What I learned in Software Life... Stay On!

In my earlier post What I learned in Software Life... Be Open! in the same series, I described an importance of openness.

Continue, even if you face hurdles

Losing patience, changing course, switching routes, leaving in the middle, neither take you completion, nor give anybody any satisfaction.Continuing forward is the best way to reach destination. Hurdles will be everywhere. It is your ability to face and overcome them, makes success out of it.

Persist against all odds, if you are damn confident of result

Many times such persistence may be mistaken as being adamant or egotistic, but your confidence will give you all the energy to persist. You HAVE to be damn confident of the result. Others will create hurdles, as they may not fully understand your path, they may be stuck up with old concepts, they may have fears of trying new ways. You need to persist on your path. Remember 'Eppur si muove'

If you come across a wall, climb it!

This is what I learned in trekking and rock climbing. If you are charting an unknown territory, such situations will occur. You need to overcome them.

-Aniruddha Raste

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Pune-Goa-Pune Motorcycle solo ride: A ride that was many things!

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Classification of long rides

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