How many times do you think or have thought about knowing the Golden Rules of doing things. Worse, how many times have you got a concrete answer? Leave aside Theories and Pure Sciences including the Golden Rule of Accountancy. When it comes to behavior, success, outlook, achievement, attitude and our life in general do we really have Golden Rules?
Well, I doubt...
I have come across so many people who have achieved great heights but followed a different approach; at times exactly the opposite, but still reached or achieved the same goal/goals. So what does a follower understand who is looking for Six Sigma Perfection in his/her actions and can't afford to lose resources in deviations. Well, does that imply that the Golden Rule is that "There are no Rules". The examples I will be mentioning would be sufficient to prove that the title of this post makes sense...
Mentioning examples of Bill Gates, Narayan Murthy, Sudha Murthy, Mohammad Ali, Sachin Tendulkar, Warren Buffet, Katherine Bigelow etc would not help. I want you to connect with it at a personal level and realize the true logic of NO LOGIC or approach (to success).
Lets talk about academics, since you are reading this, I presume you went to some school. Now since it was a school it would have had a screwed up grading system too. Since std I till std XII you would have witnessed many success stories in academics. Think about it once and you will realize some of them were Geeks who ate, slept, bathed, chewed and vomited concepts and theories, mugged up literature. You also would have come across toppers who were completely chilled out and their parents are yet to be convinced that their (perceived) foolish nut could crack it. Then you would also have come across the ones who were extremely stupid and were always critical of teachers and talked about loopholes in every thing and argued the most. There also would have been assholes who got maximum marks because they were a kin or too cute to resist (Mind you I am not talking about Gender Bias here...).
Now the bottom line is that they were all toppers irrespective of their approach they were all felicitated at the Annual Prize Nights.
When it comes to cracking interviews people have different opinions. Some say "Show all you got", whereas some criticize saying "Show them that you are open to learning and receiving orders, be humble and do not speak much." And the 3rd school of thought says, "Be what you are and if you would suit the profile you will get selected." ha ha
I have seen people who come out of the interview room very excited "Yahooooooo!!! I said it all, I spoke well, answered all their questions. Made them speechless. Yuppieee... " and when the results are declared their faces are as long as Qutab Minar. Well, the idea is there are no Golden Rules. It entirely depends upon the perception and outlook of the HR and of-course the Job Specifications. One must say what the other person WANTS TO LISTEN TO... without mugging any standard statements.
I had a friend in college who was as fragile as dew drops but when I actually got to know of his credentials I realized he was a National Level Hockey Player and when I spoke to him about his journey through it, He could not think of strenuous practice sessions, or of being coached by the best-est or for that matter slogging in the fields. He just knew it...
My college friend, JP a 33rd rank holder in ICAI Final cracked it in the very first attempt and you wouldn't believe the accounts teacher of my high school who was an MCom and a BEd could not achieve it and surrendered, he got married, produced a couple of children and then attempted again and he could score. Another school friend of mine a student of the same CA aspirant teacher cracked it after 4 attempts before his mentor, though he slogged like hell.... These three had a different lifestyle, different approach and a different attitude.
In government departments, some get their work done by bribing, some by power/contacts and some by massaging the ego of the officers by standing in the Que since dawn till evening with their hands folded and face wrinkled.
Then, how does it work exactly? What should one do? Well, one must follow what makes most sense, which is rational and ethical. Now ethics is a very subjective term. What one might think as ethical can be perceived as a complete NO NO by others.
Thus, my dear friends stop looking for Golden Rules, do what you find feasible and convenient without compromising on passion and dedication and you will end up creating one more Rule for the people who have no idea about the Logic of NO LOGIC.
All the Best...!!!
