You expect the first bucket. Your boss hands you a second or third bucket rating. You are angry, confused, frustrated- and other words that are too colorful to be posted here. How should you handle this situation? Well, I have a hack for you. We’ll cheat a little – but it will work. I hacked…
Read more Your Performance rating sucks. Is there a magic-bullet solution?
My car breaks down on Christmas Day. As I try to fix it, I get a masterclass on Measures and metrics from an independent mechanic!
Read more Troubleshooting a car and fun lessons in Measures and metrics!
A “mindset word” aligns you to success. Sukumar and Kumaran introduced me to the power of the mindset word a few years ago. At that point, I had just started Yoga and wished to stay aware of what I ate, my thoughts, and my emotions. I, therefore, chose “Mindfulness” and loved how it helped me…
How do you find your niche in an information-surplus world? I learn from my friend ramki, @naval and @jackbutcher.
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For authentic success, focus on what hasn't changed!
Read more For authentic success, focus on what hasn’t changed!
Essentialism teaches us that we can have only one priority. Here's a daily practice that helps us achieve success on our priority.
Read more How to succeed? Notes from a reading of #Essentialism.
Day 3 - I scribble some thoughts about friends at work and communities. And how they make our life better!
Over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to connect with two very different leaders – a corporate coach and a spiritual teacher. Both of them were expounding on a common topic – how to more “self aware” and in the processes deepening empathy (ability to put oneself in others shoes). The self…
Read more Self Awareness – perspectives from a corporate coach and a spiritual teacher
It’s a VUCA world (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambigous). How do we survive here? I guess the best answers will come from other times that were even more VUCA than this. For instance let’s travel back to the times of the “Gita” which is a dialogue occurring in a battlefield with both sides having weapons…
The ancients had a formula to help us stay happy and less anxious - no matter what situation we were in. Lets learn from them!
Read more How to stay happy all the time (or at least be less anxious)!
A 3 word formula for finding fulfilment and depth in a world of distraction!
As a rule, we like to put our celebrities on pedestals. For a change, I thought about a different context – how about when we are placed on a pedestal and brought down (and before you call it narcissistic, let me assure you that each of us is held up to a pedestal by someone…