I learnt some simple things from my little sister. I believe simple things are effective, though we ignore them merely of its simplicity.
When i presented a simple gift to my sister at an age of 6, the happiness i saw in her face...VOILA... made me feel very good. To regain that state of feel, i used to knew her expectations, before hand and used to present her a gift, whenever possible. Every time, she felt the same level of happiness, so openly, so naturally. Is this feeling restricted to my sister ? Not at all. I felt the same, whenever i gift to any child. Whenever my gift meets their expectations, they express their happiness,from heart, through their eyes . From this incident, i learnt The Power Of Giving. Giving something to others, understanding and validating their expectations makes every human being feel good. In fact Nature searches for that person. The more he gives, the more he gets from Nature.
Lets see how it can be adapted in practical life, especially in business perspective. I was goin through 'Head First' series. I happened to read in the series that the first and foremost principle in developing a software is to knew customer requirements, understand them and develop the software that meets their expectations. In fact all the OOAD principles that were built were to meet the expectations of customers by building up a robust software, so that even if their requirements enhances in future, software enhancement would be easier. I feel, unknowingly under the veil of Software Technology, we were following the same principle "The Power Of Giving". By building up the software as per the customer expectations, we gain their confidence in us. Customer's satisfaction enhances business growth.
This could be a simple example, which shows the link between life and career. The only difference i see is, in life, we give to our buddies, in expectation of happiness, whereas in career, its in expectation of business growth in future.
