Books are indeed the true friends of all avid book readers. My love for collection of books has been highlighted in the below posts. To be a leader be a reader of good books.
Category: Leadership
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Leave a Legacy behind
To leave a legacy behind we should be driven by fulfillment as opposite to pleasure driven excitement. Though the journey towards fulfillment is challenging it would help us leave behind a legacy.
This is how as a parent I want to leave behind a legacy.
This is how as a leader at home and work, I would like to leave behind a legacy.
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Why should you LOVE BOREDOM?
Cold weather especially when it is snowing all around, forces us to stay indoors. I love the feeling of boredom during cold weather. The following insight is illuminating and lets us realize why we at times we should love boredom.
“To simply wait and be bored has become a novel experience in modern life, but from the perspective of concentration training, it’s incredibly valuable.”
Cal Newport – Deep Work
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Can Emotional Intelligence detect health problems?
We have all heard about the saying “HEALTH is WEALTH” from our early days. Whether you break a bone or preempt a health problem, emotional intelligence can indeed detect health problems.
People who maintain good health at all times are not only disciplined but they treat their body as a place of workship.
This fascinating insight throws more light as to how emotional intelligence and attention to body’s signals can help preempt health issues.
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Biggest driver of WORK LIFE BALANCE.
Maintain a healthy work life balance is key to the well being of your children. But have you realized the biggest driver of work life balance?
If you are led by a visionary leader and you are lucky to be part of a trusting team you feel safe at work. This in turn leads to a healthy work life balance.
As Simon Sinek says:
“Work-life balance has nothing to do with the hours we work or the stress we suffer. It has to do with where we feel safe. If we feel safe at home, but we don’t feel safe at work, then we will suffer what we perceive to be a work-life imbalance.”
Thus it is key to be surrounded by members of a trusting team to lead a fulfilled life.
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Infinite Mindset your key to Fulfillment
One small improvement each one of us can make in our lives is to embrace an infinite mindset. Adoption of an infinite mindset is the key to fulfillment in the infinite game of life.
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we frequently end up comparing and competing with individuals with markedly different mindsets and goals.
The key to embracing an infinite mindset is to unleash our own unique potential and being a better version everyday without paying heed to competition.
Since the game of life is infinite and as players we need to keep playing, this abundance mentality is the single most important factor that can lead to a healthy and fulfilling life.
Simon Sinek’s – The Infinite Game Simon Sinek’s – The Infinite Game -
Be Inspired by an Optimist
Daily writing promptShare a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life.Simon Sinek has been one person who has had a very positive impact in my life. His work around leadership, constant teachings around the benefits of trust and optimism has left a profound impact in my life. Taking a cue from this I encourage one and all to be inspired by an optimist like Simon.
Optimism has a power of healing and relieving anxiety and stress in our lives. At the same time learning to be a good leader at home as well as business makes you a complete and fulfilled individual.
Finally letting go of competition and leading life at your own pace to unleash your own unique potential is an inspiration you can draw from the Infinite Game.
Summarized below are some of his great work that is sure to ignite the fire in you and help you talk a step towards fulfillment.
- The Golden Circle (WHY) is something that fascinated me and made me listen to his TED TALK several number of times – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeg3lIK8lro
- His best selling books namely: Leaders Eat Last, Start with Why, Together is Better, The Infinite Game are motivational to the core.
- Finally his recent work on preaching Optimism to one and all is very commendable.
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/?s=simon+sinek
Simon Sinek quote
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Freedom from Anxiety and Stress through Flow
In the modern age of hustle and bustle we all get stressed up. Hence real freedom would mean freedom from the stress and anxiety of our daily lives by doing things that help unleash passion and enable us to remain in flow.
Research has proven that too much of stress and anxiety is very harmful for us and reduces our immunity. Thus the only solution to all of this lies in doing things we really care about and love.
Leverage some of these proven techniques to reduce stress and anxiety in your lives.
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What is Goldilocks Rule for Peak Motivation?
The Goldilocks rule of peak motivation throws light into the factors that lead to peak motivation in human beings.
It states that MAXIMUM MOTIVATION happens when FACING a CHALLENGE of just MANAGEABLE DIFFICULTY.
Thus this is a very important aspect of knowing what really motivates us.
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Why HATE a GENIUS LEADER with THOUSAND HELPERS?
There are acclaimed public figures who are geniuses with “yes men” around. I hate genius leaders with thousand helpers for the reasons mentioned below.
Organizations led by a GENIUS leader with THOUSAND FOLLOWERS, decide on the “WHAT” questions without figuring out the SUCCESSION plan i.e. the “WHO” related questions.
On the other hand, great organizations led by LEVEL 5 leaders, first get the RIGHT PEOPLE on the BUS before deciding on the answers to the STRATEGY related questions. Thus these organizations answer the “WHO” related questions before taking the “WHAT” related decisions.
Hence strive to a Level 5 leader not a genius leader with thousand helpers.
