Beliefs silently color and filter our thinking. So to shift our thinking, we MUST have the courage to re-examine our beliefs. I did this as an exercise for myself to reflect upon what are seven beliefs that are shaping my life right at this moment. Here is the first one: At every crossroad of life, think… Continue reading
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
You and I both have “to do lists.” Some of you may be using a sophisticated system and some of you may just be listing your to do items in a piece of paper. And, probably small percentage of you may simply maintain the to do list in your mind. Knowing that you are smart,… Continue reading
There is a good chance that you don’t have a mentor right now and are not even considering entering into such a relationship in the near future. Yet athletes have mentors, actors have mentors and business leaders have mentors. Why not technology professionals? Here are a few reasons why you might want to consider engaging… Continue reading
Edward De Bono coined the term lateral thinking. It is about reasoning beyond what general logic reveals. Sharpening your lateral thinking skills will open new opportunities simply because you will start looking at a problem/situation in completely new angles. Rather than giving you theories about lateral thinking, I have chosen three problems that cannot be… Continue reading
Photo Courtesy: Brunkfordbraun on Flickr When you are not working, are your assets working? A simple way to get leverage in your life is to have your assets working when you are not working. For example, writing a “good” blog will serve as an asset. Engaging on Twitter with a “good strategy” can also serve… Continue reading
Received this via email from Timo and Raj at Heartwood Studios (originally via Vinay Khandpur in India). I called it “The Grass Dilemma” and it is a quick quiz on Business Ethics The Grass Dilemma (as posed by Vinay Khandpur) I am from India and it is considered holy to feed a cow! (I don’t… Continue reading
Since we can’t manage time, all we can do is to work towards increasing our leverage. The first step to increasing leverage comes from superior thinking as thought precedes action. Our society pays a premium for action as compared to thinking. Why? Simply because thinking is invisible and action is visible. You can’t make out… Continue reading