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Month: January 2025

Six Ways To Think of Success

Whatever success means to you, the most important thing is that it should be your own, not someone else’s version of it.


Reliability

Sharing this simple wisdom via Farnam Street Being brilliant won’t save you if no one can count on you. It can be hard to appreciate just how much reliability impacts opportunity. It’s fun to outperform people who are way smarter Read more…


Stress !!

Stress primarily comes from not taking action over something you *can* control. Whatever you avoid builds up as stress


Learn From The Mistakes Of Others

mistakes are not always the best teachers. The can be valuable, but they’re also costly—it is always cheaper to learn from mistakes others commit.


Weekend Story- Monk’s Problem

This weekend’s story gives a peep into the psychology of problesoving. Often the answers we seek are in the problems we avoid dealing with.


Have A Sense Of Urgency

urgency

I recently accompanied a young colleague on a client visit and something interesting happened that highlighted the importance of acting with urgency. During the meeting, our client brought up an issue they were facing when using the product—a problem that Read more…


Consistency Is In Your Adaptability

Adaptability

Sharing this great insight via James Clear’s Blogpost “In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering. In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don’t have much time? Scale it down. Don’t have much energy? Do the easy version. Read more…


Get Efficient At Taking Decisions

One of the primary roles of any leader of consequence is to evaluate choices and make decisions efficiently, exercising good judgment and speed. However, many people struggle with decision-making. In most organizations, tasks that can be done without intervention typically Read more…


Live Your Future

If you are pursuing any audacious and challenging goal a great way to approach it is by living the future, as if you have achieved it already.


Dare To Fail

dare to fail

Whenever I fail at something, I have a simple story I tell myself. My failures are a reminder that I showed up and tried. They mean I was in the arena, giving it my best, while someone else was on Read more…