Keep raising the bar......Aim for the sky...

Everyone in life strives to achieve some coveted goal. Only a very few individuals may not have such ambition. What propels us to succeed in our mission? First and foremost, it is the passion. Without the passion of doing the particular activity, we cannot achieve the desired result. And next comes the 'single-minded dedication' towards the achievement of the target. No wavering, during the course of that task, come what may. Focus pointedly towards the desired dream. On the way, there are bound to be hurdles (both expected and unexpected). Expect the 'unexpected' and be prepared to cross over. In short, we should cultivate the 'never-say-die' spirit. Nothing should deter us from achieving our goal.

The Japanese like their fish to be very fresh (and not dead). Due to depletion of fish school near the fringes of the sea coast, they had to go far into the sea to catch fish. By the time the fish is brought to the shore, it is either dead or not active. The people do not like the taste. They used refrigeration arrangement in the boat but still they did not like the stuff. They devised an ingenious method. That is to keep the freshly caught fish in a sea water tank in the boat, and keep a small shark inside. The shark starts catching its prey (the fish). To escape the shark's attack, the fish is very actively dodging the shark. Okay, some fish is eaten by the shark. Whatever fish remains in the tank is very fresh and active (when brought to the shore for selling to customers). The Japanese never stopped their efforts till they achieved what they wanted.

In business sphere too, we should not stop after achieving a goal. Set another lofty goal and try to achieve that and the next goal after that... It continues. Never rest on the laurels. In this fast progressing world, we should keep running to remain at the same place. Else we will be left behind. Complacency is the worst enemy of progress. But at the same time, we should celebrate our success and ponder over our failures. Failure is the stepping stone for success, as everyone knows. Failures should not make us unhappy. After all, being happy is the ultimate goal in life.

There is a movie song, which goes like this.... "If you reach the summit, climb to touch the sky". Even sky should not be the limit. Like in "high jump" "or "pole vault", we should keep raising the bar, once a level is crossed. There is no end to the efforts. Over the period, so many records are broken in many fields. After all, the 'records are meant to be broken'.

Let this be your New Year resolution.