Because wakeboarding relies so heavily upon some of the traditional techniques of surfing, it’s perhaps no wonder that wakeboarding and surfing are sometimes confused. Unlike surfing, however, wakeboarding involves being pulled by a motorboat or other type of powered water craft. In actual fact, wakeboarding merges the techniques of surfing with those of snowboarding and water skiing.

Although it’s a water sport, wakeboarding originated from the newfound popularity of snowboarding during the early 1980s, when enthusiastic snowboarders decided to take their skills to the water in a sport that became known as skurfing. Skurfing was created and developed primarily in New Zealand and Australia, where enthusiasts created hand-shaped skurfing boards that resembled surf boards without bindings.

Early Wakeboards

During the early 1980s, a 22-year-old Australian entrepreneur named Bruce McKee, along with his partner Mitchell Ross, created the “Mcski,” the first wakeboard destined for mass production. In the U.S., the Mcski was introduced in 1983 as the “Surfski.” This early wakeboard model had adjustable rubber foot straps and a keel fin. McKee later added two side fins for better control and manageability.

Around the same time period, Australian skurfer Jeff Darby developed a custom-made skurfing board that was later produced by entrepreneur and marketer Tony Finn under the “Skurfer” brand.

In 1984, the paths of these inventors crossed when Bruce Mckee’s Surfski was showcased at a trade show in Chicago. While there, he met Tony Finn, who agreed to represent the Surfski models while also promoting the Skurfer brand boards. As it turned out, the Skurfer became more popular than the Surfski in the U.S., partly due to its expert marketing by Finn, who became known as one of the most recognizable promoters of the still-developing sport.

From Skurfing to Wakeboarding

Skurfing didn’t undergo a name change until nearly a decade later, when a Canadian enthusiast named Paul Fraser coined the phrase “wakeboarding” while promoting his own custom board, the “Hyperlite.” The Hyperlite is now recognized as the sport’s first board produced by compression molding.

Wakeboarding Techniques

Like surfing and water skiing, wakeboarding is a sport that requires considerable balancing skills. Over the decades, wakeboarders have developed certain basic tricks and exercises to help them develop balance while strengthening their muscles for more difficult tricks and jumps.

Typically, beginning wakeboarders first learn to maneuver the wake by digging in with their heels; this position comes more naturally and is easier to manage. As riders progress, however, they can learn how to hit and maneuver the wake with their toes as well. From here, they can progress into a switch stance, which involves riding the board backwards.

Depending upon the speed of the boat, wakeboarders can also utilize the wake to literally launch themselves in the air to make spectacular jumps. Before developing jumping skills, however, wakeboarders are careful to learn the basics of the sport.

Here are some of the most popular basic wakeboarding techniques:

Backside Butterslide

This involves turning the board backside by 90 degrees and grinding it deeply in the midst of the wake while grasping the towing cable with one hand.

No-Hander

While doing a No-Hander, the rider places the towing handle between the knees and lets go with both his hands.

Powerslide

This involves turning the board back by 90 degrees in the flats, or the area of the water outside of the wake. This move can result in a huge, showy spray of water.

Backside Spin

In a backside spin, the rider rotates back-first toward the boat.

Best Wakeboards

Whether you’re an experienced wakeboarder or a newbie at the sport, there are a number of features that you should look for when shopping for a quality wakeboard. Here are some of the things you should consider before making your purchase:

Length

The length of a wakeboard is extremely important because it needs to correspond appropriately to your height, your riding stance and your weight. If a wakeboard isn’t long enough for your body, you may not be able to float it properly.

Likewise, different wakeboard lengths conform better to different riding styles. Shorter wakeboards are usually easier to spin and maneuver in the air during jumps. On the flip side, landings may be more difficult because of the shorter surface area.

A longer wakeboard is good for beginners because it’s easier to ride, but the heavier weight makes it more difficult to maneuver when you’re learning tricks and jumps. On the flip side, the increased surface area helps greatly in landings.

