John Singh

Becoming Remarkable - We all want to, but....

Throughout the life a person is pushed by the society to fit in any specific category, you are either STAND OUT or BORING, REMARKABLE or INVISIBLE.

Lots of preaching is showered on you for your betterment from your parents, your gurus or teachers, from your well wishers, from your partners, from your managers. Altogether, you get tired of it, here, is 10 easy step-to-step guides to make a change get noticed and become remarkable:

1. Remember, half-knowledge is dangerous. It takes you no where! At times, it may be beneficial but in a long run it will always prove to be disastrous. So, first tip is – be hundred percent committed towards your goal.

2. Becoming remarkable doesn’t mean what you feel about yourself. In fact, what others feel about you? If people are not passing comments, it means you are an average, and average is for losers.

3. There is a wide gap between being noticed and remarkable. An individual can get noticed by wearing hunky funky dresses; loud earring etc., but it won’t make him/her remarkable. 

4. Radicalism in the quest of becoming remarkable is not a crime. In fact, “passion for success” is intrinsic, world has several examples of “odd man out” people – only those individuals succeed or becomes remarkable who has zeal to be “face of the crowd” and not the crowd itself. Celebrities have fans, not because of their good look, but they are masterpiece. 

5. “When going gets tough, the tough gets going”, means remarkability lies in the character of a person. Those who are brave-hearted, determined, indomitable….they never give-up their mission incomplete, be whatsoever the consequences. In contrary, they spring into action against the challenges. 

6. Remember! Change is resisted by the society. Don’t get stuck by others behavior, even Copernicus was penalised for uttering unconventional concept on the solar system. It is inherent tendency of the people to accept changes, but after some time-gap. Nobody in this world can please everybody, so just get focused to your goal. Achievement is the only route that makes you remarkable.

7. Ever wondered! What actually remarkability mean? There were and are some great people who were pioneer of certain things, they were remarkable. They were pioneers of their field. Millions of people later on followed them, some even faired better. Becoming remarkable means - to be best in one’s field, set examples for others, create new milestones.
  
8. “There is always a silver lining even in a dark cloud”. Victory and defeat are two aspects of the same coin. In fact, the person who wins the battle of nerves is remarkable and self-controlled. Such people are not afraid of anything as they are more focused about their passion and dreams rather than problems. 

9. When you achieve the status of a remarkable person. Your life changes! People throng around you. Wants to know about you! Get affected by your opinion! But remember, they are short-lived, don’t let the wine soar-up to your head. It’s good to have a handful of devotees than large mild supporters.   

10. Incessant change is the law of nature, fame and fad passes with the time. So, don’t brood over the spilt milk, strive to achieve another. Constant achievement is the only way to maintain one’s status of being remarkable. Hit harder, all the time!             

Hey! Are you ready to become remarkable? What? Not ready yet!

Believe it or not! But it’s true. Almost everybody wants to make it big in life, but in reality few posses the guts to sail in the boat of constant fuss. If you want to achieve the pinnacle ….don‘t look for scapegoats…. Walk when others are tired. Just toil when other sleeps! Very few people have such indomitable features and that’s what makes them successful.

Think the best, leave the rest! Why is there a fear factor of failure in your mind? Muster all your energy and go for it. Mull on your areas of interest, work out a strategy and endeavor towards it. If you succeed its good, and if not - don’t worry, still there are people around you who will appreciate your efforts.

Now! Don’t wait for the time. Just get started, not today… but the moment you finish reading this article. Remember, procrastination is the biggest hurdle in becoming remarkable.

Tomorrow never comes.

Signing out.

John Singh.

Secret to Success-80/20 rule

Ever wondered what success is? I think Success is the culmination of a long cherished dream. It is not at all easy to define success in one line, there is no formula of success, had it been there everybody would have been successful. There are plenty of factors involved in success. There are some who are born in such an environment that nurtures success, some have the strong desire to achieve success, they turn the tide in their favor by their deeds.

It’s unbelievable but true! Warren Buffet works for only three hours a day, but he is among the wealthiest men on this planet.

Another dynamic and very successful personality is uncrowned king, Bill Gates.  He doesn’t possess any engineering or other higher degrees from any prestigious college like Cambridge or Oxford, but went on to establish one of the most prosperous corporate companies in the world, Microsoft.

Ronald Reagan was never interested in toiling hard but he was the man credited for the down fall of Communism.

Mother Teresa was an ordinary lady but she carved her name in the annals of world history by her pious deeds.  

Now question arises, what was the mantra of success for these iconic figures?   

There are several factors which have contributed to their success. Crystal clear objective, focused approach and determination to make it big in life are some of the major factors which are very crucial in success.   

Although humanity has progressed in leap and bounds but still it is plagued with enormous difficulties. There are plenty of works to be done and challenges to be meet.

You may wish you had few extra hours in your hand to fulfill your tight schedule and demands. Though, contemporary science has made a miraculous progress but still lots to be done. Just by clicking at the mouse one can straight away browse any subject on the net. Mobile cell in your hand keeps you in touch with your friends but who will find the solutions for other grievances. Probably we should start working hard, fast and more. Is this the solution? No! This can not be a solution.

Let’s discuss about a very popular theory which is as old as nature, but very much practical even today. It is an amasing theory which is not absolutely used pragmatically. We are talking about 80/20 Principle of success. This theory has been proved time and again through scientific research as well. Its importance can be seen in several corporate as well as social situations.      

According to this theory 80% of results, productivity or rewards are spawned by 20% of efforts. To be more precise, only few certain things are important for getting desired results others are just secondary. This 80/20 Principle is very popular among corporate philosophers and management gurus, reason being that it is straight away relevant to different corporate circumstances.

Perhaps, you have heard that 80% of profit of any concern generates from 20% of its customers, we can elaborate this sentence in another manner as well that 20% of staff of any concern spawns 80% of its productivity. Let’s understand this through following examples:                        

• 80% of the crimes are committed by 20% of thieves.
• 80% of car accidents are committed by 20% of drivers.
• 80% of resources are used by 20% of population of any community.

 If we consider our own personal lives, then we will find: 

• 20% of the time we spend in our office work relates to 80% of what we achieve.
• 20% of our clothes are worn 80% of the time.
• 20% of our home’s carpet gets 80% of the wear.   

 Above mentioned interesting statistics reveal the essence of this 80/20 Principle. This theory can bring dramatic change in our day-to-day lives as well, provided we are goal oriented and sincere in our approach. We should use most prolific 20% of our potential in every situation of our lives.  

Introspect yourself and recognise the things which are most vital to you and your life. Focus most of your potential and energy to such things. When you will understand this theory in totality then you will realise significant changes in your life; lesser time will bring more and qualitative results for you.  

At times people wonder, if it is so much effective, then why it is not used worldwide, to accomplish success and meet challenges of the society. One of the reasons is that it is against the traditional norms of the society; moreover, we are deep rooted in 50/50 philosophy. We think that hard work will bring definite results for us.   

80/20 Principle is completely against this approach. According to this theory hard work is not always rewarded. There are some who have not worked hard at all, but went on to become very affluent multimillionaire. We have been brought up in an environment where we are supposed to put in around 8 hours in a day even when our most productive results are spawned in 2 hours or so.    

So, what is the bottom line? By identifying our goal and strengths and focusing on them, we can achieve success and bring diverse modifications in our lives.  

In modern life we are confronted with several demands and difficulties, by meticulously using 80/20 Principle we can find amicable solutions to all these problems.  

John Singh