What I learned from Mr. Nagaraja Upadhya at Huawei

This week I am switching over from Nortel to Huawei, where I worked for about 3 years, after I left Nortel. Huawei has seen steep growth and is today one of the largest telecom players. I am going to share a simple yet important lesson from my days at Huawei.

Every day, every moment, can be enjoyed.

Best intentions do not result always in victory and many a day, you lose despite your best efforts. Some days just make you feel under pressure. I was reporting to Mr. Nagraja Upadhya when I took over the role of Product Marketing and Product Management for India. I was discussing with him a situation when he asked me a question.

“Even been on a Roller Coaster?”

And I said, “Yes”.

He said business is like a roller coaster, “Some days you go up, some days you go down; Each time you have fun.”

This simple and powerful message has stayed with me for long now. I do not believe in bad days anymore, and sit back and enjoy the view, gain experience and learn from it.

One cannot control all scenarios, but one can change one’s response to the scenarios. I hope you can choose to learn from your situation and enjoy each day at work.

Stay tuned for more next week.