Month: September 2018

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Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday… with Nina Wadia

I wasn’t able to do a Thursday Throwback in August, because I was too busy throwing back myself in my white inflatable unicorn.

However, normal service resumes… and this month (September… doesn’t time fly!!), it’s a Throwback Thursday with Nina Wadia!

Now, I met Nina a few years ago, and we had a great catch up. We talked about her time on East Enders…. the films she’s appeared in, dramas on BBC…. and numerous other stage and radio performances.

The interesting thing that Nina shared was the number of different shows she’s been in… Usually, opportunities like these don’t come easy. But you can tell, that Nina has gone out looking for the opportunities. Creating them where they did not exist, and then being able to excel.

Personally, I thought she was fantastic in EastEnders… and how she played her character was phenomenal.

So what’s the secret?

“Enjoy the work you do!”

It’s as simple as that…. Enjoy. From the original days of Goodness Gracious Me, where the four of them used to have a great laugh… and how that show excelled.

Just spending those few hours with Nina, it was clear to notice how we both were smiling and laughing.

But also the charities and causes that Nina helps out with. Which is important for her.

“Being able to give and support those who don’t have the same privileges as us is important.”

So true. I help a charity called Khalsa Aid, who go around the world helping people, irrespective of their faith or background.

I think the more we’re able to help… the better this world would be.

For me… Nina is a bit of an inspiration. Because of the amount of stage, TV and Film work she’s done. The charities she supports and gives her time to.

I think, we all can learn something from Nina…

(By the way, here’s just a small selection of the work she’s done…. EastEnders, GoodnessGracious Me, 2Point4Children, Holby City, The Vicar of Dibley, Thin Ice, Citizen Khan, Doctors, Loose Women,  Still Open All Hours, Doctor Who and many many more…..)

 

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The Trillion Dollar Company Club

You must have heard, how recently Apple become a ‘trillion dollar’ company.

Yesterday, Amazon did the same. That’s right, they joined the ‘Trillion Dollar Company Club’. Not bad for a 24 year old company.

When they went public in 1997, their share price was $18. Tuesday, the share price hit $2,050. Valuing the company, just over $1 Trillion.

Wonder if Jeff would’ve ever thought, Amazon would be the second company to enter the ‘Trillion Dollar Company Club’ when he sat in his office, with a hand painted sign on the wall… selling books on-line.

It’s a brilliant success story.

Only 2 companies have achieved this phenomenal success. Only 2 companies in that club. But I’m certain, over the next few years, we’ll see more enter the club.

It comes down to a few reasons why Amazon and Apple have achieved such success – Innovation.

The ability to keep adapting.

The ability to keep growing.

The ability to keep thinking, trying and venturing into new areas.

To keep going… Business as Usual (BAU) – won’t get you into the Trillion Dollar Club. In fact, it probably won’t get you into any club.

But that’s the problem – you have to invest. You have to grow. You have to think differently.

So, Jeff… is one of the richest people in the world… but what’s the real secret? A few years ago, Jeff shared…

Customer first – we all know that.

Invent, Innovate… yep, got that.

Be Patient. Ah…. that’s something we don’t have these days. We don’t have the patience to let things grow, to understand and see how they turn out.

To keep trying… it’s easier to say – park it/bin it/stop it… if it isn’t working.

How much patience have you got to keep going? to keep learning, re-adjusting and figuring it out?

We could relate this to football. How managers of teams are sacked very quickly, if there’s a number of losses and the team performs very badly.

I remember when Alex Ferguson (the Manchester United boss) had a string of bad results and had one match to save his position. Funnily enough… he won that match and went on to be one of the most successful managers, in English Football, of all time.

I know this very well… because it was against Nottingham Forest.