Messages from a Mess

Written on Saturday, September 19, 2015 by Siddharth PV

Mumbai Airport, 19th Sept, 2015

When I came I was a mess
This I must confess

 My confidence at a significant low
My body had also dealt a big blow -
A thing of pride and pleasure
Was complaining of too much pressure

 But since then over a month has passed
And I many a lesson have amassed

 There's nothing strikingly new
But have insights emerged quite a few
A reinforcement of the fact
That most effective are the simplest didacts

 Just entered the port again
To take at promising opportunities an aim

 But this time it feels different..

 Of the outcome I am less sure
But I am sure I will endure
All I have to do..
Is by the basics persevere..

 I must know all will be well
And that sincerity will a just fortune tell

 Sometimes it might take a while
And difficult will it be meanwhile
But persist I must on the right cause
Without taking too long a pause

 For if there's one thing I have learnt under duress
Is that faith and efforts are a man's only redress

 Since efforts will your fortune tell
In the end all will be well

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Ask for Context

Written on Friday, November 28, 2008 by Siddharth PV

Lets get one thing straight at the very outset -

No matter what document you make and send to the client - you are always selling.
That document might be the last thing you ever send / say to the client - albeit in the written form.
So, it better be the best thing that you could have possibly said.

And to come up with that 'BEST' thing that will appeal to the client / final reader - you need to be very sure of the context.

1. Why are u sending what you are sending?

i.e. What's the purpose? What's the objective?

What is that one thing that you want to achieve?

2. What message do you want to convey through that doc?

Come to think of it - at the end of the whole thing - if you say -
'I wish I had done this better' - it is totally not worth it.

You wasted an opportunity. You wasted your time.

Now - how will you be able to answer all the above questions?
Only if you know the context really well.

So, whenever you start any work - ask for the context / brief
And context would include (and not be limited to) -

  • Info about the client
  • Client's Background - Is he a technocrat? Does he understand your product? That tells you to what extent do you need to explain to him your product
  • Company Background
  • What conversation have we had so far?
  • Were any pain points mentioned?
.
.
.

PS : This applies to life in general. Come to think of it. You are always selling.

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Messages from a Mess

Mumbai Airport, 19th Sept, 2015

When I came I was a mess
This I must confess

 My confidence at a significant low
My body had also dealt a big blow -
A thing of pride and pleasure
Was complaining of too much pressure

 But since then over a month has passed
And I many a lesson have amassed

 There's nothing strikingly new
But have insights emerged quite a few
A reinforcement of the fact
That most effective are the simplest didacts

 Just entered the port again
To take at promising opportunities an aim

 But this time it feels different..

 Of the outcome I am less sure
But I am sure I will endure
All I have to do..
Is by the basics persevere..

 I must know all will be well
And that sincerity will a just fortune tell

 Sometimes it might take a while
And difficult will it be meanwhile
But persist I must on the right cause
Without taking too long a pause

 For if there's one thing I have learnt under duress
Is that faith and efforts are a man's only redress

 Since efforts will your fortune tell
In the end all will be well

Ask for Context

Lets get one thing straight at the very outset -

No matter what document you make and send to the client - you are always selling.
That document might be the last thing you ever send / say to the client - albeit in the written form.
So, it better be the best thing that you could have possibly said.

And to come up with that 'BEST' thing that will appeal to the client / final reader - you need to be very sure of the context.

1. Why are u sending what you are sending?

i.e. What's the purpose? What's the objective?

What is that one thing that you want to achieve?

2. What message do you want to convey through that doc?

Come to think of it - at the end of the whole thing - if you say -
'I wish I had done this better' - it is totally not worth it.

You wasted an opportunity. You wasted your time.

Now - how will you be able to answer all the above questions?
Only if you know the context really well.

So, whenever you start any work - ask for the context / brief
And context would include (and not be limited to) -
  • Info about the client
  • Client's Background - Is he a technocrat? Does he understand your product? That tells you to what extent do you need to explain to him your product
  • Company Background
  • What conversation have we had so far?
  • Were any pain points mentioned?
.
.
.

PS : This applies to life in general. Come to think of it. You are always selling.
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