Rocker Shapes

Wakeboards are made in different styles to suit the technical levels and individual preferences of the rider. Riders who like speed often prefer a continuous rocker wakeboard; this type of wakeboard has a curved shape and bottom. Likewise, a three-stage rocker wakeboard has three planes at the bottom of the board; this gives the rider less speed but more height. A hybrid rocker wakeboard represents a cross between the two styles, combining the curves of a continuous rocker but culminating in a flat bottom.

Edges

Riders who love to aggressively carve the waves will prefer sharper edges on a wakeboard, while smoother riders who specialize in surface water tricks may prefer rounder edges.

Fins

The fins on a wakeboard literally claw into the water, thus creating stability and balance. For beginners, longer fins offer more stability and are generally preferable for learning basic riding skills. Many wakeboard styles come with fins that can be removed as the rider progresses.

In the end, the best wakeboards are the ones that best conform to your body and your individual riding style. Whatever type of wakeboard you choose, make sure that you’ve done your homework to identify exactly what you need before purchasing your board. If you contact a reputable dealer, you’re sure to get reliable advice on selecting a wakeboard that’s right for you.

The future of warfare will be autonomous, algorithmic and robotic, in many cases it already is. We have missile defense systems which act based on information without waiting for a human to make the decision. We have robotic aircraft, and autonomous systems everywhere we look. Most of our adversaries both large and small use robotics, electronics, and autonomous devices to serve their will in battle. A smaller army needs an advantage, and the old days of lining up and having a war of attrition are long gone. Since all armies or opponents seek an advantage and since robotics, autonomous systems are an advantage – these systems will be deployed as often as possible.

There was a rather interesting article on Singularity Hub titled; “Watch These 1,069 Robots Dance Their Way to a New World Record,” by Vanessa Bates Ramirez on September 5, 2017 that stated:

“WL Tech held the dance party to demonstrate their latest robotic technology. The robots were all programmed via one group control system. One Dobi Robot is 47cm tall, weighs 2.15 kilos, and costs $330. Besides dancing, the robot can also walk, talk, and do Tai Chi. There’s a lot of anxiety around robots taking on new capabilities. They’re already smarter than us in some ways. Can they eventually become conscious? Will they steal all our jobs? Amid these worries, and for better or worse, robots will likely continue to infiltrate our lives in various capacities-so we may as well have some fun with them.”

For this demonstration and I believe there is a YouTube clip of it somewhere, they lined up the robots like an army in a parade to do their performance. If you were to blur the video image with your eyes or just back up a little you would be able to tell these were cute little robots or storm troopers with weapons. Indeed, it’s the same technology either way anyhow.

Many cringe at the thought of robotic armies slaughtering humans, many nations now are convening in Geneva to update the Geneva Convention when it comes to robotic weapons, especially fully autonomous ones (no human in the loop or at the controls by remote). Still, who says it will be robots killing humans, most likely it will be robotic armies attacking other defending robotic armies and the nation with the best robots wins – thus, the other surrenders to their political will. Think this is all science fiction? It’s not, it’s almost here, yes, you should be concerned.

Where do we go from here? Well, there isn’t much that can be done, we are already well on our way, and really no nation has ever strictly followed the Geneva Convention 100% and even if many nations do, not every adversary is a member to the Geneva Convention set of rules. Think on this.

The game industry is booming right now. Even with a troubled economy companies like Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo are all earning profit from their video games. It is a profit that will never end every time a video game comes out their makes money for 5-10 years if it is a good title. This means that most of the companies are looking to expand and hire new positions for jobs. If you’re serious about making games or working in this industry then you need to start somewhere. There are all sorts of jobs you could get to make a new game but the starting job is becoming a tester.

Next gen testing has many advantages not only do you get paid for doing something you love but good testers are now getting noticed in the credits. You even end up receiving free games and systems from the companies that you will be working for. Any gamer would agree that this would be a dream job come true. Eventually the companies will even promote you to actually being part of the entire creative process.

