tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176686452011-04-22T09:32:22.225+09:00Make your passion your profession(Students & Work prisoners)If you want to be happy for a day, go on a picnic.
If you want to be happy for a week, go on a vacation
If you want to go happy for a month, get married
If you want to be happy for a year, inherit wealth
If you want to be happy for a lifetime, get the job
that you like- Work occupies a majoirty of our waking hours and if they are miserable, life becomes unbearable.This blog is dedicated to all those people who are trapped in the wrong profession and potential careerists- the students.Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1152427129242726322006-07-09T15:37:00.000+09:002006-07-09T15:38:49.253+09:00Shifting to WordpressThanks to the authorities for creating such a wondeful platform. I am now shifting to wordpress. The new location is Make your passion your professionHirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1140765036188310732006-02-24T16:07:00.001+09:002006-02-27T20:27:43.720+09:00The Students “Aspire”, should the rest perspire ?India today magazine has come out with a new special magazine called Aspire with the purpose of guiding students in their choice of careers. It is a much needed handsome initiative. I had already subscribed to the main magazine for 10 years a few years ago and have not been disappointed. What was disappointing however was their attitude when I met a young lady at India today’s editorial office Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1139445441371030392006-02-09T09:36:00.000+09:002006-02-09T09:37:21.390+09:00Even Mahatma Gandhi believed in itThese are some excerpts from Gandhi’s Autobiography “The story of my experiments with truth”:-“Finally, it is better that one doHis own task as he may, even though he failThen take tasks not his own, though they seem goodTo die performing duty is no illBut who seeks other roads shall wander still”“My aptitude for nursing gradually developed into a passion, so much so that it often led me to Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1138693269483205522006-01-31T16:33:00.000+09:002006-02-02T10:57:49.730+09:00Do the students lack skill sets or something more profound-who educates the educationists?The lead story of Sunday times of India of January 29 , “ Hiring headache for corporates-firms ,colleges tie up to tackle skill deficit” . In the editorial that follows “The great Indian talent hunt” some excerpts“In absolute numbers, the workforce pool may look impressive but only 20% of this is good enough for India Inc. After the top few educational institutions, the quality drops sharply.” –Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1137075325552972102006-01-12T23:05:00.000+09:002006-02-02T20:28:18.506+09:00Can any student/others even afford to be in the wrong sub-occupation?The stock market has been used to explain this theme.Mr Parag Parikh, Indian stock market professional says in his latest book that contarary to common perception, speculators in the stock marked could have made more money than long term investors. He says” It is difficult to say which strategy is good and which is bad. It depends upon the individual’s mental attitude, discipline, risk taking Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1135501128398243712005-12-25T17:39:00.000+09:002006-02-02T20:22:18.116+09:00Schizophrenic existence in the prime(youth)of life?Hindustan times publication "Brunch" December 18,2005. has come out with an interesting article, "Life of passage" on people who were trapped in the wrong jobs and living a dual existence. Some excerpts:-Writers from professions you wouldn’t think of having the literary urge.Doctors, lawyers physicists , bankers are joining the field of Indian writers. Writing in English has found an expressive Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1131895122688464952005-11-14T00:16:00.000+09:002006-02-02T20:19:06.373+09:00Sports Encounters for budding sportsmenThis is an interesting encounter that I had with former national coach and member of the world cup winning cricket team, Madan lal. I was elated to learn that he was going to coach my son at Delhi’s Siri fort ground. He warmed up to me when I reminded him of a catch he had taken in Australia.He then said, “ I shall be absolutely frank with you. If there is one thing that so many years of playing Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1129738264879964492005-10-20T00:37:00.000+09:002006-02-02T20:29:08.053+09:00Should any young person end up like this?Consider this informationIn 1923, nine of the world’s richest men met to discuss economy. They were among the richest men in the world. They were:-Charles Schwab- President of the largest Steel companySameul Insull- President of the largest electric utility companyHoward Hopson- President, largest gas companyArthur Cutten- Greatest wheat speculatorRichard whitney- President, New york stock Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1129646964550629752005-10-18T23:40:00.000+09:002006-02-02T20:16:16.140+09:00Inspiring career stories of famous people for studentsSome of us think that one is lucky if one is born in a business family so that after graduating one can straightaway take over the family business. That is not always the case as the following examples show:-:One of