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Have you ever wondered what the secret behind great leadership is? Have you ever seen arguments? That it is about ‘authenticity’…or ‘integrity’..or ‘compassion’….or ‘vulnerability’ perhaps! There are dozens of answers and hundreds of arguments when it comes to cracking the code of life. All based on one assumption: That there is one single answer. And …
Have you ever laughed at someone’s stupidity? On how they failed to see something? For example, in 2000, Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph offered to sell the company to Blockbuster for $50 million. Blockbuster turned them down. Netflix is today worth a $25 BILLION! Do you feel like laughing at Blockbuster? Even feel …
We analyze, think, over-think, obsess, mull, debate, argue on what is the right decision. As soon as we see the possibility of undesirable consequences, we assume the decision is not good enough. And we think more. We forget that the consequences are absolutely not in our control. Including the emotional consequences. For others and for ourselves. More …
Learn to give the feeling of “I don’t know” a chance. When you have all those emotions of fear, anger, hatred, disgust welling up inside you, those thoughts of uncertainty taking roots…take a pause…and say “Maybe I do not know…” and stay with it. Without trying to ‘Find the answer’. Relax into the ‘suspended’ state. The …
As a father, mother, partner, employee – have you found yourself saying… “Why can’t he be a little disciplined and wake up early! I am tired of re-heating his breakfast!” “Why can’t she do it herself and not be so damn lazy?! Why do other people have to do her work?” “Why can’t he …
“Don’t worry…women just cry. Makes us feel better” My wife kept saying this. So did other women. I had a very hard time wrapping my head around this statement. Why would someone cry?! Isn’t it something to be avoided? Why would someone not share?? Was it something I did? Then I am ready to solve …
“I want to learn singing, but I am afraid I am really bad at it” “I want to open my own business, but I am afraid to take a risk” “I want to profess my love to her, but I am afraid she will say ‘No’” So the big question before doing anything big or new is how to overcome …
Simple question: Can you see your story, instead of being your story? Try to sense the difference in the sentences below… _________ “Being disrespectful is not done!! Something I cannot tolerate!!” Vs “I see that when I hear people speaking in a loud tone and making personal comments, I perceive that as disrespect and experience …
You might find yourself ‘working hard’ towards your goals or dreams – and still not moving ahead. On a closer look, it turns out we are not pursuing our goals, but preparing for them. What is the difference? Preparation involves hard work, but zero risk. The outcome is totally in your control. There is zero …
We often tend to be obsessed with efficiency and productivity. How do we do the same thing faster? Which things can we stop doing? How can we become leaner, faster? Mark Zuckerberg wears the same colored clothes daily to avoid “decision fatigue”. It’s helpful, but how much? Reminds me of the joke “What do people …