By Dinesh P. Bhrushundi @ dbknowledgey
Hello! again from ᵭᵱᵬ’the मितवा’! ‘ᵭᵱᵬ’ is my initial and ‘मितवा’, a Marathi acronym for Friend, Philosopher and Guide, my humble role to ‘Sit Back and Give Back’, after 4 decades of career-cruise.
The Series Title: ‘7 Mavens of SOPs’ is my expression for putting some of the learnings as “seven collection of expertises in sets of seven SOPs”, befitting the mental capacity and attention span to instill the respective skills. “7Sets Of Practices”, first of the series, was offered as ‘A Mindset Offset’.
‘7Sponsors Of Progress’ is discovery of such Promoters during my Professional Pursuit from entry level to CXO level after two decades. Most performers will broadly agree that these are needed as enablers of progress.
Source Of Passion of course tops the pyramid-and it must. It’s always there at the back of every excellent performer: physically or virtually, to draw inspiration from. This prime sponsor establishes an individual onto the expedition of excellence, entrusting next important aspect of journey to subsequent one:
Statement Of Purpose is a contract of an individual with himself, explicit or implicit to derive direction, a beacon to reckon with, for shifting choices from ‘survive and live’ to ‘thrive’. Without Purpose, Passion is rendered Pointless.
Third major patron, for putting a perspective to purpose kindled by passion, by making the blueprints and fallbacks, is Steps Of Plan. It converts the hazy horizons into tangibles tasks with mile-signs and timelines to get the ball rolling.
Further, the extent to which purpose is being realized, needs to be defined firstly and determined frequently. Stages Of Progression espouses this very cause for appraisals along the course and its adaptation necessitated due to previous, probable and potential changes behind, between and beyond.
Goes a quote: ‘Success is 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration’. The pilgrim in the performance realm, has to match the delineated dream, emanating from inspiration, with Stream Of Perspiration. There is no substitute for ‘SMART hard’ work whatsoever, even to invoke the Goddess of Luck.
In the topsy-turvy trek to target, next comes the Support Of Peer (also of Philosopher and Pathfinder) like a torchbearer at turning point. Philosopher serves as a Think Tank for tapping intelligence to theorize insights. Pathfinder at one time is like a challenger and at another, a catalyst at the cross-roads of crusade.
‘Today’ is the greatest present of LIFE to each individual every day. It brings new vistas along with vitality, vividity, validity and most importantly, the value of experience, expertise and enlightenment. This Sack Of Presents is indeed the foundation for failsafe and fructifying Future, albeit with one caveat. Its regular renewal is required like ritual, lest the baggage becomes a barrier to buoyancy.
I am privileged to reveal second SOPs of the series: 7 Sponsors Of Progress. I am sure they will facilitate everyone, in professional and personal quests.
Happy Reading, Relating, Reflecting, Rehearsing and Reaping!
Bestest!!
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