General Election 2019

Elections are now interests of many. Thanks to social media and also the creativity of individuals getting added to the news items!, invariably one would get to know the news quickly.

Having pondered on the happenings,

the winners, the losers and the factors there in, I have come up with quick pointers which might be useful in life and in business.

Here you go.

• If one keep replying to critics, it would take away the energy, time and focus from the goals.

• Critics should help refuel to achieve intended goal, with vigor, passion and intensity. As Dale Carnegie puts, ‘Unjust criticism is often a disguised complement’.

• Even an inadequate member of team would benefit under an able leadership. They may get a second chance to prove their mettle.

• Know clearly individuals strength, supporting factors and work massively on it. Avoid getting misled by competitor’s words, actions and theirs past achievements or current behavior.

• Take time to understand the play of the competitors and their direction. Use that as the testing factor for checking your patience and your focus on your goals.

• Increase the circle of influence, slowly, steadily and relentlessly. Start with those issues which can be addressed immediately.

• Do what your conviction says as right and which holds good for majority. Criticism would come in either way.

• Reaffirm belief in your vision, purpose and efforts. Be ever willing to pay the price for it. Take no holidays when factors are in your favor.

• Discipline, discipline and discipline, it can start as early as 4. 00 am, everyday.

• If health sucks, it beats the focus, efforts and getting best of the window which is now open to take advantage of; it applies to both mental and physical health.

• Ones WORK should SAY it. It cannot be covered by words or with the sympathy gaining gestures. An easy sop cannot cover short comings for long time, created by over promises and under delivery.

• Overconfidence due to past achievements may make one overlook on the items of lesser control, but same may help competition to take advantage of it.

• A prepared mind can sense the direction of the wind and align to get the advantage of it, proves effective even in, as little as three to six months.

• Same formulas may not work in the same way at different times. Keep reinventing; project personal branding, use social media appropriately.

• If one senses that they are on the losing side, it is time to reconsider values, vision, and purposes, then reconstruct with changing times. Get on to the sailing ship quickly or be contented to take a hard earned retirement.

• No point in losing heart over failing in the intermediate battles; retain the energy till the war. Know even 9 consecutive wins would not guarantee the 10th one.

• By losing control over the emotions or the words, it can create unnecessary events which might support the competition.

• Creating a team (party) just before the competition (election) is a sure way to lose time, efforts and money.

• For a new entrant, knowing constituency (playground), meeting every household (customer), knowing their expectations of their leaders, meeting with associations, collate requirements, project a road-map, share a timeline, show an optimistic, pessimistic and most likely estimate for completion etc. are crucial.

• Have a PMO office (POS) set up in the playground to meet people addressing their concerns much before the competition and maintain the service consistency.

• Stay away from the prejudices of any kind, look at current statuses and right solution approach.

• Developing people involves addressing their socioeconomic concerns, giving those that existing leaders failed at. Do that part sincerely; wining and loosing are part of every game. Journey itself should be enjoying.

• Know is this fight a good one or not. Bad fight with good reason has won Vs. good fight with a bad reason. Good fight has energy coming out of a cause. Others have materialistic support.

• On winning, congratulate the team, supporters, the well wishers the very people. Upon loosing, meet the winner appreciate their strategic approach and be willing learn from it.

It’s not about with how much difference one attained the winning, it’s more about how much people were on the competition side. And why you could not win over them to your side yet, helps know your SWOT.

• Develop a mindset of not to continue the fight once the war is over. Time should be utilized for bettering the approach for upcoming one.

• Keep politeness of speech backed with unwavering mind, clear perspective and stand.