Kick-Off Blog

Ok.....So I have my own blog......The first time I thought of having a blog of my own was exactly 5 mins ago.....and I have one already!!
The inferences from my first sentence in the blogging world:
1) This is the first attempt in my life to "write" something. Why now, you may ask...Well, coming to that point in a moment, first let me finish off the inferences.
2) I am a complete novice in the blogging world, who had no idea that creating a blog was as easy as breathing!!
3) I just created this blog due to sudden rush of blood, but it would require some effort to keep it rolling.
4) Maybe this is one of those fly-by-night blogs which do not see more than 5 posts.
5) Maybe I got inspired by someone to "have" a blog of my own.

Ok, Enough of digressing......lets come to the point.......Like any good "Project Kick Off" meeting, lets define an agenda:
1) Introduction of author
2) Why this blog
3) Expectations - short term and long term

1) Introduction of author

Well, as you all know by now, I am not an author -- just trying to be one. So please forgive my inexperience and any mistakes that I may make.
I am Rohit Nalgirkar. Working for Tata Consultancy Services in Netherlands. Currently managing multiple projects for ABN-AMRO. I have an obsession with anything related to "Management", anything related to "Cricket" and anything related to "Personal Finance". You would know more about me if you manage to visit this blog regularly.

2) Why this blog

Here are a few reasons I can think as of now:

a) My management obsession implies that I need to have an outlet for my thoughts.

b) These thoughts would serve me as an archived knowledge database.

c) Maybe Someone would actually "like" my blogs.

d) I dream of teaching in Harvard or at least in IIMA someday. Till that materialises, I can find solace in this blog and pretend that I am talking to a large crowd !!

e) I have got inspired by a few blogs that I read. Please give a big hand to my "Blog-Gurus":

Bharani -- http://way2top.org/

Ashlesha --http://aparadoxicalworld.blogspot.com/

Vijay --http://itheabsolute.blogspot.com/
f) As Ashlesha put it very nicely in one of her posts, maybe this blog would help me discover myself more, explore myself more.

3) Expectations - short term and long term

Hmm.......This is always the most tricky part for any manager. Here's my first management funda(with copyright permission from Shri Krishna):

One should always do the "Karma" and not "expect" any results. The expectations from self should be as high as possible and the expectations from others should be as less as possible.

So expectations from myself are:

a) to maintain highest degree of integrity in my posts.

b) to do some out-of-the-box writing

c) to make the posts entertaining and amusing

d) to regularly keep blogging -- lets start with a target of once a week and then we will revisit.

Expectations from readers:

a) to try and be patient while reading my blogs

b) to forgive my mistakes, spelling mistakes and possible incomprehension!

c) A target of 5 readers(visitors to my blog) by March 2007, 10 readers by June 2007 and 20 readers by Dec 2007.

Enough for the first blog --- Signing off for the day,

Rohit