Yesterday's collaborative effort definitely helped the team working in the office to find their groove and today we were all charged for picking up on where we left off. After a quick crit on this, Sai moved focus to what was happening on the sites. Managing sites is an incredibly interesting experience, however after a point it can become tiresome and somewhat monotonous - a fact that Sai acknowledged but was not willing to accept. He told us that the excitement of working on site was something that had to be internally driven. I'm sure by now you're wondering how this can be done. Don't worry, I'm going to share with you 2 simple analogies that will clearly explain everything.
Imagine I asked you to play a game of badminton or randomly run up and down the road 10 times. Which would you prefer? The unanimous answer from all of us sitting in on the meeting was a game of badminton. And that's exactly what Sai explained to us. Both the activities probably require the same amount of effort, only difference is that while one constructively offers an interest and a goal (to try and win the game) the other seemingly offers neither. The same principle needs to be applied on site too. Although it is important and cannot be neglected, one cannot get too caught up in the in the small issues here and there that require effort. Yes, those issues need to be addressed, but we must keep finding interests and goals to strive for and put effort in. We need to ultimately keep ourselves, the site team and the client engaged and excited through the process.
The second analogy too picked up on the game of badminton. Again Sai asked us how many of us enjoy the game. He then added another question - How many of us would enjoy the game if we were playing against a 5 year old kid?. The answer instantly changed. Another question followed - How many of us would enjoy the game if we were playing against a world champion? This he explained was to determine the level at which we play (or in this case work). Pick a task too easy for you and you won't feel satisfied even if you achieve it. Pick something too difficult and you would more often than not end up disheartened. The sweet spot would be to challenge yourself - to pick someething just slightly more difficult than what you think you're capable of. This way you allow yourself for that margin to stretch and grow. At the same time when you're able to achieve that, the sense of accomplishment does wonders for your confidence - Just ask Rithik, he would definitely vouch for this. So, he urged all those involved in the sites to push themselves a little beyond what they consider themselves capable of. This challenge guarantees an interest and the excitement.
In short, we determine our experiences at site. How monotonous or exciting they would be is a choice that we get to make in most respects. And this choice was offered to Rithik and Kavya - both of them have been given the complete responsibility of one site each. Stay tuned with us to know more about their individual experiences in the coming month...
-Mannat
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