Raj (Name
changed) started his career more than two decades ago as a trainee with a large
company. Having achieved above average growth with his hard work and
performance, he climbed up the ladder up to a leadership role with a large
corporate house.
This is
where the headwinds and tailwinds started, and a fairly decent performer in Raj
began to shake up. Having been comfortable with organic growth, and being at
right place at right time never germinated an urge to fortify his skills, or to
learn/develop a few other genres that have been his latent talents, and, above
all, his longing passion that remained subdued under his material pursuits.
When I first met up with him, he was neck deep in frustration and negativity,
poor emotional quotient and sensitivity towards people around him.
It did not
surprise me when I heard from him about high attrition in his team, lack of
trust with supervisors, and insecurity that kept him cocooned for a while. He
had issues with irregular/stressed lifestyle, health and finances. One thing
that I could see as his strength was his determination to come out of this
cobweb, by accepting accountability for his actions. It was about 8-10 sessions
later that he regained control, and has already begun preparing for his next
big pursuit.
It does feel
very lonely on top, but with a supportive coach under an accountable
relationship, it is possible to create much more life than we live, break
barriers of limitations, fears or perceptual blocks. As I write this, Raj heads
operations of a pharmaceutical company.
Jatin (Name
changed) is an entrepreneur who began his business with hopes and dreams more
than a decade ago. Having seen upswings and downturns of the market and
business, he was in delirium on many issues relating to work life balance,
business scale, efficiencies, business structuring, mitigation, playing to, or,
contra to markets. His education that culminated long ago hardly helped as he was
in business poles apart from what he was qualified for. In the midst of uncertainty;
he struggled for a while to pursue his business goals.
Having
worked with him over last six months, there is some visibility on the way
forward, and we are closely working to build a strong succession plan, his
personal efficiency and holistic lifestyle, competencies and diversity in
business. He does acknowledge that the risks with entrepreneurs is very high,
and success depends on his ability to cognitively build on his journey, adapt
to environmental changes and operate with deep sense of balance and detachment.
It is for a
variety of reasons, people ignore early signals, or keep procrastinating till
the point of no return. As experiences become dysfunctional, creating patterns
or limiting behaviours, it may be a good idea to deal with them head on, and
achieve fulfilment in one’s life pursuits.
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