The art of fast-failing
Hi,
Met with an acquaintance I used to be associated with on the professional front. The unique thing about him is, he has mastered the art of failing fast.
I believe that he should be one of the few people who have mastered the art of failing. All he does is, running a "biz lab" in Chennai. He gets fascinated by unique ideas and pursues them with zeal, lining-up the best known resources in the market. His idea is to "see-through" if something works or not. The last time I saw him, he was busy making board games for kids. This time, he is seriously into making money out of puzzles.
What I admire in him is his resilience. With each fall, I see this man coming back with more strength. When I had time to discuss this trait, he said that he disowns his failures (and successes) and but does things for the experience he derives from each initative. He works close to 16 hours every day (which he had been doing for the last 10 years).
He has several other traits - creative writing (he is one of the demc-approved writers), voracious reader (has a well-stocked library and continues to add more) and a great dad (his kids think their dad has all the time for them).
It is these guys who run our economic engine. Though they start in a small manner, they inspire people around them and think truly big (once I caught him thinking about forming a financial institution for the poor of India). He has promoted many office boys to become analysts - who now occupy coveted posts in reputed companies.
I would rate the period I was associated with him as a phase where I could learn intensively.
Vijay
Met with an acquaintance I used to be associated with on the professional front. The unique thing about him is, he has mastered the art of failing fast.
I believe that he should be one of the few people who have mastered the art of failing. All he does is, running a "biz lab" in Chennai. He gets fascinated by unique ideas and pursues them with zeal, lining-up the best known resources in the market. His idea is to "see-through" if something works or not. The last time I saw him, he was busy making board games for kids. This time, he is seriously into making money out of puzzles.
What I admire in him is his resilience. With each fall, I see this man coming back with more strength. When I had time to discuss this trait, he said that he disowns his failures (and successes) and but does things for the experience he derives from each initative. He works close to 16 hours every day (which he had been doing for the last 10 years).
He has several other traits - creative writing (he is one of the demc-approved writers), voracious reader (has a well-stocked library and continues to add more) and a great dad (his kids think their dad has all the time for them).
It is these guys who run our economic engine. Though they start in a small manner, they inspire people around them and think truly big (once I caught him thinking about forming a financial institution for the poor of India). He has promoted many office boys to become analysts - who now occupy coveted posts in reputed companies.
I would rate the period I was associated with him as a phase where I could learn intensively.
Vijay
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