Soft Skills

I learnt some amazing things on my journey of Traveltriangle.com. Soft skills is also a pie which I learnt from experience and realized how important they are. Following is the summary:

• I am not always right - It is Ok to put forward your opinion but you need not vouch or defend your opinion against other alternatives. It is very easy to get biased towards your opinion when you put it forward as an alternative. It is important to think from a neutral point of view. Let facts and statistics speak more than your heart. It is fine if you 'let go' of your opinion if you feel other alternatives are as good as yours
• Play the game - Usually you go all senti about your startup. I learnt that you need to take it more in a sportsmanship way. Strategize, evaluate and plan your company and I am sure there is all the passion and energy that flows in to keep it running. But at the same time do not forget that this is just a game of hits and misses so do not get carried away with results. Keep playing!
• Handle pressure - There is a lot of multitasking and a lot of pressure to pay out salaries to your employees, specially in initial days. Even after giving it all in, there are so many variables that define your success that you will face ups and downs everyday. Learn to handle all the pressure and keep up the morals of your team.
• Learn your weaknesses - You will soon be stretching your limits to cope up with the pace of the company. That means you will know very clearly what are your strong points and where you need to scale. You will be amazed to see that how clearly you can know what you are good at and what are your weaknesses. Learn to embrace them and work upon them
• Think big !

Will scribble more thoughts as and when I get time.