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

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Wednesday, 24 July 2024

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Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Work for a Cause, not Applause—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—The Father of “Soft Leadership” & International Leadership Guru

“I think that teachers have the hardest job in the world, and they are the most unsung heroes so much of the time.” —Emma Walton Hamilton

Most people on the planet Earth die as unsung heroes and heroines. Only a few people are recognized for their contributions. Although most people work hard with passion and wait with patience to achieve recognition and success they fail miserably during their lifetime. And the world respects successful people, not unsuccessful people. In this regard, we will discuss the causes of unsung people and offer tools to die as sung heroes and heroines.

Causes for Lack of Recognition

“In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be admired for something more substantial than his well-knownness often proves to be the unsung hero: the teacher, the nurse, the mother, the honest cop, the hard worker at lonely, underpaid, unglamorous, unpublicized jobs.” —Daniel J. Boorstin

Here are some reasons for the lack of recognition for some people despite working hard. They led a simple and humble life. They remained quiet and were too shy to promote and brand themselves. They failed to hog the limelight. They failed to network and make a noise. They lacked tact and diplomacy. They acquired hard skills, not soft skills. They could not manage politics. Usain Bolt rightly remarked, "Competition is the easy part. Behind-the-scene is where all the work is done." They might be on the wrong side when opportunities are thrown at them. They were not prepared to seize opportunities. They worked for their causes, not applauses. They were givers, not takers. Above all, their preparations did not meet the opportunities.

Tips to Achieve Success in Your Lifetime

“Everyone dies. Not everyone really lives.” —William Sachs Wallace

Observe the following tools and tactics to achieve success and fame during your lifetime. Learn when to hold and when to fold. Be adaptable. Be flexible and adaptable. Take risks. Remember, not to take a risk is also a risk. Emphasize more on smart work and less on hard work. Improve your quality of connections and friends. Reinvent with changing times and technologies to remain competent and relevant. Never be scared of failures. Treat failures as lessons and move on with valuable takeaways. Never stop dreaming big because of failures. Take feedback regularly to identify what did not work to adopt new tools and techniques. Hire mentors and coaches to acquire knowledge, skills, and abilities and ensure that your career ladder is leaning on the right side of the wall.

Conclusion

"The womb from which you emerge determines your fate to an enormous degree for most of the seven billion people in the world." —Warren Buffett

Be happy that you have contributed your best. Be happy that you have made a difference. Be happy that some of your friends have earned fame and enjoyed all the facilities. Inculcate the attitude of gratitude. Remember, if everyone achieved success and fame these words would have lost relevance forever. To conclude, contribute your best irrespective of the outcome to avoid regrets on your deathbed.

"I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and saw that service is a joy." —Khalil Gibran

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Read my ‘Vision 2030 One Million Global Leaders’ URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html

Note: I had COVID. I had a brain hemorrhage. I was in bed for five months. My right hand is paralyzed. I am recovering. Thanks for understanding and empathy. https://youtu.be/BFJrSRLHPUk

Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

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Monday, 22 July 2024

Write the Story of Your Life—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—The Father of “Soft Leadership” & International Leadership Guru

“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing.” —Benjamin Franklin

Most people don’t live their lives fully because they don’t have the vision and clarity about their goals. Successful people have a vision and realistic goals and work hard to accomplish them. They are the rarest people who have a vision and work hard on their passions to excel as international legends and leave everlasting legacies. When you want to lead your life with purpose and meaning and to be remembered beyond your lifetime, you must write your own case study to create your destiny. In this regard, we will discuss writing your own case study to leave your leadership legacy to the next generations.

Destiny is different from fate because you can create your destiny while fate is about the events that happen that are beyond your control.

How Do I Want to Be Remembered?

“The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you understand why.” —Mark Twain

I want to be remembered by the world as a beautiful lotus that rose from the dirt of toxic family background. I want to be remembered by the world that I lived my life with diversified experiences including military, business, teaching, training, research, and consultancy. I want to be remembered for making courageous decisions despite foreseeing the consequences and innumerable challenges in life. I want to be remembered by future generations as I made the impossible possible despite a lack of regular education from eminent educational institutions. I want to be remembered by the world for sharing my knowledge freely with the world despite financial constraints and challenges in my life. I want to be remembered by the world for inspiring students by improving their attitude grooming them as global leaders, and making a difference in the lives of others with my service, simplicity, humility, and integrity.

