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It was just about my normal routine, sipping through coffee driving through downtown. Finally pulled in my parking spot right across state house and next to chase corporate. There i see an elderly man barely able to walk with support of his cane. The moment i thought that this man can fall at any given second, and he did. I immediately walked out of my car tried to help him and gather his newspaper that shifted through the wind arcross side walk. I asked the elderly man if he was alright and needed to sit down for few minutes. He replied, young man i have taken many fall in life and among all this was a tiny one. He said thank you and walked away. I din’t realize what he was referring to. From the looks of him he seemed an army veteran, as he carried US flag in his bag walking towards the state house where memorial day ceremonies were about to began or maybe he was just patriotic.
We are definitely bound to take many falls. The question is, how do we get up and start moving forward. Whether we just lay and keep our sadness attached to us and never try getting up or cherish what we have and move forward. Life can be a pretty sight as when we glance outside airplane windows filled with clouds and beauty of skies. It is the perspective of human mind, heart and soul that narrates the story of our journey. There are many incidents such as these that i came across, but there are very few that i took some time thinking about it. This was one of them.
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istockMgr- App by TDameritrade. (Following market is a hobby)Stock market took a tumble today after European debt woes. Dow Jones closed at 10,002.18 (-268.37). Over at lunch today, someone mentioned to me joking “wheres Gordon Gekko in this market”. If you don’t know who Gordon Gekko is, watch movie called Wall Street. Gordon Grekko, a manipulative investor managing several hedge funds who plays the most dirtiest tricks in the most dirtiest game. You would think Gekko’s are waiting for their turn to manipulate market as they are uncertain on daily moves lately. In past few months i have not seen any economic data being the factor in DJI or S&P moves up or down. Whether is consumer spending, weekly jobless claims, housing report or T-bills.
One of the top knotch Financial analyst who works for (undisclosed) most reputable Bank ( i know its kind of funny to say reputable Bank in financial disaster era) told me that believe it or not, stock market is still the best place to invest money today. Coming back to Gordon Grekko. There is not one but hundreds of Gekko today moving market up and down with their push button.
Earnings have been key role in past months market moves. But Dubai and Europe totally blasted market in past few weeks. You wonder those Hedge Fund managers aka Gekko’s are getting killed. Answer is no. It is the small investors who are getting crushed. Gordon Gekko’s are still making their money. They are still out there and they are not going anywhere.
In past, i dealt clients with unlimited and impossible needs with little to no twist on their part. This is one of the most common issues corporations faces today. How can one escape with satisfying clients without doing anything?
I heard a story once which became very effective in dealing with such situations for me. I will be very brief without going into a detailed story line. Once there was a king who gathered top artist from all across the country to make a painting replica that looks exactly like him. Each artist displayed their drawings with their best ability, But not one could satisfy the king. A wise young man approached the king with a mirror in his hands and placed right opposite to where he was sitting. King was very happy and amazed with this young mans ability to prove him that the only image that can ever exist is by a reflection in mirror.
I remembered serving one of the biggest VOIP communication client when i worked with IBM. Service manager’s request were ridiculous at times. However, in all these situations we first need learn to fulfill needs for clients and more importantly their satisfaction. As the young boy in the story knew that what king wanted was simply impossible. He still won over the competition by doing nothing. The idea here is to provide a practical proof of that what you are chasing after is a ghost. Arguing with client on their impossible request is not going to do any good to you or the company. They pay money for support and services, they want results. Communicating whats in your mind clearly and being more truthful rather than being diplomatic is the right way to tackle situations like these. Send a clear message out.