The 50-50-90 Rule

After a Long Long Time I have Given it a thought that I have a Blog and I should write something in it :P
I would like to talk a lot about my life but First I would have to start with the present.

When I got the First Salary of my life yesterday I thought to myself " Could anyone have thought that I will come this far ". I don't know about the others but I always thought I was special...but I guess everyone feels this way..but there is still one thing about how things have happened ..I never thought I would reach here this way..I was born in a business family with all of my uncles working as businessmen..you would have thought I would end up becoming businessman..not to be (so far at least :P ) ..Then I Topped India in Social Science and my teachers thought I would go for IAS..not to be..Then came C++ the one thing which changed the perception people had about me forever..you would have thought I would become a software Engineer ..not to be.. In my Engineering I took Electronics and Communication ..Core Engineer..that didnt turn out either :)

Then came the toughest job I ever did..Teaching at T.I.M.E. ..that was never going to turn out I knew from Day 1 ..I am so bad at teaching :D  ..after that I came to NITIE ..having no idea what I wanted tried my hand at everything and found I was good with numbers..Summers went well in Citibank ..operations was something I could handle well..just when you thought you know what is going to happen..you have planned your future things change..and here I am working as an Operations manager in P&G ..and I love the Job :) Its challenging good growth, pays well and great balance ..

The 50-50-90 rule says "If there is a 50-50% chance of something happening 90% of the time it will not happen" ..I ve seen it so many times..its true.a lot..You cant relax hoping for probabilities to work in your favor..they never do..there was a 00.05% chance of me getting 99.95 in CAT I did that easily ..but after that when it should have been a Cakewalk for me to get through IIM ..I couldn't do that.Why was that? I know there are reasons..but the biggest reason was that after getting 99.95 I thought I was the favorite ODDS were in my favor ..there was a 50-50 chance I will get through..thats when the pressure comes in..This I didn't do when I was giving CAT..I went all out ..I was Aggressive and didn't fear anything.

The same happens in Placements..We keep thinking ..there are 10 people better than me once they get placed I will get through..this company will take 10 out of 20 people I will get through..does it happen like that?? No it never does..

And This is what I did right in P&G..this time I didn't think about what can happen and what are the chances..If I would have thought about the number of 2-3 people out of the whole campus ..I would have put myself under so much pressure..On the day I just went out there did the best I could do didn't think about the probabilities and the consequences and everything turned out so well ..

Then I realized ..10 People don't have to get placed before you do..don't look for support from probability and trends..they change and change a lot..have faith in your abilities and your dreams..and if things don't turn out.. have faith that they can change..Life never is a straight Highway which you can anticipate..there will be bumps and you have to be ready for them !!

Why the name?

Why the name..Its made of two words
Supernova : A supernova occurs when a high-mass star reaches the end of its life. When nuclear fusion ceases in the core of the star, the star collapses inward on itself.Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval, a supernova can radiate as much energy as the Sun could emit over its life span.


Nebula : A nebula (from Latin: "cloud")  is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and plasma. Originally nebula was a general name for any extended astronomical object, including galaxies beyond the Milky Way.Nebulae often form star-forming regions. In these regions the formations of gas, dust and other materials "clump" together to form larger masses, which attract further matter, and eventually will become big enough to form stars. The remaining materials are then believed to form planets, and other planetary system objects.

For the past 15 days or so I have been trying to start this blog but haven't been able to do so just because I could not find a name for it...I have tried hundreds of names but nothing seems to be available..I just wanted something fascinating but still that remains true to the theme of this blog which is my life..So I thought what are the things which have fascinated me most since childhood..Its the Universe, whenever I see the endless sky above me with shining star I know there are lots to see and to learn..that I have just not seen the world and the hidden truths behind it. Then I remembered seeing the awesome pictures of grand explosions which outshine the whole universe for some time..SUPERNOVA..Hmm nice word..but how does this link to life...well whats left is the Cloud of dust (NEBULA) after the show is over...but nothing stays still ..then why the universe there Nebulas join together to create Stars and Planets...just like our life...Even after the Glorious moments which leave just the memories behind, there is still something to look forward to and the life goes on...There is still Planets to conquer and Stars in the Making!!