Indelible Impressions

There is an old saying, “Practice makes a man perfect.”

When we practice a skill regularly we master that particular skill.

This clearly shows how important it is to implement it on a regular basis.

To continue to be successful, one needs to read books related to business, surf the net, attend seminars and be an initiator other aspects which help us in improving our skills.

One should be constantly striving to learn and push oneself on a regular basis to learn new things. “Challenge one-self, not others”.

Regular practice will create indelible impressions and will help one in scaling great heights.

Let’s compare this with real life situations. Suppose one mark’s a table with a knife and repeat this on a regular interval on the same mark. The mark will become permanent and it will remain the same even after many years.

Now if one mark’s the table just once and sees it after many years, one will find dust on it and the depth of the mark will not be the same as it will be after marking it daily for a period of time.

This is termed as “Indelible Impressions”. If one sharpens one’s brain regularly, then the brain will remain as it was.

There is a saying “If you’re not getting better you’re getting worse.”

One should practice daily to be perfect and sharp.

THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM AND THE SECOND MOUSE GETS THE CHEESE

The early bird gets the worm, meaning it is good to work proactively, instead of delaying them. The second mouse gets the cheese, because the first mouse gets trapped in the mouse-trap and the second mouse grabs it by starting late and learning from the mistakes made by the first mouse.

The dichotomy is that if the early bird gets the worm, is true then how is it possible for the second mouse to get the cheese, to be true too? 

If one wants to grab opportunities then one must get a head start before anyone else and be like the early bird that gets the worm.

But if one loses the opportunity or misses out something very important and another person achieves it, then, one can just learn from others’ work and achieve one’s goals.

Success comes when one works hard and prepares well. It is the effort that we have put in to achieve something that gets the result.

One can’t just make a team and play without practicing before the match. Planning strategies before performing any team task is very important, otherwise the team can't win.

One must work hard to succeed is what I have learnt. I have also been taught that taking initiative is very important and working without any procrastination is the ladder to success, making me believe in the part - “early bird gets the worm”.

However, in my career I have realized that doing things after observing other examples gives better results. By waiting and judging others’ performance I get to learn from their mistakes and do a better job than them, by following the part- “second mouse gets the cheese”.

At last I would like to say that we should keep motivating each other and work hard to achieve our goals. To be like the early bird or the second mouse is everyone’s personal choice. Both achieve their goals in their own ways.