Saturday, October 08, 2005

Next Job Offer - Go for the money

Marketing Executive Jeffrey . J. Fox doesn't like the old saying that if you do what you love, success will follow. His view:
" Take the job that offers you the most money. If you are in a corporation, always take the transfer, promotion or assignment that pays the most."

Sounds mercenary until you hear Fox's rationale:

  • If you go for the money, you 'll become immediately more visible.
  • People will expect a lot more from you and therefore offer more challenging assignments
  • You'll position yourself aggressively for the next promotion

"Corporations usually take the easy way out and it is easier to promote the higher paid than the lower" says Fox. Once you've accrued enough power by going for the dollars, THEN, you can do what you love.

- from "How to become a CEO", Jeffrey J Fox

Saturday, September 03, 2005

"I love you" - Do we really know the meaning?



Fountain Head by Ayn Rand seems to outspeak so revolutionary a thought. But to think of it, the love between howard and Dominique, seems to define what really love is. When one says "I love you", one has to first know what he/she means by "I". It is not just about the physical existence, but "I" speaks of your ego. When you love a person, you have to give in them completely, compromising your ego, for the mere sake of loving them.........huff, I understand how bad I am at writing. Let me try this tomorrow.

Dominique loves Howard so much that she just couldn't stand the thought that the entire world, of which she always has a low opinion, knows of Howard too - That the demeaning world which can never pat a person of integrity judges Howard - and this to her is such a pain. She hurts herself by marrying a person who is completely opposite of Howard - a person who doesn't even know what integrity means.