Why everyone can’t become Dhirubhai Ambani?

This blog is originally written by Neeraj Tiwari, Founder, Jobkeeda.com / Bhiring.com. The article is re-published with the consent of the author.

Dhirubhai Ambani, a real life example of how dreams can be turned into reality, how impossible can be made possible and how the whole world become yours and giving dreams to millions of people to achieve what other think is IMPOSSIBLE.

Everyone want to have a company like Reliance, a name like Dhirubhai Ambani a life like Ambani, but than why most of us not able to achieve that dream, why we remain who we are and not become Dhirubhai.  I have seen many people, many startups, founder, co-founders who say they want to become like Ambani…but their actions are totally reverse.

In my quest to find out why everyone can’t become Dhirubhai Ambani, I have found some important things or traits that is missing in one’s life and which is preventing to unleash one’s power to become Dhirubhai.

a) Dreams
Most people afraid of dreams, they don’t believe on their dreams and lastly they just don’t want to see a dream. Dhirubhai always said “Only when you dream it you can do it”.  I have seen people who are afraid of seeing dreams. I believe and say that ones dream should be so wild, so crazy that everyone should say that “YOU ARE THE WORLDS DUMBEST GUY THEY HAVE EVER SEEN”. Having a dream, a dream which may or may not related to your present condition is the first and foremost requirement and a step to become Dhirubhai Ambani.

b) Hard work
When you are thirsty there can’t be any substitute to water, like wise when you want to achieve the status like Dhirubhai, there can not be any substitute for HARDWORK. Many people just dream, yes they only dream. I want to own car, I want a bungalow etc…but they afraid of HARDWORK. A small villager, who uses to earn salary of Rs 300 per month, became the world’s most powerful business man earning more than Rs 3 Lakh crores, all because of the power of Hard work. In his initial days, Dhirubhai use to sell cloths on bicycle, door to door in hot summer days.

We all should not be afraid of putting effort to achieve our dream. The excuse of not doing a work is the biggest reason that why one can’t become Dhirubhai Ambani.

c) Assumption
Majority of entrepreneurs give up even before doing anything, just because of one reason and that is ASSUMPTION. Assuming something even before actually taking the first step, makes a person not to take that first step.

Dhirubhai started the business when already Tata, Birla etc were present in the market, if he would have assumed that “He WILL BE KILLED IN THIS BUSINESS WORLD IF HE START HIS BUSINESS, as ALREADY SUCH BIG BUSINESS HOUSE ARE PRESENT THE MARKET” and would have decided not to start business, than today I may not be writing about Dhirubhai and you may not be dreaming of becoming Dhirubhai.

Many entrepreneur, assume so much that they never do anything. The simple formula is…just go and do it, that’s all. Assumption is another form of analysis. And one of my professor in college always use to say “Analysis is Paralysis”

d) Passion
Just dreaming, hard work, being optimistic etc…are of no use if you don’t have one element and that is called “PASSION”. Many just start business for the name sake and than as they lack passion, they never able to survive and take their business to the next level. In other words, passion means “doing things what you love to do and to achieve that you never afraid of taking any step, putting n number of work hour, working without feeling tired”. Lack of passion is one of the important factor that why everyone can’t become Dhirubhai Ambani?

These are the four most important factors which I think, if it lacks in you, me….we can not become Dhirubhai Ambani.

Just a small exercise for you , visit any petrol pump near to your house and see the person who fill oil in your vehicle and see and think, one day Dhirubhai also use to do the same thing….if a small petrol pump worker can create a huge empire “Reliance” than why not “I”.

By Neeraj Tiwari
Founder, Jobkeeda.com / Bhiring.com