Thursday, October 22, 2009

Did you hear about "Climate Change"?

I accidentally found one site on the Web. That's "Blog Action Day".
This site says

"Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web."
I immediately joined this event because I sympathize the aim.
The issue of this year is "Climate Change". And in Japan, today is already October 15, so I want to post about "Climate Change" today.

I think it had snowed heavily when I was kid. I used to make snowman in my childhood. But recently, it's a few times that the snow pile up. And I heard the snowfall of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa becomes less and less every year.
Why? "The Global Warning" is one of the cause? I exactly don't know which is right or wrong. But we should do everything what we can for stopping the global warning. It's good to do a slight thing.
For example, turning off the light of the room nobody stay, don't crank up the air conditioner so much, trying to use the public transport, etc...

Now, if we act nothing, the world may be irrecoverable by ourselves...

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Young, Fearless and Fed Up

How many of you dread Sunday nights because you know that the next morning you have to show up for a job you can't stand? How many of you have a boss that you know youre undoubtedly smarter than? I am sure there are many of you out there that feel this way. I felt that way while working at Lehman Brothers in New York City back in the early 1990's.

Fortunately, I decided that life was too short to stick around in a job that just wasn't for me. I decided at the time that I needed to follow my passion and work in sports to really be happy.

In the end, I started a sports marketing company in 1997 called TSE Sports & Entertainment, which I eventually sold to Premiere Global Sports in 2006. I had followed my passion and started my own business doing something I truly loved.

I feel its essential that you are able to marry your work and what you love. This passion will ignite the minds of your potential clients and connections. Your business has to be a reflection of what you are already willing to pour countless hours into. Your passion and enthusiasm for your business has to connect to your why, be a part of your own experience, and is ultimately what will make you successful.

Unfortunately, many young people today don't realize the types of risks they can afford to take. If you don't take risks youll never accomplish most of your goals and youll never know if your dreams could have come true.

Were socialized to believe that the path to success is to graduate from college, take an entry level position with an established company and work our way up the corporate ladder of the American dream. Our generation faces one small problem with this plan: that world does not exist anymore. It's a fantasy to expect anyone or any company to provide a path to riches.

If youre young and hungry, why not go take a chance on launching your business? Most likely, you have limited responsibilities with no kids or mortgage payments and only a deep passion to obtain your dream; all keys for success.

Look at Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook. He started the site as a hobby out of his college dorm room and turned it into the global phenomenon we know it as today. He had an idea and a vision and took a huge risk. Now he's worth billions, all because he went with his gut and didn't worry about what others would think.

How about those three guys from YouTube? Steven Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim were PayPal employees who started a little website in their free time for users to upload their own videos for everyone to see.

Take a look at their timeline of events:

  • January 2005: The three young friends chat at a dinner party about the need for software that would make it easier to share video files.
  • February 2005: The YouTube.com domain is registered.
  • May 2005: The site opens to the public.
  • Late 2005: They secured funding from Sequoia Capital, which kept servers from going down as people flocked to the site in vast numbers.
  • June 2006: the site announced that 2.5 billion videos were watched on the site during this month alone.
  • August 2006: The Wall Street Journal reports the company hosts over 6 million videos and boasts over half a million subscribers.
  • October 2006: Google completes a deal to acquire the company for $1.65 billion.
Thats an amazing course of events to occur just over a year and a half but it happened for them. Why can't it happen for you?

Ever heard of Rudy Pensa? My guess is unless youre a member of U2, Green Day, Velvet Revolver, or are John Mayer, you probably haven't. On 48th Street in New York City theres a tiny guitar shop called Rudy's Music Stop. As an ambitious, high-energy twenty-something, Rudy set himself apart from the "big guys" in New York's highly competitive, geographically centralized "guitar Mecca".

Pensa did this in three ways: by stocking (and, eventually, creating) higher quality guitars; providing deeply personalized, one-on-one service; and offering a family-style atmosphere that the more traditional (stuffier) guitar outlets would never have dreamed of allowing. Thanks to Rudy's enduring love affair with guitars, his little shop is legendary for finding, building, selling, and servicing electric guitars of the highest quality. Today Rudy's client list includes some of the most prominent names in music.

