There are times when the right spoken word can really make you feel happy for days. That’s exactly what happened to me.
I had invested all my effort, days and time into making a report for one of our investee companies (I am an investor now. Check out my about page). I spent two nights sitting awake completely, purely working on this document. I had, for some strange reason, taken this assignment as a do-or-die for me. There had been many fingers raised and pointed at me for my lacklustre communication in official documents, maybe that was the reason. My boss guided me a lot on putting it all together. She is a good friend and a well-wisher who I knew before joining this organization.
Finally, the d-hour came when my super boss saw the document. He is known to be a stickler for detail and presentation. To get a document through him is equivalent to getting a piece of paper through a shredder unshred! As he opened it, I could feel my heart in my mouth and could have donated it to him since he anyway did not have one, atleast while looking at written documents. The first word he said just blew me away. “Good!”. Thankfully nobody was looking me because I had broken into an involuntary grin! And somehow could never bring my lips together to shroud my teeth! Yeah that’s how much I was grinning. I mean imagine SB (super boss) saying it was good. Good! Good?!! As he browsed through the document he said thrice “Good”, “very good” and “good”. And capped it off with another “Good, looks like lot of work has gone into this document”. That was it! That pretty much sealed it for me for all the work I had done.
Post Script: SB is not always looking at criticizing. He is actually a very stable and balanced person. He rarely has any biases against anyone or anything. It’s just that his standard of quality expectation from a common man like me is very high. But it’s good because now I know that if I stretch myself I can reach the standards he expects out of me. That’s what actually is making me feel good. The belief that I can do it. Had lost it somewhere along the way. The regaining process has just recieved its first boost!
It’d been a long time since I read your blog. This particular post catches me too at a similar situation.
“The belief that I can do it.” Have lost it somewhere along the way :-). You inspire me to go back and search for it. Thanks :-D
Hey Adi.. good to see you back…
Good to see you back!
And Hardwork always has dividends! I don’t think I need to tell you this!
Good to know that. Congratulations.
Shashishekhar:
All the best. These situations are far too common in our lives. Sometimes we just give up, but I guess it is easier and better to stand up and deliver. Fundamentally we know we can. And that’s about it I guess! :) My best wishes to you! Go for it!
Vijay:
Thanks.
Niveditha:
Thanks.
Sudhakar:
Thanks.