You’re frozen when your heart is not open; Madonna
India and Pakistan. Two great nations. Two nations that have so much talent between them its not even funny. Almost one quarter of the talent in the world resides in these two nations, and the problem is that most of it hasn’t been tapped (at least here in Pakistan). Ok whats the minimum wage an employee earns in the States? Depending on the State, I would say $5-7 right? Well the people in your business should be able to generate at least $40 dollars of business for you in that day (if not more). Multiply that by two or four and then compounding starts taking place.
You may read more about compounding here at Chris Martensons Crash Course. Kudos Chris, you are talented individual with a keen insight to the economy, NOT as we see it. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world. Also check this related post about Global Awareness.
Whats the difference between the work ethic in these two nations? Its simple, consider this scenario. An indian and a Pakistani work for the ACME company. The boss, “Mr. Added Value” assigns each one a task. The indian will do his work, keep quiet and come back with more than the boss asked. The Pakistani will try and find shortcuts to finish that work and come back with a big smile on his face and say: “Hey Mr. Added Value look didnt i do a hell of a job!??” + “Ohh im soo talented”. MEH, BAH PHOEEY, I like the Indian way better. Alot like the Americans huh?
Whats worse is that people here in Pakistan don’t know how to cultivate talent, whereas the Indians know and understand that talent is the driving force of their economy. The true grit of their future. Take a look at the Americans, they cultivate their talent from a very young age. Those who have the drive over there succeed under proper guidance and emerge as demons in their respective fields.
So what’s a Pakistani to do? As the current state of the economy isn’t all that great, especially with the terrorist thing. It’s not like we can’t persevere over time. Everyone is too buzy with all that “He said, She Said” bullshit. Socially in Pakistan that is all people talk about. There is hardly any substance in the words that come out of these highly talented peoples minds. Either the kids have grown up in such a rich society and been spoiled rotten, or they are too poor to know their arse from a whole in the ground. Wheres the middle ground?
When i started designing websites, people said “Man you are crazy you do all the work”, + “Just get a developer to all the dirty work for you”. I agreee and i disagree to this statement. One has to go through the grind, to truly see the light. Besides if you want to expand then you better be good on the technical front, so no one can take you for a ride. Some people (like myself) like to get their hands dirty..
What i’m tired to keep on seeing is Pakistani’s hating on those who have done well. The indians, the Chinese, the vietnamese, the philipinos – these people have worked hard and they DESERVE IT.
Moral of this story is this: Whats a boss to do with Monkey’s around him? (don’t get me wrong i dont mean it in a derrogatory way, though it mind sound like that). Spend time with them, train them. Nurture them the same way you nurture your own skills. Most people here dont want to work because there are no incentives. Show them the light, show them the money, take care of them. Indeed this is the way to do business…A monkey will never do what its not programmed to do, but the monkey has the ability to learn if guided the right way.
For the love of my country, for the respect of the world, for the Blessings of God and all the prophets that he has brought us: I am set to change the way people think and work here, at least in my immediate surroundings.
Lastly i will say, that for the most part the world is a bunch of followers; especially people in this part of the world. If you have the ability to shine, shine you will, but make sure to use it to your advantage and have people follow your lead. For the most part one should partake with their knowledge. The more you part with your talent the more talent you will recieve in the future….
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Hey Hi
I am an indian and I liked this post a very much.. not becausing u are talking good about India because i feel it is too rational and logical.
Thanks a lot.. for such post.. ppl will read it hope it will turn their way of thinking..
thanks
Mayur
Inspiring words. Keep up the hard work and in my opinion you can have great fun working hard if you enjoy what you’re doing. People focus on the goals (money, power) and forget that the journey is more important than the destination. I’m constantly amazed that this line of work – particularly new things like rich internet – bring together people from the 4 corners of the Earth who share a common interest and passion for something that grows and changes at an amazing rate. Peace out from New York City…