“The Cockroach Theory for Self Development” by Sundar Pichai

“Hard Work, Sincerity and Humbleness” These words go inline with none other than Sundar Pichai, SVP, Chrome and Apps, Google. Well this man needs no introduction as he has been face of Google products from a while now. He was the man behind Google Chrome browser, which by the way is a 2/3 Chance that it’s the same browser you are reading this post with.

Sundar Pichai joined Google way back in 2004 where he led the product management team and innovation efforts for a suite of Google search products, like Google Toolbar(remember?), Chrome, Desktop Search, Gadgets, Google Pack, Google Gears, Firefox extensions, apps such as Gmail and Google Maps and Mac products. After the launch of Chrome, Pichai was promoted to Vice President and later to Senior Vice President of Google Chrome and Apps, which includes the Chrome browser and operating system, Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Drive and also became a member of the exclusive L-team, the small group of executives who report directly to Page.

Based on how the Google Chrome’s launch went, no one would have predicted that seven years later, Pichai would be where is today

So what is it that made him stand out from the crowd? Well, the story he shared below at a Google Developer Conference may give you an insight into that....

"At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started screaming out of fear.With a panic-stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but... it landed on another lady in the group.

Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama. The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter. The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behaviour of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant. Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behaviour? If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.

It is not the cockroach, but the inability of [those two] ladies to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach that disturbed [them].

I realised that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it is my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.

It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me. More than the problem, it's my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life.

Lessons learnt from the story:

• I understood, I should not react in life.
• I should always respond.

The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded. Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought of.

A beautiful way to understand…………LIFE.

Person who is HAPPY is not because Everything is RIGHT in his Life.. He is HAPPY because his Attitude towards Everything in his Life is Right..!!