Amit’s e-world

Ever wondered why it is difficult to get the first job even when you possess great qualifications while those with no need for a new job keep getting approached by headhunters. Ever thought why the man with most test centuries in cricket took so long to get his first one. Ever reflected on whether any causality exists among the many soft skills techniques & deeper spiritual concepts.

Pictures speak a thousand words, so let’s look at this, a peek into the human mind.

Lets proceed radially outwards, hence lets take the current state first. For every goal that you set you will be starting at the current state. The toughest barrier that you need to overcome is the changing yourself. But before that, the most important bit is to understand your current state & desired future state i.e. self-awareness. A reflective person would find it easier to dig into the mind. There are techniques like meditation, coaching that are designed to help you find out your current state. Nobody else can, as they can’t see it. Once you gain self-awareness, you have moved from a stage of unconsciousness to consciousness.

Then comes the big step of making the change. Many spiritual theories urge you / motivate you / give you a rationale for changing yourself. Again, this is an area of self-help. You have to make the effort yourself.
You now need to be skilled at the process that is going to take you to your desired state. As you get skilled, you get more confident about your ability to reach where you want to. You will eventually break the confidence barrier & the world starts noticing you. This could mean longer interviews if you are looking for a job, it could mean being offered more challenging opportunities at work & so on.

Then comes the brand barrier / reputation barrier. It normally takes a liitle longer to come because it does need significant & sustained investments. To be regarded as a successful batsman, you need to have a track record of scoring runs consistently. Doing that takes a while.

Ironically, the world at large values people more when they break the ‘brand’ barrier, when they could have benefited by taking a cheaper punt on someone who didn’t break that barrier.  Which possibly explains why ‘large-cap’ stocks generally trade more than ‘mid-caps’.

I have tacitly used this framework in the way I have done things & it has benefitted me immensely. Though, I must add that this model is a creation of my mind – a summary of the different things I have learnt through my experiences.