Don't get the wrong impression, this kind of success doesn't come easy; it involves a tremendous amount of hard work and a fire burning passion to keep you motivated on a daily basis. You have to be willing to take big risks, there are a people who talk about doing it but they just can't seem to take the leap. It really comes down to being ready for a better the quality of life.

If you decide to take the leap, you cant expect everything to go according to plan; just know mistakes are inevitable. You have to keep pushing through, though; dont let one mistake ruin your opportunity for success. Life is full of obstacles and hardships, you need to work through them--by doing this it will better you as a person.

Don't settle for the safe bet, push the limits and expand your horizons. Take a risk, whats the worst that can happen? At least you can tell yourself, you went for it!

Robert Tuchman is the founderTuchman Sports Enterprises (TSE), the global leader in sports event travel and a favorite commentator on the sporting industry. He is also the author ofThe 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live, a sports travelguide as well asYoung Guns, The Fearless Entrepreneurs Guide To Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out on Your Own.

 Link : http://www.reuters.com/article/entrepreneur/idUS90128912420090916

Friday, May 22, 2009

First time managers need to fail

This is the article which really impressed me when i gone thru the ZdnetAsia.  

This gonna be really helpful to the Wanna be Managers. 

One of the greatest impediments to first-time project managers' success is their need to succeed. There are three things they really need--and early success isn't one of them.

Nothing succeeds like success, except in project management where nothing succeeds like failure.

Managing an IT project is very difficult, especially the first time you try it. The project manager's days and nights are filled with stress, worry, dreams, aspirations, and fear. Some first timers are overwhelmed by their newfound power, while some are weighed down by the responsibility.

But for most, the overriding concern is to avoid both personal and project failure.

This fear is often instilled and/or reinforced by the project manager's supervisor. The new assignment is often initiated with comments like, "Don't screw this up." "This is your big chance to shine.” Or, "don’t make me look bad and regret giving you this opportunity." Trust me, those sorts of comments really help first timers succeed.

For the project manager, this sort of fear is not only counterproductive, but also misplaced. In fact, I think that every first time project manager desperately needs to fail. That's right. I'm not just saying that it's ok to fail; I’m saying that if they don't fail, they may never learn to be effective project managers. In fact, complete success may set their management careers back by years.

As a manager, consultant, trainer, and coach, I've had the opportunity to work with hundreds of first-time project managers, and I've become convinced that one of the greatest impediments to their success is their need to succeed. If against all odds they do manage to succeed, they fall prey to the twin career killers, arrogance and self-confidence, depriving them of the opportunity to grow and learn.

Project management is such a complex discipline that it is completely impossible for a first timer to have mastered all the subtleties of task, people and risk management. In fact, it's impossible for anyone, no matter how experienced, to have mastered it all. The successful first timer is invariably lulled into a false sense of security that they know much more than they really do. They become convinced that they are now fully-fledged managers and can take on anything.

What's more dangerous is that they get brain freeze. They stop learning. Why learn when you have mastered a topic?

It can take two or three failed projects to undo the career damage inflicted by early success before a new project manager reclaims the humility and open-mindedness that they started with. Unfortunately, by that time, their careers have probably absorbed major damage. It is one thing to be seen as making a few mistakes as a first timer; it's another to have demonstrated a pattern of failure. Both the manager's image and self-image have been irretrievably damaged.

So what does the first timer need?

  • A few big mistakes
  • Permission to make those mistakes
  • Coaching and introspection to learn from them

If you are a first-time project manager, be prepared for some problems along the way. Relax and enjoy the ride. No one will lose respect for you.

If you are the manager of a first timer, give them permission to make mistakes. When they do, make sure that they learn from them and don't make the same ones again. Coach them about the sources of problems and the meaning of their failures. It's normal for them to have difficulties, but make sure that you view them as training investments and not as screw-ups. Your job is to ensure that you get the maximum return on investment for the training that mistakes offer.

Becoming a project manager is hard work, but a little failure will help make the transition from individual producer to manager more successful.


