Note: This is a very special post for me. I am dedicating this to all those people that have created an ultimate lasting impression in my life. In the end, there is a call to action for all of you
How do you create an ultimate lasting impression?
There is no single answer to this but for me, this one comes close -
You have created a lasting impression if people that matter most to you miss you in their past.
Let me explain a bit more. What I will say is based on these two facts:
1. We all live once. In cricket terms, we get to play only one innings in life. Do whatever you want, you can’t get back the time that has already passed.
2. We met various people at various stages of our lives – they may be new friends, business partners, teachers, mentors, coaches or anyone that will matter most to our lives. Until we meet them first-time, they don’t exist for us.
Some of these people make a “true” lasting impression in our lives. They make us feel like going back to the past – only this time they are also part of the past. Since we may have met them late in our life, the maximum we can have a relationship with them is until the end of our life or their life. But… they are so good that we feel cheated – they REALLY should have been part of our past.
Are you one of those people that people that matter most to you miss you in their past? If not, what can you do today and for the rest of your life that will take you to that stage?
Remember that there are no tricks or tactics to reach there. You just have to BE that person who is making that kind of DIFFERENCE in the lives of people.
Action Item:
I am sure you are surrounded by many people who have made such a big difference in your life that you are missing them in your past. If you were like me (when I was chronically busy) you may not have had the time to tell them how much they mean to you.
I request that you take a few moments and forward this article in an email and say that “I miss you in my past”
Go ahead and make their day!
Note: For the other 174 entries in the “Distinguish yourself” series, please visit my Squidoo lens on the same topic Squidoo Lens: Distinguish yourself
A business person, I think, is like a chess player. The opponent is the marketplace. That may explain why most business plans change a number of times once you put them into action.
In a chess game you make a move and wait for the opponent to make another move. If you are a good chess player, you can predict what moves your opponent will make and may be (in some cases) force an opponent to make a certain move. If your opponent is good chess player, it is impossible for you to predict your opponent’s every move. So, you have to re-think your every move based on your opponent’s move.
Business works in a similar fashion. Just remember that you are playing with an opponent who is a superstar in chess. The reason – The marketplace is always right!
A couple of weeks ago, I was at Elberton, Georgia to attend the wedding of my dear friend Paul D’Souza (photos)
The event was fantastic and I was glad to be there. Of the many things
that were fascinating, a small chocolate fountain caught my attention.
Here is the photo of that chocolate fountain surrounded by small
children.
In a couple of hours, the fruit tray there was empty as children were almost competing to eat chocolate covered fruits. It was fascinating to watch this. Without the chocolate fountain, I can guarantee that there was no way that children would have cleared the fruit platter.
Something to think about: If the fruits are your products or services and children are your customers, may be what is missing is a chocolate fountain. Do you have a chocolate fountain for your business?
Having great teachers in your life is a blessing like no other, don’t you think?
The last three days was an investment in my own learning. I was with my teachers immersed in deep learning. Not only was this an investment of time and money on my part, it was a bigger investment on the part of my teachers to spend time with me and other fellow students. It is an investment of their time but most important, it is also an opportunity cost for them.
The more I learn from my teachers and mentors, the deeper I am in debt for all they have taught to me.
It just increases the sense of responsibility to give my best to the world – become someone that my teachers will be proud of!
Unfortunately, our school systems teach a person how to answer. May be there should a course on how to ask good questions? For starters, you can get close to a 100 new questions at Squidoo: The Power of Questions
Enjoy the quote.
“Judge of a man by his questions, rather than by his answers”
A couple of weeks ago, I was at Elberton, Georgia to attend the wedding of my dear friend Paul D’Souza (
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