You board a flight and it takes off. At that point, you are not expecting turbulence. But then, weather up there is uncertain. Turbulence is very much a possibility that pilots have to factor in when they take off. The problem with us is: We expect no turbulence when we plan our actions for the […]
I can do all the administrative tasks of my business. That’s my ability. But I outsource them to an accountant so that I can focus on my core business. That’s my choice. I can play a keyboard and a guitar. I learned it myself. I wanted do to more of it because I could. But […]
You work and work for years and years, you’re always on the goYou never take a minute off, too busy makin’ doughSomeday you say, you’ll have your fun, when you’re a millionaireImagine all the fun you’ll have in your old rockin’ chair Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you thinkEnjoy yourself, while you’re still in the […]
When I coach people in teams, I often ask an open ended question and let the other person speak. The less I speak, the more I can hear. In meetings, everyone wants to speak and express. I usually speak last or only after I have gathered my thoughts in mind. Speaking less, paradoxically, means you […]
There’s so much to know and so much to learn. And yet, we confine our selves to a limited set of knowledge that enables us to earn and pay our bills. That’s such a limited way of living a life that is unbound. With limited knowledge, we become prisoners of our own mind. My love […]
When we set goals, we think about desirable outcomes. I want to score x%, I want to make Y$, I want to travel to Z destination. When we set anti-goals, we turn this process around. We think of undesirable outcomes and think of “anti-goals” as activities, systems and actions that will allow us to avoid […]
Albert Einstein famously said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” If you are not happy with how things are, ask the following questions: What am I not happy with? Why am I not happy with? What do I expect should happen? Why is it not happening? What […]
They say, only dead people have no stress. Some degree of stress that comes with doing anything worthwhile is actually a friend that pushes you to be alert, do your best and deliver. Stress only becomes chronic when it is continuous and unmanaged. Our job as aspirers is not to avoid stress or take decisions […]
The world is rarely interested in knowing whatever you did that was operational. “I created and presented weekly reports at the company” may be useful in a limited context but the value of that work is limited and short-lived. What the world is really interested in is: What did you create that’s worth talking about? […]