The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book A Whole New Mind
“Design. Story. Symphony. Empathy. Play. Meaning. These six senses increasingly will guide our lives and shape our world.”
Category: Book review
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Is your CAREER PROGRESSION suffering because of being too REASONABLE?
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
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How can you EARN COURAGE?
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath
“Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.”
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Do you possess these TWO qualities as a PROFESSIONAL?
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work
“Two Core Abilities for Thriving in the New Economy 1. The ability to quickly master hard things. 2. The ability to produce at an elite level, in terms of both quality and speed.”
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What is special about CRAFTSMAN MINDSET?
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Cal Newport’s book Deep Work and throws light on the virtues of adopting a craftsman mindset.
“If you want to love what you do, abandon the passion mindset (“what can the world offer me?”) and instead adopt the craftsman mindset (“what can I offer the world?”).”
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Do you possess an ABUNDANCE MENTALITY?
The following insight inspired from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game, makes us aware whether we possess an abundance mentality or not.
“An infinite mindset embraces abundance whereas a finite mindset operates with a scarcity mentality. In the Infinite Game we accept that “being the best” is a fool’s errand and that multiple players can do well at the same time.”
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Is this how PERFORMANCE is driven in your ORGANIZATION?
The following great leadership insight has been adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game
“The best way to drive performance in an organization is to create an environment in which information can flow freely, mistakes can be highlighted and help can be offered and received.”
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Does your LEADER exhibit TRUST?
The following leadership insight has been adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game
“When leaders are willing to prioritize trust over performance, performance almost always follows.”
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Why BEING the BEST no longer MATTERS?
The following leadership insight has been adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game
“Infinite-minded leaders understand that “best” is not a permanent state. Instead, they strive to be “better.” “Better” suggests a journey of constant improvement and makes us feel like we are being invited to contribute our talents and energies to make progress in that journey.”
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Why does it take COURAGE to create COMPELLING presentations?
The following great presentation insight has been adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book Talk Like Ted
“It takes courage to reduce the number of the slides in a presentation. It takes courage to speak for 18 minutes instead of rambling on for much longer. Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.””