by Vince Lombardi
Winning is not a sometime thing. You don't win once in-a-while. You don't do things right once in-a-while. You do them right all the time.
Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that is first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game - but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been a zeal to be the first in anything we do and to win, and to win.
Every time a football player goes out to play, he's got to play from the ground up. From the soles of his feet right up, to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's okay - you've got to be smart to be number one in my business. But, more important, you've got to play with your heart. With every fiber of your body. If you are lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.
Running a football team is no different from running any other kind of organization - an army, a political party, a business. The problems are the same. The objective is to win. To beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't it is.
It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive team. That's why they're here - to compete. They know the rules and the objectives when they get in the game. The objective is to win - fairly, squarely, decently, by the rules - but to win. And in truth, I have never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, did not appreciate the grind - the discipline. There is something in good men that really yarns for....needs...discipline and the harsh reality of head-to-head combat.
I don't say these things because I believe in the "brute" nature of man, or that men must be brutalized to be competitive. I believe in God and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hours, his greatness fulfillment to all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battled victorious.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
HUL memories
Memories are understood by all of us (in a very simple way) as those moments which we have already lived through in the past and we remember those moments in the present. These moments which are brought and remembered in the present are usually good, pleasant and soothing moments. A normal human being always talks about pleasant memories.
Statistically speaking, out of 10 memories, 8 are usually good and pleasant memories. The other 2 could be out of anger or something unpleasnt.
I have spent more than 4 months in HUL now and I am now gonna share a few memories that I think is gonna stay with me for the rest of my life!!
Now, this doesn't mean that my memories @ GIM wouldn't be written about anymore. I think of that place all the time. And i don't think that GIM is past. It always would remain in the present.
The memories of HUL which i m gonna share with u all started not on the day I joined this esteemed organization. It did not start on the day when HUL came to our campus and gave us the offer letters a week later. It started when 2 PRs - Ayan and Sudeshna went all the way to Backbay Reclamation, where our head office is situated (bang opp Jamnalal Bajaj), made presentation to Leena and Doug and a couple of other top brass. This was the first ever presentation made by any GIMite at such level.
D'Lima was a big force in making this event happen. He crafted the entire plan and I think he contributed in a BIG way in bringing HUL to our campus.
3 ppl made it to HUL. Myself, Rahul Batta and Gautam Gupta. After we were told briefly about how we shall be going ahead by the HR, what we experienced would have never happened to anyone. The OTFF corridor, which joins the Lib corridor and the one which runs perpendicular to it to join the OTFF washrooms, was crowded by our batchmates and they were all clapping for 3 of us. Man!! This is BIG. Really big!! HUL effect was already seen and experienced!!
The joining was marked by mixed emotions. We were excited that we were joining the best FMCG co. But we were a little disappointed that we were joining too soon. We joined HUL on the 11th of Feb. 3 months prior to our avg DoJ which usually happens in May.
In any MBA and especially in Goa, the last semester is the best semester. Nobody gives a damn to acads. Ppl make plans which are usually in weeks and geographies that are covered are far far Goa or even places like Kerala. These are like the last few months which we get to spend with each other. These are like the best few months we get to spend with each other.
We weren't gonna get this at all. And that is why we were massively disappointed. We were disappointed not to have gone to Kerala where 35 crazy ppl had their best times of their lives. Though there was this little cheer in our minds that we would be joining them all in Mar when we come back for our convocation for 10 days.
Anyways, we reported to the HUL guest house on 10th eve. I came to Mumbai from Baroda, Gautam was already there and had come from Calcutta and I joined Batta at the Mumbai Airport and he was coming from Goa. There were 27 CMLTs in all which had joined HUL on the 11th and were staying at the guest house in Belapur where we were being accomodated for the next 4 days. The institutes which had been picked up for this new role (1D) were GIM, IMI, Welingkar, Fore and KJ Somaiya. BIM guys were scheduled to join in April.
I won't be writing about the new role i just mentioned above. But i would definitely be sharing the experiences I had when I used to visit outlets like wholesalers, kirana, family grocers, fancy stores, etc. Amazing experiences!! The brand HUL is what I saw was the main reason why so much of respect (and sometimes fear) was expressed by the "seths" of these outlets.
