You have great Potential!

You have great Potential!

If you are interested in creating great things in your work or life, please focus on the things which are explained below...

I'm not telling some imaginary stories or fictions, presenting facts. Here is the awards link which I have received for my contributions in Corporate! [Click to see: My Awards] All my awards are unexpected, because I have not done things to get awards. I have done as I was experiencing joy by doing it. [No force, No Passion, just a Joy!]

Every individual is born with great potential and possibilities. Due to bad surroundings, environment, and people. Either you are demotivated or wrongly motivated.

Many a times you need someone to tell you, about your capacity, about your potential. Later you attempt and get success. If you are self-motivated and believe in yourself? You can create wonders. Let me explain these 4 real time stories:

Story 1: Magic of thinking big

This is taken from Preface of book: The Magic of thinking Big, written by David Schwartz. He motivated me to read the 360 pages book after reading this story..

Several years ago, I witnessed an exceptionally impressive sales meeting. The vice president in charge of marketing for this company was tremendously excited. He wanted to drive home a point. He had with him on the platform the leading representative in the organization, a very ordinary-looking fellow, who earned in the year just ended just a little under $60,000. The earnings of other representatives averaged $12,000.

The executive challenged the group. Here is what he said: I want you to take a good look at Harry. Look at him! Now, what's Harry got that the rest of you haven't? Harry earned five times the average, but is Harry five times smarter? No, not according to our personnel tests. I checked. They show he’s about average in that department.

And did Harry work five times harder than you fellows? No-not according to the reports. In fact, he took more time off than most of you.

Did Harry have a better territory? Again, I've got to say no. The accounts averaged about the same. Did Harry have more education? Better health? Again, no. Harry is about as average as an average guy could be except for one thing.

The difference between Harry and the rest of you, said the vice president, "the difference is that Harry thought five times bigger."

Then the executive proceeded to show that success is determined not so much by the size of one's brain as it is by the size of one’s thinking. That is Magic of Thinking Big!

Story 2: 480 test cases executed in a day

In the year 2010/11, I was working as Sr. QA Engineer. My manager assigned some tasks by sharing one Excel file with Test Cases. I examined and started executing test cases written in that excel. It was a task to certify travel insurance application with and without airlines bookings. Using the Mainframe terminal, I need to execute them and after the execution, I need to collect the output of each test case and save it in the same excel as a proof.

After receiving that task, I decided to complete that on the same day, having known that it takes more than 8 hours’ time.

I rarely stretch my work hours or I complete my tasks within 8 hours. Since work was more on that day, I stretched 20 to 30 minutes extra and skipped one of my tea breaks. Completed 480 test cases execution in a day, sent an updated excel report to my manager. Next day morning, my manager came to my desk and she was in shock. She asked me how you completed that? It was estimated to complete in 4 to 5 days. I told her, as I decided to complete it in a day, so I did it.

Normal Estimation for that task: 4 to 5 days, which was designed and defined by French colleagues. [counterparts] Initial days there (French colleagues) 8 hours estimation, I used to take 12 to 14 hours to complete. Later days, I broke their estimation with my potential. Their 8 hours task, I used to complete in 4 to 6 hours. 

Sometimes work and estimations doesn’t matter, what we decide, that matters!

Story 3: Delivery of Automation Project.

This happened in one of my previous office. I was performing a QA Management role. There was a complaint from the past 6 to 7 months on an Automation project which was not delivered. My director explained to me about the project, its criticality and resource issues. When I joined that organization, I was occupied in understanding products, teams and client. Weekdays I didn't get time to look into the automation project. 

One weekend I spent time developing an automation framework (Using Java, Selenium, Maven) and automated 8 test cases of one product and demoed to the team. Given initial days mentoring, it helped my team on their automation problems. We were able to deliver automation of API (2 projects) and GUI (5 small projects) within 4 months. No change in team, no new automation resource, just my dream and determination, it made me see those results and delivery. Off-course my team's tremendous cooperation, efforts and dedication helped in that success. 

By demonstrating that, we won one more project from the same client. Trust me it was not that easy [First time we are experimenting GUI, API integration with Allure reports, Jenkins Email compatibility and so on]. I made my team to understand their potential and capabilities. They proved it!

Story 4: 500 sit-ups within an hour

During my college days, in the hostel, I did 500 sit-ups. It was a challenge with friends and I successfully completed by giving a few minutes gap for every 100 sit-ups. [in-fact I was having 1-week calf and muscle pain in later days] Now I can correlate Mohammad Ali sit-ups which are explained in Arnold's video. Stop having plan B. Stop doubting yourself, it's dangerous. From plan B you are cutting yourself from the success.  Reference Video: Arnold Schwarzenegger This Speech Broke The Internet AND Most Inspiring Speech- It Changed My Life. 

