Working Thoughts

Over the past few days,I haven't really been busy at work practically rather I've been at home working and developing myself on some CAD's (computer aided designs) architecturally.

Image above shows a house design illustrating it's floor plan,roof plan and also it's projection on 3D elevation thus showing how it will look like after completion .

During the course of working on this, I've been in and out of studying a concept from a book " 7 Habits of highly effective people" of which I intend sharing with hope to know ur various thoughts as regards it..

True Effectiveness

There have been several misconceptions as regards Effectiveness as much as the societal standard of success. the society usually see things in a different light and judge terms from a myopic angle, just as the society regards success only from the financial sense irrespective of how it's been made so also Effectiveness has been regarded only in terms of productivity, but then true Effectiveness isn't really about productivity rather it lies in the balance of P/PC.

Where P stands for the production of desired results. PC stands for the production capability (the ability to produce). I will better explain with a brief story Aesop's fable of the goose and the golden egg. There was a farmer who discovered in the nest of his pet goose a golden egg, he was amazed but kept it to himself to check again the next day only to find that the goose has laid another. The goose kept laying day after day ,the farmer became rich but was driven by greed to have in bulk what he has been having daily so he killed the goose only to discover that it's empty inside he had killed the goose that produced the eggs.

From the brief story of that fable, you will realize that most people see Effectiveness from the egg paradigm: the more you produce, the more you do and the more effective you are, but then true Effectiveness is in what is produced (golden eggs) and the producing asset or capacity to produce (the goose). In other words, if you focus too much on what is produced you will loose the ability to produce but then if you focus too much on the ability to produce then you won't be able to discover rightly what to do with what's produced leading to waste of productivity. This principle affect all areas of our life both physically, financially and our human relationships.

PHYSICALLY

It can be seen when u buy a new phone, dryer or any appliances, if you invest in it's PC (preserving and maintaining), you will keep enjoying it's P but if you disregard it's maintenance, you will end up spending more either to repair or buy another.

FINANCIALLY

It can be seen in deterioration of financial assets due to the invading of principal with aim to increase standard of living (get more golden egg) without balance, capital and principal gets smaller and smaller until it no longer supplies basic needs.

HUMAN RELATIONSHIP

When two people involved in a relationship gets too personal and concerned with what they can achieve or get from the relationship than efforts in preserving the relationship , the relationship sickens gradually as they both becomes inconsiderate,less empathetic and more selfish unconsciously. It takes balance to maintain relationship even between parents and children, spouses, friends and so much more the negligence on one part could cause a great deteriorating effect and strain in the relationships.

INTERMITTENTLY

There have so many scenarios and cases of people all in a quest to seek financial success, ignore their family, not being patient enough to get an education nor a skill, neglect their children and wife to get fortune, defraud other's of their hard earned money after the acquisition, they realize that there's an emptiness in their lives, a void they don't know themselves anymore, can't relate well with family, kids see them as stranger and so others.

Some get too physical that they loose their spiritual life, some get too financial that they loose their educational life, some get too educational that they loose it's essence and end up conditioned as students becoming unproductive financially, some loose their health all in this rat race. If you look around you sincerely and observantly, you will realize that there are people around us (friends, family, neighbor, loved one etc) who are engrossed and stuck in one of these variables they may tend to confuse it for priority unknowingly their innate need is BALANCE. We could all get those things we need, things we prioritize easily and in better shape if only we learn balance. Life is all about balance.

NOTE: Principles can't be broken nor avoided, jumped or escaped nor excused with ignorance, we can only end up breaking ourselves against them. They are like lighthouses by the seashore that can't be moved, they are NATURAL.

I appreciate your being here with me in this study, I would love to know your thoughts as I believe that there are a few who can relate. So do share your experiences so we could learn .