Remember these companies are consistently profiting so they need more and more people to help them out to stay coming out with quality products. There’s a lot of reason game companies would need testers to ensure that their products hit the store shelves working smoothly. If they don’t pay for the testers before the release then they could end up with a bad title that would turn all future sales for the company away, even for different games that they produce. This happens two ways, first the initial players bad experience causes them to return the game resulting in money lost. Also the player will tell his or her friends and both the player and their friends future purchases will be affected by a bad game in the past.

It’s true. You can generate an abundance of real estate leads by farming expired listings. Of course some listing systems are better than others, but if you get a hold of a good one it can be the difference between an abundance of leads or a woeful few; success and failure; or another month of paying out more money in monthly fees than you earn.

Unfortunately, many agents find themselves in the unenviable position of the latter – spending out a lot of money every month with nothing to show for it but a growing balance on your credit card.

I was there once too, so I know how difficult it is shelling out hundreds of dollars a month in MLS fees, office dues, advertising expenses and miscellaneous costs when you aren’t earning anything.

However, you can turn things around with an expired listing system and generate more leads and listings than you are right now. And now is a good time to start increasing your inventory, because there are arguably more listings expiring in today’s market than ever before.

Why? Because the collapse of the real estate industry under the weight of over a million foreclosures has made it very difficult to sell regular home listings. So they go unsold and expire from the respective MLS.

A recent report indicated that there are approximately 1200 foreclosures per week in Broward County, Florida and more than 1,000 per day in the state of California. And these are just two isolated examples.

These alarmingly high numbers serve to point out how difficult it can be to sell average home listings in an ultra competitive market. But it’s understandable when you think about it. Whose going to pay full price for a home when they can buy the home next door at a steep discount?

Still listings are the name of the game, and even though you’ll never sell all of the ones you have the more you have the more secure you’ll be when the market turns around and it becomes a seller’s market again.

Yes, the the real estate market is eventually going to turn around and agents with a sizable inventory of homes will prosper. And one of the best ways to generate more real estate leads is with a good real estate marketing system.

My vote is for an expired listing system. It’s still one of the best lead generation strategies going and once it’s up and running you’ll be able to keep it humming with as little as 30 minutes of your time a day adding new names to your growing list of prospects and printing and mailing letters.

So, how many leads and listings do you want? Or as a good friend of mine would say; whatcha gonna do?

Marijuana has had a long history, from its early beginnings to its psychedelic era in the sixties. Although some states are deciding to legalize the drug for its possible medical usage, there are still proven side effects that are seen to be dangerous and life-altering.

To better understand the effects of marijuana one must understand its history and the plant itself. Marijuana was said to have been brought to the New World by the Spanish in the mid fifteen forties. Grown as a source of fiber, alongside tobacco, this plant was extremely commercialized in its mere beginnings.

In the late eighteen hundreds hemp was replacing cotton rather quickly, and marijuana was in several medications, just as cocaine (in extremely small percentages). It was used in cases revolving around nausea, rheumatism and labor pains. Marijuana did not rid people of pain, but was reported to have instead distracted them from that reality it contained.

Then, in the nineteen thirties, the United States declared marijuana as the number one ‘gateway drug’. Testing started on individuals who had used, and continued to use marijuana for ‘medical purposes’ and/or recreation. Over eighty percent of individuals tested, had used marijuana as a gateway drug and had entered into dealings with heavy narcotics shortly thereafter. Over sixty percent of these individuals had become addicted to both the marijuana and other narcotics, after only a few uses of marijuana to begin with.

In nineteen seventy, the United States finally classified the drug marijuana alongside other drugs such as heroine and LSD. These drugs were all considered Schedule I drugs by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. They were seen to be the most addicting of all drugs, and most abused substances that were considered to call within the category of drugs.

In late nineteen eighty-two the United States cracked down on marijuana users, sending masses to jail for sales and growth out of their personal homes. In nineteen ninety it was reported that the largest amount of teenagers ever, were using marijuana, starting in middle school. The drop-out rate of middle school and high school students was directly effected by this use of marijuana at such a young age. Ten percent of all fatal accidents in the United States were additionally related in some way to marijuana, in the late nineteen nineties.

