Hello there,

Thanks for your comments.

I will keep #27 in mind when I update my profile :) I am sad that it came across as a showoff.

You please take care.

Best,
Rajesh

Rajesh,

Had I known you were this intimate with your referrer logs, I would have been much more articulate.

While I think your advise on how people can distinguish themselves is good I feel if people are working with the purpose of distinguishing themselves, they are working for the wrong reasons. Recognition is not a bad artifact of doing good work, it just shouldn’t be the goal. I am a firm believer that there are two things you need to do that will result in high achievement:

1. Always ensure you are working on the right things
2. Always ensure you are doing great work

When you are trying to improve your golf game they tell you 50 things to think about all of which get swirled together when you actually go to play. It is always better to focus on one or two points.

I have been accused of being a bit of an idealist and this might be one of those situations where that applies.

As for my comment on your early childhood writing, it was completely in jest. I was attempting to be witty and there is often a fine line between witty and mean. My wife tells me my comment was on the mean side of the line and I trust her judgment. My apologies.

Good luck on your pending book release.

No worries Scott and no need to apologize. I am writer and I take all feedback seriously. Also, I made a lot of friends through my blog and for example - see we are already having a conversation and we didn’t know of each other a few weeks ago.

You have made some good points. I agree with you that recognition should not be the goal. Wealth and recognition should always be the side benefits of success.

As I am doing rounds on my book tour, the biggest concern I see in technology professionals is the worry that their job will be outsourced. I don’t envisage anyone to follow all the 25 ways to distinguish themselves. My feeling is to raise awareness amongst the technology professionals that by changing a few things here and there they can become special. My opinion is that it’s hard to outsource the job of someone who is special.

Special thanks to your wife.

Have a great week ahead.

Best,
Rajesh

Oh, dude, you got BUSTED! I wonder if I’ll get similarly busted for what I suspect will become known in the future as the Infamous Capitalization Flame War.