Does your Spirit Cross Boundaries?

If it does then, you are one of the premium members of exclusive club of movers and shakers. All those captains of industry and commerce today emerged because at one point they decided to push up the boundaries in their studies and work. Storming the norm is the hall mark of successful entrepreneurs. A word of caution: you have to learn about testing the boundaries:

Boundaries are there staring at you at every moment of your life. Some of them are mandated by law and morality, others are dictated by ethics and etiquette. Codes of discipline prevails in professions, so are the norms of society that abhor taboos. We feel at least, our thoughts are free of these restrictions. However, some monotheistic philosophies consider even the thought of having alternate super power as sacrilegious. May be that is why most of those who challenged boundaries are atheists.

Undoubtedly, every person has some urge to break out from the barriers. Consciously or unconsciously we all are influenced by what Jalaluddin Rumy wrote centuries ago: “I am neither of East nor of the West; no boundary exists within my breast”.  Science and technology is the proof of the pudding for those who venture out innovating, re-learning and re-engineering. They had one thing in common: a spirit that urged them to do so against all the odds in the form of challenges and threats from society at large and the industry to which they belong in particular. Their experience can be summarised below:

1.         Know the present boundary, its scope and details

2.         Assess what they can do best and what they cannot do best

3.         Understand the border line between reality and fantasy

4.        Convince that whatever done in pushing up the boundary is not illegal

5.         Push the boundary away, driven by dream and dedication

6.         Be ready to put up with opposition from every quarter

7.         Implement the new idea, item or action passionately

8.         Whether it is success or failure never give up

You can find out whether you have a spirit that can cross the boundaries, it is easily done by preparing a cosmic analysis of your body, mind and spirit. Once you know how your spirit operates you can cross the boundary successfully.

Cheers!            

Muthu Ashraff

Cosmic Adviser

Mobile:   +94 777 265677

E-mail:    cosmicgems@gmail.com

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Are You Fox or Hedgehog?

A Greek parable says that the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. I have penned down features of fox as well as hedgehog. Check where you fit in:

Fox

1.    A generalist, who knows many things, not necessarily in depth, drawn from variety of ideas and experience

2.     Collect lot of info related to the purpose from outside and do a complex analysis of all these to identify choices or alternatives

3.     Always look for a broader pattern and picture and search for the best plan or strategy that can succeed

4.     Pursue after many ideas or things so that even if one fails the other one can succeed

5.     Do everything in a nonchalant manner

6.     More concerned about position, market-share and turnover.

Hedgehog

1.     A specialist who knows one thing so well

2.     Collect quite a few info relevant to the purpose from outside and inside and do a simple spot analysis to arrive at the choice

3.     Always go for a narrow pattern and picture and perch on plan or strategy that one can do best

4.     Simple yet defining mission to work on, for greater success

5.     Do everything passionately

6.     More concerned about survival, cash-flow and profitability.

Depending on the type of career or business you are in you can be either fox or hedgehog. The brass fact is that sometimes combining features of both can make a big impact. In any case, you would better do a cosmic analysis of your body, mind and spirit to assess whether you should follow either fox or hedgehog or decide to don the skins of both.

Keep talking!               

Muthu Ashraff

Cosmic Adviser

Mobile:   +94 777 265677

E-mail:    cosmicgems@gmail.com

Web:       http://www.cosmicgemslanka.com