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  • After knowing this do you still want TO BE the BEST?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

    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.”

  • Why is it worth nurturing an INFINITE MINDSET?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

    If we believe trust, cooperation and innovation matter to the long-term prospects of our organizations, then we have only one choice—to learn how to play with an infinite mindset.”

  • Why is SUCCESS unthinkable without RISK?

    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.”

  • Is your HIRING STRATEGY all screwed up?Do this..

    The following self help and leadership insight has been adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Start With Why

    Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something bigger than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you’ll be stuck with whoever’s left.”

  • As a LEADER do you have the guts to communicate ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES as VERBS?

    The following self help and leadership insight has been adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Start With Why

    For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It’s not “integrity,” it’s “always do the right thing.” It’s not “innovation,” it’s “look at the problem from a different angle.” Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea – we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.”

  • The QUIRK of EXPERTISE

    The insight has been inspired from Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink illuminates us on a quirk of expertise.

    When we become expert in something, our tastes grow more esoteric and complex.”

  • If you DO NOT believe in SNAP JUDGMENT, this is the PROOF POINT..

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink

    Anyone who has ever scanned the bookshelves of a new girlfriend or boyfriend- or peeked inside his or her medicine cabinet- understands this implicitly; you can learn as much – or more – from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face.”

  • Do you want to develop the skill of SNAP JUDGEMENT?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink

    Being able to act intelligently and instinctively in the moment is possible only after a long and rigorous of education and experience”

  • Do you respect SNAP judgements?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink

    The answer is that we are not helpless in the face of our first impressions. They may bubble up from the unconscious – from behind a locked door inside of our brain – but just because something is outside of awareness doesn’t mean it’s outside of control.”

  • How many of you know this TRUTH about WILLPOWER?

    The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Charles Duhigg’s book The Power of Habit

    Willpower isn’t just a skill. It’s a muscle, like the muscles in your arms or legs, and it gets tired as it works harder, so there’s less power left over for other things.”