I am not talking about your Title. If you don’t like it, change what you do or change your job and there is nothing else you can do about it. I am talking about your internal labels. Labels that you secretly love. Labels that you want others to place on you without you having to… Continue reading
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17-Point Program to Have the Best Year of Your Life
2013 is days away. Here is a 17-point program to make it your best year. 1. Get paid to move the needle: Quit thinking that you need to get paid for the hours you put into anything. If you get paid to move the needle, it will turn out to be a no-brainer value exchange…. Continue reading
11 Silent Enemies that Wreck Havoc in Life
When you have enemies like these internally, you don’t need external enemies to wreck havoc 1. Fear of Failure Every one has fears of failure but your degree of fear of failure will determine your degree of inaction on things that matter. It is not that you won’t take action if you have fear of… Continue reading
STIR again!
What could you do differently on “your” projects to produce better results in the next 12 months? The keyword is “your” here. Your projects are those that you have chosen to embark on without external pressure for you to engage with them. Writing a book, starting and maintaining a yoga routine are a couple of… Continue reading
The Startup Glory Equation
Every now and then somebody will ask me what would be a super simple way to achieve startup glory? Not in the exact same terms but something that will lead towards that. I struggle with it because there are so many ways to succeed in a startup (depending on what the level of success is)… Continue reading
Metrics That Matter Most for 2013 (Free One Page PDF)
Note: I created this checklist a couple of years ago and it has served me well. No changes on the checklist except the dates. Please feel free to download, modify, re-use or share. We are obsessed about measuring everything. We want to know the number o connections, number of followers, number of pageviews, number of… Continue reading
How to design a “touching” thank you card…
Question: First of all, what is the need to design a “touching” thank you card? Answer: You will discover the answer as you read along… At Foresight Plus, we have enjoyed working on really cool projects. This time, the project (pro bono project) was to create a Thank You card for one of my favorite… Continue reading
Setting up right
The punch line in a joke makes no sense if the setup was not powerful. Here is an old joke that will demonstrate the power of setting up 8-year old Ron was telling his classmate John that he followed John’s advice to get five dollars from his Dad and it didn’t work. John couldn’t believe… Continue reading
What makes you happy?
Think about this for a brief moment What makes you happy? This seems like a million dollar question. Some of you may know the answer instantly and some of you may have to struggle with it for a while before you get a solid answer. I have asked this question to hundreds of people and… Continue reading
3-Minute Ego Test
Do you have an ego problem? Probably not. But, take this 3-minute ego test and find out for yourself. Read each one and give a point for every statement that you agree. If your score is three or more, you need to schedule a “general ego checkup” from someone that you trust soon. 1. By… Continue reading