I have always been a huge fan of Simon Sinek and his work. In this blog post I will enlighten you on a great insight from one of his book and urge you to sing this inspirational saying as your life’s favorite song.
In his book Together is Better Simon mentions about the benefits of togetherness and why it makes sense to humans right from the caveman times.
This African proverb which finds a mention in his book is truly inspiring to the core:
This saying has had a profound effect in my life. The essence is to slow down and enjoy the company of your near and dear ones. Since if we travel too fast in life there would come a time where there would be no one by our side.
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Act now and build self confidence is the age old and proven mantra to build your self belief.
Most leaders who are successful are hands on and prefer action over inaction when faced with self defining moments. Taking requisite action by facing fear eye to eye is the best way to develop self belief.
As James Clear very famously says in The Atomic Habits:
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
In his best selling book The Power of Now, the author Eckhart Tolle inspires us to stop complaining and ACT by focusing on the present moment.
So better ACT now to start gaining in SELF CONFIDENCE..
The merits of purpose over pleasure become evident when you care about a fulfilling life. To build a body of loyal subscribers I believe in making the subscribers realize a purpose in their lives to make their lives more meaningful.
In her book Grit, the author Angela Duckworth talks at length how purpose over pleasure is a central theme in lives of gritty people. Purpose is always for the long term and pleasure can only work in the short term.
Thus once you are able to show a purpose in their lives to your subscribers loyalty would be taken care since all of us strive for fulfilling lives built on purpose.
Necessity may NOT always be the MOTHER of INVENTION as explained with certain examples in this blog post.
Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motors, very famously said – “If I had asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me – A faster horse!”.
It was his vision that led to the invention of the moving assembly line for mass automobile production. His innovations did not invent the automobile itself, but transformed it from a luxury to an affordable mode of communication for the masses.
Before Apple invented the iPhone, iPod, Camera and phone existed. What Steve Jobs and his team did was bring all of these in one device. Thus the invention of iPhone has made smartphone a necessity for one and all.
Reinventions are very common with model upgrades of smartphones every passing year.
Hence this is one proverb I would like to challenge especially in the modern hypermediated world where technology is evolving at break neck pace. The following rationale from Malcom Gladwell’s book thus may not always hold good for inventions.
How did Invention of Fire ignite human evolution? Read this post to know more:
Each time I search for the best definition of a true friend, I am reminded of a wonderful insight shared by Adam Grant in his best selling book Originals.
A true friend is indeed one who has our back and stays with us through our thick and think.
Such a person encourages us and sees more potential in us than we see ourselves, inspires us to stretch ourselves to reach our full potential.
Most important we become better version of ourselves in their company.
Highlighted below is the definition inspired from Adam Grant’s Originals.
Our lives would never be fulfilling without having true friends as mentioned by Simon Sinek. Listen to this video.
In the hypermediated world dominated by social media and digital gadgets I strongly feel that we are surrendering our autonomy to the digital media. Its high time that we start the practice of digital minimalism for a fulfilling life.
Being addicted to digital gadgets has slowly taken control of our lives without our notice. As mentioned by Cal Newport in Digital Minimalism its high time we realized this.
Hence the biggest form of minimalism to practice is one of digital minimalism.
The below insight from the same book beautifully illustrates this point:
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Whenever we get stressed up the easiest stress buster to drive away negative emotions and stay focused is to go for a walk. When I go for a walk, the photo that I can take back home is how walking would have relieved from stress and hence cortisol levels.
Neuroscience proves that walking can activate the motor cortex in our brain and help fight stress. Research states that when we are under stress or anxiety there are regions of brain e.g. prefrontal cortex associated with high arousal and hence electrical activity.
In such a case walking helps activate the motor cortex of our brain which relieves stress.
For another brilliant insight on the same from the book Your Brain at Work, please read the following insight.
This book will help kick start your professional journey
Ever since I started my professional journey, the book Start with Why has always remained fresh in my memory. Read this book if you want to realize the PURPOSE of your life.
To lead your life on purpose, you will need to understand the WHY of your life. This is exactly what Simon explores in this best selling book.
The simplistic nature of WHY discovery leading to the definition of WHY in our lives is not only illuminating but inspiring to the core.
When you start as a professional if you are armed with your WHY it will always act as a NORTH star.
Read this blog post to know the structure of a WHY statement:
