This is the grand dilemma that many people face – when the roads are curvy, they complain what it takes to navigate all these curves. It seems like they have to pay 100% attention or they might drive off the road. On the other end, they are driving in cruise control on a totally empty… Continue reading
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Distinguish Yourself #217 – Harness the Power of Cues
Take something very basic – a bookmark. It provides a quick way to continue reading your favorite book from where you left off. It is very basic but provides great utility. The alternative is to dog ear the book or do memory magic and remember the page numbers of all the books that you are… Continue reading
9 Reasons Why Your New Year Resolutions Fail
First of all, why am I even qualified to talk about this topic? I am just like you – lot of my resolutions have failed and lot of my projects have failed but when I have succeeded small number of times, I have done so with flying colors. A couple of examples where I succeeded:… Continue reading
Labels You Secretly Love
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
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