Great start for Monday,
No obstacles for Tuesday,
No stress for Wednesday,
No worry for Thursday,
Smile for Friday,
Party for Saturday,
Great fun for Sunday,
Have a beautiful week.

This is the wish I received recently from my friend Pratheep after getting introduced to Start2Lead.

This is wishing an ideal week! The question is how can this be made real and practical. I think the answer is in the ‘Sunday’…

My reasons are:

# Sunday is the ‘FunDay’. It’s a day to have lots of fun. I feel it’s important to enjoy every second in life. So, enjoy every moment in your life, that way everyday could be a FunDay for you.

# Sunday is supposed to be a ‘Holiday’. Holy means Divine. It’s the day which connects the heart and the mind together. Your effort should be to strike a balance between the mind and the heart and also to keep them connected on all days of the week.

# A great start can only be followed by good preparation. So, utilize Sunday for good preparation in-terms of planning and performance. This will help you to get a great start on Monday.

# Sunday is referred to as the Day of supreme source of energy ‘The Sun’. It’s the day to re-charge and energize your batteries. This should set you rolling and growing for the whole week.

Today being a thanks giving day, let me thank all the members who have directly or indirectly participated to get Start2Lead started and for all their support to keep it going.

An Ideal Week is the wish I pass on as a part of thanks giving to all the readers of Start2Lead. Have a beautiful week…week after week…

Knowledge Management is a buzzword in today’s corporate scenario. Companies have instituted special programs wherein their employees can acquire knowledge from newer avenues. But in the midst of all this, we forget what is also equally important - the application. I have seen many people who have excellent knowledge, they have acquired so much of information which is available at their fingertips but when it comes to practical application they are nowhere. Knowledge when not applied is of no use as it does not produce any results and just rots in the mind. The culmination of knowledge occurs when it is put into use and benefits everybody. Knowledge and Application are like 2 sides of the same coin, one along with the other makes life more valuable.

I have tried to create a knowledge-application chart as given below. This chart will help us classify ourselves and others among the listed 4 categories:

1. Dummies: They score very low on both the fronts and they are yet to begin the journey. No point talking about them.

2. Sinners: This category of people have lot of knowledge but they do not apply that knowledge. According to me having knowledge and not applying for the benefit of growth is a sin.

3. Survivors: These are a unique group of people, who apply almost everything they know. The ability to apply makes these individuals survivors.

4. Achievers: These are the people who should be looked up to. They score high on both the parameters. They achieve a lot and become somebody because they are busy applying the knowledge which they continuously acquire.

The idea is not just to plot individuals in the chart, but what is more important is to realize that it’s not the end-of-the road. We can move up the matrix by having a higher knowledge-application ratio and also help others to move. That’s the way to go….