This may sound like a statement from an arrogant man and believe you me; many people who do not know me well enough strongly believe that I am one such individual with lot of arrogance or ‘air in the head’ as someone said it very recently to me. This is not all; they have given me lot of such amazing adjectives which I always accept with grace and confidence.

Anyways, let me ask one basic question to all those people who do not understand the difference between attitude and arrogance. Do you think that having an attitude of winning is a crime? NO. I don’t think so. Having a winning attitude makes Dhoni what he is today. Having a winning attitude creates business leaders like Ambanis, Mittals and Tatas. It brings in the leadership quality which each one of us should have.

We can’t win businesses or become successful if we don’t have winning attitude. We all have this attitude – we all want to win and try real hard but when it comes to mentioning it upfront, we do not do it and those who do it get branded as arrogant or flamboyant. Thank you.

For me winning is about never losing, never settle for second best and try harder to get the best out of everything. You may be the best but I am better – it doesn’t mean that I am better than you. I am just bettering myself again and again and trying to become better than the best all the time. Is it a crime? NO. Improving self and learning new skills, bettering self, doing better than what you did previously are actually some really good qualities to have in a businessman or in any professional.

I will continue to demonstrate my attitude. I will continue to show it to everyone that I am a winner without mincing words. Its none of my business what you think of me – because I can think for myself. I know what I am doing right or wrong, if you have a difference perspective to it, share it with me and I will listen. I will try and understand your point of view and implement those suggestions if they are worth implementing. So, by accepting your suggestions and implementing those, if you think that I am dumber than you are, I am fine with it. By not accepting any of your suggestions and going ahead with what I thought was right and if this makes you think that I am dumber because I didn’t accept your suggestion, I am fine with it too. Does it make any difference to me? I am the same ‘dumb’ even if I accept or decline. Strange isn’t it? But true. So, why should I bother? As I said, it’s none of my business what you think of me.

Well, by now many of you must be wondering why write such post. What am I trying to prove? I don’t have to prove anything here. I just wanted to share with you my friends that having an attitude and demonstrating it is not a crime. Every one of us have an attitude, some shows it some don’t. So, I am not looking for any advice. I don’t need your attitude, I have of my own. By calling me arrogant or with any other adjective, what are you trying to prove? Aren’t you showing your own attitude that you believed that you are smarter than me and you have the right to correct me? Do I need that from you? So, when you can demonstrate your attitude, why can’t I do it for myself? THINK!

Have a great life ahead – live well and have some attitude. I know you have it, flaunt it. We need lot of it. In India we really need lot of it to come out of that colonial mindset of being servant all the time. And yes, I like the recent campaign by Dainik Bhaskar – Zidd karo, Duniya Badlo! Let’s demonstrate some attitude. If we demonstrate some attitude our industry will be much better place to work. If we demonstrate some attitude our clients would be happy and understand what they want. If we demonstrate some attitude our world would be a better place and India would be able to live healthy and terror free life.

Did I say that my wife loves me when I show attitude – when I say that I am the industry. Because, she knows what I mean when I say that. After all, it’s all a matter of attitude and she knows that I am not arrogant. I wish you a life full of attitude. Have a good life, but yes – I will have a better life. J ‘

PS: This post was dedicated to those humble people in our industry who try to tell all of us that what they have done and achieved in life. Please, I don’t need it. As I said, you may be the best, but I am better.

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