[list_indonesia] [ppiindia] Paulo Coelho: The rise of new entrepreneurs
- From: Mario Gagho <gagho@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 00:47:56 -0800 (PST)
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Saya termasuk fans kisah2 fiksi (novel) paulo coelho,
di dalamnya dia banyak mengajarkan filsafat hidup dan
realitas yg kadang belum terpikir dalam hati saya.
tulisan di bawah juga ditulis salah satu penulis
favorit saya tsb. cocok buat kita2 yg lagi meniti
karir jadi 'orang' ;0
MG
The rise of new entrepreneurs
- By Paulo Coelho
Pamela Hartigan, director of the Schwab Foundation,
drew up a list of 10 points common to people who
become dissatisfied with the world around them and
decide, instead, to create their own work. I think
Pamela?s list goes beyond social entrepreneurship (as
this new mechanism is called) and could be applied to
many things that we do in our daily life.
w Impatience: A person in search of his dream does not
wait for things to happen; he sees yesterday?s
problems as today?s opportunities. His impatience
often causes him to change direction, but this need to
adapt makes him more mature.
w Awareness: A person in search of his dream knows
that he is not alone in this world, and that every
gesture he makes has consequences. The work he is
doing could transform his environment. Aware of this
power, he becomes an active element in society, and
this leaves him at peace with life.
w Innovation: A person in search of his dream believes
that everything could be different from the way it is,
but that, first, he must find a path that has never
yet been taken. Although he is always surrounded by
the old bureaucracy, by other people?s comments, and
by the difficulties of penetrating as yet untamed
forests, he finds alternative ways of making himself
heard.
w Pragmatism: A person in search of his dream does not
wait around for the ideal resources required to begin
his work ? he rolls up his sleeves and sets to. Each
bit of progress, however small, increases his
confidence and the confidence of those around him, and
the resources he needs always turn up.
w Apprenticeship: A person in search of his dream
usually has a profound interest in a particular area,
and his detailed knowledge helps him find new
solutions to old problems. This apprenticeship,
however, can only take place through practice and
constant renewal.
w Seduction: No one can survive alone in a competitive
world: aware of this, the person in search of his
dream tries to get other people interested in his
ideas. And these people become interested because they
know they are in the presence of something that not
only combines creativity and social commitment, but
could also prove financially lucrative.
w Flexibility: A person in search of his dream has an
idea in his head and a plan to make that idea reality.
However, as he follows his path, he realises that he
must adapt to the realities of the world around him,
and it is then that his sense of social responsibility
becomes an important factor in transforming the
environment. One example: to reduce infant mortality
in a particular city, it is not enough simply to take
better care of children?s health; things like
sanitation, nutrition, etc., all need to be changed
too.
w Stubbornness: A person in search of his dream can be
flexible about his path, but he is, at the same time,
always focused on his goal. Because of his innovative
ideas and because he is always moving in unknown
territory, he never says, "I tried that and it didn?t
work." On the contrary, he is always looking for
possible alternatives, which is why he gets results.
w Joy: A person in search of his dream encounters
difficult moments, but is happy with what he does. The
inevitable mistakes or blunders he makes do not make
him doubt his abilities, for he is able to smile when
he does something wrong ? he knows he will be able to
put it right later on.
w Infectiousness: A person in search of his dream has
a unique ability to make the people around him realise
that it is worth following his example. He will,
therefore, never feel alone, even though he may
occasionally feel misunderstood.
Pamela Hartigan concludes her study with the example
of a Brazilian, Fábio Rosa. When Fábio saw how much of
their income people in his community were spending on
non-renewable fuel, he set about developing a system
using solar energy. Fábio?s work, which conforms to
the ten points in Pamela?s study, is now recognised
worldwide; the idea caught on with several large
companies, and it will soon bring benefits to millions
of people, as well as contributing to protecting the
environment.
© Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull
Costa
Mario Gagho
Political Science,
Agra University, India
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A WINNER works harder than a loser and has more time.
A LOSER is always "too busy" to do what is necessary.
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