There is no shortcut to success......

Hope you know who this guy is.... He is Ralston, our friend. Once I saw him sitting in front of his project comp. His eyes were closed so I thought he must be sleeping. I found it little funny and decided to take his snap. As I was about to take his snap, he opened his eyes. But was he really sleeping??????

Actually not...... He was trying to find a solution to one of his project problems. He wanted to enter a long data in database and he was trying to figure out how to write such a big query. If are interested in knowing more about the problem contact Ralston. Later on he managed to find a solution. But for that he really had to think hard as you may see in the picture.

Most of us must have faced new problems while working on project. But the question is how we try to solve it. One way is that we can simply hide it. But its always better to find a solution. Even if there is no time to implement it, you should atleast know how you can solve it. But to find that solution, you really have to think a lot.

Computer engineers don't have to do much physical hard work. They have to deal with logic which involves thinking. So, I can say that people are paid to think. Not just thinking, but it should be productive also. Thinking should involve how we can improve the current process, how we can do it differently etc etc etc.

Some are pretty clever and pretend that they can think. What I will say is that they are good in presentation. Even presentation is art and skill and if you are good in it than concentrate on improving it. The thing is, a good idea is of no use if its not presented well and a good presentation is useless without a strong base of knowledge. So both these skills should be developed.

What I've learnt from these four years is that there is no shortcut to success. Like me, most of you must have accepted it and must be planning to work really hard to improve their skills before they join their respective companies. But I'm really surprised to see that there are people who are just in search of shorcuts. There are people who want high salaries without even trying to improve their skills.

Who are they? Well, that shouldn't be the question. The thing is, if you feel that you are one of those who tries to find shortcuts, than please be aware. Cause, there is no shorcut to success.

Best of luck to everyone.