Children's Stories...and The Circle Of Life

As an adult, I have lost the magical wonderland of children's stories. As I read a bedtime story to my 4-year old nephew.."The Lion King".. I found a strange awakening of past wonderings/dreams/imagination. And more surprisingly, I found in the story a line of thought that is going on in my "adult" mind today... the question on "Where am I in the Circle of Life?"

As the mighty king Mufasa tells the young cub Simba - "You have to take your rightful place in the Circle of Life", I ask myself, 'Where is my place in the Circle of Life?' - isnt that what I am seeking every day of my life?
And in the story I find that it takes time, to find one's place, after many wanderings, that one does find his/her place in the Circle of Life... but only if one keeps looking. And so I will.

And until I find my place, I will live in the day, in the present. Long live the Lion King!

Shifting Goalposts

Many of my peers, including me, think we can do anything. Problem is we cant seem to find that "one" thing to focus upon. If I walk into a fancy restaurant, I can think of 4-5 ways of alternate revenue generation, cost-control and a better menu selection to get more customers. But do I want to enter the restaurant business? Answer is "Ummm.... No."

Childhood: I want to be a cricketer
Adolesence: I want to be an actor
Teenage: I want to be a CEO
Early 20s: I want to run my own company
Late 20s: I want to be financially independent and retire

I really dont know what to do, what to focus upon.

Marriages, Divorces

Seems to be the only thing going around these days... Marriages... Divorces...
I hear of a marriage and divorce almost with equal frequency... Someone getting married, Someone getting divorced, Someone getting re-married...
Which marriages are happy and which arent...Again, there seems to be a clean split of 50-50.

It's turning to be a tough scene for the old and new generations as a sudden conflict of thoughts arises on this crucial topic. It's almost like the younger generation was cultivating its own thoughts on marriage and suddenly I'm 28 years old and the older generation confronts me with their own thoughts.

Education was an easy decision. Jobs was an even easier decision. So was relocation, travel, change of jobs. I made all my decisions with complete freedom and no one complained.
Looks like marriage is a generation-wide, family-wide decision! I'm getting the shivers...

Marriage, Divorce, Re-marriage, Happy marriage, Unhappy marriage....Suddenly, its all real, all around.

No Plan B

Getting confused and not starting is worse than failing after dedicatedly going down one path.

I always try to think of a Plan B, and trying to cushion a fall that may never occur in the first place. This "cushioning" effort takes away time and effort that could go into executing the original plan with full gusto.

Uncertainty is constant. Hence, I want to dispense with Plan Bs, trust my instinct and skills and go for the kill with full gusto. Now, I need to find a worthwhile target, that's all. And concentrate on it.

Sometimes to sell, you gotta De-sell

Strange concept I'm learning these days. I always thought up-selling was important, and thats what gave value to the company as well as increased your worth in the food-chain.

Now, I'm learning De-selling as well. Which is basically - If your client cant afford a high-end product, tell him he doesnt need a high-end product, and sell him a low-end product instead, that he can afford!! That way, the competition is kept out and you make the sale.

Interesting. But not exciting.