Last Tequila shot:

In the year 2017, I visited Himalayas. I completed the trucking summit of 15,700 feet above sea level. My friend who invited me is a professional trekker asked me to practice and get ready for the summit. Before 15 days of the Trek, I started 1-hour walking practice, in Girinagar Swami Vivekananda park, Bengaluru. My friend was laughing, we are going for such a big event, you are practicing in a small park. He told me it's not enough for the summit. I told him, that is more than enough, I know my inner potential.

I'm not a professional trekker, that was my first trek experience.

Finally, we started climbing the Himalayas, it was more difficult than what I imagined, but I decided to complete it. I did it. (Detailed story I will explain in my future blog, it is very interesting and mysterious). One of our professional trekkers was disqualified before the last day of the summit, but I did it.  Click to see my Trek Summit Certificate

Remember, your thoughts have great powers, use them consciously and correctly to experience your real potential!

My Himalayas Trek Photos Link: Roopkund Photos  and Videos Link: Roopkund Video and Patar Nachauni

Hindu Sanskrit scripts says: "Aham Brahmasmi" This is one of the main Mahavakyas from Upanishads. It translates to 'I am Brahma' or 'I am divine'. Like God you can also create mysteries. 

Unfortunately, most of humans have not experienced their full potential. Here's what Swami Vivekananda says about human potential:

Never say, 'No', never say, 'I cannot', for you are infinite. Even time and space are  nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything, you are almighty.

If you look back on your own achievements, there are so many mysteries you witnessed in your life. You might have considered them as coincident or luck. Remember, nothing is coincident in this universe, everything is a perfectly designed incident. To understand these facts, increase your awareness and enhance your consciousness.

Nowadays people are busy in their own personal interests. So, don't wait for someone to motivate you. Take in charge of yourself, drive your life, win your dreams. You have great potential!

Author: GCV (Vishnuvardhana GC)

• Kannada Blogger

Thank you to all the readers and supporters of my earlier blogs, I love your comments and consider them with great respect, and continue to give my best.

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Author Disclaimer:

I’m not a robot to be constant, consistent and complete, I’m a normal human and my blog will be contradictory like director give multiple movies have different opinions on the same subject or different subjects. I flow like a river, I really don’t look for sand, rock, trees, house, and so on. Intention is helping as many as possible before reaching the ocean. I strongly recommend to consult expert’s advice to follow and adopt any methods. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being.   

Easy ways to Get Success in corporate!

Easy ways to Get Success in corporate!

Success in corporate! It’s easier than you imagine. Trust me and please read this till the end to get hints and clarity on it.

Every field and sector has lots of competitions. Compared to other sectors, corporate is very easy to get success. In other sectors 90% people are in race, remaining 10% are just out of race. Here in corporate 90% people are out of race, only 10% are in race.

Let me explain how: in cricket 90% of all the players try extra mile, extra innovations, extra effort to get selected or to get success. competition in cricket is very difficult. Whereas in corporate 90% of the people are doing only their given job. Only 10% of people do something beyond their job (doing extra). If you consider this %, only one or two people in your team can give some competition in the race. Remaining are not in the race. In corporate, you don't need to run, just a brisk walk itself makes a difference.

Corporate Success Laws:

1. EGO: Delete your EGO, you are here to help the organisation to make more profit. Don't bring your personal interests. (Example: you are skilled at one paid tool, but using a free tool brings revenue to your organization, just go for it. Nokia is the best example, it stayed with symbian OS or Microsoft by not moving to Android)

2. Dress Code: Follow the office dress code. You may feel casual wear gives you a better look. But organizations don't care about our personal interests and is interested  about its image across the other organisations and clients.

3. Emails: Write every email, as if it gets reviewed by your company CEO, no casual or friendly emails. You never know at what time, which of your emails get referenced to clients or higher management due to the project needs.

4. Hair Style: Yes, it matters. Archimedes and Einstein looks are good for architect or scientists kind, because they pay less or no attention to their looks. But in corporate except scientists, others are expected to be in professional haircut and styles.(Ref: Hair style matters)

5. Time Management: Be on time and punctual, it requires no extra effort, it’s just a time management skill. This will save organisations money. Assume: Team meeting gets delayed by 3 minutes because of  you, as you are running late. 10 of your teammates have to wait, you are wasting 30 minutes of the organization time, time is money in corporate.

