Signatures or Autograph?
Written by Anurag Bhateja on July 16, 2009 – 12:06 pm -Two days back, a very dear friend of mine, Mr.Vijay Bainsla, sent a sms which goes like “Achievement in life is when your SIGNATURE becomes your AUTOGRAPH”. Being a middle class boy next door, how difficult it can be to achieve this target is easy to imagine. Not much people think of going that far but what if you think of it. As per my thoughts, you should dream big. As big as possible so that you work more to achieve that.
If you believe you can, someday, make yourself at such a position that your signatures can be considered as autograph. I remember when KBC a.k.a Kaun Banega Crorepati, a reality show hosted by Sh.Amitabh Bacchan started, maximum people who won 10,000 INR on the show did not send the cheque for clearance. They got the cheque framed and hung it on the wall in their home. I am not saying everyone can achieve that position on which Amitabh Bachchan or Shahrukh Khan is but you can at least think of trying it out. No matter in which field you are, looking for “autograph able” person is not too hard. After all superstars are not same n every field 
. Refer to Intel advertisement here!
If I get a chance to meet Matt Mullenweg, founder wordpress, I will love to get autograph! If I meet Bill Gates I do not know if I have so much courage to ask him for his autograph. But someday, if I achieve a position being a pro blogger, may be some young blogger ask autograph from me.
I am not asking for something impossible. If in a field which even did not exist few years back, there is possibility of converting signatures into autograph then why not in your field? You just need to be determined. You are no one less than a cricketer or an actor or even some big shot social worker or a business tycoon. The thing is your talent is hidden somewhere inside you. Deep inside which has weight of responsibilities toward family and other things on it.
The only thing you need to do is spend some time for yourself. Dig the hidden talent no matter it is related to your field or not. Work on it. Elaborate it and feel happy for being what you are. It can be painting, singing, dancing, blogging, writing, photography or even being a comedian.
Once you are out of the boundaries you normally live in, you will see a different world. I know some bank employees who on weekends, give live shows in restaurants. Its not easy to be different but it is not hard to be unique. Being on stage and being in crowd is different but remember that the person standing on the stage was once a part of the crowd only.
So go ahead, work on your talent. It can be or not related to your field but its not hard to elaborate what you want to be. Signatures are never too far from being an autograph.
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Please Be Down To Earth
Written by Anurag Bhateja on July 14, 2009 – 12:18 pm -Self respect and self esteem are no doubt, a very important part of our life. Being a good human being and respecting yourself before anyone else is quite difficult and is a hectic job to do. Even if you have spent a lot of years working, sometimes it’s very hard to judge that what amount of ego will be good to show off. Ego basically is not a problem but in many cases it gets out of limit.
When you are dealing with someone, no matter it is professional or personal, there are some common facts which, if taken care of, can be very helpful in developing a strong impression on the mind of the person listening to you. When you are talking to someone, no matter online or offline, the first thing you should take care of is to greet. It is very important to greet the person you are talking to in a proper way. By proper way I mean if s/he is a client or friend or just a new contact, there are ways and certain norms for greeting. For e.g. you should not say “Zinda hai” or “Still alive?” to the person you are starting conversation with even if s/he is a very close friend. This shows your hate for them.
Secondly, if the person in front of you is not very well known to you, tell him/her about you, your name, profession and location. It will be good to know which language suits both of you for proper conversation. Telling the name first while calling someone even if you are sure s/he must have saved your number is a good gesture to follow.
Do not only speak, listen too. Sometimes to show our knowledge, unknowingly, we do not let the others speak and express their views. In this case the impression in the person’s mind will fall. It is said “To ruin the impression is very easy but to get it back to a good level can take 100’s of good deeds.” Do not be a bad listener. If you think you have the right to speak, it’s your duty to listen.
Another thing you should keep in mind is that “the trees with fruits bend with humility”. Try to be as nice as you can to the person you are dealing with. You never know when s/he can be a big help to you. This world runs on only one rule i.e. “I scratch your back and you scratch mine.” Be helpful, be nice and be down to earth. Never show over confidence and ego where it is not required.
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Dream Big – Don’t Be Afraid
Written by Anurag Bhateja on July 4, 2009 – 8:05 am -Failure, a vital and integral part of success. It is always hard to remove the dropping tears occurring due to high number of failed attempts and move forward. The main thing to keep in mind and make your heart understand is to “NEVER SAY IMPOSSIBLE”. Even someone say it’s impossible tell him/her if it is impossible, it saying “I M POSSIBLE”. The word will tell the meaning in the way you see it.
The more optimist you become, the more happy and successful you will be. Half filled glass of water is always better than half empty glass of water. The only difference is perspective of watching it. Let me tell a story which atleast motivate me a lot.
Once upon a time, there was a king who tried very hard to defeat his neighbor state. After 10 unsuccessful attempts, he was left with nothing. No army, no money, no state. He ran to jungle to safe his life. While he was resting in a cave, he saw an ant trying hard to climb a wall with a grain. Every time she reaches half way, she fells down. He started was it very carefully. Even after trying 10s to times, the ant never gave up and in end reached the top. The king thought if an ant can do why can’t I. He went back, recollected army and again attacked the neighbor state. This time he WON.
This is what I want to tell you. Dreaming big is not bad. It is good to have dreams. If I do not have dreams, I would rather prefer to die then to live. Dreams motivate you to bring new life to your daily routine. They tell you that you need to move further and achieve new goals in life. Everyone wants to be a millionaire but unfortunately all do not make to it but only few understand that in the way of giving it a try, they have achieved a lot which was almost impossible for their ancestors.
Each and every time you fulfill a small dream, you will feel happy. You will smile and will spread the happiness to you family members too. This will not only give a new dimension to your health but also to your beloved once who love to see you smiling and their smile somewhere depends on yours.
So dream, dream big, try hard to fulfil it, smile and let others smile with you.
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