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The foundation for tomorrow will be laid laid with a) how you handled yourself in the past and b)how you handle yourself today. Since you can’t do anything about what happened in the past, we can only think about what you can do today for a better tomorrow. A foolproof [re] starter plan includes only two… Continue reading
Mini Saga #131 – Important It was peer pressure that made Tom look for one of the latest smartphones. The enthusiastic salesperson went over two dozen features. “This has an app that can show the level of your happiness,” he said. Tom scratched his head and asked, “Can I also make phone calls with this?” It… Continue reading
I had a delightful conversation with Jocelyn Glei, Editor-in-Chief of 99U.com about the first book “Managing Your Day to Day” in their book series aimed at educating creative professionals. About Jocelyn Glei As Editor-in-Chief and Director of 99U, Jocelyn K. Glei leads the 99U in its mission to provide the “missing curriculum” on making ideas happen…. Continue reading
No, I am not referring to the scale that refers to growth of a company. The scale I am referring to is what that you use to measure something. Yesterday I was at the gym. I was at the end of my mini exercise routine on an exercise machine. A young boy started exercising on… Continue reading
If you are reading this, you are old enough to have had several defining moments in your life. A defining moment in your life is very simply an event, an experience, a conversation or a realization that something needs to shift in your life for the better. A trigger that will lead to a change… Continue reading
There is a competitor that you should be scared of. And that competitor is… Drum roll.. Status Quo. Yes, status quo is a competitor that is more powerful than your most powerful competitor. Status quo as you are aware is for your prospect or your target audience to do nothing or continue to do what… Continue reading
Commanding a premium in the marketplace is not about reaching a destination – it’s about crafting and re-crafting your journey as long as you want to play the game. If commanding a premium is on your wish list, consider the following three elements: 1. Unique Ability + Social Proof You should have some unique ability… Continue reading
The insanely simple key to boost your leverage is to consistently collect the right “rain checks” from smart people. Warning: Insanely simple only refers to the understanding of this concept and not the implementation of the concept. In life, to get real results, you have to pay real price. No shortcuts there. Let us go… Continue reading
Meredith Fineman wrote a brilliant article on HBR blog urging people to stop complaining that they are very busy. Her key point: people are trying to be in the one-upmanship game of trying to show that they are more busy because they are more important. Fineman has a point and the problem is amplified with… Continue reading
Any meaningful AND significant pursuit will involve a huge learning curve. Some pursuits are “safer” than others as your long struggle can be private before you ultimately expose yourself in public. Examples of such pursuits are some kinds of music or some kind of sports where a large part of the training can happen in… Continue reading