Progress

Progress!

What is it all about?

What is our measurement of Progress?

How can we quantify and give worth to a measure of Progress?

Many of us measure our progress with that of our peers.

We look at fellows, we feel are below our level, and judge their progress to be insignificant.

Yet we look at others, we think are ahead of us, and make them our yardstick for advancement.

Thereby causing ourselves much pain and depression unlimited.

I believe,

Progress is personal and can be measured alongside your Ability, Capability, Skills and Talent.

ABILITY: Is defined as your area of Competence.

Which implies that which you can do with an air of expertise. That area in which you are reckoned as an Authority.

If you are a trained Lawyer who have worked in a bank for more than 5years, Banking becomes your ability irrespective of your training. Cos chances are you would not be able to quote a Law or even remember the constitution.

CAPABILITY: Is a feature or faculty capable of development or a potential for an indicated use.

This implies that you are equipped to function in a particular field for a particular Purpose.

SKILLS: Is a Learned Capacity to carry out a pre-determined result by reason of training.

This  is not inborn you have to be educated and be disciplined enough to Learn a Skill.

TALENT: Is your special and Natural ability.

The order of precedence of these itemized traits in order of most importance is

Talent                   Skills                     Capability                           Ability (more important)

Your ability is a function of you Capability. Which is a function of your Skills and Your Talent.

Until your Talent becomes a Skill, and your Skill becomes your Capability and your Capability an Ability, your quest for limelight is a Daydream.

Therefore, the next time you want to compare your progress with that of another

Find out if you have same Talent, Skills, Capability and Ability with them.

Else you are wasting your time.

The fact that you are exposed to same environment, had same training does not count

Because interpretation differs.

Next time you are in a gathering (a seminar, a Cinema, church, Lecture or a Presentation)

carry out this test

After the seminar, collect someone's note and compare with yours or probe someone for his understanding of the presentation or Movie.

You will find out that despite the fact that you are in same environment, under same speaker. Interpretation and understanding differs

If this is true, why use another as your yardstick of progress?

The silly thing is

Most people we compare with ourselves are comparing themselves with someone else. Who they have different skill set from.

The fact that you are in same department with that Lady, who turns over more profit than you, does not mean you are dull. Wish you knew what she has to put up with.

The fact that your best friend got married at 25 and you are 32 now does not mean you are possessed.

It might just mean that you need to develop your traits and learn how to keep a man.

The fact that your peers gets mega contract and you just gets the left-over might not mean they are any better, It might only mean you need to expand your horizon.

Stop being the victim, in the shadow of others, and Chart the course of your Life.

Discover your Talent, Learn and enhance your Skills, Be Capable in Something and Develop an Ability.

Then use these as a yardstick for your progress.

Only then would you be objective enough to know where you are lacking

Never envy those on the fast lane

Lasting Progress is never Automatic. It is Slow, Yet Steady

ARE YOU MAKING PROGRESS?

(all definition from Merriam - Webster Dictionary)