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Mandar Shinde

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Hobby Your Work

Hobby your work

 Liking what you do can give you success; but doing what you like will give you both success and happiness.

What is a hobby?

Hobby is something you always want to do.
You do not compromise on anything related to your hobby.
You do not have to 'spare' time for your hobby; you always manage to follow it all the time.
You do not need to ask for permissions or assistance from others to follow your hobby.
You do not have to worry about money to be spent for your hobby, you always prepare for it.

Isn't that true, for any kind of hobby you follow?

Now, replace your 'hobby' with your 'work' in above scenario. How does it sound? Let's see.

Work is something you always want to do. (really??)
You do not compromise on anything related to your work. (is it??)
You do not have to 'spare' time for your work, you always manage to follow it all the time. (difficult??)
You do not need to ask for permissions or assistance from others to follow your work. (how nice it would be!!)
You do not have to worry about money to be spent for your work, you always prepare for it. (sounds interesting, doesn't it??)

Now that you have almost understood why 'your work is NOT as pleasant as your hobby', let us see if we can really eliminate that 'NOT' from this statement.

(Although you can try and implement these ideas in your job, this article would be most applicable for business oriented people.)

One basic challenge all business people face is, to maintain their interest in their work. In a job, you have an option to switch your company, role, boss, or domain. However, in business, you have to work out hundred things before you think of a switch in product, service, or even your location. So how will you ensure that you will always remain interested in your business product or service? Think over it this way – if your business offers a product or service that you yourself buy or use very often with your choice, things would be much simpler!

Now, you must be thinking - 'I buy branded products or avail service from experienced providers in market. How can I beat this competition?' Okay, improve your observation! Analyze the product/service from a critic's view. Look for any obvious loopholes or defects as your grievance in the existing (branded) product or (experienced) service. Also, think of any improvements that yourself would pay for, if added to existing product/service. Now, analyze what and how you can work to eliminate the defects and add value to the same product/service.

By now, you must have figured out something to start working on (that too related to your hobby!). Now who will pay for your product/service? Who should be your target customers? Simple – if you are ready to pay for this product/service, there would be many people thinking like you! You just have to identify them. How??

Join groups related to your hobby.
Discuss your hobby with your colleagues, relatives, friends, neighbors. (I am sure you do not need any training or preparation to talk about your hobby.)
Share your experiences about existing products/services and be prompt to grab the opportunity when others start looking for a better option.

How does it sound? Interesting, isn't it?

(If you can observe yourself, you have thoroughly read this article just because it emphasizes more on hobby than mere work. That's the key!!)




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शब्द

शब्द शब्द जपून ठेव
माझ्यासोबत बोलण्यासाठी,
क्षण क्षण वाचवून ठेव
माझ्यासोबत जगण्यासाठी.

ऐकायचंय की नाही मला
हा प्रश्न मुळीच नाही,
सांगावंसं वाटतंय तुला
याहून मोठं काहीच नाही.

माझा वेळ, तुझा वेळ
वेळेचं काम वाहत जायचं,
तो जातो वाहत वाहत
आपण फक्त चिंब व्हायचं.

शब्द शब्द मोजून ठेव
मलाही कधी चुकावंसं वाटेल,
हेच शब्द आठवून पुन्हा
तुझ्याकडंच झेपावंसं वाटेल...

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Monday, May 24, 2010

हा देश पाहतो वाट

नव्या पिढीचे तरुण आम्ही, वृद्धांहूनी का करुण आम्ही?
लढण्याआधीच गेलो हरुन आम्ही, लागली कुणामुळे ही वाट?
लढत लढत हारणार्‍या, हरत हरत जिंकणार्‍या
सळसळत्या तारुण्याची, हा देश पाहतो वाट.

ओवाळणारे भक्त नाही, झेपावणारे रक्त नाही
घाव झेलण्या शक्त नाही, लागली कुणामुळे ही वाट?
भक्तीने ओथंबलेल्या, शक्तीने ओसंडलेल्या
खणखणीत तारुण्याची, हा देश पाहतो वाट.

धडाडणारी छाती नाही, घडविणारी माती नाही
पोसणारी नाती नाही, लागली कुणामुळे ही वाट?
मातीत सोने पिकविणार्‍या, नात्यांतून भविष्य फुलविणार्‍या
कार्यकर्त्या तारुण्याची, हा देश पाहतो वाट - उगवेल कधी ती पहाट?

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

शिकवणनाम

बालकें बाळबोध अक्षर । घडसून करावें सुंदर ।
जे देखतांचि चतुर । समाधान पावती ॥१॥

वाटोळें सरळें मोकळें । वोतलें मसीचें काळें ।
कुळकुळीत वोळी चालिल्या ढाळें । मुक्तमाळा जैशा ॥२॥

अक्षरमात्र तितुकें नीट । नेमस्त पैस काने नीट ।
आडव्या मात्रा त्याही नीट । आर्कुलीं वेलांट्या ॥३॥

पहिलें अक्षर जें काढिलें । ग्रंथ संपेतों पाहात गेले ।
येका टांकेचि लिहिलें । ऐसें वाटे ॥४॥

अक्षराचें काळेपण । टांकाचे ठोंसरपण ।
तैसेंचि वळण वांकण । सारिखेंची ॥५॥

वोळीस वोळी लागेना । आर्कुली मात्रा भेदीना ।
खालिले वोळीस स्पर्शेना । अथवा लंबाक्षर ॥६॥

पान शिष्यानें रेखाटावें । त्यावरी नेमकेंचि ल्याहावें ।
दुरी जवळी न व्हावें । अंतर वोळीचें ॥७॥

कोठें शोधासी आडेना । चुकी पाहातां सांपडेना ।
गरज केली हें घडेना । लेखकापासुनी ॥८॥

ज्याचें वय आहे नूतन । त्यानें ल्याहावे जपोन ।
जनासी पडे मोहन । ऐसें करावे ॥९॥

बहु बारीक तरुणपणीं । कामा न ये म्हातरपणीं।
मध्यस्थ लिहिण्याची करणी । केली पाहिजे ॥१०॥

भोंवतें स्थळ सोडून द्यावें । मध्येंचि चमचमित ल्याहावें ।
कागद झडतांचि झडावें । नलगेचि अक्षर ॥११॥

ऐसा ग्रंथ जपोनि ल्याहावा । प्राणिमात्रांस उपजे हेवा ।
ऐसा पुरुष तो पाहावा । म्हणती लोक ॥१२॥

काया बहुत कष्टवावी । उत्कट कीर्ति उरवावी ।
चटक लावुनी सोडावी । कांहीं येक ॥१३॥

- श्री रामदास स्वामी


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निश्चय

निश्चय पक्का, तडीस नेतो कामे
गोंधळ नुसता, मनास करी रिकामे.

ठरविले जर मी, अडवू शकेल कोण मला
चलबिचल परि ते, कामे ढकलून रिकामे.

स्वार्थ असेलही माझा, म्हणून करतो कामे
स्वार्थाशिवाय भेटतील का, कृष्णाला तरी सुदामे?

ना देवावरती श्रद्धा, ना लोभ मला खजिन्यांचा
कष्टाला मी करीतो वंदन, शरीर धनाची गोदामे.

निश्चय पक्का, तडीस नेतो कामे
गोंधळ नुसता, मनास करी रिकामे.

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

नवी-जुनी

ऐकती कविता न माझ्या
परि मानती मजला कवी,
जुनीच देतो पाठवून अन्‌
म्हणतात जमलीय छान नवी...

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