Aditya Kothadiya's Blog

Targeted Audience: Entrepreneurs, Recent Graduates, Students

We know that a sharp saw cuts trees far better than a blunt one. So for higher yield, we sharpen our saw once. Then we start cutting the trees. And we observe that we are able to cut more trees than we used to do before. So we keep cutting more trees. And we become so busy in cutting those trees such that we do not realize that by this time, our saw again became a blunt one.

Same is the case with our career. After talking with many friends, I realized that people sharpen their skills once, and based on that, they get good opportunities in their career. But then they settle down for that same opportunity for years. They think that they are still cutting large number of woods.

I think the time has changed now. We need to step back for few moments from our busy schedule to do some introspection. It may be high time to re-sharpen our saw. If we have sharpened ourselves with one particular technology skill, then it is time to sharpen ourselves with another technology skill or with some management skill.

The point here is not to look for another opportunity. The point is to look for another skill – either professional or personal. We can not stop learning process. It will be a sin. We have to remember that there are no speed limits on the road to excellence. So we have to speed up, we have to shift the gear. And shifting gear will happen smoothly when we re-sharpen our saw on frequent basis.

Happy full-throttle driving ahead!