The reported side effects for marijuana include, but are not limited to:

*Heart Palpitations

*Stroke and/or Heart Attack

*Irregular Breathing

*Lung Cancer

There are also they life-altering effects of marijuana that can include, but are not limited to:

*Imprisonment

*Lack of Motivation to Succeed or Live

*Uncontrollable & Compulsive Cravings for the Drug

*Failed and Neglected Relationships

Marijuana is a powerful drug, that can effect the lives of an individual and the family and friends that surround that individual. If you or someone you love is facing issues relating to marijuana, it is in best interest to contact a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for advice and/or assistance.

It was with great passion I delivered my topic on mentoring at Henry Alex-Duduyemi Memorial Secondary School, in Ile-Ife, Osun state Nigeria. I had rushed out of Lagos to meet the meeting time only to be told that the meeting time had been shifted to the next day, but then, I had to wait patiently. I was not delivering my topic with passion, because mentoring sounded like a nice topic, it was because of the things I thought of before coming.

1. Why people have said ideas rule the world

The popular saying has always been that ideas rule the world, but then that is an obvious statement. Everything you see all round you became tangible because it was an idea in someone’s mind. The equality of race and gender in America was the dream and message of the great Martin Luther King; every time you wear/use Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Mercedes, Chanchagi airlines or Dangote’s products; remember you are fulfilling and living in someone’s name-their dream and their passion. We like and operate in the world created by other people’s ideas. When you use Microsoft products, you are living within the limits of Bill Gates’ dream. Therefore, it is an understatement to say that ideas rule the world; it is already the driving force that will define the society and systems in nation building, policy formulation and business practices, even for generations to come.

2. Who are the people who rule ideas?

Those who rule ideas are called mentors; they propagate lifestyle, business models and principles. Therefore mentors are essentially neutral-there are good and bad mentors. It was a subject of debate to choose the TIME magazine man of the year in 1939, but it was given to Adolf Hitler as the man who has influenced the world for that year. This award was not given to Winston Churchill, the man who ended the world war; it was given to the man who started it. It might be easy to say that he lost, having caused more pain and loss of lives, yet in doing so he still changed everything- he only was only propagating a vision that enchanted the German masses. I therefore charged them to question and define their values, which should inform their choice of mentors. Ok, what am I saying? Ideas are essentially neutral, they respond to the values, thoughts, perception and intent of the originators.

3. Neutrality and influence of the PC/TV

I discovered there was no debate however, in the decision collated by a population poll conducted by a popular media station, as to who the most influential person of the last century was-it was given to the television. I decided to list the TV as the most influential mentor on my listing (one singular medium that has propagated ideas, taught and developed lifestyles and has affected civilization in all ramifications). The TV/PC is the medium where the world shapers meet the shaped; the consumer (the e-mail checker, the movie addict, the eBook junkie, the jukebox weirdo and the fun-lovers) are all influenced by the originators (the producers, designers, readers, multimedia architects, psychometric analysts and the process engineers). Whether you will influence the world or be influenced will depend on your positioning around these media.

4. Having mentors are force multipliers

I also went on to highlight the importance of mentoring in achieving set goals; Alexander the great became the king at age 20 and in three years , he had already conquered the known world at that time. Why? He was under the tutelage of a man called Aristotle, who himself was mentored intensely by Plato himself. If Alexander achieved so much in such short years, it was because he stood on the knowledge of the both great philosophers. Isaac Newton, in a famous quote, said, “People have said I see beyond my generation, but if I have truly seen ahead, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of men who have gone ahead of me”. Those who have touched their peak, and did so at a very young age did so because they started early, learning, practicing and delivering when the opportunity came.

5. Ideas, mentors and association

I could not leave without telling them about associations. Those who walk with the wise, even if the person is a fool; he will be thought to be wise-that is good news. The other news is that it doesn’t matter how brilliant you are, if you don’t hone your skills with people of like minds you will soon come crashing down. An old Chinese proverb goes on to say that if you don’t understand a man, check his friends, you will even understand his future.

