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There is a beautiful saying that always it’s not necessary to do extraordinary things; sometimes ordinary things also can be done in an extraordinary way. The quote reminded me of a person who was a cycle boy in Nestle and I knew him during my very short stint in the Company. The cycle boys are generally appointed by the distributors on a daily wage basis to supply chocolates and candies to small pan shops. It’s a uniquely thought of micro distribution channel. This cycle boy generally used to come back to the distributor twice during the day to refill his stocks, whereas other such boys used to come back in the evening with their half sold stuff. One day, I decided to go along with this cycle boy to find out how he exhausts his stocks twice in a day. So that day, I also took a cycle and started with this cycle boy, who was in his mid twenties then. The first thing I noticed that he paddles his cycle fast, real fast. I found it difficult to keep pace with him. Normally, when any

Small steps towards great world

I have realized the significance of small steps towards a great world only after I carefully noticed how my little daughter, Sudhriti, learning how to walk. Like any other child, she started with crawling, then trying to stand with someone's help, and now, with slightest possible opportunity, she rushes out of the main door.....may be towards a great world. May be the greatness of the world enthralls her so much, that she immediately returns to her small world. The same phenomenon hold good for all spheres of our lives. When I was a fresher, looking at the famous Employment News that time, I used to be astonished, as to how companies require professionals with 15 yrs experience!! 15 looong years, oh my god. But today, all those small steps have fetched 15 long years of experience in my professional career, too. But the world is even greater, and dont know how many such small steps would suffice that.  Have plan to pen down some more thoughts on this theme. Share your view, al