Tips from the top
Who could be a better source of inspiration than those who have been there, done that. Irrespective of whether you’re pursuing a distance learning course or a classroom course, the motivation that these words will give you is quite unparalleled.
So, let’s cut to the chase. Here are some tried and tested career tips by some of the most successful people the world has seen:
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Dr APJ Abdul Kalam – Love your job, don’t love your company
One of India’s most inspirational and influential people, Dr Kalam has given amazing life lessons in his books. His thoughts have encouraged numerous professionals to excel in their career with integrity.
Dr Kalam’s tip to professionals is to love their job and not their office. In his own words:
“Love your job but don’t love your company, because you may not know when your company stops loving you.”
What he means is to be true and honest to your work and that’s all is needed to be professionally sound. These words of wisdom are especially, invaluable for students pursuing MBA courses, as they generally reach the upper echelons of the corporate world and have to deal with a lot of pressure from the company. Remember that work is worship, and that’s all that matters!
Narayana Murthy – Be transparent
Narayana Murthy’s phenomenal success is accompanied by his simplistic and earthy ways. The highly successful corporate gives the most important tip for turning your career into a lasting success in just two words – Be transparent. He said, “The softest pillow is a clear conscience”.
If you are transparent and open in conduct, your team and company will trust you more. Transparent conduct also creates a healthy communication with the organisation, which is important for long term growth.
These words of wisdom are crucial if you’re pursuing a correspondence course because you need to be truthful to yourself about the efforts you put in. A distance learning course can offer the benefit of more free time, but be clear about how you spend that time.
Satya Nadella – Continuously re-invent yourself
Satya Nadella has held seats that define technological prophecies. When he started off with Mircosoft, he had no idea about AI, cloud computing and IoT etc. Today, he heads the company that’s spearheading research in these revolutionary technologies.
According to Nadella, continuously reinventing yourself by upskilling and adapting to the surroundings is the best way to keep your career headed in the right direction.
Ratan Tata – Don’t stop believing in yourself
Believe it or not, but when Tata Indica was released in 1998, it was a monumental failure – and most people asked Ratan Tata to sell the Tata Motors subsidiary. One of the companies which suggested this idea was Ford, and they made a proposition to buy the subsidiary.
Following this, Ratan Tata headed to the States to meet Bill Ford, the chairman of Ford Motors. But the meeting turned out to be a disaster, as Bill Ford insulted Ratan Tata by questioning his decision to enter the passenger car business. However, Ratan Tata did not give up. He used this insult as an inspiration and took his company to great heights.
Cut to 2008, when the tables turned and Ford was on its way to bankruptcy. Tata made an offer to purchase the Jaguar-Land Rover luxury car brand from them at a price of $2.3 billion. How times change!
Sachin Bansal – No time to slack
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Flipkart started off in a 2-bedroom apartment in Bangalore in 2007. Today, after 11 years of unprecedented success, they are a subsidiary of Walmart. Do you think Flipkart’s story started off with a success? No! Sachin and Binny Bansal failed at their very first attempt.
Fast forward to today, and look where they have reached! What kept them going? It’s probably this quote:
“You can never switch off”
It means that you can never rest on your laurels. If you’ve succeeded in accomplishing a goal on day one, that doesn’t mean that you can slack on day two. Challenges are always around the corner in the business world and you need to stay equipped to overcome them at every step of the way.
Build your career with confidence
These career-building tips from successful people are applicable to every field. Students pursuing distance BBA course can also apply these tips to begin their career with confidence. Which inspirational advise keeps you going? Tell us in the comments section.
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