Monday, April 27, 2009

It's my life ...song for you all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g50vzZzAja0

Commitment, passion are new mantras of reaching heights

I believe commitment and passion are true mantras to embrace the success. If some one has these two in his/her kitty, I am sure can fight against any odds. For instance, An IIM(A), Sarath who was graduated from the prestigious management Institute IIM-A, had denied the tempting corporate offer and become entrepreneur by establishing a Food King in Chennai. Serving food is an extremely satisfactory thing in his life. Now his company has become a well established with aim to provide employment to 1500 poor and semi illiterate people in India. He had confronted odds in his life. he has come from a very poor family, whose mother used to sell Idlis in the payments of chennai streerts. Now he is contesting for Assembly election from the chennai constitute. All the best for the Innovative entrepreneur in his new role of "NETA" to climb up new heights.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

truely deeply madly

* I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish I'll be your fantasyI'll be your hope, I'll be your love be everything that you needI love you more with every breath truly madly deeply doI will be strong I will be faithful 'cause I'm counting onA new beginning.A reason for living.A deeper meaning.** I want to stand with you on a mountainI want to bathe with you in the seaI want to lay like this foreveruntil the sky falls down on meAnd when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky,I'll make a wish send it to heaven then make you want to cryThe tears of joy for all the pleasure in the certaintyThat we're surrounded by the comfort and protection ofThe highest powers. In lonely hours. The tears devour you **Oh can't you see it baby?You don't have to close your eyes'Cause it's standing right here before youAll that you need will surely come

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Second day: Saturday

Wow. I can say its memorable, terrific day. Here I am e-inking my memorable moments that I spent on the Saturday. Do not take everything very close to the heart. So here I go.

In the evening, as we started to drive towards Taco Mac, cool breeze joined us. As we entered in to the Taco Mac, there were two waitress asked us to wait for some time, came out to enjoy the cool breeze. One among them was gorgeous… There at the end left corner, Indian was sitting with a glass of beer. To astound, waitress asked to sit next to the Indian sitting table. Menu was infront of us. I ordered one buffalo chicken(Its pure chicken item guys…) with salsa fries. We joined a passport club. This passport club useful I guess only for the one who has amazing ability to drink, so one’s name would be placed on the top of the club. for this, said one have to reach up to 90 beers. There were around 800 types of beers.In fact, two of our friends got T-shirts, by reaching 13 beers.
But to scare, each beer cost you some where around $5, is it does not sufficient, there are taxes. Taxes are very high in US. Buffalo wings and Salsa cost me around $15.86. Here I need pendown about the server.Because we chanted her name for the three days. She was terrific, named as Brooke. She is just around 18. She told us that as she is minor, does not take a beer in the public places. She messed up so many things while she getting bills for us. We preferred to pay individually. We become close all together with just single treat. For not to reach your expectations, my friend asked Brooke to go on a date. She said firmly, that she could wish to do that. Amazing..wonderful…. praising so much, but she deserved. we have given a tip of $2 each. So she managed to get some where around $10.As we return back to home, my friend mayank almost hitting the pole near to house.some how managed... So here it all about the saturday..

First day in US

Here i wanted to jotted down my experiences in week basis. First past by, here i go..
We landed in the Chicago airport @ around 5 Am early morning. we had to rush in to the re check-in baggage and thrown our baggage. We had have enough time to catch up with the
Atlanta flight ( final destination). Finally we managed to reach there. We were desperately looking for a food. In the airport, we have paid $8.7(450Rs around) bucks to get 2 pieces of bread. I was interested in Apples. But my friend insisted to eat me this. I guess I am fanatic. But this time, I listened to his tunes. I have to learn one thing firmly in my life saying “NO”. finally we managed to ate 2 pieces of bread.

