A very nice joke on where Confidence can take you. You may win/lose. But identifying a situation for nothing to lose, and winning there confidently is what life is.
The CEO organized an enormous session to recruit a new Chairman for World Operations. 5000 candidates assembled in a large room. One candidate
is Mr. Patel an Indian guy.
The CEO thanked all the candidates for coming and asking those who do not know JAVA program to leave.2000 people leave the room. Mr. Patel says to himself, ‘I do not know JAVA but I have nothing to lose if I stay. I’ll give it a try.
The CEO asked the candidates who never had experience of managing more than 100 people to leave. 2000 people leave the room. Mr. Patel says to himself ‘ I never managed anybody by myself but I have nothing to lose if I stay.
What can happen to me?’ So he stays.
Then The CEO asked candidates who do not have management diplomas to leave. 500 people leave the room. Mr. Patel says to himself, ‘I left school at 15 but what have I got to lose?’ So he stays in the room.
Lastly, The CEO asked the candidates who do not speak Serbo – Croat to leave. 498 people leave the room. Mr. Patel says to himself, ‘I do not speak one word of Serbo – Croat but what do I have to lose?’ So he stays and finds himself with one other candidate. Everyone else has gone.
The CEO joined them and said ‘Apparently you are the only two candidates who speak Serbo – Croat, so I’d now like to hear you have a conversation together in that language.’
Calmly but quickly, Mr. Patel turns to the other candidate and says ‘kem chho?’
The other candidate answers ‘Hu majama, tu bol?’ ….