Maintaining the status quo rarely leads to growth. Neither does recycling old thoughts. If you want to grow, consider solving problems, taking on the right challenges, conversations with competent people, engaging in deep study, deliberate practice and so on. A lot of people take the approach to duck, bend or maneuver around a problem or… Continue reading
“Share Three Words That Describe Me…” No. Don’t do that. Just wait. This is not about me. I want you to focus on that question alone! You probably have seen this request from a friend via email or on Facebook. The request is from a friend, so you will oblige. A few examples based on… Continue reading
My friend DP Sridhar ( founder and CEO of ienabler ) took the challenge to reflect on 7 core beliefs that are shaping his life today. Here is one of them: To Grow is to contribute & To Contribute is to Grow. The entire collection of 7 beliefs is available to view and share within… Continue reading
Teaching is one of those evergreen triple-win opportunities. You rarely go wrong with it when you do it well. Think about it: If you teach something well, whatever you are teaching becomes clear in your own mind and you will become better at it. On the other hand, the people you are teaching to will… Continue reading
If you guess, it is entertained, you are wrong. The opposite of boredom is growth | Tweet this If you are a Manager and your employees seem to be bored, don’t buy an entertainment system or a pinball machine. This will help only in the short-term. Create an environment where people grow every single day… Continue reading
I was advising a young student who is getting into his first real job and wanted to keep everything plain and simple. The outcome was the following six simple growth equations. 1+1 = ? This is where you are working without a purpose. You don’t know what you want in life so you are confused… Continue reading
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
You and I both meet a lot of people with great ideas. Unfortunately, the story stops right there. Most people are professional idea generators who keep generating one idea after the other hoping that they will pick the “best” or the “most foolproof” idea and make that a blockbuster success. Since they are doing the… Continue reading
If you want to do something, find someone who has already done that and follow the steps and you can achieve almost similar results. I wish the above were true all the time and you didn’t have to think much. In my opinion, getting inspired by someone is good but trying to mimic someone results… Continue reading
Extraordinary is just that – something positively outside of the ordinary. Something that will standout in a sea of mediocrity. What appears as extra-ordinary to others might be something that happens by default to the achiever, especially if it is setup that way. Over the years, I have followed one rule when people ask for… Continue reading