bring down his dedication towards his work. But is this what we are for? I know most of us will not do what we do if this day happens to be our last day. Certainly I won't.
The point I am trying to make here is that amount of time you actually spent in your office / work doesn't really mean that you are working hard. To a certain extent 'maybe'. But mostly it only means that you are working late. And it doesn't get you anywhere. You might get a small bump in your salary with 1 or 2 years of your 'working late', but that really means nothing.
I'll give you my example..I got a revision on my salary this April 1st.. and I still couldn't believe it.. you know.. I have got a revision of some 1.5% increase in my total salary for the year. It doesn't even adjust to inflation. Inflation in US stands around 4%, I believe but in India it is hovering around 6-6.5%.. Given the case, it is not appreciation that I have got.. itz depriciation.. I'll be getting less than what I have got the same time last year.. Oh! you have to perform for you to get a better salary.. but I am not a very bad employee either.. I've got good ratings for the past 3 years.. This all means just one thing.. all our 'working late' doesn't even help to revise our salary to get appreciated even to the inflation.. and we cannot be well off in our lives by this appreciation..
So what should we do.. I think itz always easier to say than done.. but the fact is we have to work hard.. and yes not by staying late in office.. here are some thoughts to get you started to work hard.. and I am trying to follow them too..
1. Go home and try a new dish that you have never tried before.. or go to a restaurant that you have never tried before and repeat this once every week..
2. Call or mail everyone you know that you have lost contact with in the past year or two (or more).. get in touch and add them to orkut list..
3. Take your bike or get into a bus and explore some place you haven't been to..
4. Go to a concert or a play that you are completely unfamiliar with.. (I want to go to an 'Opera' and I don't know a thing about it..)
5. Speak up and speak out.. if someone asks for a questions, ask one.. if you read something interesting, give it a comment..
6. Well.. at last.. do some exercise.. itz quite a freshner for your mind and body..
If you think what the hell do all the above have to do with you getting started for working hard, I can only tell you that they all have a capability to give you some new ideas.. and it is that new idea I mean as working hard.. Get a new idea.. change the world.. and you can be well off in a way that you even couldn't have imagined..
Good Luck!
P.S. - Yes.. this post is part inspired by one of the riffs from Seth Godin's "small is the new big"...
Just last evening when I was talking to a friend of mine said that he was working full day yesterday even when he was running with high temperatures. I am not trying to bring down his dedication towards his work. But is this what we are for? I know most of us will not do what we do if this day happens to be our last day. Certainly I won't.
The point I am trying to make here is that amount of time you actually spent in your office / work doesn't really mean that you are working hard. To a certain extent 'maybe'. But mostly it only means that you are working late. And it doesn't get you anywhere. You might get a small bump in your salary with 1 or 2 years of your 'working late', but that really means nothing.
I'll give you my example..I got a revision on my salary this April 1st.. and I still couldn't believe it.. you know.. I have got a revision of some 1.5% increase in my total salary for the year. It doesn't even adjust to inflation. Inflation in US stands around 4%, I believe but in India it is hovering around 6-6.5%.. Given the case, it is not appreciation that I have got.. itz depriciation.. I'll be getting less than what I have got the same time last year.. Oh! you have to perform for you to get a better salary.. but I am not a very bad employee either.. I've got good ratings for the past 3 years.. This all means just one thing.. all our 'working late' doesn't even help to revise our salary to get appreciated even to the inflation.. and we cannot be well off in our lives by this appreciation..
So what should we do.. I think itz always easier to say than done.. but the fact is we have to work hard.. and yes not by staying late in office.. here are some thoughts to get you started to work hard.. and I am trying to follow them too..
1. Go home and try a new dish that you have never tried before.. or go to a restaurant that you have never tried before and repeat this once every week..
2. Call or mail everyone you know that you have lost contact with in the past year or two (or more).. get in touch and add them to orkut list..
3. Take your bike or get into a bus and explore some place you haven't been to..
4. Go to a concert or a play that you are completely unfamiliar with.. (I want to go to an 'Opera' and I don't know a thing about it..)
5. Speak up and speak out.. if someone asks for a questions, ask one.. if you read something interesting, give it a comment..
6. Well.. at last.. do some exercise.. itz quite a freshner for your mind and body..
If you think what the hell do all the above have to do with you getting started for working hard, I can only tell you that they all have a capability to give you some new ideas.. and it is that new idea I mean as working hard.. Get a new idea.. change the world.. and you can be well off in a way that you even couldn't have imagined..
Good Luck!
P.S. - Yes.. this post is part inspired by one of the riffs from Seth Godin's "small is the new big"...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Seth Godin speaks!
If you are yet not aware, Seth Godin is speaking in Chicago on May 22, 2007 about his new book 'The Dip - A Little Book that teaches you when to Quit (or when to stick).
If you are not aware who is 'Seth Godin', he is the author of some 7 best-selling business books mostly in marketing and a very good speaker. And I am currently reading his 'Small is the new Big' and it is simply amazing. More about him here.
This is what Pamela Slim from 'Escape from Cubicle Nation' has to say about him and the event...
Impressed! If so and if you would like to join the party, this is the link that you have to follow...
See you there!
If you are not aware who is 'Seth Godin', he is the author of some 7 best-selling business books mostly in marketing and a very good speaker. And I am currently reading his 'Small is the new Big' and it is simply amazing. More about him here.
This is what Pamela Slim from 'Escape from Cubicle Nation' has to say about him and the event...
Impressed! If so and if you would like to join the party, this is the link that you have to follow...
See you there!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Chicago Vs Los Angeles
You all know that these are the 2 cities that is bidding for 2016 Olympics from US.. I can already see lots of ads around Chicago downtown promoting the event.. I am not sure if they have won the bid unofficially, but the official announcement is to be made only by April 14th..
Well, thatz not the reason why I am writing this here.. The head of Chicago team was asked a question 'Why Chicago will beat LA?'.. and he replied 'The level of private philanthropy in Chicago has been staggering'.. The head of LA team was asked the same question like 'Why LA will beat Chicago?'.. and he replied 'We're asked not to say anything negative about our competition...'
I wish LA wins the bid just for that answer...
Well, thatz not the reason why I am writing this here.. The head of Chicago team was asked a question 'Why Chicago will beat LA?'.. and he replied 'The level of private philanthropy in Chicago has been staggering'.. The head of LA team was asked the same question like 'Why LA will beat Chicago?'.. and he replied 'We're asked not to say anything negative about our competition...'
I wish LA wins the bid just for that answer...
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