the most interesting vocation stories are with respect to Henri Ford. Ford’s father was a farmer who wanted his son to follow him in his own footsteps. However young Hernri’s heart Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1129605013559607482005-10-18T12:03:00.000+09:002006-02-02T20:14:07.460+09:00Students, watchout before choosing a job/ CareerIt is said that choose a career not on the basis of what you know but who you are or rather follow your heart. Studies in USA show that the single biggest factor in business success is passion. It is a foregone conclusion that everyone has to work hard to come up in life. In reality you can work hard consistently all your life on something only if you have a genuine passion for it. The great Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1129604390826658312005-10-18T11:57:00.000+09:002005-10-18T14:51:49.653+09:00Job PrisonersDo you feel stifled, trapped or stuck in your job? Do you feel that it would be really tedious to do the current job throughout your life? Do you constantly yearn that you could be doing something else? Is your experience similar to the one described in the link below:-Job PrisonI have come across support groups for all kinds of medical ailments in the united states on various internet sites. It Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1129544261064841542005-10-17T19:12:00.000+09:002005-10-21T22:42:40.400+09:00Students,bewareWho does not want to be suscessful? I think one of the groups with the strongest desire to be successful would be students as they are would soon be entering practical life and being forewarned is forearmed. This is an excerpt from an article by a Human resources development company:-"At least in India, no one is surprised at children aspiring to become engineers, doctors, CAs or MBAs. Almost 60 Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1128942791266386592005-10-10T20:08:00.000+09:002005-10-18T15:08:58.293+09:00Article- Shaping your child's future- Do you want to be a potter or a Gardner?Mr Azim Premji is the world’s first or second richest Indian today. He has written a wonderful article in the Times of India on Education and goes on to say that the same policies followed in his company has produced immense wealth as a bi product. He says that the primary purpose of a school is to guide the child’s discovery of herself and her world and to identify and mature the child’s talentsHirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1128941087597441792005-10-10T19:42:00.000+09:002006-02-03T23:32:58.993+09:00Quotes - Suitable career"Make your passion your profession"Thomas Carlyle,” The person who has found his vocation in life is a blessed human being. Let him ask for no other blessedness.”Ancient Indian spiritual scriptures called the "shastras" have actually used a special word "Swadharma" for one's life's vocation.India current President, APJ Abdul Kalaam, a man who has headed organizations in areas like Space, Atomic Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1128935770658039022005-10-10T17:56:00.000+09:002005-10-18T15:55:07.106+09:00Poem- The wrong CareerConsidering the number of hours spent at work, the wrong career can consideraby harm one's life. That can only be avoided by the right kind of education. This poem propagates that to avoid a severe tragedy later on:-The wrong CareerThe two most important decisions are one's career and one's wife.Considering the time spent on the former, a wrong choice can ruin one's life.In fact one's career is Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1128933234795300292005-10-10T17:25:00.000+09:002005-10-18T16:08:14.473+09:00Poem-Gardening v/s Potting in EducationIt is said that education is all about bringing out already existing potential instead of blindly stuffing facts.. Some parents and teachers try to be potters who mould the clay the way they like. Each child has infinite potential and is a future tree and therefore be treated the way a gardener treats a seed. Based on what the famous philospher Socrates said “Educations is the kindling of a flameHirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1128924235268222442005-10-10T15:01:00.000+09:002005-10-18T17:35:27.890+09:00Article-Isn't this a mockery of EducationEducation is supposed to draw out the best but is it anywher near it?The word education is derived from the two latin terms “ek” and ‘ducere’. Ek means ‘out’ and ducere means to draw. Therefore, the word education means to draw out from within, not to stuff in. Unless one knows what is in, how can one draw out. It is a pity that even in the 21st century we have not been able to proactively probe Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17668645.post-1128923573680360452005-10-10T14:52:00.000+09:002005-10-18T17:53:25.376+09:00Published Article-Don't settle for less than a callingThis article, written by me, appeared in India's premier spiritual magazine "Life positive" in November'2001Most of us go through life engaged in jobs that give us no satisfaction. Many of us spend a lifetime imprisoned in work that we hate. Finding your calling early in life is crucial. But whose job is it to find it? Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan, on being asked the secret of his success Hirenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733690983785357387noreply@blogger.com0