6. No Favourites: Have no friends or relationships when you are at work. Because this kills your personal reputation and organisation's discipline. This creates an entry point to gossip and internal politics.

7. Be Transparent: Be totally unbiased when hiring new talents, don't bring: cast, religion, colour, gender, or anything. Organisation trusted you and provided a hiring opportunity. Consider all the quality parameters before recommending anyone.

8. Help all: If your team or other teams approach you for help, just jump in and help them in the most respectful way. It's an opportunity for you to create value to the organisation and you never know when you will need help from them.

9. Respect all: Respect every individual the way you respect and treat the billionaire or wise. It indirectly increases your respect and visibility in the organisation. Never discriminate people by their years of experience, gender, skills and position. Everyone is a very important asset to the organisation.

10. Self-discipline and self-control:  Self-discipline helps to improve your organizing and prioritising skills. Self-control is a great asset; it's based on your emotional intelligence. If you are master in dealing with your emotions, you are good at dealing with others. Humans are emotional creatures, dealing with them is nothing but dealing with their emotions.

11. Be Honest: if you want to build trust with your teams and clients, try being honest. 

12. Learn to accept mistakes: accepting your mistakes requires courage and self-confidence. By accepting mistake, you increase your trust level. It also shows how transparent you are.

13. Learn to say NO:  Never over commit and under deliver, it’s always good to under commit and over deliver. Learn to say NO and have right reasons to justify your NO.

14. Appreciate and Thanks: Today all are busy in getting appreciation, but no one is appreciating others. Find a reason to appreciate someone for something and never forget to say thanks.

My Salary Hike:

Don't ask for a salary hike and promotion, organisation should recognise and give. Why? Let me give my own example.

When I was working in my first organisation, after 2.5 years. My manager called me for a one-on-one meeting. He told me he is going to promote me as lead. I rejected his offer. And said no Sir lead role requires a lot of patience and management skills. By giving my manager (Prabhakar Chigateri, he is my role model) example, I want to be like him to take that role. He did not agreed! He said; No you are already doing a lead role, by observing that only I'm offering this to you. He gave me 3 days’ time to come back and tell my opinion. After 3 days again I denied his offer. He forced me as; how many years you wanted to do what you are doing right now? It's a time for you to move forward and take up the responsibilities and don’t worry I'm with you, accept and move on. I finally agreed.

I don't know how many people do this self-evaluation, before taking roles and responsibilities. I witnessed many are getting a lot of stress and tension to get promotion in their job.

You don't believe, in my career only once I asked for a salary hike in our appraisal meeting. My manager (Prabhakar Chigateri) asked me why are you asking this. I told him, during the weekend meeting with my friends, I got to know; we need to ask and fight for hike in appraisal meeting. (Yes, it was a very transparent answer by me) My manager told me, Vishnu don't get influenced by your friends and others. Be true to yourself. I understood what he meant, till today I never asked for any hikes in any of the appraisal meetings.

Even at the time of recession also, I received a 30% hike in the same organisation. How? As I said, in corporate you don't need to run, just a brisk walk brings you a victory. Because there is no race.

I don't think Sundar Pichai is fighting with his manager to get hike and promotions. Don't demand hikes and promotions, your deliverables and skills should command them.

My Job Promotion:

Only once I suggested myself for promotion with my manager (one of the previous offices) in a very polite way, as I was doing some management role, that was about to get delivered from the 2-level senior designated people than me. To justify my role, I requested that. In a day I got recommended for the promotion and I got promoted as well. But I felt very bad about it. As I said, one should not demand for promotion, their work should command it.

Flowers look beautiful when they bloom on its own. It will look ugly if you forcibly tear and make it blossom. Fruit is tasty when it ripe naturally. If you put chemicals you make them ripe early, it will not be that tasteful and healthy.

Story from Katha Upanishad: Nachiketa (young boy) answers Yama, as Yama offers some money and Wealth to Nachiketa as an exchange to compromise. Nachiketa says to Yama: One is supposed to get, what he is supposed to get in his life. If one earns undeserved money or wealth, it will not stay with him. If one not earned due to injustice or politics or any other reasons? No need to worry, he will surely get them, in one or other way. If you understand Katha Upanishad story, you don't need to worry about your earnings or losses.