I would write about all of these later. But meanwhile, the touring which involves in training stint takes you to awesome places. Some of the pics have been shared here. Enjoy!!
Chirimiri is a hill station which primarily is known for its coal mines (South Eastern Coalfields Ltd). This view is taken from top of the hill.
Amrut Dhara. One of the best locations in Chirimiri. In monsoons, no one can stand where i am standing.
That is Ambikapur station building. Beautifully made.
The smoke which you see is coming from the ground beneath which is the hot coal which has not been mined. The view looks awesome in rains!!
Statistically speaking, out of 10 memories, 8 are usually good and pleasant memories. The other 2 could be out of anger or something unpleasnt.
I have spent more than 4 months in HUL now and I am now gonna share a few memories that I think is gonna stay with me for the rest of my life!!
Now, this doesn't mean that my memories @ GIM wouldn't be written about anymore. I think of that place all the time. And i don't think that GIM is past. It always would remain in the present.
The memories of HUL which i m gonna share with u all started not on the day I joined this esteemed organization. It did not start on the day when HUL came to our campus and gave us the offer letters a week later. It started when 2 PRs - Ayan and Sudeshna went all the way to Backbay Reclamation, where our head office is situated (bang opp Jamnalal Bajaj), made presentation to Leena and Doug and a couple of other top brass. This was the first ever presentation made by any GIMite at such level.
D'Lima was a big force in making this event happen. He crafted the entire plan and I think he contributed in a BIG way in bringing HUL to our campus.
3 ppl made it to HUL. Myself, Rahul Batta and Gautam Gupta. After we were told briefly about how we shall be going ahead by the HR, what we experienced would have never happened to anyone. The OTFF corridor, which joins the Lib corridor and the one which runs perpendicular to it to join the OTFF washrooms, was crowded by our batchmates and they were all clapping for 3 of us. Man!! This is BIG. Really big!! HUL effect was already seen and experienced!!
The joining was marked by mixed emotions. We were excited that we were joining the best FMCG co. But we were a little disappointed that we were joining too soon. We joined HUL on the 11th of Feb. 3 months prior to our avg DoJ which usually happens in May.
In any MBA and especially in Goa, the last semester is the best semester. Nobody gives a damn to acads. Ppl make plans which are usually in weeks and geographies that are covered are far far Goa or even places like Kerala. These are like the last few months which we get to spend with each other. These are like the best few months we get to spend with each other.
We weren't gonna get this at all. And that is why we were massively disappointed. We were disappointed not to have gone to Kerala where 35 crazy ppl had their best times of their lives. Though there was this little cheer in our minds that we would be joining them all in Mar when we come back for our convocation for 10 days.
Anyways, we reported to the HUL guest house on 10th eve. I came to Mumbai from Baroda, Gautam was already there and had come from Calcutta and I joined Batta at the Mumbai Airport and he was coming from Goa. There were 27 CMLTs in all which had joined HUL on the 11th and were staying at the guest house in Belapur where we were being accomodated for the next 4 days. The institutes which had been picked up for this new role (1D) were GIM, IMI, Welingkar, Fore and KJ Somaiya. BIM guys were scheduled to join in April.
I won't be writing about the new role i just mentioned above. But i would definitely be sharing the experiences I had when I used to visit outlets like wholesalers, kirana, family grocers, fancy stores, etc. Amazing experiences!! The brand HUL is what I saw was the main reason why so much of respect (and sometimes fear) was expressed by the "seths" of these outlets.
I would write about all of these later. But meanwhile, the touring which involves in training stint takes you to awesome places. Some of the pics have been shared here. Enjoy!!
Chirimiri is a hill station which primarily is known for its coal mines (South Eastern Coalfields Ltd). This view is taken from top of the hill.
Amrut Dhara. One of the best locations in Chirimiri. In monsoons, no one can stand where i am standing.
That is Ambikapur station building. Beautifully made.
The smoke which you see is coming from the ground beneath which is the hot coal which has not been mined. The view looks awesome in rains!!
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