I was reading this book ‘Built to Last’ by Jim Collins….I quote “What distinguishes a visionary company from a mediocre company is that, visionary companies believe in being CLOCK BUILDERS, NOT TIME TELLERS.” What a statement. When we as individuals try to imbibe the same concept in our lives, it makes such a difference. On the roads, you will find hundreds of people who will look at their watches and tell you the time. What makes the impact is that these hundreds of people look at a watch made by say TEN top companies. That’s the comparison. How many people in these hundreds aim at actually building a new company and launching their own brand of watches rather than being mere time tellers? Very few…

The whole focus is on that drive…fuelling that burning sensation to do more, gain more knowledge, be on the edge, drive a change….We need people like these…we need to be these people….

(This article is from my archive-2009)