When life throws us lemons, most sulk. The motivated few make lemonade.

I had mentioned here about how a self-motivated and go-getter like Dr.Jacob Thomas I.P.S.,
is not going to sit sulking because he was moved away from Supplyco where he had brought
in stellar changes for the organisation, resulting in better service to the common man.

He has proven me right (does not surprise me though), as this link posted by an anonymous reader indicates. Whoever this 'anonymous' commenter is, I need to tell you that I am glad
you brought this to my attention. I was wondering what Dr.Jacob was upto in his new job.

Here is a man, who put in months of effort to turn Supplyco from the den of corruption and
inefficiency it was, to an organisation that was not only serving the purpose for which it was
setup, but also managed to turn around and post some profits. While the profit part is not
really important (because it was not intended to make profits in the first place), it does tell
something about the man and the effort he put into his job.

And then, instead of being rewarded for a job superbly done, he is removed from the CEO's
chair at Supplyco and put in charge of an almost defunct institution like the Kerala State
Film Development Corporation (KSFDC).

If it was any average man, the response would have been to sulk, given the demotivating
transfer to KSFDC. But then, Dr.Jacob is not your average guy, in any sense of the term.
He sees opportunity even in adverse situations, the opportunity to put in effort to bring
about change - change for the better.

So, he sets out to work on the Chitranjali Studio, which over the years had not been
serving the purpose for which it was built - to help filmmakers make movies without
hassles. He has taken the employees into confidence and motivated them to work with
him on the project.

"If all goes well, by the end of 2008, a filmmaker can enter the Chitranjali grounds with
an idea and walk out with the prints of the film, ” says Mr. Thomas.

That sums up in brief what he has in mind. For a full read of the work he is doing at
KSFDC, check out the link below.
http://www.hindu.com/pp/2007/08/18/stories/2007081850340100.htm

I, for one, know that all will go well, as long as the pesky politicians do not play their
dirty tricks.