Insight #1
Does merit really count?!
This blog goes out when I am fully satisfied with how the week progressed for me on the professional front! Looks like things have started moving and taking the shape as desired.
But to be honest, my belief that there are people who make it to the top because of merit seems to be shaking with every passing day! There isnt any MERIT in today's business environment. Its about grabbing the opportunity even when there is none. Its about manipulating the world!
Every second day you are given two choices - be the Howard Roark and get fucked for life, or be the Peter Keating and silently fuck the world! My due apologies for the language being used in here, but it hurts that a heroic character from my days of adoloscence is turning out to be the greatest loser in my own eyes. You cant be a rebel and think of changing the system. You are being a coward if you quit and say "I dont care, I know I am good".
If you are good, prove it! Get your hands dirty, get into the system, and play it better than anyone can think of. The real merit is in how well you can do that. Opportunities dont knock at your door. You open the door, and grab one! Reminds me of these awesome lines from a Bollywood movie:
"...Sarkari darwaze the yeh aap logon ke banaye hue! Ya to laat maarke khulte the, ya ji hazoori de ke. Maine dono kiya! Jahan laat maar sakta tha - laat maari; jahan aapne bola salaam do - maine bola salaam lo!!"
No matter what business or industry you operate into. After a certain level, I am sure you reach a similar decision point. But I guess thats the underlying truth of everything even remotely known as business in this world.
Well, on the second thoughts - Who is complaining anyways?! ;)
This blog goes out when I am fully satisfied with how the week progressed for me on the professional front! Looks like things have started moving and taking the shape as desired.
But to be honest, my belief that there are people who make it to the top because of merit seems to be shaking with every passing day! There isnt any MERIT in today's business environment. Its about grabbing the opportunity even when there is none. Its about manipulating the world!
Every second day you are given two choices - be the Howard Roark and get fucked for life, or be the Peter Keating and silently fuck the world! My due apologies for the language being used in here, but it hurts that a heroic character from my days of adoloscence is turning out to be the greatest loser in my own eyes. You cant be a rebel and think of changing the system. You are being a coward if you quit and say "I dont care, I know I am good".
If you are good, prove it! Get your hands dirty, get into the system, and play it better than anyone can think of. The real merit is in how well you can do that. Opportunities dont knock at your door. You open the door, and grab one! Reminds me of these awesome lines from a Bollywood movie:
"...Sarkari darwaze the yeh aap logon ke banaye hue! Ya to laat maarke khulte the, ya ji hazoori de ke. Maine dono kiya! Jahan laat maar sakta tha - laat maari; jahan aapne bola salaam do - maine bola salaam lo!!"
No matter what business or industry you operate into. After a certain level, I am sure you reach a similar decision point. But I guess thats the underlying truth of everything even remotely known as business in this world.
Well, on the second thoughts - Who is complaining anyways?! ;)
posted by Khan at 11:03 PM
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