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

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Challenges Faced by Writers and How to Overcome Them—The Father of “Soft Leadership” & International Leadership Guru

“Writing is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public." —Winston Churchill.

Challenges for Authors

Authors face several challenges from the beginning of the book's conception to its reality. During the process, there are a number of bottlenecks they overcome. Especially the budding authors have to struggle a lot to establish themselves. Often publishers will not come forward as the authors do not have any credibility. Authors take a lot of pain and sacrifice to bring an idea into reality by way of a book. After the creation of the book, the authors have to search for credible publishers. Creation of a book takes a lot of time and again finding a suitable publisher for the book takes a little longer time. Although it is widely said that the book should have strength to get acceptance publishers don't come forward easily for budding authors. Most of the time publishers look at the background of the authors to ensure quick sales for the books as it is easy for them because they can realize their capital and generate quick profits.

Authors write books with a lot of passion. If the authors are not financially sound it is tougher to ensure their sustenance. Besides, the income from authoring books is meager. These are the challenges for authors from the publishers' perspective. Let us also look at the challenges for authors from readers' perspective.

Authors find it tough to predict the pulse of the readers. Due to the rising complexity and uncertainty, it is not easy to gauge what readers like. Their tastes are changing rapidly.

Challenges for Readers

Readers find it tough to spot good books due to information overload. The Internet has become both a boon and a bane. Readers get a lot of information freely to choose from search engines. Most of the time readers find it tough to distinguish the wheat from the chaff. Even readers also go by the credentials of the authors. If readers like the books of the authors, they prefer to read the books written by them. Readers also buy the books of celebrities although they are not professional authors because of their celebrity status.

A Take-Home Message

There are challenges for authors, publishers, and readers. Authors must learn to go by the road less traveled. Readers want unique and different material. If the authors can spot new triggers and explore through sound research and author books, they find publishers approaching them for publication easily. Ultimately readers will be able to get the best material thus saving their precious time.

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Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.

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Regrets of the Dying—Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.—The Father of “Soft Leadership” & International Leadership Guru

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Mark Twain

Imagine you were 80 years old at your death bed and if you regretted that you did not endeavor and achieve anything in your life it would be more painful than encountering failures during your lifetime. Man's biggest mistake lies in not attempting anything during his lifetime and regretting it during old age. Most people have regrets at the end of their careers or lives for not having done certain things in the past. Probably they failed to do things due to their negligence or external constraints.

No one loves to go old, but we cannot avoid it as life is a cycle of birth, growth, and death. According to Hindu philosophy, three people sustain human life that is Lord Brahma—the creator, Lord Vishnu—the generator and Lord Shiva—the destroyer.

To avoid regrets in the later part of life, plan now, execute effectively, and accomplish whatever is possible. You must develop the habit of doing things regularly without postponing things. Procrastination is the thief of time. People are expected to do certain things at certain stages of life. Failure to do so leads them to regrets on deathbed. Besides, people must not do certain things that trouble them during their old age. They must be careful in what they do. They must have the right attitude to grow and help others grow during their prime age.

It is rightly said, "Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be. Because you only have one life and a chance to do it all." Life is very short. Make it sweet. Do what best you can. Leave no room for regrets later on. Manage your time properly and deliver the goods consistently. Do things regularly without postponing. Remember one thing in your life, if you waste one second you waste one second of your precious life. Therefore, make your life meaningful by balancing your personal, professional, and social life.

It is a fact that the young man looks at the future, the middle-aged man looks at the present and the old man looks at the past. Hence, give a direction to your life and a meaning to your life. If you want to leave this world peacefully do your best, give your best, and make a difference in the lives of others as we are not sure of another life. Albert Pike rightly noted, "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal."