- wrap up the projects
- courses that I don't intend to complete
- books that I don' think will read again...
- products or things that I will not use again...
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
Monday, March 26, 2007
Scanner's finish
pp 111
Da vinci write up- Real social networks
This one I have charted out on back of one of my visiting card.
You will notice that there is not much of detailing done; yet some of the ways in which I intend to branch out my family (deemed) company called inkoli.com.
You can also see my private visiting card (below):
You can also see my private visiting card (below):
I wanted to present myself as associated with social networking (and more than that).However, in the recent times, the social networks have acquired a sort of bad name. By social networks I meant groups of people working together in attending to some problem; or simply enjoying their common interests.
I have now realised that what I wanted to create was social networks that are real and not virtual. I am yet to finalise the issue, but soon I shall work in the direction of starting groups or networks of people who will get a chance to gather together in flesh and blood. It's a dream but it is certainly attainable.
My visiting card then will present me as conncted with ' The Real Networks'.
Da vinci write up
pp 110
Full Da-vinci write-ups on:
- Dia-net
- Middlescence-> marketing for middle aged
- Real Social Network
- Scanner Net
- Kolzcomm->
- amateur videos
- podcasts
- nearby places video tours
- video movies for social awareness
- platform for youth development->Speaker's club at Mulund/Thane
- interviews of local people
- various internet groups
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
Name the good feeling
pp 109
- speaking assignment
- motivational/inspirational
- real smart investor
- wanderer-world tour
- middlescence/diabetics support teams
- real networks
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
Name the bad feeling
pp 105
- Middlescence
- Diabetes
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
weekly meetings
How about weekly meetings.....start my own
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
Backward planning
pp 91-92
The Backward Planning Flowchart, Success Team and Real Deadlines
The Backward Planning Flowchart, Success Team and Real Deadlines
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
Isolation is the dream killer
pp 95
...write/elaborate on this phrase...
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
...write/elaborate on this phrase...
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
Analysis Paralysis
Personally, I liked the phrase- Analysis Paralysis, and hence thought of elaborating the same.
Analysis paralysis is an informal phrase applied to when the opportunity cost of decision analysis exceeds the benefits(From Wikipedia).
Analysis paralysis applies to any situation where analysis may be applied to help make a decision and may be a dysfunctional element of organizational behavior.
What it means, in layman's term, is that many times people keep on analysing the situations and in the process decision is delayed, which acts as hinderance to further steps involved in the process. The process gets delayed, and it may get abandoned also.
One can say that although we need to annalyse a situation, there should be a limit to it and we need to take a clear stance (and a decision)which may prove to be incorrect also.In this aspect it can be said that many times a decision taken proves to be a wrong many times we have time for correcting the same if the earlier decision has been taken promptly.
This applies to many situations in life and one has to be careful enough to see that analysis paralysis does not make the whole process dysfunctional.
Prashant Koli
Analysis paralysis is an informal phrase applied to when the opportunity cost of decision analysis exceeds the benefits(From Wikipedia).
Analysis paralysis applies to any situation where analysis may be applied to help make a decision and may be a dysfunctional element of organizational behavior.
What it means, in layman's term, is that many times people keep on analysing the situations and in the process decision is delayed, which acts as hinderance to further steps involved in the process. The process gets delayed, and it may get abandoned also.
One can say that although we need to annalyse a situation, there should be a limit to it and we need to take a clear stance (and a decision)which may prove to be incorrect also.In this aspect it can be said that many times a decision taken proves to be a wrong many times we have time for correcting the same if the earlier decision has been taken promptly.
This applies to many situations in life and one has to be careful enough to see that analysis paralysis does not make the whole process dysfunctional.
Prashant Koli
Interest Index Binder
pp 83
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
common things
pp 82
# Search for common themes
#Things not interested in
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
# Search for common themes
#Things not interested in
...was in a draft mode....yet to be completed ...being published this date 7th March,2008...
Things I would like to do...
pp 77
Morse code
Advanced Grade Ham licence
Morse code
Advanced Grade Ham licence
Ph.D. on Middlescence
Ph.D. in Management
Motivational/Inspirational speaking/Negotiation/Counseling
Swimming/Gym/soft skills/presentation skills
Creating a Billion dollor company
Kolzcomm,inKoli.com, etc.
family room
pp 69-70
Set up a family room
pp71-72
Things to do with / for family
Set up a family room
pp71-72
Things to do with / for family
...again in a draft mode..yet to be completed...published today on 7th March 2008...
feelings
Describe the feelings when you felt you were busy....or you had taken easily.
page 65 of the book
..again was in a draft and yet to write something on this...
...being published today on 7th March 2008...
one page plan
One page plan for every career or interest you can consider
pp58-59
pp58-59
...this has been pending for over a year....was in a draft mode and now publishing to the blog...this dated 7th March 2008...
find more about careers @
As Barbara has mentioned in her book, one should go to various places to find out more about careers and jobs that may be suitable (and open) for the Scanners.
In the past also I had thought on similar lines, but it wasn't exactly for finding opportunities but purely as a fun involving creativity: wanted to record conversations, take photographs/videos that can showcase current trends in various issues including fashion,jobs,opportunities,new fields,new lifestyles,work practices etc.
What one can do is to disguise to find more about careers,jobs; ways of life/work by visiting:
1. Bars/pubs- by far the best places to find young people discussing fashions,new academic programs,girls,companies,latest in computers,blogs,etc.
You will also find there different people at different times: during non-peak hours you will find government/municipal employees enjoying drinks during their working hours and that too probably at the cost of some contractor,supplier or agent.What you can learn from them is which postings are hot (moneywise) and carry weight.
In afternoons, at lunch time, you will find company managers treating their clients ( and at the same time they themselves spiriting their spirit with spirits).You will also find employees from IT & ITES firms frequenting bars/pubs and if you are attentive enough you will notice end of a shift in some BPO/call centre.Families visit bars & restaurants mostly in evening and their conversation would most probably be boring.
2. Schools- are the places where you can survey profile of the parents;however, in India, where competition is so stiff, don't expect any help from them too early. You will need to go the school regularly for acquaintances.
3. PTA (Parent Teachers Association) of the school- one can join in PTA for active work and chances are good that other parents may help you with a suitable information if you are a PTA member (on panel of PTA).
4. Visit workplaces- one can visit workplaces of your friends to make acquaintances and networking; this is a sure way of getting more information on current openings; as a dessert you can win a girlfriend there at friend's workplace.
5. Garden/jogging parks- agian this is a great place to frequent where you will get to know people in different age-groups.You need to find an elderly looking vice-president of a company and then offer him lot of services (commonly called buttering)before he will think of offering you a job.
There could be many more places that can be visited which I would like to hear from readers.
Prashant Koli
In the past also I had thought on similar lines, but it wasn't exactly for finding opportunities but purely as a fun involving creativity: wanted to record conversations, take photographs/videos that can showcase current trends in various issues including fashion,jobs,opportunities,new fields,new lifestyles,work practices etc.
What one can do is to disguise to find more about careers,jobs; ways of life/work by visiting:
1. Bars/pubs- by far the best places to find young people discussing fashions,new academic programs,girls,companies,latest in computers,blogs,etc.
You will also find there different people at different times: during non-peak hours you will find government/municipal employees enjoying drinks during their working hours and that too probably at the cost of some contractor,supplier or agent.What you can learn from them is which postings are hot (moneywise) and carry weight.
In afternoons, at lunch time, you will find company managers treating their clients ( and at the same time they themselves spiriting their spirit with spirits).You will also find employees from IT & ITES firms frequenting bars/pubs and if you are attentive enough you will notice end of a shift in some BPO/call centre.Families visit bars & restaurants mostly in evening and their conversation would most probably be boring.
2. Schools- are the places where you can survey profile of the parents;however, in India, where competition is so stiff, don't expect any help from them too early. You will need to go the school regularly for acquaintances.
3. PTA (Parent Teachers Association) of the school- one can join in PTA for active work and chances are good that other parents may help you with a suitable information if you are a PTA member (on panel of PTA).
4. Visit workplaces- one can visit workplaces of your friends to make acquaintances and networking; this is a sure way of getting more information on current openings; as a dessert you can win a girlfriend there at friend's workplace.
5. Garden/jogging parks- agian this is a great place to frequent where you will get to know people in different age-groups.You need to find an elderly looking vice-president of a company and then offer him lot of services (commonly called buttering)before he will think of offering you a job.
There could be many more places that can be visited which I would like to hear from readers.
Prashant Koli
Where I want to find myself
(page-57)
and,
- How I am getting there?
- intermediate plans
....make detailed plans
...I have yet to work on this aspect...
and,
- How I am getting there?
- intermediate plans
....make detailed plans
...I have yet to work on this aspect...
Find opportunity to :
You need to search for opportunities that will benefit you in self-development, I mean developing your soft-skills including public speaking,communication skills,organisational skills.
One should look for the following opportunities:
# volunteering
You can get volunteering opportunities in your local community, workplaces or social organisations. Actually, such opportunities keep on coming frequently but generally many are reluctant to seize it and only want to associate themselves with opportunities that are connected with good positions.But the fact of the life is that it is through your general voluteering only masses recognise you which may pave your wayt to higher positions.
