OK this is a tricky one. I didn’t say “Focus.” I said “Set yourself up to focus better.” Many things in life are like this. The event in itself will be a breeze if the preparation is right. A few examples: * You want do well on the day of your speaking; prepare well beforehand… Continue reading →

I have wrote before about NEVER to work alone. In simple terms, when you work alone, you are operating at the lowest leverage point of your life because you can only get returns form ONLY your time investment. The simple solution, of course, would be to work with teams on all your projects – be… Continue reading →

Note: I think I am spending too much time with VERY smart people (not that I am complaining) but everyone I meet has so much to share, that, really typing stuff has become a limitation for me. The credit for the idea for this post goes to Bill Wiles again. It almost a cliche now… Continue reading →

The credit for this post should go to Bill Wiles. Thanks Bill. Bill recollected his days at SGI where he used to head International Business Development. One of the requirements for his direct reports was that twice a year, they had to come back to Bill with a “Plan B” – what would they do… Continue reading →

Heath Row suggested a few months ago that I needed to do some serious work on my Distinguish Yourself lens on Squidoo. After that I got several emails on the same topic. Yesterday I spent a few hours categorizing about 124 items on the lens. The re-designed lens is now live. Any comments or suggestions… Continue reading →

Life is full of problems. Oops. Did I say that? For those optimists out there, re-read the sentence as “Life is full of opportunities.” Whatever you want to call them – problems, challenges, situations or opportunities – they appear in front of us everyday in our lives. Our tendency (just like when we are posed… Continue reading →

When you start any significant initiative all you need is one “good reason.” Next time, change the game. Find another important reason to do whatever you are planning to do. Try to do this even if the first reason you have got is REALLY good enough to engage in this initiative. Let me try to… Continue reading →

When something needs to be delegated, generally people are comfortable to delegate stuff to others who have had experience and accomplishments in those areas. That way there is some predictability is what they think. Of course, we all know that only in an ideal world can we always get people with the right experience (and… Continue reading →

Let us do some introspection. Think about all your interactions with people in the last one month. How many of them do you vividly remember today? In fact answer the following questions: * How many of those interactions will you remember next month?* How many of those interactions will you remember next year?* How many… Continue reading →

This can happen anywhere at work or outside of your work. Let me take a simple example of what might happen at work. You are working on a very interesting project. When you complete it, you decide to create a powerpoint presentation (although that was not part of your job) and present it to your… Continue reading →