1) The document discusses how having an interest in one's work can make even typically boring subjects like chemistry more engaging. It provides the example of Ambalika Khadria who won an international dance competition by using dance to explain her chemistry research. 2) It also discusses the importance of having a process-oriented approach like chefs to achieve consistent results, rather than relying on hunches like many cooks. Specialized salespeople also understand the value of adhering to a consistent sales process. 3) The document encourages stepping outside one's comfort zone to achieve great success, as uncomfortable situations help us stay focused on our goals and become comfortable with challenges.

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Do you think that you and your job are a good match?
A
s a man was passing the
elephants, he suddenly
stopped, confused by the
fact that these huge creatures were
being held by only a small rope
tied to their front leg. No chains,
no cages. It was obvious that
the elephants could, at any time,
break away from their bonds but
for some reason, they did not.
H
e saw a trainer nearby and
asked why these animals
just stood there and made
no attempt to get away. “Well,”
trainer said, “when they are very
young and much smaller we use
the same size rope to tie them and,
at that age, it’s enough to hold
them. As they grow up, they are
conditioned to believe they cannot
break away. They believe the rope
can still hold them, so they never
try to break free.”
T
he man was amazed.
These animals could at any
time break free from their
bonds but because they believed
they couldn’t, they were stuck
right where they were.
L
ike the elephants, how
many of us go through life
hanging onto a belief that
we cannot do something, simply
because we failed at it once
before?
F
ailure is part of learning;
we should never give up
the struggle in life.
The Elephant Rope
I
meet many students and
executives who strongly
believe that chemistry is
boring and PhD is extended
boredom. Some obviously put it
intelligently and advocate that for
PhD you require a lot of patience.
I am amazed to find that any
subject can be made interesting if
people are interested in it.
I
n my book ‘Cooks are many
chefs are few’ I discussed
some special qualities which
differentiate a chef from a cook
i.e. extra ordinary from average.
One of these qualities is ‘being
interested in what you do’. All
successful people are interested in
what they do. They make their job
more interesting and suddenly it
looks different. Whereas to others
may find these jobs very boring.
O
nerecentexampleIwould
like to share with you is
of Ambalika Khadria.
She won the international ‘Dance
Your PhD’ contest in chemistry
category for the year 2013.
T
he ‘Dance Your PhD’
competition is a unique
contest where students
across the world use interpretative
dance to explain their research
topics. They create and upload
a video of the same with written
explanation for the viewer.
S
tudents who feel that
chemistry is boring; now
have a reason to change
their thoughts. Anything can
be made interesting if we take
interest. Everything is boring if
we are not interested. So; it is
the interest that makes all the
difference.
How Chemistry Can Be Understood Thru Dance: An Amazing Idea — Tapas Dasmohapatra

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“If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining.”
Process Orientation
C
ooks are many chefs
are few. What creates
the difference between
these people? I agree that their
education and investment do
play a major role, but these are
not the only reasons. Cooks can’t
produce same results repeatedly
whereas chefs can. The major
differentiator is process
orientation. In Chef’s case, every
ingredient is measured properly,
quality is standardized, timing
is standardized and the recipe is
also standardized. Therefore, he
can produce any recipe any time
as many times as you want. On
the other hand cook can produce
good results but can’t be sure
about being consistent as he
largely depends on hunches and
guess. In case the cook get sick,
the other cook will not be able
to produce the same result but in
case of chef, a new chef can also
produce the same recipe as they
are working as per the process.
S
pecialist salesperson
understands the importance
of making and adhering to
the process of selling. Therefore,
their results are much more
consistent and they don’t feel the
anxiety as mediocre salesperson
feel. They understand that selling
is a process and to achieve
consistent results one must
adhere to the process of selling.
Step Out From Your
Comfort Zone
W
e all want to achieve
the great success in
our lives but, are we
really stretching ourselves to do
something worthy? Most of the
time we avoid things and activi-
ties which makes us feel uncom-
fortable, even if we know that the
result of it is the best for us. It is
very unfortunate that we avoid
facing the challenges and wants
to run from it into the other direc-
tion i.e. our comfort zone where
we feel safe and finds no risk.
We hide ourselves from the life’s
struggles, challenges and oppor-
tunities and this is the biggest rea-
son which limits our success.
T
o make our life worthy,
we need to get comfort-
able with uncomfortable
because if we can be comfortable
with uncomfortable then we’ll
be prepared to handle any situa-
tion whatever comes in our way
and one of the best way to make
our life worthy is to try something
new. But for some people new is
unfamiliar and unfamiliar is un-
comfortable. So, willingly they
trap themselves in a monotonous
routine of 9 to 5. But, I believe
feeling uncomfortable is a good
thing which reflects that we are
moving forward and exploring
the newness in our life.
U
ncomfortable situation
also prepare us to stay fo-
cused on what we need to
accomplish, despite the fact that
how uncomfortable we feel. And
if we continue to push ourselves
to live out of our comfort zone,
we’ll soon learn how to get com-
fortable with uncomfortable.
Excerpts from Suresh Semwal’s Book -‘Selling Simplified’
Get Comfortable With Uncomfortable
— Alisha Jain

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“The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.”
Realty SalesmanBe Organised !!
A
realty salesman had just
closed his first deal, only
to discover that the piece
of land he had just sold was com-
pletely under water.
“Mr. Wilburn is going to come
back here pretty angry,” he said to
his boss. “Should I give him his
money back?”
“Money back?” his boss roared.
“What kind of salesman are you,
anyhow? Get out there and sell
him a houseboat!”
Allow To Blossom
— Kamna Chauhan
“
Oh Yes! I know how to do
this”, “Oh Yes! I have a
plan” many of use this state-
ments often, because it’s all about
how you plan your life and then
going according to that plan. Life
tastes different flavors at differ-
ent phase of life a like being a
student in school, in college, as
an employee in organization, as
a spouse and even as a parent.
Hence, different plan at different
stages where some goes well and
some don’t. However, there are
many who just hit the bull’s eye in
their plan. It’s amazing and feels
like they were all sorted since
their birth. They just follow the
plan and make it big.
A
nd yes there are some
people for whom this
plan doesn’t work. They
lose their way and enter some-
where else just for the sake of go-
ing somewhere and then again get
lost. Then somehow they get up
again, figure out everything, and
start from scratch with a different
plan. But in the meanwhile they
do not realize the biggest obstacle
in their journey which is their age.
This age becomes such a big thing
that their own parents and closed
ones start taunting and labelling
them as a big failure. The point
what I want to make here is ev-
erybody is different and so every
individual takes his/ her own time
to understand what exactly their
actual plan is. It is commendable
if some get it right in the first go
but those who take little bit more
time, should be given more time
as nobody has any right to label
them. Why this age become such
a big issue that people who take
little more time, end up in do-
ing what they dislike. The reason
perhaps may be family pressure,
societal pressure, peer pressure
or self-doubt. Why can’t we just
give them a break so that they can
figure it all out?

5. “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
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