# speaking at functions,events including introducing guest speakers,vote of thanks
the function could even be a funeral service leave alone some happy events.The whole purpose is to get more and more confidence and also increasing your own visibility.
# maintaining website for your group or club
the job is challenging, you learn a lot about the whole process of website administration. You also get a chance to know about the people who are visiting your website and can develop this aspect in turning it into an oportunity for yourself.
# attending to secretarial work of a group/club/society
it is the secretary who attend to all compliace matteras and in the process learns a lot of the whole business, more so the contacts and this could turn out to be your take-off point.
# organising events
this aspect infact will combine all the works/opportunities discussed above. For organising an event you have to learn basics of the event,call upon the experts or out-source stuff/people in presenting a complete product/scheme (as an event) before invitees.Here you will be able to test your mettle also in knowing if people like what you did.
Prashant Koli
Great Things to do
- Become a writer
- Become a true investor
- Start a Non-profit organisation
- Complete a Ph.D
- Start a company
Courses/programs I would like to do
This is just a wish list.
Academic programs
- IIM-Calcutta Long Duration
- Ph.D- GRI
- M.Sc- Psychology Annamalai
- M.A.-Economics-Annamalai
- M.S.-Counselling& Clinical Psytherapy
Hobby related
- Keyboard-Piano
Tour
- USA/World Tour
- Kashmir
Things to be bought
I have now decided to buy only those things that can be put to multiple use.Let me clarify on that. Things that have not only entertainment value but can also be used for enhancement of human capital.
- Plasma/LCD for family room
- Projector for Hall/Pranav's biz
- A new laptop
- Sony H5/H7 still cam
- Sony /Panasonic video cam
Cleaning Act
Scanners are surrounded by clutter. It is time that we start uncluttering our own life and thus hope to be more in control of many of our interests.Whether that will be possible for Scanner is a question.
I have decided to do the following:
- clean the study
- Arrange the study
- Arrange/organise and update financial records/papers
- Write a letter (send a querry) to at least one company to solve (pending) problems with their stocks and other financial obligations.
- Clean and arrange the cupboards/closets.
Shall keep in posting about progress.
-Prashant
Qualities / skills I would like to acquire
Scanners have many interests. Although it is good to have many such interests, it would be nice to have some skills, called as soft skills, so that they can use the skills in projecting themselves and may be marketing themselves.
The skills are :
Presentation skills
Oratary skill
Developing a Good voice-voice culture
Negotiation
Prashant Koli
The skills are :
Presentation skills
Oratary skill
Developing a Good voice-voice culture
Negotiation
Prashant Koli
Jobs/vocations for Scanners
While reading the book I was thinking as to what jobs could best be suited for Scanners.As Barbara Sher has been telling us that Scanners are brilliant, intelligent, and are capable to handling any work.But as we have leared that they get easily bored by repetativeness of the work involving one field only, I suggest the following list of fields that the Scanners can look for.
They are jobs/careers involving:
general work;
multidisciplinary work;
consulting;
speaker-motivational/inspiration;
a life-style experiencer;
media;
politics;
explorer
Prashant Koli
They are jobs/careers involving:
general work;
multidisciplinary work;
consulting;
speaker-motivational/inspiration;
a life-style experiencer;
media;
politics;
explorer
Prashant Koli
Degrees/diplomas attended
Barbara Sher says that the Scanners take interest in many subjects but they fail to carry on for a long in many of them.
True to the spirit of scanner, I had enrolled for many academic programs, let's talk about degree/diplomas, spending a lot of money (and time) but later found no inclination to complete many of them. As a scanner I tasted them and then (possibly) my interest in them would have diminished.
Courses/University/Status as on date
B.Sc. Maths/Madras/Not Completed
B.A. Eco/Mumbai/Completed
B.A.Psycho/Madras/Completed
M.A.Eco/Mumbai/Not Completed
M.A.Socio/Mysore/Not Completed
M.A.Socio/Annamalai/Completed
M.I.M.-Investment Mgt/Alagappa/Completed
M.B.A./IGNOU/Not Completed
M.C.A./IGNOU/Not Completed
C.I.C./IGNOU/Completed
L.L.B./Mumbai/Not Completed
D.B.M./IMC/Not Completed
D.I.S./Mumbai/Not Completed
B.Sc. /IGNOU/Not Completed
I.C.W.A./I.C.W.A./Not Completed
M.Phil./GRI/Completed
PGD Tax Laws/IIT/Completed
PGD Portfolio Mgt/Pondicherry/Not Completed
Marine Radio Officer/Madras/Not Completed
Operation Research/OR Society/Not Completed
M.Com./Madurai/Not Completed.
As can be seen from above, out of 21 programs that I enrolled for, I have completed only 7 as of now.