Write Your Own Case Study

“To become an academic expert takes years of studying. Academic experts are experts in how and what others have done. They use case studies and observation to understand a subject.” —Simon Sinek

The management educators teach the management graduates through case studies to enable the latter to get into their shoes and explore solutions for pressing problems. The management graduates read and write case studies to excel as successful professionals. Dave Ulrich advises, “If you are to remain the “leaders and best,” your next decade is less about what choices you have and more about the commitments you make by responding to three questions: 1. What do I want? 2. Who do I help? 3. How do I build?” He offers answers to these questions as follows: 1. Know yourself, 2. Give yourself, and 3. Leverage yourself. He revealed, “Sometimes brilliant leaders lack interpersonal savvy. They are lollipop leaders who have a great brain, but no heart. They have not recognized that learning to work with others is a foundation for both personal happiness and professional success. They need to use their strengths to strengthen others.

Create Your Own Destiny

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” —Brene Brown

We have no control over everything that happens in our lives. But we can make things happen with passion, vision, mission, and execution. So, don’t settle for less. You deserve more than you desire. Dream big. Work hard and smart to accomplish your goals. Remember that you have only one life. Therefore, live your life fully.

Don’t give your pen to others to write your case study. Hold the pen in your hands and write your own case study to inspire others. To conclude, write your own case study instead of writing others’ case studies. Create your own destiny instead of others’ creating your destiny to leave your leadership legacy.

“You are the creator of your destiny.” —Swami Vivekanand

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Read my ‘Vision 2030 One Million Global Leaders’ URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html

Note: I had COVID. I had a brain hemorrhage. I was in bed for five months. My right hand is paralyzed. I am recovering. Thanks for understanding and empathy. https://youtu.be/BFJrSRLHPUk

Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/M.-S.-Rao/e/B00MB63BKM

Vision 2030: https://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com

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Saturday, 20 July 2024

More Problems Mean More Opportunities—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—The Father of “Soft Leadership” & International Leadership Guru

"God offers everything on a platter to the fools and throws challenges to the intelligent because fools cannot encounter challenges while intelligent can overcome them successfully." ―Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D., The Father of Soft Leadership

People are often scared of problems and stay away from them. But the truth is that problems unlock their hidden potential and throw innumerable opportunities to grow in life. In this blog post, I will discuss exploring opportunities from problems.

When we look at entrepreneurs and leaders they don’t complain about problems. They see problems as opportunities and think exponentially to create new products and services. They have a unique mindset toward problem-solving.

Currently, COVID-19 was a problem. But it offered humans to think about climate change, communities, and global societies. It made humans simple and humble with an emphasis on hope. Once the infectious disease was a problem. Thanks to Sir Alexander Fleming who invented penicillin and ended it. So, problems bring out the best.

If you perceive problems as problems, they cause you stress and strain. In contrast, if you perceive problems as prospects, they offer you energy and enthusiasm to achieve success. I brooded a lot whenever I had problems in my childhood. After I joined the Indian Air Force when I was 18 years old, I began to view them positively. I identified the root causes and overcame them effectively. After I became a professor in educational institutions, I began to write case studies, explained to students, and improved their problem-solving skills. Additionally, I shared the knowledge freely on my blogs. After I became an author, I began to inspire my readers with positive psychology. Thanks to the change in my perception and improvement in my attitude, personality, and behavior from diversified backgrounds. Currently, I view problems as prospects.

Don't keep your problems pending. Solve them by exploring different solutions. Apply each solution to reach your desired outcomes. If you don't solve the problem, it leads to anxiety and you end up with regrets in your life.

Leave Your Mark

“Your ability to solve problems and make good decisions is the true measure of your skill as a leader.” —Brian Tracy

Drew Houston, the co-founder of Dropbox once remarked, “The happiest and most successful people I know don’t just love what they do, they’re obsessed with solving an important problem, something that matters to them. They remind me of a dog chasing a tennis ball: their eyes go a little crazy, the leash snaps and they go bounding off, plowing through whatever gets in the way.” Life is all about packaging and presenting in a positive way to inspire others. Some people rose from the mud like the lotus. Let us look at the lotus, not the mud. Similarly, let us look at the opportunities, not the problems.

Train your brain to view problems as prospects and work smart to achieve your success. Be ahead of time and technologies. Identify the problems that you can solve in the future and offer innovative solutions to stand out from others. Here are some areas where you can explore to leave your impact—cybersecurity, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence to name a few. If you want to leave your mark, identify the challenges of the future, take one challenge you are passionate about, and invent innovative and simple solutions to solve it.

“Every problem is a gift. Without them we wouldn’t grow” —Tony Robbins

Reference

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“Things You Don’t Know about Professor M. S. Rao” http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2015/10/things-you-dont-know-about-professor-m.html

Read my ‘Vision 2030 One Million Global Leaders’ URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html

Note: I had COVID. I had a brain hemorrhage. I was in bed for five months. My right hand is paralyzed. I am recovering. Thanks for understanding and empathy. https://youtu.be/BFJrSRLHPUk

Life is great!

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.

Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/M.-S.-Rao/e/B00MB63BKM

Vision 2030: https://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professormsrao

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See the Light in You: https://www.amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness/dp/1949003132

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