What is Success? And Who is Successful?
You can refer any book, any literature, you will never find a correct answer or a satisfying answer to these questions.
I like to ask, my fellow HR professionals…being a “Human Being” What does Success Mean to Them?” and
“Do they think that they are Successful in their life in general and in their career in particular?”
Some inputs from me…
“Success and failure” are related to one particular assignment, one particular project and never to a life. Like we discussed about “Love-Hate Equation”; there can be “Success-Failure Equation” in life…let there we more assignments, more projects, more occasions, where you have won…where you have been successful and lesser on the other side.
When we calculate growth…we compare it with some “Base”. Similarly, if you are successful or not; you need to compare it with the point or stage from where you made the beginning. What is achievement for you…might be a beginning for someone else.
People consider the following as factors of success and being successful:
1) Your wealth, your house, assets you have, bank balance
2) Your social circle…you have world’s top most people as your friends. You have your breakfast with Sonia Gandhi, Lunch with Bill Clinton and Dinner with Bill Gates.
3) You are news maker…what happens to you…even if you sneeze…it becomes a Headline in leading newspapers.
4) Rewards and Recognitions…you have been awarded with Bharat Ratna and world’s best awards have been bestowed on you.
5) Power…you have enough of power to take decision on behalf of your community, your state, your country and even decisions that affect the world.
6) Achievements of Family: You are married to the world’s most beautiful woman. Your son in a CEO of the world’s best company and your daughter is country’s best economist.
What do you think? Do you consider this as success and signs of being successful.
I am observing this person for quite some time. He is a young lad of around 23 years of age. One year back he started tea stall near my house. Slowly, he also started to sell Paratha's, then bread Pakora's, and recently Samosa's. Just have a look at these. On any given day, he is selling 300 Paratha's @ Rs 5 Each; 550 cups of tea @ Rs 3 each; 200 Bread Pakora's and same number of Samosa's @ of Rs. 3 Each. If you calculate...he is getting something around 4,350/- (1500 + 1650 + 1200) . Now, if you think that he spend 2,350/- for miscellaneous inventory expenses. Still he is earning a net profit of close to Rs. 60,000 PM. He is taking care of the education of his two sisters and expenses of the family. More than that...he is giving employment to three people. Do you think, he is successful?
Take the example to Vijay Mallya, one of the business tycoon of India. He is earning in Billions. He is friendly with almost all who's who in global market. He is having all the bad habits, a person can have. Drinking, Smoking, Gambling (all type of gamble), according to market buzz he is a womanizer. Do you consider him as a successful person?
Do Share your views.
Regards
Sanjeev Sharma
From India, Mumbai
94You can refer any book, any literature, you will never find a correct answer or a satisfying answer to these questions.
I like to ask, my fellow HR professionals…being a “Human Being” What does Success Mean to Them?” and
“Do they think that they are Successful in their life in general and in their career in particular?”
Some inputs from me…
“Success and failure” are related to one particular assignment, one particular project and never to a life. Like we discussed about “Love-Hate Equation”; there can be “Success-Failure Equation” in life…let there we more assignments, more projects, more occasions, where you have won…where you have been successful and lesser on the other side.
When we calculate growth…we compare it with some “Base”. Similarly, if you are successful or not; you need to compare it with the point or stage from where you made the beginning. What is achievement for you…might be a beginning for someone else.
People consider the following as factors of success and being successful:
1) Your wealth, your house, assets you have, bank balance
2) Your social circle…you have world’s top most people as your friends. You have your breakfast with Sonia Gandhi, Lunch with Bill Clinton and Dinner with Bill Gates.
3) You are news maker…what happens to you…even if you sneeze…it becomes a Headline in leading newspapers.
4) Rewards and Recognitions…you have been awarded with Bharat Ratna and world’s best awards have been bestowed on you.
5) Power…you have enough of power to take decision on behalf of your community, your state, your country and even decisions that affect the world.
6) Achievements of Family: You are married to the world’s most beautiful woman. Your son in a CEO of the world’s best company and your daughter is country’s best economist.
What do you think? Do you consider this as success and signs of being successful.
I am observing this person for quite some time. He is a young lad of around 23 years of age. One year back he started tea stall near my house. Slowly, he also started to sell Paratha's, then bread Pakora's, and recently Samosa's. Just have a look at these. On any given day, he is selling 300 Paratha's @ Rs 5 Each; 550 cups of tea @ Rs 3 each; 200 Bread Pakora's and same number of Samosa's @ of Rs. 3 Each. If you calculate...he is getting something around 4,350/- (1500 + 1650 + 1200) . Now, if you think that he spend 2,350/- for miscellaneous inventory expenses. Still he is earning a net profit of close to Rs. 60,000 PM. He is taking care of the education of his two sisters and expenses of the family. More than that...he is giving employment to three people. Do you think, he is successful?
