Option vs Chance

Kamesh Telikicherla

Kamesh Telikicherla

Information Support Manager @ Virgin Media O2 Uk | Service Delivery Manager @ TCS | Google Cloud Architect | Sustainability Enthusiast

Published Mar 6, 2021

"I am here by gamble not past choice" sounds familiar? Many of u.s.a. might have experienced this at some point in our life. Both of them are good and situational, but nosotros take to be mindful about subtle differences and opt one as situation demands. As they say choices are what we make and chances are what nosotros take. Choices are usually thought through evaluating options or guided by elders or by expert stance. On the other hand, chances are navigating through unknown territories that involves an amount of dubiety. Sometimes chances are taken when there are no choices left or when we are not prepared ourselves well enough on what we wanted to be.

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As kids we are guided by the choices of our parents or elders, but as we mature we make our own choices. Depending on environs in which we grow, we may not accept got any occasions to take chances. However it is very important to experience both at early age as they nurture different qualities and characteristics. Choices improve qualities like preparedness, planning, rationale thinking and structured approach etc. Whereas chances develop characteristics like boldness, take a chance taking, adaptability and instinctiveness etc.  We need to strike residue betwixt both to imbibe wide variety of traits either by ourselves or otherwise our elders should let us explore both. When I was in my 9th grade at the age of 14, I was certain and made a choice to pursue diploma after my 10th grade. Subsequently I further made a choice to do engineering at the historic period of xviii. Every bit with the choices, I had developed very detailed planning with structured approach and prepared for what is expected and experienced certainty. Up until 21 years of historic period, I was not presented with any situation to have chances and experience uncertainty & navigating through ambiguity. When it finally appeared equally an choice to either attend direct interview for Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) or for master'south degree at the age of 21, I was unprepared to have a chance. Well I don't know if that's a right choice for me, just I did not develop boldness perhaps to take a jab at ISRO interview rather opted to pursue masters.

When we are very clear on our choices with right level of preparedness we develop a quality called first time right. Every bit information technology happened to me everything at offset fourth dimension upwardly until my main degree and that mind set may fifty-fifty made me to select my thesis in "Lean Half-dozen Sigma" first time correct, zero defect high quality concept. On the other hand while we are developing the habit of taking chances, we should feel a quality called fail fast or fail early, a blueprint thinking concept. Although nosotros are not afraid of taking risks, we fail early to larn quicker and conform when we adventure. After studying eight years of mechanical and production engineering from a very sure and well prepared environment, I landed in unprepared and uncertain environment when I started my career in IT industry. As information technology so happened, later on 23 years of successful pedagogy and gilded medals in engineering and masters, I failed first time in my Initial Learning Program (ILP) during first few months of training at job. I welcomed the incertitude and embraced fail fast or neglect early. After that, I started taking chances to motion roles and technologies pretty quickly from Microsoft technologies to CRM to Information and management roles. Although I had ambiguity, defoliation when I joined IT industry, I of form experienced certainty and now experiencing energy with TCS.

When I look back and ask "am I here by run a risk not past choice?" well I had taken a chance for sure to join It industry only along the way I found what my choices are. Not all of united states have a perfect choice of what we desire to exist, nosotros either take chances to make them i of our choices later on (As Ratan Tata says "I don't believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and and so brand them correct.") Or find those passions which may not exist our Moneymaker but keeps usa enthused at work. Learning and sharing is what I am passionate about, which keeps me going and exercise better at my work, every one of united states of america should find out what's motivating us.  My begetter had a selection to join applied science but being elder son in family, he took a chance to join a chore at early historic period as state of affairs demanded. He later fabricated it his own choice and gave life to 100s of his students with his teachings in mathematics. Whether nosotros are taking a take a chance or making a choice we need to notice purpose in whatever nosotros practice to make information technology more meaningful and joyful!

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