CONNECTING THE DOTS
Connecting the dots is more than the game you grew up
playing, and it’s a skill that is increasingly important as you mature in your
career and move into more strategic roles. People who are able to “connect the
dots” are forward thinkers, innovators, and leaders. They have a unique ability
to see the forest from the trees while simultaneously seeing the small details
that may be more relevant to the big picture.
One
of my favourite quote
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only
connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow
connect in your future.” Steve Jobs
MY 4
Major Connecting Dots
Developing
mind for analytical thinking: Got
selected in medical but opted for computers in graduation, did half of it in
India & credits got transferred to complete remaining graduation in uk, As a student I was who used to cram most of things but education
system in abroad is different to the one in India , In Abroad you complete assignments on your own with few regular classes. This is where
real life begins where getting degree did not excite me but using brain, developing
mind for analytical thinking to come up with solution for every hurdle.
Stretched
hours in student jobs build up stamina for work: Working in department store,
making pizzas, worked in warehouse, putting up stuff in shelf & many other
kind of jobs was just enough to build stamina for working long hours. Real
interesting stuff was working on the weekend for some extra cash with double
shift created habit of working on stretch for long hours.
Learning,
unlearn, improving observing skill & optimism at Work: There is a saying money doesn’t make you rich,
it’s skill that make you rich. Once you have developed the habit of learning,
it compounds like anything. Numerous books & biographies related to
financial markets, interaction with lot of successful people & fund manager,
experience of life, success & failure in business have made me realized
that Success is not an accident. So journey started once I got detached with
money because as a trader in stock market you need to focus on process rather
than P&L account and focusing on
improving work skills by learning then unlearning then relearning , it helped
me improving my observing skills whether its related to work, finance or life
that allows you to “listen” with more than just your ears and make decision better.
Perfection
is the formula for frustration, Believe in implementation with probability on
your side rather than perfection:
Perfection can drive ourselves to unrealistic goals
and expectations and also to procrastination. You must let go of
perfectionism and adopt a different view and belief about yourself—that life is
for learning, and true perfection lies in always working to improve
yourself—not avoiding mistakes. There is no such thing as being perfect, but
you can still seek excellence. If I look last decade of my work, some of
decision were right and some were horribly wrong but whatever it helped me to
step out of comfort zone & move forward. Slow decision is much worse than
wrong decision as wrong decision helps you learn from failures but delay
decision doesn’t solve any purpose. It helped me personally in my trading as
trading is one business where you cannot achieve 100% accuracy & there is
always a room for improvement, it keeps moving you & inspire you to improve
further.
Inspired by Bobby Axelrod
character from series Billions
One character I am very fascinated with is Bobby Axelrod
in the series- Billions that showcased
at hotsar and AXN, he represented as multibillion dollar hedge fund manager.
Series show extreme lows and highs of character. When you are working in
financial markets, sometimes you have to take big decision in split of seconds.
The most interesting part of series is how he connect various dots in life with past experience to come up with solution
for every tough situation. Deep thinking, fast implementation, number
crunching, negotiations, networking were just another brainstorming techniques
that really hooked me to the series.
It really helped me to pre plan everything whether its
business, trading & my life & how you connect various dots of past to
come up with solutions when you are in extreme stress, because there is a saying
”no pain means no gain’’. You have to deep
dive internally , use all skills &
develop mind-set to be always optimistic & make your one life count free
from financial or other problems & making positive impact on society by
adding value to best of your abilities whether its sharing knowledge, financial
resources or anything.
# Connect
Rasmeet
Green Hedge Capital
