I opened a thread earlier in AV forums entitled “If you could be famous”.
A very interesting pattern emerged there. Looks like people from our part of the world do not have ambitions or do not like to share their ambitions.
Most of the responses are that they do not want to be famous for one or the other reason.
I was chatting with my nephew other day and he told me that he wants to be a Chartered Accountant but he wanted me to keep it a secret because he did not want to be humiliated if he could not achieve his dreams.
So is it our culture not to be ambitious or keep your ambitions inside ?
Or is it the fear of failure that we do not want to advertise our ambitions before we really achieve our goals ? I confess I used to be that kind of a guy.
I was chatting with my nephew other day and he told me that he wants to be a Chartered Accountant but he wanted me to keep it a secret because he did not want to be humiliated if he could not achieve his dreams..
.........yeah the uncles & aunties and other kids r hard to tolerate in that kindaa scenario
So is it our culture not to be ambitious or keep your ambitions inside ?
Or is it the fear of failure that we do not want to advertise our ambitionsbefore we really achieve our goals ? I confess I used to be that kind of a guy.
your q was "would you want to be famous", not "what are your ambitions"!
i dont have any qualms about revealing my ambitions. I want to be a writer, i want to write plays, films and a book, not in one go though lol.
anyone else wanna share their ambitions:)?
In our culture we've been taught to be modest in display of our dreams and ambitions so we don't lose our credibility if we are unable to achieve them and for the fear of appearing arrogant in front of others.
I feel that unless we believe it, we can hardly achieve. And the enthusiasm and will must be transferred positively to our kids. Many people grow up with self image issues due to suppression of ambition. There is a way of keeping the balance between arrogance and accomplishment.
I had lots of dreams and i blabbed about alot of them and now i feel ashamed and silly that i think i could do any of that stuff. Too little self confidence i guess......but while i think some ambition is good....too much of it can be dangerous. for some people they can never have enough, it can never be enough and it's never good enough. and it's hard when u try at something but fall short and don't achieve it, and not only do you hate urself for it, people don't let up either and bother u incessantly because you did not achieve it.
The business gurus and management trainers encourage people to articulate their ambitions so they can be better understood and worked for.
The cultural effect is most likely legacy of 'tempting fate' superstitions. That if you tell others your plans before they manifest then you are asking others to create jealous intents to stop you in your pursuits.
I want to work for myself and stop being an employee.
i never knew this was a culture-wide phenomenon....I guess it goes with not believing in hard work and the notion that external forces can somehow affect the achievement of your goals. we need to stress a lot more on hard work...and information sharing in our culture.
I opened a thread earlier in AV forums entitled "If you could be famous".
A very interesting pattern emerged there. Looks like people from our part of the world do not have ambitions or do not like to share their ambitions.
Most of the responses are that they do not want to be famous for one or the other reason.
I was chatting with my nephew other day and he told me that he wants to be a Chartered Accountant but he wanted me to keep it a secret because he did not want to be humiliated if he could not achieve his dreams.
So is it our culture not to be ambitious or keep your ambitions inside ?
Or is it the fear of failure that we do not want to advertise our ambitions before we really achieve our goals ? I confess I used to be that kind of a guy.
*Interesting.........so now you are not that kind of a guy..........can you reveal now what your ambitions used to be? *
The business gurus and management trainers encourage people to articulate their ambitions so they can be better understood and worked for.
The cultural effect is most likely** legacy of 'tempting fate' superstitions. That if you tell others your plans before they manifest then you are asking others to create jealous intents to stop you in your pursuits.**
I want to work for myself and stop being an employee.
The business gurus and management trainers encourage people to articulate their ambitions so they can be better understood and worked for.
The cultural effect is most likely legacy of 'tempting fate' superstitions. That if you tell others your plans before they manifest then you are asking others to create jealous intents to stop you in your pursuits.
I want to work for myself and stop being an employee.
Wassalam
Well done man, keep your chin up and work hard for it.
And as they say in Pakistan "Jalnay walay ka monh kaala".
*Interesting.........so now you are not that kind of a guy..........can you reveal now what your ambitions used to be? *
or you going to keep us in suspence.....:)
After living in US has taught me that it is not bad to share your ambitions and seek advice from poeple who can help you achieve your goals.
I wanted to get a professional degree and make lots of money. Now do not start asking if I fulfilled my ambitions , you are too nosy.:)