Procrastinate and get doomed

This morning one of my students came to me and told me that he wants more time to complete his task which I had told him to do yesterday. The boy looked to be a smart student, had a pleasant personality, the task which I had given was quite a simple task, why then did he want to procrastinate the same?

I further found out that the student had 15 backs. What could be the reason for such a pitiable state? was he deficient in some way, was it that he could not cope with the engineering subjects or was it that he was a slave to a bad habit – procrastination.

Habits make or break a man, if one practices good day to day habits they start working wonders for you. If on the other hand you start creating bad habits than you start becoming miserable.

Students having large number of backs is quite a common these days. Nearly half the students I come across have more than 10 backs. There are definitely some reasons to this and one of the reason in my opinion is procrastination.

A wise old lady once told me that if you cannot clear a course in the stipulated time frame than you are not fit to do the course and there is a high possibility that you will not complete the course at all. All through my life this has to a certain extent held true for me. There are certain things which I have decided to do but some how convinced myself that I could do it later and I have never done those things.

One of the reasons I am inclined to procrastinate things is that the “ I could do it brilliantly if I have more time and at present I do not have it” sort of an attitude. Delaying some activity, thinking that one will get time in the future to do it well may sometimes lead to the activity losing its effectiveness and practicability.

Time is an important resource and utilizing it in a proper way by creating some good habits is one of the sure ways a student could come out from their burden of carrying huge number of back and completing the program in time.

So break this bad habit of procrastination before it breaks you.

Prepare to leap - pay attention to mind and body

This morning I heard the morning news in one of the news channels that the one more bolywood film of yesteryears featuring Meena Kumari is being recast in color. Not that I am an avid filmi buff or a Meena Kumari fan, but what struck me was that lot of B&W hollywood films were also in the process of getting the same treatment and most of them will be rendered color in India.

With more and more jobs coming to India, the jobs scene here India has never looked more promising. In the past few years i have felt this palpable change slowly coming in. There are jobs today in all the fields and in all professions. The hollywood films being rendered in colour for example is a huge job opportunity coming to India. Most of these jobs are highly paid ones. But are all job seekers tuned to the requirements/demands of these new opportunities. ?

Communication technology and internet technology in particular can be said to be fairly responsible for this mighty movement. Almost all the global companies want to have a Back office in India or one of the eastern countries. In Technology design and the software area India has the upper hand having a vast pool of highly knowlegeable worrkers.

The demands/requirements however of these jobs have never to be sidelined. All employers today expect quality effective output from their employees. The employee many times does not have an idea how these pressures effects him nor does he know/have the tools/means to overcome it. More and more people are falling prey to the health problems. Depression and Heart attack among the young has become quite common.

As students and prospective job seekers, how can they prepare themselves for this opportunity and what more have they to know/learn so that these opportunities do not end up in becoming personal tragedies?

One thing is certain that all these new jobs require skills that are not altogether thought in the schools and colleges. With rapid changes in technology and the dynamic nature of the business environment, it is, but difficult to expect teachers / institutes to come up with solutions / plans for their students. Student today should take his teacher mearly as a guide and take the daunting challenge of preparing himself for the future on himself.

Self motivation will be the first requirement of any success. In this fast paced environment only the motivated will gather the necessary momemtum.

Health is Wealth is an old age proverb. Maintaining good body and good mind is of utmost importance. The excitement of new opportunities and the glamour of the environment can quickly turn a promising career into tragedy for the sole reason of neglecting health.

There is a job today in every discipline and for every one. The current environment/upbeat mood, however requires a closer look by the prospective job seeker. The job requirements can be quite demanding with life threatening/damaging consequences. It is only with sustained motivation, cool head and a fit body that a young job seeker/student can help himself build a successful carreer.