Ball called ‘help’ keeps rolling
A few days ago someone wrote an email to me asking for help. I couldn’t say no, simply, because it doesn’t happen very often when people genuinely care about your advice. I felt pleased and promised to meet him at a Coffee Shop. He was there before me and came prepared carrying a laptop and folder having neatly arranged papers. He had a business idea and wanted to discuss that with me. I looked at his plan and it was nowhere close to a business plan. All it had were few hanging ideas without any market research. But on the mail he had mentioned that he had a business plan.
I felt surprised (actually irritated). Why is he wasting my time? I barely know him. I was about to make an excuse and run off from the situation but something held me. He was sincere in his approach. Maybe he doesn’t know what a business plan contains. I decided to brainstorm on his plan. I am no expert but shared whatever knowledge I had.
The underlying question is what motivated me to help him? I won’t lie that I am a selfless person, I am not. The truth is that while speaking to him images of numerous people who have helped me in my life came to my mind. I have been advised and helped by acquaintances at very crucial stages of life.
A few months back, I started my independent practice. The only reason I am continuing is because many people have helped me when they should have given me a boot for my naive behaviour. 1 out of every 10 people has helped and that has made a huge difference. Ever since, I have become empathic to the plight of beginners and committed to help people whenever feasible. Maybe such acts will reduce the debt I owe. Maybe the people I assist will in turn be kind to somebody else and this ball called help will keep rolling making our society a wonderful place to live.
True till date
Lucidly written n a Truth too… should always try to help to the extent possible….
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Why dont you create an informal self help community of entrepreneurs, existing and wannabe.
It might be a good thing for all of us!
what say?
@ Kshitij – Yep..true will date
@ Ruchika – Agreed..thanks for the comment
@ Shantanu – Interesting idea. Amit grover as you might know has strong tie ups with entrepreneurs ..let me connect with him to scoop out Hyd entrepreneurs.
But how this will be different from many communities out there is what we need to think.
Very rightly said!!
“1 out of every 10 people have helped and that has made a huge difference”:-very true and very nice post
True and genuine. the world does go around because good exists, in small measures but for sure!
Raghuveer, Sashank, Shelledqauntum – thanks for your comments.