Whats common to Louis Gestner , Napoleon , Hitler , Amir Khan , Naresh Goyal , PV Narasimha rao , Nicholas Sarkhozy , Sachin Tendulkar , Ricky Ponting , Rani Mukherjee , Salman Khan and Sunil Gavaskar ?
They are all short guys who have made it big in life .
So what makes short guys tick ?
I think its the tenacity of purpose , it's the need to prove themselves and the desire to go the extra distance that makes them work . Each of them goes the extra mile when many give up so that they create the success they need so badly . Because for the rest of the world , looking good itself is a reward , being tall , handsome and good looking in itself gives it a sense of accomplishment and then to further actualize they need to create a newer 'need' - need for recognition , need for money or power that will then drive them to greater heights . But for the shorties, being short itself is the beginning .
Naresh Goyal has pulled out an airline out of the blue while the goodlooking blokes like Pervez Damania abandoned their plans mid-day for the good life . Sarkhozy sweats hard to make the French toil harder for their bread and pull his country from dangers of global recession .
Hitler and Napoleon created havoc across countries with their exploits , driven by their own inner desire to actualize and prove a point . Again , beyond a point how much land does a man need ? Look at Boris Yelstin and Michael Gorbachev - handsome guys both , created new revolutionary political concepts but gave it up before implementing any of the Glasnost and Perestroika they talked about .
PVN Rao stood like a dwarf amongst world leaders wherever he went , but created the most sustained economic revolution that india has ever seen lasting as of today a full 18 years . Ponting , Tendulkar and Gavaskar were great at their craft and took the game to the next level with sheer grit and tenacity .
Even in the Army , during the NDA and IMA periods , it is the tall and lanky guys who get most of the plum assignments and get to dance the most beautiful girls during parties , but its the shorter officer who works his way upto the Chief of Army Staff position by agreeing for all the dirty assignments , winning people in the trenches with empathy , driving himself to the hilt and walking away with the final glory .
See a short guy around ?
Keep an eye on him . He could go places .
Better still , be like him and you will go too .
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