One of my HR professors in MBA often took refuge in this adage. “Unless you have FIB, you can’t succeed in life”. In every class, he used to mention this FIB thing at least 8-10 times. Towards the later part of our curriculum, we had almost memorized this FIB mantra, and it never failed to make us laugh!
So what exactly is this FIB?
Basically it means, the eagerness to deliver and the passion to excel. Obviously, I am no expert on this subject, nor do I have the required experience to talk about his, but since this is my personal blog, let me take the liberty of jotting down my thoughts on the subject.
Apart from the proverbial KSA (Knowledge, skill and attitude) needed to succeed in any job, we need to have the fire in our bellies too. The hunger to excel, the desire to succeed, the thirst to know more and more, be it about anything under the sun. One important thing that I have learned in life is : Knowledge is always power, in any form. (Relevant or irrelevant). When I see people sleep-walking through their jobs, day in and day out, it really saddens me to no end. Another important trait that we really need to cultivate in ourselves is the art of accepting feedback positively in the right spirit and not getting defensive or argumentative about it. Unfortunately, this too is getting rare these days. It might take some time, but these traits are definitely learnable.
Ok, this was the nugget of wisdom for the weekend. Have a good, productive week!
Cheers!
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