Professor M. S. Rao’s Vision 2030: One Million Global Leaders

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Saturday, 13 March 2021

How to Succeed Against All Odds? | A Winning Mindset

“Failures and rejections are an integral part of life. I failed many times. I fail every day. Yet, I explore new things because I enjoy the process of exploring and experimenting. I was rejected many times. For instance, Harvard University has rejected my application for a postdoctoral course in the year 2016. Therefore, learn lessons from your failures. Never give up.” ―Professor M.S. Rao

The more challenges you undergo, the tougher you become and more determined you become to overcome challenges. You fight against all odds to accomplish your goals and objectives. When you look at Elon Musk, he encountered several failures initially. He fought against all odds. He is one of the richest persons in the world now.

You must fight against all odds when you believe in your dreams despite there seemed to be no light at the end of the tunnel. Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fought against all odds to succeed as an entrepreneur in old age. He showed the world that age is just a number. There are several leaders including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt who fought against all odds with their persistence and left their leadership legacy.

I encountered several challenges in my life especially I was betrayed by my relatives and siblings. But I fought for my place. I was born in a toxic family and grew up in a toxic family. I joined the Indian Air Force when I was 18 years old to support my parents financially. I had to fight against all odds to acquire education and ensure my survival. I wanted to acquire an education. My parents were not in a position to afford it. I joined IAF and acquired seven qualifications including Ph.D. in soft skills in 2011. I fought against all financial odds and betrayals by my rogue relatives to acquire qualifications. It is a great achievement in my life.

People usually undergo four stages—survival, security, success, and significance. And these stages get tougher as you go along and you must fight against all odds to reach the fifth stage of leaving your legacy. Your life is complete only when you complete all these five stages.

Takeaway: Remember, the higher the challenge, the higher the reward. Develop a winner's mindset and fight against all odds to leave your leadership legacy.

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” —Winston S. Churchill

References

https://www.amazon.com/Soft-Leadership-New-Direction/dp/1949003523

https://youtu.be/IiePvzYRFuQ

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Professor M.S. Rao

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

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Friday, 12 March 2021

Educated People versus Intelligent People

“I am not blessed with regular education and a great education. I am not blessed with great parents. I am not blessed with any mentors, coaches, or teachers. In spite of these constraints, I am trying to leave my mark in the world.” ―Professor M.S. Rao

In this post, I will differentiate between educated people and intelligent people. Educated people can read, write and reproduce. They can acquire knowledge and research. They are academically smart and brilliant. They share lots of knowledge with facts and figures. They are book smarts. In contrast, intelligent people utilize the knowledge and explore it in different contexts to achieve success. They are practitioners and street smarts.

Intelligent people often think of short-term gains while the educated people think of long-term gains. Intelligent people are often overambitious while the educated people are ambitious. Intelligent people often think of achieving success by any means while the educated people think of achieving success with integrity.

Educated people are lifelong learners while intelligent people are choosy learners. Educated people share their knowledge while intelligent people understand how to apply the knowledge. Educated people often go by rules while intelligent people break the rules.

I am self-educated but I am below average in intelligence since my childhood. I acquired seven qualifications including a Ph.D. in Soft Skills because of my passion for education and learning. It is obvious that an educated person may not be intelligent and an intelligent person may not be educated. Intelligence is intrinsic while education is extrinsic.

Elon Musk is an unconventional entrepreneur who emphasizes informal education. Several successful entrepreneurs dropped out of college. For them, education is secondary while passion is primary.

Takeaway: Society needs both educated and intelligent people to maintain equilibrium.