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Irrfan Khan & Tips for Small Business

 IRRFAN in Arabic means "Knowledge" "Learning" and "Awareness".  Eulogy by Sutapa Sikdar, wife of actor Irrfan Khan who passed away mentions "that its (his death) a gain of the things he taught us, and now we shall finally begin to truly implement it and evolve". Another veteran actor Kamal Hassan tweeted "Too soon to leave Irrfan Ji. Your work always left me in awe. You're one of the finest actors I know, I wish you stayed longer. You deserved more time". He seem to have lived what his name stands for and in the roles he acted. Probably that is why his demise doesn't seem like a loss only to the film industry but as a personal loss, including me. All great personalities leave some take away when gone. Below listed which I feel are tips for small business owners from what I knew about Irrfan's life: 


Perseverance: The most common trait required for a human and most required for an entrepreneur. After 1988 role in Salam Bombay Irrfan couldn't get his desired roles. The TV serials he acted did not give him the satisfaction. This made him contemplate to quit cine industry around 2000. But he didn't. His perseverance for few more years got his breakthrough. Business owner's do remember that you did not come this far to come this far. Hold there apna time ayega (our time will come).

Be Self: Never ever try to imitate others even mirror only reflects. To be self, build up your confidence. You could see that on screen emitting as a sparkling juice from Irrfan. He became the character that you never noticed an actor there. According to Mahesh Bhatt, Irrfan deconstructed the bollywood stereotype lead man image. By being yourself you emanate a confidence that will sure take you to places. As small business owner and entrepreneur grow confidence in the company to make grow the company which will in turn grow you.

Don't Procrastinate: Motivational author Devasia Puthiyaparambil explains death; "Nothing is certain as death and nothing is uncertain as its when and how" Irrfan's death at his 53 years prime of his career is a stark reminder of this to all. As business owner's one cannot afford to procrastinate. Beat the uncertainty by doing it then. Time is equality. Be wise in spending it. "Learn to surrender to the dance of uncertainty and trust your faith in the universe" is what Irrfan's son Babil remembers key from his dad. 

Create Legacy: According to philosopher and historian Thomas Carlyle "the history of the world is but the biography of great men". Irrfan made big in bollywood and hollywood, He played his portion of play, created personal legacy and has become part of world's history. For businesses; legacy is not just finding an heir for your position, but the impact it will make on its culture, community and customers after you have either sold it or passed on to someone. Have you started yet?

In the movie Life of Pi a dialogue from his character "I suppose in the end, the whole of life is an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye", reverberates in my mind. He has gone, but his values for small business owners and entrepreneurs remain.
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