Jan 082012
Jan 052012
Motivation vs. Doing
People are motivated for the most part, but they just don’t do it! Motivated by Peter Bregman’s article.
Jan 042012
“For of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest of these, ‘It might have been.’ “~ John Greenleaf Whittier
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Tejas Patel
This quote sums up a lot of frustration that individuals and businesses have. I know and you might remember the times when someone said ” If I had … it could have been …” or “Only if I had done this sooner then ….”. So what is the plan for this year? Power yourselves to follow up on your dreams and empower others to fulfil their dreams.
Jul 032011
Fear of missing out should be greater than the fear of doing (taking action).Period
Apr 072011
We’re not big fans of what I consider “vertical” ambition—that is, the usual career-path trajectory, in which a newbie moves up the ladder from associate to manager to vice president over a number of years of service. On the other hand, we revere “horizontal” ambition—in which employees who love what they do are encouraged to dig deeper, expand their knowledge, and become better at it. We always try to hire people who yearn to be master craftspeople, that is, designers who want to be great designers, not managers of designers; developers who want to master the art of programming, not management.
via inc.com
The above article has made me think about ‘Ambition’ and being ‘Ambitious’. There is a need to recognize the fact about having two types of ambitious people, vertical and horizontal. Secondly people on both sides of horizon need to respect each other. In this world we need people of both the types.
In various aspects of our life, we can be vertically ambitious in certain aspects and horizontally ambitious in others.
I am vertically ambitious when it comes to my career but horizontal ambitious when it comes to other aspects of my life.
What about you?
via ted.com
This will be 17.33 seconds well spent. The video has good story, humour and a good message. Watch it, listen to it and understand the key message and be grateful for being for everything that you have, your achievements, family and friends you got and for being alive.
Jul 192010
I love and understand most of Hugh Macleod daily email that come through. They inspire me even though for 5, 10, 15, 60 minutes a day and some have a longer effect. So Thanks Hugh.
Call me cheap that I haven’t bought any of his work yet, but one day I will come good on my promise. One day.
Jul 192010
Your personal brand gives you leverage in life
Chad Levitt has created a list of 30 gems on personal branding. Worth a read. Above one is my favorite.
Jun 302010
Grain Of Sand 
Western society exists in a state of over supply. I’m not just talking about what is on grocery store shelves, but our jobs, skills, etc. How many of us are truly irreplaceable? Are there 100, 1000, 100,000 people who can do what you do, as well or even better.A goal of life must be to find your purpose and do uniquely, exquisitely, and in a way that keeps you off the beach
Yes, be different and excellent in all you do. No one will miss one grain if it goes missing from the sand.
I am a sucker when it comes to increasing productivity or doing things the smarter way and I am a bigger sucker when it comes to trying out software and services that helps to do the same. I think there will be millions of more like me! So every time there is a new productivity improving service out there or a great deal on web services, I pull myself aside for a minute and ask two questions:
- What problem of mine is this tool solving?
- Which of the existing tools or services that use can solve the same problem?
Answering these two questions, almost all of the time I come to a conclusion that my problem is either already solved with one of my existing tools/services or CAN BE solved by my existing tools or services. To improve your productivity you have to get more done in the time you have or even less time. To improve your productivity, keep your systems/workflow simple and get more done. Optimize your existing system instead of fragmenting your workflow too much and introducing more distractions. More systems/workflows means there is more management of systems and more distractions, which does not necessarily equate to getting more done.
So next time, before you spend a weekend trying a new tool or a new service, see if it will keep your existing workflow simple and to the minimum or will adding an extra tool going to add a lot of value in the long run.
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