Jainism - 1 - Samyak Darshan

Jain Agamas & scriptures have shown the Moksha Path with a distinct clarity. These scriptures have laid down the prerequisites for attaining Moksha.

In the Jain terminology, this prerequisite is known as Ratnatraya. Which means the Three Gems.

Ratna means Gem & Traya means Three.

These are;

1.      Samyak Darshan

2.      Samyak Gyan

3.      Samyak Charitra

The word Samyak means Right or True.

·         Samyak Darshan means the Right Beliefs

·         Samyak Gyan means the Right Knowledge

·         Samyak Charitra means the Right Conduct

In order to know what is Samyak, it is vital to know what is not Samyak. There is a word called Mithyatva for everything that is Non-Samyak.

Mithyatva means wrong, untrue. Mithya Darshan is the opposite of Samyak Darshan.

(This is 2500 words longest of our all posts) Click to read. 

We Sell , What We Communicate

I fail to understand WHY insurance companies are not FOCUSING on Health Care for People in their mass communication and ad campaigns and focus on selling insurance policies only???

Advantage: (Manifold)

1) Wide spread health care campaigns will do over all health improvement across the population

2) This will be social awareness along with brand building. People will feel that U are genuinely interested in their health management and disease prevention. (& Not only interested in selling yr products)

3) Better health will make lesser health claims

4) Better health means longevity so longer duration of fund management for life insurance companies

Still I do not see any insurance companies talking about preventive health management as their mission or communication they use. They only talk abt their plans and policies using costliest possible BRAND ambassadors.

This is what happens when companies are internal focussed and how they ACT when they have COMMODITY selling mindset. NOW this applies to every companies insurance or otherwise.

Cooks Vs Chefs

I was in BITS Pilani Goa Campus last weekend. No not as a faculty but my son studies there so I was there to meet him. We had a great conversations on status of students mindset at the campus. It may be representative of all the campus of Engg colleges.  

1) Students are extremely JOB Focussed.

2) Students are extremely CERTIFICATE (Extra Curricular Activities)  Focussed without actually working to earn it. 

3) Students are indifferent to Many area of CONCERNS. FITTING into the system is the MIND SET.

4) Expecting too much from the Institutes without going out of the way to take initiatives.

(Applicable to MOST and not ALL students)

But isn't it the mind set of everyone employed??? Its our CULTURE. Its the society we live in.

We all are indifferent to many area of concern affecting our life ,  we are FITTING into the SYSTEM without have initiatives to make dent where-ever we work, We want wrong credits for the work not done by us. We are SALARY oriented and not acting like an entrepreneurs where-ever we work even if we are employed. 

This is the reason most of all employed are easily replaceable.

If u need to be told to what is to be done, then you are a COOK (Need instructions on what is to be done) however future belongs to the CHEFs. Isn't it easy to find cookbooks ?? Does any one knows abt Chef Book??

Take CHARGE of your life or someone else will. 

Note: Seriously recommend to read book LINCHPIN by Seth Godin to every COOKs.

Feedback to Feed Forward

Feedback is the most POWERFUL tool to know how enterprise is performing. Feedback from customers, vendors and employees. 

Free and Fair feedback from these stake holders will shape the management policies to navigate into the future. 

TOP Management does lot of things assuming our stakeholders must be happy about it or with whatever I /We do is always correct. Who better than us can know it better ???

Its always a myth. Feedback from Family made Valmiki a GREAT SAGE. He was notorious as long as he was living of his OWN without the feedback for whom he assumed he was doing what he was doing.

Does yr company has feedback system which regularly map the performance against the expectations of three stake holders stated above??? (Shareholders will be anyway happy if the other three stakeholders r happy).When was the last time your company took feed backs and it also reached to the TOP management?

Are we awake or DREAMING??? 

Real Estate Marketing - Missing Links

Post "Sale and Possession" relationship with the clients is very critical to generate referral leads. No amount of SMS, Emails or Exhibitions can sale what referral leads can sale.

Post Possession Relationship Anchors:

1) Timely formation of society.

2) Timely settlement of dues and deposits taken from buyers to the society.

3) Timely and complete conveyance support.

4) Discount couple during possession for household purchase from near by shops/malls.(on the promise of bulk sales)

5) Periodic Free Maintenance Support to Members to select fittings and fixtures, lifts , garden etc etc. 

6) Participation in Cultural Activities of the society by way of sponsorship etc.

7) Members Children Scholarship Schemes. 

8) Annual or Periodic Networking Get together Events.

9) Free Movers & packers Services or Free repainting of Old Homes to make it easy for the customer to sale.

10) Residents Magazine to enable members to know each other better and depict talents.

11) To invest in start up entrepreneurs residing in the complex. 

