strategy – Page 12

Long term asset

Posted on June 5, 2019June 9, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

As information becomes omnipresent, it’s doesn’t matter whether you’re in Nepal, Rwanda, or America. What becomes more important for the long term success is your network. What are you building today? Do you have mentor(s) to keep you going? How involved are you in the community and ecosystem? If you are doing everything independently, time to build the right network.

The asset that will yield major returns in the short term and especially in the long term is your network. The network will help you achieve more in your personal and/or professional life. No one achieves a lot on their own; it takes a team. Start building this asset today.

Think long-term

Posted on June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

I’ve come to realize that thinking, planning, and working on a long-term basis is the best way to go. Making decisions that are best just for the short term won’t be much fruitful. Anything great that has been achieved takes time. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

How many hours do you think Stephen Curry spent in the gym practicing those 3 pointers?

How many years did it take Kevin Hart to make it in the movies?

How many decades did it take Warren Buffet to be great at what he does?

My philosophy for a happy life by Sam Berns

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

A purposeful company

Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

Companies exist to make money. They also should be responsible contributors to the community. Besides creating jobs and contributing to the economy, companies should have a social component to their existence. Some ways for companies to start contributing to the local community/city are to ask themselves a few questions first:

What local problems can the company help solve?

What areas do the employees want to contribute in?

What are some current challenges in the community where the company can provide their expertise in?

If the company could focus on solving one issue, how much of a difference can they make in the short term or long term?

What are the expectations of the company from the community, local leaders, and other stakeholders?

Industry ready college graduates

Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

There is a lot of talk at colleges, meetups, conferences, and other venues that college graduates in Nepal are not job ready. Although there seems to be an effort to bridge the gap between academia and industry, a lot of work still needs to be done. In the meantime, I want to share my thoughts on how college graduates should/must be ready for the job market in Nepal.

College graduates should really develop or hone these skills/attitude:

Proactive-Students with a proactive attitude will get more opportunities because they are taking more chances and will be noticed. Potential employers can easily spot if you are proactive or not. Show your proactive attitude by highlighting the activities you did in college/outside of college/in the community etc.
Creative-Be creative in your job search process. Don’t just rely on easy methods like applying online. Use a mix of job search approaches-apply online, email the company, visit the company, talk to friends/alumni etc. Get noticed.
Prepare-Be prepared for each opportunity that comes your way. There are too many graduates waiting for an opportunity. No matter how good you were in college, being prepared for job interviews requires plenty of practice.
Hungry-Stay hungry. Sometimes it can feel like forever when you apply for jobs but never hear back from the companies. Don’t be discouraged and keep following up. All you need is one YES and then you’re good.
Start early– Don’t wait till your 8th semester to apply for internships/jobs. Start as early as possible.

on the calendar

Posted on May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

If you really want to make things happen, start by putting them down on the calendar. Once the task or activity or plan is in the calendar, you will most likely address it. If you don’t put it down on the calendar, you will be busy doing things that you did not even plan for or was not even in the priority in the first place.

Care

Posted on May 23, 2019May 26, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

If you care enough, you will make a difference in the culture. I absolutely believe so.

If you find something that needs to be done and disregard it because it’s not part of your job description or someone else will handle it, then you don’t care enough. Want to make a difference in your home, work, or in your community? Start by caring!

Training at your convenience

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

Training at your convenience is a luxury. The market does not reward luxury; it rewards proactive and hungry go-getters. Training will prepare you for the future. It takes awareness, realization, and execution to get better. Waiting for the perfect time, scenario, environment and everything else to take training means your convenience is more important to you than your own growth.

Getting out of your comfort zone is the best thing you can do for yourself.

3 success stories from Nepal’s IT industry

Posted on May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

The IT industry is one of Nepal’s fast growing industry and carries a huge potential in terms of job opportunities, contribution to the nation’s economy, and possibility of putting the country on the global technology map. There are hundreds of tech companies building products/services for the domestic and international markets.

Here are 3 tech entrepreneurs who share experience from their entrepreneurial journey.

The story I waited 14 years for

Posted on May 15, 2019January 23, 2022 by Nirmal Thapa

After finishing college, I wanted to work for one company: Nike.