It’s very important, one must follow office policies and guidelines:

My office policy guides me to wear collar neck T-shirt. One day I was with round neck T-shirt my HR head pointed that (just kidding way), I was feeling guilt. Never repeated that again. My office suggested to use one email signature, but I like different signature. I just threw out my personal interests and started following the suggested one. You may question, why we need to follow all the offices suggestions or policies? I'm doing my work perfectly; I don't follow other things. This is absolutely against the corporate culture. You never know, your organization is respected and recognised based on their set standard, by denying them you are disrespecting your organization and spoiling organization’s reputation.

How important is it? Assume, one of your most important festival or ritual you have not followed dress code as per culture (ex: your marriage you go with half plants). How the entire community is going to treat you. Same way one should bow down to the office policies or procedures. No corporate ever introduced impossible things in policies.

Again, following all these policies are easy, fact is 90% of them are ignored. Following these itself you make a difference, no extra effort needed. Here you don't need even a brisk walk, just a walk itself makes a difference.

How to treat office work?

Treat your office work, the way you treat your personal work. Assume you need to get passport, they ask your ID proof, photo and so on. If you don't have all those, you go to the places where you get them and act to obtain all required documents. If the photo studio is closed, you go to another one or another one till you get photo. Because it's needed for your passport. Similarly, when office work comes, simply don't throw it into others plate by saying it’s their job and so on. Sometimes it's your duty to follow up and get things delivered.

You may say as, I'm following all the rules and instructions very sincerely but success is to far for me. Remember, following all the examination rules will not get you pass results. You must create value to the organisation. Again, it's not based on how many hours you work, it based on how much value you create from your work.

Again, you may say, I'm 100% disciplined, punctual, hardworking, value creation person. Unfortunately, due to office politics and favouritism, people like me will never get any growth. Here is a solution: Negative thinking and Negative vibrations will push you down. It's a metaphysical fact, [some call as law of attraction] our thoughts are very powerful tools. If you use them to destroy yourself, they will destroy you. Being ambitious and thinking positively will create different frequencies and vibration's in you, they will take you to the success path. Stop complaining and learn to improve your required skills.

If you are blaming or in the company of blaming people, you have no possibility of getting any success or growth. How management supports the people who are throwing negative comments and a lot of disrespect to their own organization. Stop gossiping and keep distance from gossiping people.

By following all the above, still if you are not achieving success in the corporate. Just chill! Real success in life is, one should live a peaceful and joyful life. Examine the life of teachers, doctors, and daily labourer's; most of them are serving only one job and one designation till they get retirement. They are doing wonderful service in their given job. That itself is a success, have no desperation towards success in job, that will lead you to depression and chronic health issues. Being ambitious is not wrong. Make sure you are just celebrating every moment in life.

Author: GCV (Vishnuvardhana GC)

• Kannada Blogger

Kereya neeranu Kerege chelli

Author Disclaimer:

I’m not a robot to be constant, consistent and complete, I’m a normal human and my blog will be contradictory like director give multiple movies have different opinions on the same subject or different subjects. I flow like a river, I really don’t look for sand, rock, trees, house, and so on. Intention is helping as many as possible before reaching the ocean. I strongly recommend to consult expert’s advice to follow and adopt any methods. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being.   

Look at me, not the shadow in water.

Look at me, not the shadow in water.

Most of the time we understand things and people by other's perceptions, understandings, views and beliefs. If you are one among them, it's not too late to stop that habit.

Every individual is unique in this world, how can you simply trust and believe other’s beliefs, views and perceptions, until you experience or sense it. [I know there are few exceptions like Coronavirus, Cyanide, poison, electric power and so on, we don’t need to experience them]

It happens to me several times, people come and tell, he is good, or he is bad. I never go with their opinions. Reason: I'm not saying they are wrong. They may be absolutely right, but the same is not true for me.

When I was leading a team in one of my previous company, I assigned some task to someone, who is not part of my team, that task was interdependent task from the other team member. Some people in my team told me. Vishnu, did you assign that task to him? He will never complete on-time. He may take minimum two to three weeks to address.

I just ignored my fellow member's suggestions or opinions; I went and spoke with him and requested his help. It’s amazing!  with-in two days he completed the given task, delivered and updated status to me.

In fact, several times I have assigned several tasks to him, every single time, he gave great importance to my requests and delivered things much earlier than my expectations. Neither I'm his reporting manager nor I used my official powers.

It's not an exaggeration, in his last day with that organisation, he came to my desk and informed me about his leaving. I wished him all the best.

One more thing happened with me in my previous office. Some tasks were pending for 6 months with lots of negative opinions and feedback from clients for the delay. When I took up the management role, I spoke with each individual and it happened; we delivered one of the long pending automation job within two to three months of time and received appreciation from the client. Same resources, same skills, same task? How was it possible? Don't listen to old stories and their views and opinions. Go fresh, be compassionate, consider, trust and respect all. Things will happen in a magical way.

