UNIT II LS. 7 A SPEECH BY N. R. Narayana Murthy (bba & bhm sem 2 B.U)

UNIT II

1. 7 A SPEECH BY N. R. Narayana Murthy

This was an inspirational speech delivered by Narayan Murthy at the New York University. It taught us a lot of valuable lessons which leads to success. He shared with us some of his real life experiences which helped him to become the man he is today. He narrates those experiences which drove him into the field of computer science; about how he changed from a confused leftist to a determined compassionate capitalist and finally about the success story of Infosys. He said that each experience was a lesson to him, which made him move forward with even more determination and courage.

Some of the valuable lessons that he learnt were:

1. You can learn from each experience in life. It doesn’t matter where u start; what matters is how and what u learn. It is more difficult to learn from success than from failure as you can be less careful, if u succeeds in every attempt in life.            .
2. Sometimes an unexpected event can turn out to be the most crucial point in life. So we should value each and every chance that comes our way.
3. Your attitude towards work is also very important. You should look at your capabilities as a result of hard work and not as something inherent.
4. Self knowledge weighs more than any other knowledge. You should know your capabilities, your limitations etc.A strong belief in oneself is the first step to any great achievement.

The major point of the speech is that we should have a few role models to go by and should cultivate a growth-oriented mindset and that we should take advantage of all opportunities to learn from experience. We should make the best use of the power of the chance events in our life and be able to develop self-knowledge for self-advancement. He also gives expression to his philosophy of compassion by stating that we are only the temporary custodians of the wealth we earn and we should share it with the have-nots and the less fortunate

Best way to learn and succeed in life is to learn from past experience. Our mind should always be ready to grow and open to negative feedback. How we respond to the crucial situation plays an important role in success of a person. And above all believe in yourself. Finally the best use of all your wealth is to share it with those less fortunate.