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Signature Qualification CA that Empowers to Lead PAKISTAN Mustafa Zohair, ACA Luxembourg “Nothing big comes out of thinking small except big disappointment.” I believe that success has many ingredients and equivocal definitions. Hard-work, dedication, devotion, enthusiasm, perseverance, fervour are all seeds that produce success. But there is one element which determines the direction and magnitude of success and that is thinking big to achieve success. Thinking big goes together with dreaming big and the power to visualise. No real success can be achieved unless the dream that you most craved for has turned into a reality. Thinking big requires taking into account a lot of variables, the outcome of which is individually uncertain but collectively splendid to turn the un-doable into doable. You don’t dream big enough unless it scares but motivates you. Every big achievement by someone was once a foolish idea for others. For example, the idea to fly, the notion of wireless communication, travelling to space or even connecting millions of people by smart gadgets and providing access at fingertips. Such was the power of thinking big which creates new demands for today and shapes the challenges for tomorrow. Thinking big to achieve success goes parallel with discreet short-term small goals which are meticulously planned and articulately executed. This is necessary as this ensures tracking direction and gauging probable success at each stage and revising the strategy, if required. This also boosts confidence when the outcomes at each stage are clear and planned targets are met. Your thoughts are the virtual boundaries/limits that you create for yourself. So think BIG. Asad Nouman, ACA Karachi Today’s competitive era is an era where one can achieve big targets in life only if one has the power to think big. The one major factor that separates the most successful people from the rest begins with a single thought. This single thought, if cultivated, grows over time into the empowering habit of thinking big that eventually takes over this person’s psychology, and propels them towards the achievement of their goals and objectives. If you have something valuable in mind, a service to offer, an idea to develop, or even your own raw talent to use, then you owe it to yourself – and to others – to increase its scope. Why settle for anything less than the full potential of what you can do with it? Thinking big, I discovered, needs: ▪ Vision: To think big, you need to see big. ▪ Courage: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. ▪ Thick skin: If what you have in mind is at all worth doing, then others will express doubts about it along the way. The fact is, when you have a strong enough vision, the courage takes care of itself. When you can see, hear, and feel your vision, then you simply have to pursue it, however crazy it might seem to others. We must, however, keep in mind that over years this single thought is analysed, criticised and condemned by others. People believe it’s impossible, improbable and unimaginable. When people around you laugh at your dreams, never get disillusioned, move on. When people say, “You dream too big” you say to them: “You dream too small.” Yes, this single thought knows very well that to think big is to do big. Muhammad Suleman Zahid, ACA Lahore Yes, thinking big lead to success. This is an ideology that needs to be followed by every professional. Think big means to visualise your dream job or dream future and where you want to be. Think big is a wide term which should be applied in everyday life, even if a person is doing a low caliber job he/ she has to think big in current situation as well. Thinking big is required if you want to survive in the current market scenario, because when you are thinking big, you are placing yourself in a higher position and your confidence and morale will be at its extreme. Especially, in case of young CA professionals entering the job market. They have to think big in order to be ahead in their lives. They should focus specifically on their abilities and should try to capitalise on their inner strengths because of competition in the field of accountancy, finance and audit job market. So, if young CAs want to kick start their career, they should develop the habit of thinking big, and continuously working on how they can achieve what they are thinking.” 32 The Pakistan Accountant October - December 2017 October - December 2017 The Pakistan Accountant 33