Take the example to Vijay Mallya, one of the business tycoon of India. He is earning in Billions. He is friendly with almost all who's who in global market. He is having all the bad habits, a person can have. Drinking, Smoking, Gambling (all type of gamble), according to market buzz he is a womanizer. Do you consider him as a successful person?
Do Share your views.
Regards
Sanjeev Sharma
From India, Mumbai
Hi Sanjeev,
Your article is good and realises people what we are.
My perception is a vendor who started a small business to survive his small family, So that he made a strategy what his customers needed and achieved success. Here he invested his brain.
Mr. Malia is having all the bad habits, As is leading his life what ever he likes, he gets all the things to his chair. That means he earned with is unique IDEA. To start a business or to be an enterpreniure. He is also success man. Thing is we just focused on him because he is surviving with lavishness. Its his opportunity given by his success.
I feel Success is Strategy.
Thanks for giving such an opportunity..
Mohan
Your article is good and realises people what we are.
My perception is a vendor who started a small business to survive his small family, So that he made a strategy what his customers needed and achieved success. Here he invested his brain.
Mr. Malia is having all the bad habits, As is leading his life what ever he likes, he gets all the things to his chair. That means he earned with is unique IDEA. To start a business or to be an enterpreniure. He is also success man. Thing is we just focused on him because he is surviving with lavishness. Its his opportunity given by his success.
I feel Success is Strategy.
Thanks for giving such an opportunity..
Mohan
Hi Sanjeev
I don't agree with you
You can't relate success with emotions. Success means when a person feels contended.
It is how we perceive it to be.
Well vijaya malya is no doubt a successful person.
if he drinks and smokes ,it is part of his personality.
we can not correlate this with success.
success means your happiness and your achievement.
what you all say.
gitanjali
shimla
From India, Delhi
I don't agree with you
You can't relate success with emotions. Success means when a person feels contended.
It is how we perceive it to be.
Well vijaya malya is no doubt a successful person.
if he drinks and smokes ,it is part of his personality.
we can not correlate this with success.
success means your happiness and your achievement.
what you all say.
gitanjali
shimla
From India, Delhi
Gitanjali...thanks for the comment.
I never compared two people. I just asked the readers that between Mallya and that vendor...whom do they think is more successful?
I asked people...what are the parameters they consider are important to be successful.
As someone mentioned...that success differs at different stage of life...differs at different circumstances. When we were in school; when we were in college; when we started to work; when we play a game; when get an assignment or project...success is different at different stage. What do you think is success is?
As a captain of a cricket team...for me success would be to win the watch...for a batsman or bowler it would be to make maximum runs or take maximum wickets. Suppose the team India is required to score 250 runs to win the match and suppose Tendulkar scores 100 runs and India still lose the match...that is not his fault. Right? So, in his perception...he is still successful.
What do you say?
Regards
Sanjeev Sharma
From India, Mumbai
I never compared two people. I just asked the readers that between Mallya and that vendor...whom do they think is more successful?
I asked people...what are the parameters they consider are important to be successful.
As someone mentioned...that success differs at different stage of life...differs at different circumstances. When we were in school; when we were in college; when we started to work; when we play a game; when get an assignment or project...success is different at different stage. What do you think is success is?
As a captain of a cricket team...for me success would be to win the watch...for a batsman or bowler it would be to make maximum runs or take maximum wickets. Suppose the team India is required to score 250 runs to win the match and suppose Tendulkar scores 100 runs and India still lose the match...that is not his fault. Right? So, in his perception...he is still successful.
What do you say?
Regards
Sanjeev Sharma
From India, Mumbai
Repco Mines and Minerals the struggle and dream of an NRI Mr.Ramana Epparla is the story of sucess.
In India doing business is such a hard task with local politics, Mr.Ramana Epparla being an NRI has become the Most sucessful and inspiring Personality to today's business in India, he faced many Obstacles in his business life but what ever it is he stood strong and fought only through the genuine and legal procedure. Currently Mr. Ramana Epparla is into Mining Machinery and construction related Macheinery (imoprt and export).
From India, Hyderabad
In India doing business is such a hard task with local politics, Mr.Ramana Epparla being an NRI has become the Most sucessful and inspiring Personality to today's business in India, he faced many Obstacles in his business life but what ever it is he stood strong and fought only through the genuine and legal procedure. Currently Mr. Ramana Epparla is into Mining Machinery and construction related Macheinery (imoprt and export).
From India, Hyderabad
Community Support and Knowledge-base on business, career and organisational prospects and issues - Register and Log In to CiteHR and post your query, download formats and be part of a fostered community of professionals.
Success-is-a-wa y-of-thinking23 32_530.ppt