Businesswoman, business researcher and author Wendy Lipton-Dibner is a highly successful serial entrepreneur who has led several profitable companies and has made lots of money by not focusing on money. Yes, that is correct. This brave iconoclast asserts that the right product or service and a business model that is not quite like what is taught in business school is the best recipe for building a long-lasting and lucrative business venture and she has the data to prove it.

Lipton-Dibner studied more than 1000 organizations that represent a wide spectrum of industries, including global, small business, for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises. The results of her research run counter to the holy grail of business management theory and practice, which are entirely focused on generating profits. From product development to customer service, it is taken as gospel that minimizing costs and maximizing sales revenues are the right things to do and all aspects of business strategy and management must be aligned around the goal of making money.

Yet Lipton-Dibner discovered that the most successful and long-lived companies are those that “make a difference” in the lives of customers. Think of the distinctive, sometimes revolutionary, experiences that have been created by Disney, Ford Motor Company, Microsoft and Whole Foods Markets. Each of those companies offers products or services designed to help customers lead more fulfilling, efficient, productive, healthier, or enjoyable lives.

Lipton-Dibner maintains that there are two types of business enterprises: those that focus on making money and those that focus on making a measurable impact on people’s lives and the latter approach generates the greatest profits. Growth strategies that position the company to make a positive impact on the lives of customers reap the most success, especially over the long-term.

So how can a start-up Entrepreneur integrate this philosophy into his/her operation? As always, one should look to target customer groups for answers.

Entrepreneurs will be well-served when they query current and prospective customers to learn how products and services and their delivery mechanisms might be adjusted in ways that would make the process more appealing and user-friendly. Might it be possible to design and deliver an ideal customer experience from start to finish and make those who do business with you so happy that they’ll tell their co-workers and colleagues, who might eventually become your customers as well? This would be the greatest demonstration of the power and impact of your brand appeal.

As you make changes that give customers The Best Experience Ever, you may find that certain adjustments in your business model, operations protocols, quality control, or product and service offerings are needed and that possibility is to be expected. You might also learn how to refine your marketing messages and sales strategy along the way, because you will be more tuned-in to what resonates with customers, promoting trust in your organization and making customers eager to do business with you.

Wise fiscal management of your enterprise will continue to be a requirement, but centering business strategies and actions on the pursuit of the biggest profit margin and highest net profits often does not pay off in the end. Finding the balance between what it takes to earn and maintain customer loyalty and the imperative of sustaining a money-making enterprise is the road to success.

Thanks for reading,

Kim

“A goal without a plan is just a wish”- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Great business tycoons like Dhiru Bhai Ambani, Ratan Tata, Warren Buffet used to get up early at 4 or 5am just to plan and make a diary entry of their day. Even celebrities like Shahrukh Khan, former president Barack Obama and our PM Narendra Modi has repeatedly emphasized importance of making a note of things to be done in a day. What is common in these people is they just don’t settle by planning; they make an effort to write it somewhere or tell their secretaries to make a journal and accordingly they work whole day.

We often whine about things not going as we dreamt. This is because of the lack of proper planning, jotting down essential steps and implementation of the plan at designated time. It is believed that a good plan should have the essential ingredients that can make it successful. Many successful business people haven’t made to this stature with just a cup of tea or by sitting and giving a thought towards building the business, but made a long term plan right in the initial stage of business. Planning isn’t restricted to business, but also to our daily routine. What we are going to do tomorrow? Things that are essential to be done at the first how to do them? Even if you’re planning for a movie on a weekend, you need to plan accordingly to avoid clash with your other work.

What is planning?

Planning is a future-oriented and systematic method of creating goals for a better future. Not restricted to business or long term goal, planning is also related to managing things for the daily routine. Every individual, be it the kid completing his academic year, a young guy who just finished his college year and looking for a career or an adult who plans to start a business, planning is required at every stage of life. Even a housewife has to plan on organizing things at home to make the daily activities go smoothly.

