Comments on: Ways to distinguish yourself – #53 Always be ready to win the boxing game http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/ Personal and professional development for technology professionals. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rajesh Setty http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-11064 Rajesh Setty Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:57:59 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/#comment-11064 Jann, I will definitely take a look but unfortunately won't have the time to provide comments on a 1-1 basis. Don't want to set the wrong expectation. You can kindly check out my blogging starter checklist where I have written extensively on blogging http://www.squidoo.com/blogstarter Best, Rajesh Jann,

I will definitely take a look but unfortunately won’t have the time to provide comments on a 1-1 basis. Don’t want to set the wrong expectation.

You can kindly check out my blogging starter checklist where I have written extensively on blogging

http://www.squidoo.com/blogstarter

Best,
Rajesh

]]> By: Jann Freed http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-11063 Jann Freed Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:52:40 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/#comment-11063 Rajesh--I would be interested in knowing what you think of my website and blog. Based on your blog posts, you perspective and feedback are welcome. Thanks. What do you think? Thanks Rajesh–I would be interested in knowing what you think of my website and blog. Based on your blog posts, you perspective and feedback are welcome. Thanks. What do you think? Thanks

]]> By: Elevator pitch – You need it. Now! | Life Beyond Code http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-11032 Elevator pitch – You need it. Now! | Life Beyond Code Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:17:18 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/#comment-11032 [...] Rajesh Setty on Fri 01 Jan 2010, 12:17 PM - Leave Comment I wrote a while ago, that you are always in a boxing game. People want to “box” you whether you want it or not. If that is happening anyway, why [...] [...] Rajesh Setty on Fri 01 Jan 2010, 12:17 PM – Leave Comment I wrote a while ago, that you are always in a boxing game. People want to “box” you whether you want it or not. If that is happening anyway, why [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Anonymous Tue, 01 Nov 2005 01:44:36 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/#comment-316 Raj, Sent you an email about this and then thought I should post it as a comment. I recently wrote about "boxing" from a slightly different perspective. <a href="http://diligentia.blogspot.com/2005/10/be-hammer.html" rel="nofollow">Link</a>. I talked about the boxes that staffing/HR/hiring managers use to fill positions. You're right. It is about how you distinguish yourself. (And also not working with companies with such a lack of innovative thought). As a hiring manager myself, I always try to look AND LISTEN for that special "thing" that a candidate brings to the table. What will distinguish them from 20 identical candidates. Raj, Sent you an email about this and then thought I should post it as a comment. I recently wrote about “boxing” from a slightly different perspective. Link.
I talked about the boxes that staffing/HR/hiring managers use to fill positions. You’re right. It is about how you distinguish yourself. (And also not working with companies with such a lack of innovative thought).
As a hiring manager myself, I always try to look AND LISTEN for that special “thing” that a candidate brings to the table. What will distinguish them from 20 identical candidates.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Anonymous Mon, 31 Oct 2005 03:59:05 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/#comment-315 Thanks Alan. That's a great question. Here is my $.02 on that topic. Whenever you meet someone new, the person is interested in talking about whatever he is interested in talking. The same with us - we are interested to talk about matters of our interest. The key is to break the logjam and start talking about whatever the other person is interested in talking. Your time will come for sure but we need to have patience. During the boxing game, the winner will make sure that he is VERY relevant in some fashion to the other person. So if Jack is indeed a software engineer, project manager and a volunteer firefighter in this scenario - the decision about with which he should lead totally depends on what would be relevant to the other person. Of course, he can then cover the other two. He should also be willing to skip something if it is totally not relevant to the other person as people have a tendency to "switch off" if they can't fully understand what is being communicated. Cheers, Raj Thanks Alan. That’s a great question. Here is my $.02 on that topic.
Whenever you meet someone new, the person is interested in talking about whatever he is interested in talking. The same with us – we are interested to talk about matters of our interest. The key is to break the logjam and start talking about whatever the other person is interested in talking. Your time will come for sure but we need to have patience.
During the boxing game, the winner will make sure that he is VERY relevant in some fashion to the other person. So if Jack is indeed a software engineer, project manager and a volunteer firefighter in this scenario – the decision about with which he should lead totally depends on what would be relevant to the other person. Of course, he can then cover the other two. He should also be willing to skip something if it is totally not relevant to the other person as people have a tendency to “switch off” if they can’t fully understand what is being communicated.
Cheers,
Raj

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Anonymous Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:44:34 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/10/30/ways-to-distinguish-yourself-53-always-be-ready-to-win-the-boxing-game/#comment-314 As a software entrepreneur and advisor to other entrepreneurs, I find that consistent messaging is the most difficult of personal marketing challenges. This seems to be as true for a person who finds herself playing "the boxing game" with a new acquaintance, as it is for the entrepreneur pitching his idea in an elevator speech. As a "sender" in the boxing game we understand a great deal about our strengths. Each of us is a multi-faceted personality able to add value in many different ways. Jack may be a software engineer, but also a project manager and volunteer firefighter. Janet may be an attorney, but also a marathon runner. What first impression do we want to communicate to our new acquaintance in that precious first conversation? I would enjoy hearing Rajesh talk about how to sort through a person's alternative value propositions to achieve consistent messaging when playing the boxing game. As a software entrepreneur and advisor to other entrepreneurs, I find that consistent messaging is the most difficult of personal marketing challenges. This seems to be as true for a person who finds herself playing “the boxing game” with a new acquaintance, as it is for the entrepreneur pitching his idea in an elevator speech.
As a “sender” in the boxing game we understand a great deal about our strengths. Each of us is a multi-faceted personality able to add value in many different ways. Jack may be a software engineer, but also a project manager and volunteer firefighter. Janet may be an attorney, but also a marathon runner. What first impression do we
want to communicate to our new acquaintance in that precious first conversation?
I would enjoy hearing Rajesh talk about how to sort through a person’s alternative value propositions to achieve consistent messaging when playing the boxing game.

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