Few certification programs that I completed are :
BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) Training Institute- Stock Market (Basic)
and Finance for Non-Finance Executives
NCFM (NSE) Modules in - Capital Market & Derivatives
SenseIndia Foundation- Film Making Workshop at Mumbai University
Animation Films- organized by Yash Chopra initiation
How to Build Computers at Kumaria Presidency,Mumbai
I also tried to learn German,Russian,Bengali and Gujarati languages during the past.
I have also realised that there are many people like me in this world, and that it's okay to be like that. But, see what a waste of time-your own,family's time! Let the bygone be gone...let's make a fresh beginning...
Prashant Koli
True to the spirit of scanner, I had enrolled for many academic programs, let's talk about degree/diplomas, spending a lot of money (and time) but later found no inclination to complete many of them. As a scanner I tasted them and then (possibly) my interest in them would have diminished.
Courses/University/Status as on date
B.Sc. Maths/Madras/Not Completed
B.A. Eco/Mumbai/Completed
B.A.Psycho/Madras/Completed
M.A.Eco/Mumbai/Not Completed
M.A.Socio/Mysore/Not Completed
M.A.Socio/Annamalai/Completed
M.I.M.-Investment Mgt/Alagappa/Completed
M.B.A./IGNOU/Not Completed
M.C.A./IGNOU/Not Completed
C.I.C./IGNOU/Completed
L.L.B./Mumbai/Not Completed
D.B.M./IMC/Not Completed
D.I.S./Mumbai/Not Completed
B.Sc. /IGNOU/Not Completed
I.C.W.A./I.C.W.A./Not Completed
M.Phil./GRI/Completed
PGD Tax Laws/IIT/Completed
PGD Portfolio Mgt/Pondicherry/Not Completed
Marine Radio Officer/Madras/Not Completed
Operation Research/OR Society/Not Completed
M.Com./Madurai/Not Completed.
As can be seen from above, out of 21 programs that I enrolled for, I have completed only 7 as of now.
Few certification programs that I completed are :
BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) Training Institute- Stock Market (Basic)
and Finance for Non-Finance Executives
NCFM (NSE) Modules in - Capital Market & Derivatives
SenseIndia Foundation- Film Making Workshop at Mumbai University
Animation Films- organized by Yash Chopra initiation
How to Build Computers at Kumaria Presidency,Mumbai
I also tried to learn German,Russian,Bengali and Gujarati languages during the past.
I have also realised that there are many people like me in this world, and that it's okay to be like that. But, see what a waste of time-your own,family's time! Let the bygone be gone...let's make a fresh beginning...
Prashant Koli
What I wanted to be....
This is a list of professionals, that I wanted to become at one or the other time in my journey of life.
An Engineer-radio & electronics
A Doctor
A Lawyer
An Accountant
An Economist
A Sociologist
An Anthropologist
A Psychologist
A Research Analyst
A Managemnet Consultant
A Futurist
An Invstment Consultant
A Real Estate Agent
An Investor
A Clinical Psychologist
It's an intriguing to know that my present vocation is totally different ( and not listed above).
Prashant Koli
An Engineer-radio & electronics
A Doctor
A Lawyer
An Accountant
An Economist
A Sociologist
An Anthropologist
A Psychologist
A Research Analyst
A Managemnet Consultant
A Futurist
An Invstment Consultant
A Real Estate Agent
An Investor
A Clinical Psychologist
It's an intriguing to know that my present vocation is totally different ( and not listed above).
Prashant Koli
The purpose of this Blog
18th March 2007 would remain as a day to remember in my life.I happened to go to Nirmal LifeStyle, a mall in Mulund,Mumbai,INDIA. After having done window shopping I went to CrossRoad, a premier book-shop chain in India, in the mall. I was looking for some books on general management. I came across a book called "WHAT DO I DO WHEN I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING?". Interesting, I thought; I went through back cover and inside cover. Well, the reading through few pages convinced me that it had touched me- it was echoing my feelings.
The book is about kind of people who want to do or learn many things in their life. Unlike concentrating on a single subject or speciality, as the most of the people do, this category of people have many passions. They seem to go after them pursuing their interests but are also known to abandon many of these projects; yet such people have a terrific liking for learning everything on the earth. Such people have been called as Scanners by the author Ms. Barbara Sher. Yes, I have always felt doing many things and also given up most of them.
I bought the book. I sincerely believed that it will help me understand myself, a Scanner in me, and also look forward to getting many tips in making good use of many abilities that Scanners do possess.
It seems that the book has a lot of assignments for Scanners.I have decided to take it as a journey and shall share my assignments in this blog, as I go through the book, so that other Scanners will come forward to share their experiences.
Please visit this place again and again as the story is unfolded / evolved.
Prashant Koli
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