http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/05/13/challenge-vs-chance/ Personal and professional development for technology professionals. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:46:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1-alpha-10188 hourly 1 http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/05/13/challenge-vs-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Anonymous Fri, 13 May 2005 12:51:51 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/05/13/challenge-vs-chance/#comment-106 Krishna, you are very kind. Thanks for your comments. OK, I was deliberately being a bit cryptic and being in a "chance" mode in the post. Here is a bit more explanation. Think about our own goals. We don't share many of our goals because we don't have certainty about achieving them. We don't want to be disapppointed or we don't want to "look bad" later (if we fail in achieving our goals) so basically by not announcing we are sort of "insuring" our "face saving" exercise later. So, in essence we are living in "chance" mode for many of our goals. In other words, we don't announce them and if we did succeed we want the "kudos" but if we fail, nobody knew it so we don't feel bad. So, the message is - while this is a "safe" strategy, it's not "challenging" enough. Krishna, you are very kind. Thanks for your comments. OK, I was deliberately being a bit cryptic and being in a “chance” mode in the post. Here is a bit more explanation.
Think about our own goals. We don’t share many of our goals because we don’t have certainty about achieving them. We don’t want to be disapppointed or we don’t want to “look bad” later (if we fail in achieving our goals) so basically by not announcing we are sort of “insuring” our “face saving” exercise later. So, in essence we are living in “chance” mode for many of our goals. In other words, we don’t announce them and if we did succeed we want the “kudos” but if we fail, nobody knew it so we don’t feel bad.
So, the message is - while this is a “safe” strategy, it’s not “challenging” enough.

]]> http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/05/13/challenge-vs-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Anonymous Fri, 13 May 2005 09:23:12 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2005/05/13/challenge-vs-chance/#comment-105 Rajesh, I read your Blog very religiously and it has helped me in more than one ways. The best thing I can say it’s keeping me motivated. I look forward for your Blog every day. In this particular Blog i am not very clear what you are trying to say. I understand ‘challenge’ and 'chance' bit. But it will be good to know when to be in the 'challenge' and 'chance' mode. May be an example would be good. Rajesh, I read your Blog very religiously and it has helped me in more than one ways. The best thing I can say it’s keeping me motivated. I look forward for your Blog every day.
In this particular Blog i am not very clear what you are trying to say. I understand ‘challenge’ and ‘chance’ bit. But it will be good to know when to be in the ‘challenge’ and ‘chance’ mode. May be an example would be good.

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