12) Many More such add on out of the box ways to engage with the existing CUSTOMERS. 

It must be genuinely done and not just to get referral. 

Airline & Hospitality Companies pamper their clients most. However Real Estate Clients deserves maximum pampering by the developer companies. People buys home by investing whole life's savings or borrowing against future earnings. 

Having a customer should be a matter of JOY internally and same should be conveyed and expressed to the customer in numerous ways and surprises. Think HOW most of us are getting our most of the customers??? Its through REFERRAL and that will happen only if CUSTOMER is delighted through some or many or even more of points stated above. How many of the owners meet their direct customers??

Unfortunately No one does it. Existing customers are ALWAYS forgotten once the transaction is over !!! 

What a fun if U are not talk of the town for Gr8 reasons?? Let your existing customers become your sales person. 

Alternative, endless participation in exhibitions and competing in COMMODITY world. 


Which ONE POINT which CUSTOMERS VALUE is unique abt your so called BRAND??  

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Innovation is Small - Doesn't Require Laboratory

In Mumbai Auto Rick fare has changed recently. It is now not as easy and as simple as it was earlier. So every time one commutes, at the end of the journey commuter ask driver "How Much??" or "Show me the rate card." This is normal and usual practice. I must have travelled with more than 100 instances. 

Today I saw rate card affixed on the back of driver's seat i.e. in front of the commuter. Wow!!! Simple but gr8 idea. 

What will happen??? No need to ask or show me the card kind of untrustworthy behavior from commuters. U see and pay. Thats it. Its very very simple idea but 100s odd I have travelled have not applied this. So its unusual. 

Innovations in life or Moments of Truth for the customers are simple well thought out steps executed flawlessly which will make customer's life easy and make the whole experience delightful. 

Its SIMPLE. Focus on CUSTOMERS. (Your Boss will be Happy & so is the CUSTOMER)

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Today in India

Today morning while having my breakfast my phone rang and it was our watchman from the gate.

He said "Sir U r CA (CPA of India) isnt it?  I want signature on the CA entrance exam form for my daughter".   I could not  recognize him but ask him to come for the signature. After some time when he appeared at my door I was pleasantly surprised and slightly amazed also. I completed the signature etc and gave him back the form.  

Wow!!! What an optimism and inspiration of people at every strata of the society!!! Amazing. We can bank upon the future of INDIA. 

CA is the only professional exam where entry is easy and exit is difficult. In all other professional courses whether MBAs, Engg or Medical reverse is true. Even cost wise also its the easiest and cheapest as compared to all fancy MBA degrees. Respect Parallel and knowledge in some cases more than MBAs. 

India is certainly shining in some parts where it was not earlier. Let that part grow bigger and faster. 

Memorable Customer Experience - Its by Design not by Default

This Diwali we will be visiting Amritsar, Delhi and Rishikesh. To be precise 3rd visit Amritsar and Rishikesh. Delhi many times.

Another option cud be some new places. Yes Good Idea to explore. However once u have memorable and exciting experiences u wud like to repeat the same. Its a human nature.

Same logic or emotion applies when we are dealing with any of the products or services we consume. BRAND loyalty is nothing but "enjoyed previous experience and want to repeat the same again."  Thats the reason every enterprise MUST design delightful and memorable customer experiences. It cannot happen automatically.  In MOVIE, whatever we see , is precisely planned and executed. Though it look very natural but is a design of the TEAM movie makers.

Unfortunately companies don't design their customer experiences. They will design their factories, offices, org chart, everything else but NOT Customer Experience. In this attention deficit world we are in, unless enterprises focus on the last part i.e. creating /designing delightful customer experiences, BRAND loyalty will be a illusive.

There are whole lot of passionate new and young entrepreneurs purely focusing on customer experience. They r the future. Rest all will REST sooner than later.

Creativity & Innovation - Men Vs Women

I don't understand;

1) Why men wear tie and move like buffalo without shepherd??  How many of men who wear tie enjoys it?

2) Why color of men's suit is invariably BLACK? If u go to any conferences or seminars , you will hardly see difference in that hall and stable. All black in colors!!! No imaginative thinking as far as mens wear is concerned.

3) Now compare this with women conference. U will not find single similarity in dressings. Amazing amount of innovation and creativity.

4) I think this speaks of creativity and differentiation thinking that takes place when in any org WOMEN is on top.

5) It may sound incomparable or no parallel but its true.

We are what we we do daily with our lives. Men please wake up. Innovate personally to innovate where u work. Its always inside out. Next time in seminar and conferences or wherever,  apply yr self, don't follow blindly.

Cheers.

PS: Today i.e.  27th Mar 12, Richard Branson blogged abt Ties Ties that Dont Bind , published in the Mint.

