For the past one week I have been trying to answer this question. But I have not been able to find a convincing answer. Am a very average student right from school. Very often these days I get this question in my mind “Am I competent enough?”
The answer is "I really don’t know". How do I assess that myself? What is the yardstick?? Of course I would think of myself to be at par with other people because I would not let myself down and there would be a bias when I assess myself. But when people around you talk about something which you don’t understand head or tail about, you just shut up and listen but waht if the same happens in most places you go. You get the thought that you are not up to it.Thats where the issue of competence creeps in. I don't mean to say that one should know everything. But he/she should at least know something.
Analysing what interests you the most is also a very difficult part. I am seriously not sure as to what I want. I do not know what I want to be 10 years from now. Leave alone 10 years; I don’t have a clue about 10 months. Am seriously torn between jobs I would love to do ( job satisfaction) and a life I would love to live ( materialistic gain ) . I wanted a career shift from corporate communications to television production. But the fact is, television does not pay you as good as what copt comm pays plus I have a year’s experience with public relations and copt comm. So a career shift at this stage would mean a waste of experience. It all gets too materialistic in the end. It’s all about money. I know I need money for a comfortable living and the dreams I have. For instance, I am sure it'll take more time for me to afford a car if I want to do what interests me. But if i were to continue in corporate communications, these dreams would be realised much earlier than as a television producer.
It’s all about brass tax.
Now to the competence part. I don’t know if am good at what am doing right now. And am not sure if I'll be good at anything at all. I want to get good at what Iam doing right now. But I lack proper guidance. Am already a lazy guy. This job is making me a lazy idiot. I can seriously feel a slump in my working and thinking capabilities. Am gonna screw up my career if I dont get out of here as soon as possible .
The answer is "I really don’t know". How do I assess that myself? What is the yardstick?? Of course I would think of myself to be at par with other people because I would not let myself down and there would be a bias when I assess myself. But when people around you talk about something which you don’t understand head or tail about, you just shut up and listen but waht if the same happens in most places you go. You get the thought that you are not up to it.Thats where the issue of competence creeps in. I don't mean to say that one should know everything. But he/she should at least know something.
Analysing what interests you the most is also a very difficult part. I am seriously not sure as to what I want. I do not know what I want to be 10 years from now. Leave alone 10 years; I don’t have a clue about 10 months. Am seriously torn between jobs I would love to do ( job satisfaction) and a life I would love to live ( materialistic gain ) . I wanted a career shift from corporate communications to television production. But the fact is, television does not pay you as good as what copt comm pays plus I have a year’s experience with public relations and copt comm. So a career shift at this stage would mean a waste of experience. It all gets too materialistic in the end. It’s all about money. I know I need money for a comfortable living and the dreams I have. For instance, I am sure it'll take more time for me to afford a car if I want to do what interests me. But if i were to continue in corporate communications, these dreams would be realised much earlier than as a television producer.
It’s all about brass tax.
Now to the competence part. I don’t know if am good at what am doing right now. And am not sure if I'll be good at anything at all. I want to get good at what Iam doing right now. But I lack proper guidance. Am already a lazy guy. This job is making me a lazy idiot. I can seriously feel a slump in my working and thinking capabilities. Am gonna screw up my career if I dont get out of here as soon as possible .
6 comments:
The post clearly outlines your need for salvation! :P Salvation from this office to another "Heaven-like" job! but unfortunately for mortals like us... this "Heaven-like" office can only be foreseen in "Heaven"; not on earth! Thats the sad yet humorous fact! :P There's a saying: If the going gets tough... the tough gets going! - a very relative crude fact that we all should acknowledge. The best and worst thing in this world is the same - "Change". This again is Lord Krishna's philosophy and he's given the secret for a happy living. The best thing for you to do now is also "change" from your current circumstances. And trust me... there's none who is competent as you might presume... every human being is a sluggish set of attitudes and behaviors. The smartness lies in not showing these sluggish factors out. If you dont have a plan, just pretend that you have a plan! thats more than enough for a happy living! - Adios Amigo! and all the best with your hunt :)
Thanks dude...:) all this reinforces the need for money in today's world
hey dude ... first of all dont consider yourself average ... you are one of the top of the line guys. Infact of all people I ve met over these years you are opne guy who could actually speak on anything ... You know things in different fields ... So first trust yourself, beleive in you. if you feel people speak what u dont know, stop them and get urself cleared da ... its not like everyone knows everything
Secondly you were wanting to get into branding and corp comm during your initial days of work right? then go ahead with it da ... you just have to wait till you land up at the right job ...
trust in you da, you are definitely potential enough to make it big ... keep your eyes wide open ... cheers :)
Thanks machan...that really helped me... But let me think about the next part because my priorities changing often... :)
Statistics say that people who get As in high school and college get the top notch positions in companies. People who get B's work for those who got A's. People who get C's are the ones who actually own the companies. And C is average.
Don't even worry about being average. They are the ones with the potential that hasn't been tapped yet. Like Achaggi said, pretend u have a plan. Fake it till you make it :) Be brave. Take chances and take care.
Tatas cake walk fr me :)... But nee evalo peasuvuiya??? am surprised
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