We had some fun time relaxing our eyes by looking at the girls. They were awesome.
We took a flight to Atlanta at around 10 am. These inter state flights are very small in size but not in sound pollution.
Anshul’s uncle and aunty have come. Then took a cab to heading towards apartment.
We had witnessed wide roads, big trees, building, and cars. There were so many cars, that I never imagine that I would see. Believe me, first day, I was witnessed only 3 bi-cycles.Since we had to collect the keys from the Mayank, we plunk to the doors till 4:30pm.Eventually, we entered in to our house. Since, we were tired, prepared some maggies and slept till the morning.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Flying to US

Its been long waiting. Finally ended up with my new company. I am talking about US visit. I donot know why i am crazy about. But I am. I used to tell to my friends that, if i do not get a chance to fly to US, I would rather go to Nepal or Srilanka before go to marriage. Its not to lure to dowry. In fact, i hate it. I believe, built your empire on your own.
As said, i am flying to Atlanta. I will give my GMAT in the very first month and will rock in followed months in the US. Once, got tickets, started dreaming about the US n Atlanta, getting info on weather reporting,places to hang on, restaurents etc. Forgot to tell you, we are due with shopping. Car has been booked in the US for our official.But we use it for unofficial as well. we have seen the Hotel in the net. it is damn good. Only thing left behind is, step down at Atlanta.
me accompanying with a colleague. He is a wonderful guy kind of me.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Fragile relationships.....

It's another week end. yesterday watched out 2 English movies ( The peace maker and Casino Royale) and 1 telugu movie(Jalsa). In fact, none of the movie was good. we shared some laughter moments in a room. Today, I read one article in a news paper TOI. I just wanted to share with you. This is just emotions. Here you go..

"loved him without a tag, freely. we find peace in knowing glances, shared moments,stolen sighs.Worrying if people would find out, what they'd say, was a fleeting instant of fear. we don't need public acknowledgement.It's been a 4 years of contact bliss.There's a firmness to being the strength inside a man. I glow with secret love. i think a mistress is on par with the wife.We just own a side of a man she does not. we are equals,with spaces in our togetherness. we shape joys without responsibilities, we console with out being involved. there is a distance too because the relationship is fragile.On the other hand, wives and husbands go where i will never. we don't discuss, 'their' life much.Nobody knows about tomorrow so we each live more fully for today. Today, here and now, is all it's about. We're happy in our own ivory tower. one day, it will come crashing i suppose. shrug.... tomorrow is another day."

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Boozing....omlets..maps

Hmmm.. You guys wondering what is the title all about.. fine.. It was about the treat, yesterday we had... yes.. I as promised i lived up to their expectations.. It was really nice one. We pampered some of guys to read their hearts.it was worked out. We talked about office,technology and love.
I just briefed them on , if you get a girl, whom do you like most.. the life would be beautiful. I have got different feelings from the rest of the group. I need to feel sorry about of one our friend. If you looked at his indepth, probably every one in the world would feel bad about it. Infact it could be his mistake or his companion mistake.. his life become worse..but hide everything behind.. really i could not expect from him.
My friends prepared some chicken. I could not enjoy, as some one spoil the party spirit.
In the boozing party, one of my close friend, prepared some maps and omltes..
After a while, i had gone to bed to dreaming.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Flogging a dead horse

Been trying too scrap in my blog.. I could not make it as i am busy with the trainings. By the time i reach home, getting exhausted.. Finally here today to write up something.
Today, i am throwing a treat to my friends.. My friends are expecting alot in the treat. I hope, i would live up to their expectations.
I tried to call up my friend. But, she was not in a position to take up the call. i don't know what's wrong with me. I know, i can not flag a dead horse. So, decided not to make a call to anybody atleast for the time being.. I took this decision long days back...Haaaaaaa... it is awful..I cannot do that... Since I am staying away to family,friends and relatives.. I need to catch up them, atleast once in a week..
Things are going pretty well, except my GMAT.
Why i need this GMAT score high is, i have challenged with my friend, that would crack in to the Top B-Scool by coming January. Seems to be, it is awful to me.. As I feel, i have a long way to go.
Let me see what happens.. who would win the game between my friend and me.

Hey.. Tell me.. If any one of you, preparing for the GMAT and how you are planning to crack into the TOP B-school...

I badly need some people, so that i can team up with them. I persoanlly feel, brian stroming would always gives the best results. Two heads are better than always one..
I hope i would hear from atleast any one of you.

