Go, Find Out Who Killed Your Idea
Nothing worthwhile is achieved without enthusiasm. Walter Pater, the great author-playwright, wrote: "To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame, to maintain this enthusiasm, is success in life". Wait- how many of our good ideas have been killed off lately? You have come up with some clever, innovative perhaps revolutionary idea on how to improve a product, do something better or faster or spark off something innovative that was needed for years. But nothing ever came of these ideas. Unfortunately, an awful lot of ideas die young. What or who kills these ideas? Is it sheer lack of enthusiasm to translate your ideas into action? Most of the ideas just evaporate before your eyes because the guiding force, enthusiasm and will to perform, is missing. In fact, fear of failure is the main reason that mops up all our enthusiasm. Moreover, the cold reactions your idea might invoke from others could also act as a formidable block. For instance, the Wright brothers faced nearly unending ridicule when they suggested that when they suggested that us. Trouble may demolish a a self-propelled heavier than-air contraption could actually fly - both from scientists as well as the clergy Bishop Milton Wrigh said emphatically: "Flight is reserved for angels and to think anything different is blasphemy". The bishop's statement also proves that even family members might not support innovative ideas. The bishop was the father of Wilbur and Orville. It's a good thing that people like Thomas Edison, Graham Bell, Madame Curie and thousands of others like them continued to work on their innovations- undeterred by discouragement. This kind of enthusiasm acts as a catalyst. It takes some research, refining and lot of hard work to actually materialise an idea. It's an uphill task. What is enthusiasm? It is that bubbly feeling which makes us do what we want to do. It is that positive energy which surges through our being; it is the very nucleus, the protoplasm of achievement. Just as another horizon appears the moment we come to the one we were reaching out for, enthusiasm continuously improves performance. Like a compass needle that persistently points to the north, no matter which way you turn it, an enthused person will persevere and work towards her goal. Achievement is a by product of individual enthusiasm, a result of nuturing of the subconscious mind. True, not every one of us can be a Columbus or Vascoda-Gama, leaving an indelible mark on the pages of history, but we can certainly be what poet Douglas Melloch said: "If you cannot be a sun, be a star. It isn't by size that you win or fall; be the best of whatever you are". In this context I recall an old Russian provero: "The hammer shatters glass but forges steel". So just what trouble does to you depends upon what is in you. The tests of life are to make, not break us. Trouble may demolish a man's business but will build his character. The blow at the outward man may be the greatest blessing to the inner man. If God allows us hardship, be sure that the real trouble is what we shall lose if we flinch. Believe there is a way and positive thoughts will rush into your mind to find a solution. Har kisi ko mukam mal jahaan nahin milta./ Kahin jameen to kahin aasman nahin milta (You don't always get what you desire. One may want the earth another, the sky...). So, remember the following verse: "God has not promised/ Skies always blue,/ Flowerstrewn pathways/ All life through/ God has not promised/ Sun without rain/ Joy without sorrow,/ Peace without pain/ But God has promised/ Strength for the day,/ Rest for the labour Light for the wa
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Courtesy: Anagha Hunnurkar and Speaking Tree,Times of India
Go, Find Out Who Killed Your Idea
Nothing worthwhile is achieved without enthusiasm. Walter Pater, the great author-playwright, wrote: "To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame, to maintain this enthusiasm, is success in life". Wait- how many of our good ideas have been killed off lately? You have come up with some clever, innovative perhaps revolutionary idea on how to improve a product, do something better or faster or spark off something innovative that was needed for years. But nothing ever came of these ideas. Unfortunately, an awful lot of ideas die young. What or who kills these ideas? Is it sheer lack of enthusiasm to translate your ideas into action? Most of the ideas just evaporate before your eyes because the guiding force, enthusiasm and will to perform, is missing. In fact, fear of failure is the main reason that mops up all our enthusiasm. Moreover, the cold reactions your idea might invoke from others could also act as a formidable block. For instance, the Wright brothers faced nearly unending ridicule when they suggested that when they suggested that us. Trouble may demolish a a self-propelled heavier than-air contraption could actually fly - both from scientists as well as the clergy Bishop Milton Wrigh said emphatically: "Flight is reserved for angels and to think anything different is blasphemy". The bishop's statement also proves that even family members might not support innovative ideas. The bishop was the father of Wilbur and Orville. It's a good thing that people like Thomas Edison, Graham Bell, Madame Curie and thousands of others like them continued to work on their innovations- undeterred by discouragement. This kind of enthusiasm acts as a catalyst. It takes some research, refining and lot of hard work to actually materialise an idea. It's an uphill task. What is enthusiasm? It is that bubbly feeling which makes us do what we want to do. It is that positive energy which surges through our being; it is the very nucleus, the protoplasm of achievement. Just as another horizon appears the moment we come to the one we were reaching out for, enthusiasm continuously improves performance. Like a compass needle that persistently points to the north, no matter which way you turn it, an enthused person will persevere and work towards her goal. Achievement is a by product of individual enthusiasm, a result of nuturing of the subconscious mind. True, not every one of us can be a Columbus or Vascoda-Gama, leaving an indelible mark on the pages of history, but we can certainly be what poet Douglas Melloch said: "If you cannot be a sun, be a star. It isn't by size that you win or fall; be the best of whatever you are". In this context I recall an old Russian provero: "The hammer shatters glass but forges steel". So just what trouble does to you depends upon what is in you. The tests of life are to make, not break us. Trouble may demolish a man's business but will build his character. The blow at the outward man may be the greatest blessing to the inner man. If God allows us hardship, be sure that the real trouble is what we shall lose if we flinch. Believe there is a way and positive thoughts will rush into your mind to find a solution. Har kisi ko mukam mal jahaan nahin milta./ Kahin jameen to kahin aasman nahin milta (You don't always get what you desire. One may want the earth another, the sky...). So, remember the following verse: "God has not promised/ Skies always blue,/ Flowerstrewn pathways/ All life through/ God has not promised/ Sun without rain/ Joy without sorrow,/ Peace without pain/ But God has promised/ Strength for the day,/ Rest for the labour Light for the wa
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Anagha Hunnurkar views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: Anagha Hunnurkar and Speaking Tree,Times of India