Remember, every single story of other person is their own experience of life. Prejudice and assumptions are not good.

Let me give one example which I learned from spiritual teachings.

One Sage was living in a graveyard, and he was training and doing things, which are against society and culture. Because of his popularity, messages went to all the corners of the country.

That country was ruled by the King, his daughter got frustrated by hearing that news, as one of the Sage is bad with his lifestyles, culture and approaches. She informed her father as I will go and teach him a lesson. When she visited that graveyard, Sage explained 120 poems to her, which influenced her, and she settled at the graveyard by dancing and singing with him. After few days, King's wife feared for her daughter's absence and informed King. She took some soldiers to teach a lesson to that Sage and bring their daughter back. She reached the graveyard, sage explained 90 poems to her, she got influenced and settled at his place.

After few days, King really got confused by the happenings. He got worried with his daughter and wife’s absence, he decided to go and punish that Sage.

He reached Sage's place, Sage explained 30 poems to him, and King got influenced by it and thought to settling with him.

Out of curiosity, King reached Sage and asked him, I heard very bad stories about you, people outside are thinking you as a bad person. But in my experience, I have not found any such things with you, why?

Sage answered, he asked him to look at the still lake on full moon day and asked him, what are you seeing? King replied I see moon. Sage asked him to look at the sky and asked if both are the same or different? King replied as both are the same. Then Sage throwed a stone into the stilled lake and asked again, are you still seeing the same? King replied no, now moon is scattered and I can't see a clear moon in the Lake. Sage asked the king, how about the moon in the sky? King replied it's clear and perfect.

Sage told King, the things you heard about me were the reflection of the lake, many might have witnessed reflection of the moon, not the real moon.

Sage said, now you are seeing real me, all the bad news, stories and different opinions are just reflection of water, not the real moon.

Similarly, never go with people's opinions, it may be just a reflection. If someone is really forcing their opinions, there may be some selfishness or fear behind it. Better try to experience the real moon.

You may wonder why 120, 90, and 30 poems Sage used to teach. Experience of life matters, to make them realise the truth.

Good Story to know, why you should not listen to negative people: http://storyroute.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-deaf-frog.html

Below is a Moneys experiment of gossips and negativity:

Don't allow someone to fill your mind with their experiences, prejudice, gossips and assumptions, use your own intelligence and have your own experiences.

Examples: person who is standing under the coconut tree get hurt by coconut fall. It may not be true to you; you may get benefit from the coconut fall. Matter of fact one in a million get hurt, remaining all are benefited by coconut fall.

Life is very dynamic, don't believe or follow any static and historic guidelines. Life is like a river, no one ever possible crossed same river twice. Every second it changes to new, new curves, new force, new content, new sounds, new temperature, new colour, new design, and new look. How anyone can see the same river again, similarly every person on this earth is very dynamic and new.

Best way to understand or sync with someone:

1. Delete all your prejudice and be fresh.

2. Delete your EGO, it's not allowing you to see the real person.

3. Delete all your experiences and comparisons.

4. Just observe like a baby, as it treats all with the same respect and with no discriminations.

5. Delete your Religion, Caste, Colour, Position, Education, Wealth, and so on. Just be as you are a person with nothing and no identity, you have less possibility to hate someone.

6. Be true, be real, and be the same both inside and outside.

7. Stop listening to gossips and see real.

8. Learn to see; what you see not how you see. [how- is inclusion of your mind, what - is NO inclusions or comparisons of mind or history]

Most of your life decisions are under the control of other’s opinions. That's not good. Others give their operations based on their maturity, knowledge and experience. So, trust your own self.

Example: Someone call you Dog, someone call you God, you know you are human. Never ever give a space to listen history to understand the present. If you do so, you are biased with your understandings and you miss the reality. Prejudice is like poison. Poison kills you once, prejudice kills you ever second.

Don’t listen to the fox: (Video link: Fox and the Sour Grapes)

Author: GCV (Vishnuvardhana GC)

• Kannada Blogger

Kereya neeranu Kerege chelli

Author Disclaimer:

I’m not a robot to be constant, consistent and complete, I’m a normal human and my blog will be contradictory like director give multiple movies have different opinions on the same subject or different subjects. I flow like a river, I really don’t look for sand, rock, trees, house, and so on. Intention is helping as many as possible before reaching the ocean. I strongly recommend to consult expert’s advice to follow and adopt any methods. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being.