For some people, planning is a daunting task and go with the belief of destiny. However, if we go with the words said by Alan Lakein who said, “Failing to plan is planning to fail“, we set our failure with our own hands. Considering the long term thought, a set plan will certainly help in saving time and energy. Furthermore, it is always advised to not down your plans for future reference. However, the big question that arises is how to plan?

How to Plan?

Planning includes a set of terms that should be covered during the process. This set of terms possibly can be changed during the course period, depending on the situation.

• Goals to Accomplish: Goals are certain accomplishments that must be attained at a certain level. This is to achieve larger aspect of the result.
• Strategies: It is the process to combine different things that can help in achieving the goal.
• Task: In any organization, employees are assigned certain tasks that need to be implemented. The size of the task depends on the scope of plan.
• Resources: Meeting the plan without any resources is difficult. Materials, people, money etc., are required to complete the set plan.

Importance of Writing down Plan

Why do leading politicians document their plans? This is because it makes them acquainted for the betterment of people and themselves to keep up the promise. Writing down the plan gives you a chance to review and think upon additional scenario that can be added to make the plan work perfectly. It may also relight the passion on you to do something concrete if lost in midway.

• Creating Blueprints for the Event: People find it hard to take certain steps in making life plans. They look for a guidance that can help in creating a life plan blueprint. Whether you’re creating a life plan or building your business, writing down the plan in a proper structure is like creating a blueprint. You’re mature enough to know where and how to reach your goal. The blueprint gives an exact view of your planning you’ve thought of. It does work for many who have a long term projection of shaping up the life.
• A Purpose to your Goal: Whether you’re creating a plan for a wedding, vacation or for your career, writing down the plan helps in setting up the purpose. It makes you reminded of things you need to do. Attach some objectives in connection with the plan that will certainly give a purpose to your goal.
• To Present Others: Whether it’s a business plan or vacation plan, you can present it to others to give them a brief of your thoughts and how it can be achieved. It includes the role of the members has to play and a clear picture of the entire event.
• A Guide to Reach the Goal: A properly executed and written plan helps the individual in reaching goals. You check the list and prioritize each role and steps to reach the goal. Yes, there can be changes in the near future depending on the situation followed. But a written plan is always a great way to take steps cautiously.

Conclusion:

Planning and writing down them can be a painful task that many avoid to do. However, giving practical thoughts towards it can help you to be a perfectionist in taking things forward in a right direction.

From time to time, Indian luxury homes have seen plenty of turning points. The subsequent article talks regarding the ever-changing times and with it, however, the definition of luxury has been modified. Also, we have a tendency to perceive the present state of affairs of luxury realty in India and a few of the Indian residencies that are far-famed globally. There has been extraordinary amendment within the approach we have a tendency to outline luxury nowadays. Talking regarding earlier times, luxury was just for the wealthy however nowadays the builders have made it possible for the average person to afford the luxury.

What’s luxury? If we go by the book, luxury is a few things that define a state to excellent comfort and class and involves hefty expense. If we have a tendency to elapse realty which means, luxury suggests that having access to amenities that provide you with a more exquisite living.

Today, the Indian realtor market sees luxury housing as one of the quickest growing sectors of real estate. Growing economy, growing aspirations and ever-changing lifestyles are some factors that effectively contribute towards the expansion of luxury realty. Additionally, allow us to observe however luxury housing has altered its definition from the past to this point and what’s the present state of affairs of luxury realty in India?

The Golden Age of Luxury

Earlier, luxurious homes were outlined by palaces that the rajas and maharajas of our nation owned. They featured a variety of spacious rooms, stunning design, chandeliers, gigantic doors and an area that would accommodate more than a thousand of individuals. These were the residences of royalty that lived there in luxuriousness and grandeur manner. Nowadays the royal palaces are either used as a heritage building or some are restored to luxurious hotels.

The glorious and spectacular royal palaces still have the luxurious feel. The royal palaces that took years to complete had labyrinthine styles that beautified the appearance of the palaces. But, nowadays luxury housing includes a totally different image.