Ad Campaigns Vs Killer Product/Services

Vertical Parts between two Horizontal Steps have captured the imagination of marketeers. Yes, in Mumbai Suburban Stations on staircase these vertical parts are used by Colors Channel to promote Big Boss.  One more attempt of marketeers to promote product extensively without product having powerful contents. No one from Good Family will watch Big Boss this year especially cuz of the kind of people its stuffed with. (Last year it was different with AB in Command and most participants were D'Cent)

I think most marketeers use the same technique and focus on massive ad campaigns without doing something to improve,  Customer Xperience while using product or services. 

Invest in CUSTOMER CENTRIC Products and Services, Marketing and selling will take care of it self through Massive Referral Engine of Customer/Users Referral. 

Wake Up Marketeers. Don't allow AD agencies to control your business promotion,  let it be done by product and services it self & its users. 

Note to new VISITORS

Welcome New Visitors.

Making A Difference not only in the world around us but world inside us is the purpose through this blog.

First of all I recommend Welcome Read of book LINCHPIN by Seth Godin to everyone employed, self employed or unemployed.

Second come share your thoughts,views, experiences of the world U r living in abt people, places, products and thoughts.

Third remove the cap of the religion, circumstance and background of ideas with which we have lived till today.Start a fresh on a new slate. Be open to new ideas and thoughts. We have very limited knowledge but we have potential of becoming liberated soul with complete knowledge. Have that PURPOSE in Mind.

Join HAPPINESS journey at aanekant.blogspot.com with me.

Cheers.

Pause & Think - Purpose of LIFE.

Too much of money and still devoting beautiful life to earn more is sheer waste of this human life. How much money do one wants? Even doing social services with excess money is futile as far as our purpose of present birth.

Sole purpose of this human life is to earn liberation from the cycle of re births. Therefore wasting days and months & years  to earn excess money and then devoting some time and money for social work is selfish or rather foolish exercise in nature.

Stop at certain level. It must be reasonable and limited. Focus on the purpose of your life, from where have u come ?, why u r here?  , where will go from this birth after death??. is there anyway in which I can end this cycle of life and death and sufferings??

Some or rather mosts says u must not retire from yr working life. I wud say one must retire at earliest possible opportunity. This precious human birth should not be wasted sheer for the purpose of earning. There is far greater purpose in life than mere earning till death.

Pause & Think. (Yr purpose on this EARTH) . Quickly,  as the time is limited & flying.

MUST Company CULTURE

I read Delivering Happiness by CEO of Zappos.com. Must read for every entrepreneurs.  When most of our time in life is spent on working for some or the other companies, creating atmosphere of fun and happiness for all the stake holders is the primary role of top management.

They have their Zappos Culture Book where in all employees and many customers writes abt the company. People can ask for free copies of this culture book also. They will send in 5 days anywhere in the world. I got in Mumbai. They also arrange for free company visit for anyone who wish to visit their company and provide to and fro commuting services from Las Vegas Airport.

Point is: Why all companies are not focussed on fun, happiness, customer delight??? Company with singular profit bottom line approach will find it difficult to attract best of the talents. B Schools and Top Management must unlearn fast & open their eyes to know how the FUTURE WINNERS will emerge. It is not that B School should teach how to run companies it is rather other way round. Companies like Zappos will set the motion of syllabus change in many B Schools.

Cheers. Happy Dassera.

Real Estate Marketing & Customer Xperience

Last eve I was at Lodha Palce, they have changed the way real estate projects is being marketed. Truly world class. They launched 50 storey residential tower World Crest at Upper Worli. Truly amazing way and power of intermediary of making a difference. Those developers are bye passing intermediary have to learn how to pamper and groom/train their intermediates.

A major part of Customer Experience starts with how people selling yr products looks, talk, their knowledge, motivation and passion for the products.

Its the role of the companies whose goods/services they r selling. Real Estate Companies MUST invest in intermediaries. Train and Groom them periodically. They may be freelancer but investment in them will reap fantastic benefits Companies must change they way they are selling. Out bound Call Centers and mindless SMS will not do magic. Think Creatively DAILY.

Why this Blog??

Welcome. I am here to Wow!!!  my fellow travelers. 

I will blog about:

1) What I Do - Professionally
2) What I Believe - Spiritually & Politically
3) What  I Read - Books , Articles , Blog and Much More
4) What I Experience - Real Life experiences as I travel through the JOURNEY

(Menu will change periodically)

I believe I will write twice a week. Too much writing usually lacks substance and readers lose interest quickly.

All of u r welcome to share your thoughts.

Cheers and Best of Luck for life ahead.
Sunil Gandhi