This world is full of critics..people who somehow seems to know exactly why something will not take off, how it will be tough to execute, etc. Yet the world functions, pushes forward largely thanks to a few men/women who are willing to take their chances and pursue what they believe.
I have tremendous respect for entrepreneurs for the simple reason that the odds they have taken on are massive. The odds of success are so stacked against them yet their tribe grows... in all fields because they believe they can make a difference.
I happened to hear one such gentleman today. Now he has chosen a field that is not so common. Politics.. Dr. Ashwin Kumar, President, Loksatta Party, Karnataka. Here is a guy who has a lot going for him. Distinguished career in NASA, IIM, etc yet he has chosen the hard path to make a difference. His message is simple "Good politics starts with you and me"... Now it is not that you and me don't want to make a difference...but how many of us have the balls to go the full distance, to actually test our commitment to making that difference.My heart swells in pride as I stand in the crowd and hear him speak. He has a lot of youngsters who are volunteering in his campaign for good politics and governance (www.ashwin4mla.org).
He lost the last elections by a 1,000 votes or so, but more importantly he is back again spreading a hope for change. We need more people like him, people with just not the conviction but also the courage to back that conviction. He has managed to attract a small gathering of people to hear him speak on the challenges we are facing as a city. As I walk back my only sincere hope is that the people in that gathering are all registered voters. Good politics starts with you and me and the least we can do is to get ourselves registered so that when someone courageous comes along we can all show our support.
I have tremendous respect for entrepreneurs for the simple reason that the odds they have taken on are massive. The odds of success are so stacked against them yet their tribe grows... in all fields because they believe they can make a difference.
I happened to hear one such gentleman today. Now he has chosen a field that is not so common. Politics.. Dr. Ashwin Kumar, President, Loksatta Party, Karnataka. Here is a guy who has a lot going for him. Distinguished career in NASA, IIM, etc yet he has chosen the hard path to make a difference. His message is simple "Good politics starts with you and me"... Now it is not that you and me don't want to make a difference...but how many of us have the balls to go the full distance, to actually test our commitment to making that difference.My heart swells in pride as I stand in the crowd and hear him speak. He has a lot of youngsters who are volunteering in his campaign for good politics and governance (www.ashwin4mla.org).
He lost the last elections by a 1,000 votes or so, but more importantly he is back again spreading a hope for change. We need more people like him, people with just not the conviction but also the courage to back that conviction. He has managed to attract a small gathering of people to hear him speak on the challenges we are facing as a city. As I walk back my only sincere hope is that the people in that gathering are all registered voters. Good politics starts with you and me and the least we can do is to get ourselves registered so that when someone courageous comes along we can all show our support.