The Luxury Housing Division of these days

The luxury housing division is the in trend of the realty market and also the numbers of individuals choosing luxury are rapidly growing. The definition of luxury remains constant, solely distinction that these days it’s affordable by an individual not belonging to the royalty. The developers are constructing top-grade projects that enable the residents to reside a lavish life with the access to any or all amenities that one aim. Indeed the state of affairs is such, that the luxury real estate these days forms a serious part of the entire real estate market of India.

Luxury homes in India these days vary between Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 15 crores and are very demanding even once the market is facing a rigid condition. Indeed individuals looking for affordable housing faced the inflexibility within the market. The luxury real estate market was hardly laid low with the market state of affairs and in fact, manifested to be profitable for the developers. There are some reasons why there’s a sudden shift towards luxury within the realty market today:

• Luxury and ultra-luxury projects have reported nearly 10 times appreciation from the launch value.
• Encouraging pre-sale activities that led to complete selling out of entire projects.
• Developers are ready to secure important fund flows to capitalize the completion of the project.
• The expanded visibility and reliability of the builder name among the market that results in higher sales of the mid-range housing project by the builder.

Some Luxurious projects in India

Other than these Builders like Hiranandani, Lodha group and more are constructing homes that are reasonably priced by the high-end segment. To name a few projects those fall into the luxury category; Emaar MGF’s Marbella, World Towers in Worli Mumbai and Panache Valley in Sahastradhara Dehradun by ABL Projects.

Business communication in earlier days was a lot different than what it’s today. The continuous growth in the technologies has made so many changes in the business communication that the gap between earlier and now can hardly be realized, let alone covered.

Earlier communication, by which I mean few decades back, was mainly in the form of letters and post cards. The business communication used to take place in days. It was Mr. Graham Bell and his invention of telephone that made life little easier during those days. Before telephone, if there was any business deal that had to be finalized then either both the parties had to be present in the same venue at the same time or the deal will take days to finalize. The reason was simple – delay in the communication between both the parties. Unlike today, neither there was no Video Conference facility available using which one can virtually eliminate any distances what so ever, nor facility of superfast modes of transportation which can cover thousands of miles in few hours.

Now days, most of the business work is done with the help of computers. Complex calculations that normally take many human hours are done in matter of seconds. Be it project plans, quarterly financial documents, risk management, inventory management, resource management and financial document management – all these and much more can be handled by professionals behind the computer screens quite efficiently and with ease.

Earlier days all the work was done by hard working employees sacrificing many sleepless nights…phew! The documents and mails that used to take days to go from one place to another now take mere seconds. The mode of information transfer has changed tremendously in the last few decades. One can hardly imagine living in those old days now.

I remember reading in the Dan Brown’s Novel “The lost Symbol” that earlier man used to think that one who can do great miracles can be deemed as a shadow of God himself. The book contains many mentions of great scientists and inventors who were said to have attained “Apotheosis”. Apotheosis is regarded as the time when human being is transformed into a God himself due to his deeds and capabilities. Frankly, in older times if someone had announced that he could make a person listen to someone speaking thousands of miles away, he would definitely had been treated as a miraculous person. If someone has told that he can make light of the sun glow even in night inside your room or can cook food without fire, surely he would have been given a great deal of respect and may be the podium of a God himself. But if you think all those so called “Great Feats” now, you will probably say “so what….big deal”. I mean, what’s miraculous in talking to someone on telephone. What’s big fuss in tubes and light bulbs and surely there is definitely nothing God-like in using microwave ovens. Even a child can operate these things now.

There are, however, some modes of communication that haven’t changed since the time business communication started. For instance, even today the legal communication to someone is given by the authoritative letter bound with a seal. The address is written with the return address embosser and sent to the person in concern. This particular use of the address embosser in business communication and many other modes are still being used the old ways.

With the continuous increase in technology, the future will be even more astonishing. We can expect great deals of advancements from our engineers and technicians in the field of communication in near future. This will definitely result in even more cutting edge technologies to evolve which will push the boundaries of human intellect and capabilities even further. Humanity will keep on progressing. It’s the constructive progress that one should look for.