On how to have deep conversations – not just exchange pleasantries. Put yourself in a moment where you were not fine. Maybe you were terrible, and maybe you were too good to be true. And you said, “I’m fine. Thank you.” Put yourself back in that moment when you lied. Why did you do it? …
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The Most Important Lesson We Can Learn From Dale Carnegie
It has to do with why he has created his best-seller book. Thirty-five years ago, I was one of the unhappiest lads in New York. I was selling motor-trucks for a living. I did not know what made a motor-truck run. That wasn’t all. I did not want to know. I despised my job. I …
The Practice Rule: Practice Alone Is Not Enough
How you practice is more important than how often you practice. “If you want to achieve mastery, you must learn to practice deliberately.” — Ken Sterling There was once a woman who went to another city for an urgent work leaving her two teenage boys with an assignment: To take care of her garden. She had been taking …
I Believe Working So Hard Should Not Come At The Price Of Your Life
Work matters but it should not come at the cost of your relationships. It sounds beautiful, doesn’t it? Making tons and tons of money. Having the money to do whatever the hell we want. The “Work hard” advice pushes people to find a magic bullet that is as fun as a theme park and pays …
Facing Challenges Is The Key To Creating Success
Why challenges are the best things that happen to you. Socrates was called “an immoral corrupter of youth.” Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly. His teacher called him hopeless as a composer. Charles Darwin wrote in his biography “I was considered below the standard level by my family.” Walt Disney went bankrupt several times before he built …
Why You Need To Involve Your Heart To Find Fulfillment In Your Job
Watch out for boredom in your career if your heart is not involved. Imagine you have an uncle you don’t like. But you need him. Imagine you are new in town and he is the only one who can get you a job and his place is the only place you can stay for a …
A Law Of Change That We Usually Forget
Change doesn’t happen in grand gestures. You change by making ordinary that which you once thought was impossible. And that is a slow ride. It is progress. The journey is not a 100 meters sprint. It is a marathon. It takes time for change to materialize in your life. There is a saying I like: …
Don’t Pursue Something Because “You Want To Be Great” (Lessons on Purpose)
Pursue something because it fascinates you, because the pursuit itself engages and compels you. “The fastest way to pass your own expectations is to add passion to your labor.” — Mike Litman Once upon a time, I had a co-worker who had no interest or dedication to a job of training others. Until we parted ways, I saw no …
This Is How You Let Other People Rob You Of Your Energy
We give our energy constantly, mindlessly, and without a great deal of care. Do you know that your time and energy are sacred and yet you give it to others without a care of how they are going to destroy it? When your friend is talking about a fight you had 5 years ago and …
You Have To Do Hard Things Others Can’t Do For You – Life Lessons
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha When a child tries to walk for the first time, parents …