Nike always fascinated me. It was a company that was innovative, cool, and easily recognizable. Back then, I frequently checked Nike’s careers page to see if I qualified for any of the jobs out there. I had done research and found that Nike’s European headquarters was located in Hilversum, The Netherlands and visited Hilversum during my study abroad at Amsterdam. I just wanted to get closer to the brand.

In the memoir “Shoe Dog” by the creator of Nike, Phil Knight reveals the back story of how he started the company and where it is now. Learning about how Phil came up with the shoe idea, his world tour, family dynamics, his track coach at Oregon (Bill Bowerman) among other gems is deeply insightful and humbling. I am still reading the book and anxiously waiting to finish it. This is the story that I was waiting for years to read.

Thanks, Phil for writing the memoir.

Opportunity is knocking

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

There are opportunities almost everywhere. I’m an optimist and see opportunities all around me. It’s upon us to decide which opportunity to move forward with and which one to let it pass. We have to keep working hard, keep moving, and the opportunity will seem like it’s right there.

Mentorship

Posted on May 12, 2019May 12, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

I strongly believe in mentorship. Mentors are people who can help you grow personally or professionally. I have been extremely lucky to have some amazing mentors.

Mentorship is even more important in Nepal. A lot of young people join colleges or universities hoping to land jobs when they graduate or start their own enterprise. Many of the colleges and universities are not preparing job ready graduates. There are many reasons for that. Finding the right mentors (academic and/or professional) for students will help them tremendously. Students need to reach out to their school’s alumni, professionals in their field, or anyone who has done well in their respective field to be their mentors. Having a mentor will give the mentee a new perspective on their careers, different life choices, and just have someone they can reach out to in times of need.

Mentorship is a two way relationship. Both the mentor and mentee should benefit from the relationship. The earlier you find the right mentor, the better your personal or professional journey will be.

Travel education

Posted on May 11, 2019June 9, 2024 by Nirmal Thapa

Travelling is an education in itself. We learn so much by visiting a place that we could have never understood, seen, or felt until actually being there. Although technology has brought us closer than ever before and taken us to places that we never knew existed, the experience of travelling to a place can never be underestimated. Travel, learn, and repeat.

Constructive feedback

Posted on May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

Constructive feedback is focused on pointing out things that the person does well and areas where he or she can improve. This is an essential part of a healthy personal or professional relationship. Giving constructive feedback is as much an art as it is science.

As Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, had said it takes humility to seek feedback and wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.

A quote

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

Consistency matters

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

We see new ventures come and go. Some new businesses start out with a bang. They launch competitions, giveaways, raffles…you name it. Yet, only a few businesses make it. That’s the reality.

Best to be consistent in delivering. Delivering on your promise. Delivering on your customers. Delivering to stay relevant to your audience.

ICT Startup & Innovation Mela 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019May 5, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

ICT Startup & Innovation Mela 2019 will be totally based on technological inventions, students’ projects, and startups’ idea and innovation. The title sponsor for ICT Startup & Innovation Mela 2019 is Fusemachines Nepal. For more details, visit
https://www.facebook.com/livingwithict/ or http://www.livingwithict.com/

The Nirmal Thapa Show

Posted on May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

I’m very excited to share with you something that I have been working on for a while: a podcast. Here’s an episode from my podcast “The Nirmal Thapa Show.” For this episode, I had a conversation with Giovanni Patrick, founder of The Dare Tactic where we talked about entrepreneurs, art, and working with a mission.

Keep going

Posted on May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

You have to keep going. Keep moving forward.

the Craftsman Mindset

Posted on May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 by Nirmal Thapa

Cal Newport in his book “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” encourages us to approach our careers by adopting what he calls a ‘craftsman mindset’. The craftsman mindset is treating your job as a craft: that is, focus on gaining rare and valuable skills until you ‘become so good they can’t ignore you.’

The craftsman mindset, with its relentless focus on becoming ‘so good they can’t ignore you’, is by definition the pursuit of gaining rare and valuable skills. This is why it trumps the passion mindset if your goal is to create work you love.

Looking forward to reading the book soon!

Some text taken from https://commoncog.com/blog/so-good-they-cant-ignore-you/

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