Monday, August 25, 2008

vacation...for 2 weeks...

after a long time.. almost 4 months.. I am going Hyderabad. My favourite distination place.. I never felt, boredom,when i was at Hyderabad. I spent almost 1.6 years.. used to hooked up with friends in week ends.. Hang around theaters.. not to mention.. I-MAX only..
Week days Oracle9i classes. My friends added me a tag "Sacrified guy". Infact, I am sacrified something, that can not pendown here.. can not forget some Discows with GE family. never boosed up, since i do not want to missed out, how people behaves if they have spiced up girls around with a chilled bears.
I am missing all my friends.. yes.. some ppl are getting married.. some are staying far away to me. i am not sure .. how many people i can flock if i turn around to hyderabad.. but for sure, i want to hooked with these people for the 10 days... Special to mention here, i need to meet my special friend. If i remember, i have met only twice after we got separated from the Oracle class..Need to see, shall i again wait for a call from my friend.. :(
Last time, when i was there, i had met all my friends and attended 2 of my friends marriages. It was really a good moment,after we left the KU campus..

Need to mention here.. Sudi.. the PORAMBOKU ( good one, Infact )of the GECF came to noida to give a surprise to me and add some more spicy to it, he joined in my company only.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Hide Feelings

I just had a chat with my friend..
on his words, i come to know that i am too verbose.. he asked me, cannot u hide some thing.. to divulge to none..?

I really felt some thing need to hide.. I express everything.. but why ppl shud listen to me.. I am not sure.. that is really sounds good for the oppsite one.. need to change..
take a decision:
Hmm, not sure how long i can just stick to not to disclose every thing to opposite one.
If i make it, I am sure i would hurt some one ..none other than my friends.. if i do not talk and hide some thing.. they can catch me easily.. hmm.. i cannot resist my self..
Yes.. i do hide.. some feelings..some emotions.. hmm.. again i am disclosing everything by penning down my words here..
Hey..dude! i can not resist my self being a wordy...
i do not mind people calling me ..chatty..wordy..verbose...or as my friend suggest.. am garrulous..loquacious...Sorry Chetan.. am not a taciturn or not reserved kind of guy...
Grrr.. Oh.. chetan had a glare look at me..

Known to be Nice:
I had a chat with my onsite- mentor.. people in HCL so called..
he is a telugu guy.. gr8 to have a guy in my client side.. and as a mentor.. wow.. nice to see that.. Ok..u do not know who is this.. Ok..fine he work very close with the all traverlers servers......
nice to hear this.. and immediately i told him that i am going leave for a week.. He just nod his head.. Hope next week .. i go home and enjoy some time with my friends...
I have missed out hyd and chennai friends all this time.. i go and find a gud time for sure..

sounding in My Ear

"Hey! Sreeni.. Create a new service call and give me the Ticket Id", angira had to say last word before leaving for the day. gazzed at her and turned off to make a call to my friend and wish her happy married life. She just turndown with nupital knot. I given a call.but no responce. i guess she might have some fun time with the relatives..
Opps.. I have to give a to my buddy. I guess, today we will have a brawl between us. I supposed to hear her voice early in the morning. but it's too late.

GMAT:
Oh.. Is it required to me???.. to have one more MBA in my belt. I am already turning down to 27.
Yes..of, course.. This time aorund in my life, is very important. I have to go long way.. to thru this GMAT.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

This has been a long way till now to join new company. ppl in the previous organization were really good.. they are really amicable. but things suddenly shattered when i came to noida. My HR manager, very sluggish, so i had lot of problems. I never had idea that i had to callup 100 + number of people to sort of out things. apparently, this is the place, i feel boredom,saturated.

here, i have to pen down my thoughts about my MBA aspirations. I did my MBA already from the UNIVERSITY campus, but i did not feel that would satisfies and put me in a global map.

I started preparing for the gmat. Till now things are shapped as i planed. i have to go long way, i know. Hope i would put my efforts to endeavour the Best Score ( For me around 740+) in the GMAT. Not to ignore, i have to give my TOFEL. Plan for TOFEL not much. But need to give the best shot in TOFEL as well.