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Mock at yourself :)

The latest Airtel ad is something which has caught my attention. Few months back the famous 4G girl who popped from just anywhere to promote the Product had suddenly become omnipresent! The ads were getting monotonous and one of my cousins mocked saying that 4g mobiles could download only 'Rockstar'( coz all the ads showed just that movie's name). We thought it was just us, but many like us had started hating the ad and the young lady sounded irritating ( no offense).
And then few weeks back some new set of ads were launched. The girl is shown in a remote location and declares that she is on vacation so no '4g yak yak'.Suddenly a villager is shown using airtel 4g and the girl goes 'not again'!!! The ad brought a smile on my face. Product is the same with the same front face, but different perspective. It is also made known to the world that they are aware of the audiences' irritation. The girl and the ad are famous yet again(in a good way)!

There are many famous personalities who take a jig on themselves and it works in their favor.
So what is it? One basic attribute is Acceptance. Once you accept the way world sees you, you are ready to work on yourself. If you have a good image, you work towards the better. If you have a bad image , you work on improving the same. In the process of improving you may have to mock at yourself and that in turn will not only make you stronger, but will also make the world love you for what you are!!

So... Happy Mocking!!

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