A Hawk in the storm !

"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."

There’s a story told about a businessman named Jatin who went to see a close and trusted friend Deepak.

"Things are so tough," Jatin began to say, "I feel I'm in a deep hole and every day it just seems to get deeper."

"Tell me the problem," Deepak  asked sympathetically.

"Everyone is against me," Jatin said emphatically, then he began to list all the people who had undermined him and wanted to take over his company. It was a pretty impressive list.

After a while, Deepak  chipped in: "It appears almost everyone is trying to destroy you?"

"Absolutely!" And he continued to give more detail of people and things that had conspired to undermine his business.

"So what are you going to do?" Deepak finally asked.

"I shall fight and fight.", Jatin replied.

Deepak  listened and then gave this advice: "I noticed as you were speaking that you yourself do not believe that you have contributed in any way to this situation?"

"No, I have not contributed in any way at all!", Jatin said.

"I see. So what will you do?" Deepak asked empathetically.

"That is why I've come to you for help", Jatin replied.

 I need to borrow some money to see me through this problem for the next few weeks.

 Deepak then politely declined to give the man any assistance.

I personally would not help such a person. Do you know why?

•  If you find yourself in a "hole" for whatever reason, the first thing you must do is to stop digging and making the hole bigger.

•  People who refuse to accept responsibility for any situation they’re in will only make the situation worse by the actions they take. If you have a problem to solve in business, don't get distracted by looking for scapegoats or trying to mobilize political support against perceived enemies. This is why many state-owned enterprises (parastatals) find it so difficult to solve business problems.

• If you want others to help you, you must first stop digging, let go of the shovel, and allow a trusted someone to give you a hand up!

•  To move forward, you must dust yourself off and analyze honestly how you got yourself into that hole. While you may feel a bit defeated, don’t just drown your sorrows with a drink or other destructive and time-wasting habits. 

A Hawk in a storm must be alert for danger and opportunity at all times, not at risk of slamming into a cliff or falling into a different kind of hole! 

As Chanakya,the great economist of ancient India way back in 4th century B.C. said," A leader should constantly hold an inspection of their works, men being inconstant in their minds."

What is the Japanese proverb? “Fall down seven times, stand up eight!”