Finally a very very tough and long year has ended. 2008 has been quite an experience for me which includes start up of my company, lots of harsh words with my previous business partner, break up with my girl friend, couple of exciting road trips, many business trips, Personal loan (for business), some tight deals, and lots and lots of thinking...
2009 has given me some happiness already. Sam(my programmer) brought wonderful cake on 1st January as we were working that day. I got confirmation for two good deals within first two weeks of the month. New staff for my company on 16th jan...Celebrated my company's first anniversary on 18th jan.. Organized 25th marriage anniversary for my parents on 20th jan. got a confirmed deal (third :) ) today...bought a new computer today... holidays for two consecutive days this weekend... and projects going on at a decent speed.
After so much sorrow and pain last year, I feel as if I am in a bliss now.. I am not sure if this happiness is going to stay for long but I just hope that the best will last forever and ever...... I had a meeting today with an existing client and I reached on time as well. He asked me to wait for some time as he was busy with some un-invited buyers. His buyer was a angry lady shouting most of the times i could hear her for delaying the shipment for some reasons. That angry lady shouted for so long that my client didn't get time for me and he had a flight to catch then.. Disappointed me asked him "if I will drop you to the airport and we can discuss things on the way ?".
I wasn't sure about my client's response but he simply gave me a smile and didn't say anything and I assumed his answer was a "Thanks but no thanks". After a while he ordered some man on intercom to put his luggage into my car and his driver can go home - that amused me :).... I knew I had 20 minutes to talk before we reach airport and I started shooting right on the target...gave my quote verbally and explained him the benefits of working with me.. It was it and we reached the airport and while saying thanks to me for dropping him at airport, he also confirmed that he is going to give this order to me....... I feel soooooooooo good now...before asking him at his office that if I can drop him- I thought I should say "please continue with your work Sir, I will come some other time".
That little chance has made my day soo much better and I am happily writing this post. I took a chance two years back to start my company in partnership and was equally happy with what I was doing.. Nevertheless, I was doing good and I still stand by that decision.
Within last two years of my working career, I have learned to make immediate and strong decisions. Actually, I think I was forced to learn this.. Clients asking for price proposals within two minutes, final negotiations, deadlines, giving/not giving salary hikes, and so on. I can feel that decisions now are much matured than decisions earlier. For instance, taking ASUS MOTHER BOARD OVER INTEL ORIGINAL, going for a DVD writer or using old CD writer, going for Nvidia graphics card enable motherboard or the ordinary one.. Every small decision has a price disadvantage but feature and speed advantage. Speed will increase productivity but price will make things even tough.....
2009 has given me some happiness already. Sam(my programmer) brought wonderful cake on 1st January as we were working that day. I got confirmation for two good deals within first two weeks of the month. New staff for my company on 16th jan...Celebrated my company's first anniversary on 18th jan.. Organized 25th marriage anniversary for my parents on 20th jan. got a confirmed deal (third :) ) today...bought a new computer today... holidays for two consecutive days this weekend... and projects going on at a decent speed.
After so much sorrow and pain last year, I feel as if I am in a bliss now.. I am not sure if this happiness is going to stay for long but I just hope that the best will last forever and ever...... I had a meeting today with an existing client and I reached on time as well. He asked me to wait for some time as he was busy with some un-invited buyers. His buyer was a angry lady shouting most of the times i could hear her for delaying the shipment for some reasons. That angry lady shouted for so long that my client didn't get time for me and he had a flight to catch then.. Disappointed me asked him "if I will drop you to the airport and we can discuss things on the way ?".
I wasn't sure about my client's response but he simply gave me a smile and didn't say anything and I assumed his answer was a "Thanks but no thanks". After a while he ordered some man on intercom to put his luggage into my car and his driver can go home - that amused me :).... I knew I had 20 minutes to talk before we reach airport and I started shooting right on the target...gave my quote verbally and explained him the benefits of working with me.. It was it and we reached the airport and while saying thanks to me for dropping him at airport, he also confirmed that he is going to give this order to me....... I feel soooooooooo good now...before asking him at his office that if I can drop him- I thought I should say "please continue with your work Sir, I will come some other time".
That little chance has made my day soo much better and I am happily writing this post. I took a chance two years back to start my company in partnership and was equally happy with what I was doing.. Nevertheless, I was doing good and I still stand by that decision.
Within last two years of my working career, I have learned to make immediate and strong decisions. Actually, I think I was forced to learn this.. Clients asking for price proposals within two minutes, final negotiations, deadlines, giving/not giving salary hikes, and so on. I can feel that decisions now are much matured than decisions earlier. For instance, taking ASUS MOTHER BOARD OVER INTEL ORIGINAL, going for a DVD writer or using old CD writer, going for Nvidia graphics card enable motherboard or the ordinary one.. Every small decision has a price disadvantage but feature and speed advantage. Speed will increase productivity but price will make things even tough.....
I do follow some old traditions like not buying expensive things on Saturday so I have asked my vendor to give delivery today itself. its 7.37pm already and he is about to reach..I saved 300 bucks as I will do the windows and software installation myself and I think I will do it tonight only.
Its Friday today and I have three movies due now - Ghajini, Slumdog millionaire, and Raaz 2. I think I can go for two of them this long weekend and it will be a tough decision again to choose two movies out of three. its 7.40 pm now and Sam is very eager to go home and I think I shall ask him to leave or else he will curse me till the time he reaches home for making him late. Also, I shall stop writing now and arrange CD's for windows(pirated), office(pirated), and antivirus (original ha ha!). I only wanted to showoff that finally I am moving towards buying original softwares which comes within my budget. Also, I dont watch bollywood movies on pirated DVD's anymore - I have no choice but to see Hollywood movies on pirated dvd's as they are on screen for limited time only.
I hope to write again with even better news and even happily :).... c u till then..
