BE
BRILLIANT IN EVERYTHING YOU DO
By Shyamal Sengupta
From jungle days to this space age , it has been a journey of
the conquests of human mind . The empires of the future also belong to the
human mind . Two hundred years from now , everything that we are doing today
will be done in a different manner . Innovations will change the method of
working . But why are we waiting for others to give us the new ideas ? Why
can’t we originate the ideas in whatever we do ?
Plan before you do anything . Look before you leap . But not
logical planning , imaginative planning .
Think different . Think new . Think something nobody has thought before . Make
it a habit . Think before every action : whether you are doing something small
or something crucial and huge , whether you are working for yourself , or for
your family and friends , or for society , or for your business and career .
The more you do this , the more creative your mind will become , and everything
you do will become more imaginative as a matter of habit .
Before every action , sit with pen and paper for original
thoughts . You can develop your own methods to generate creative concepts .
Here are some suggestions however : you may use one or a combination of them .
Take an aerial view . Look 360 degree at the entire matter .
As you look at every nook and corner of the matter , you may develop some
original viewpoints .
Think how a doctor will look at the situation , how an
engineer will view it , how a banker will see it , how a policeman will look at
it , how a businessman will perceive it . Look at it from various angles and
get different perspectives . Various dynamic thoughts will begin to occur in
your mind .
Use the 5W1H method which stands for WHAT , WHEN , WHY ,
WHO , WHERE and HOW . Ask yourself as many questions as possible with these
words about the task in hand and you will be generating many new ideas .
Think about the work , what has been its past and its history
, how it grew over time and where does
it stand today , where is it going and where is it likely to reach in future . As
you focus on the timeline , a new way of doing the thing might flash in your
mind .
Think how the work can benefit you more or how can it generate
extra side-benefits . With a little innovative handling , it may additionally
benefit you , or your near and dear ones , or the society , or your business ,
or the organization that you belong to .
Think different . Stretch your mind . Demand new ideas .
Reject the usual methods . Think weird . Think silly . Think stupid . Think
upside down . Subtract something .Add something . Make unusual combinations .
Make it Big . Make it small . Soon you will have plenty of ideas .
Look at the list of all the ideas that you have generated .
Pick up those ideas which will be useful . Now take action . Your action will
be original and brilliant . If you use this method every time , you will excel
in everything that you do .
How much time you should give to this exercise will depend
upon how important is the task at hand and how much time is available . The
more time however you give to this exercise , the more brilliant your
performance will be .
Practice it regularly and you will have a better and more
useful personal and social life . Practice it always : you will have a
promising business and a brilliant career !
