Helping folks with practical tips to manage themselves better
August 22, 2022
When forest fires were raging during the California summer, an editor asked his news photographer to capture some aerial shots of the fires. The photographer immediately called the local airport to charter a small aircraft to fly him over the Read more…
August 20, 2022
We always think of success and failure in binary terms. If something happens the way we plan for it, we say it is a success, and if something doesn’t happen the way we plan for, it is a failure. However, Read more…
Success is what the failures won’t do. We need both the pain of losing and the joy of winning. Pursue the goals not for the value or just the achievement. Pursue it for the person it will make of you Read more…
August 19, 2022
Sharing this via James Clear’s Blog- A powerful quote by Professor and author Neil Postman on the value of questions: “Once you have learned to ask questions – relevant and appropriate and substantial questions – you have learned how to learn and Read more…
August 17, 2022
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, said these words on preparation and worry: The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. Read more…
Opportunities are always hidden. That is their nature. If they were open and visible to everyone, they would no longer be opportunities since everyone would rush to take advantage of them, and they would be taken. Unfortunately, because opportunities are Read more…
August 15, 2022
A supervisor taught me a valuable lesson early in my career. As a frontline employee, I was responsible for selling and distributing personal computers to commercial enterprises. Occasionally, some of my clients would encounter a service problem and refer the Read more…
August 14, 2022
Once, there was a wise woodsman who was renowned for chopping down oak trees in record time. One day, one of his friends asked him, “What would you do if you had just five minutes to chop down a tree?” The wise Read more…
We often conflate working hard with creating value. We think because we are working very hard, we are creating value. Unfortunately, this is not always true. I put in a lot of work in preparing a proposal. But if the Read more…
August 13, 2022
There is a saying- Nobody can be taught anything until they are ready to learn. It is easy to say you want to learn and grow, but no one can teach you anything if you don’t possess the intrinsic hunger Read more…
