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.”
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.”
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?”).”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.””
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book Talk Like Ted
“What’s the first thing you should do when creating a PowerPoint presentation? If you’re like many people you’ll say, “Open PowerPoint.” Wrong answer. You should plan the story first. Just as a movie director storyboards the scenes before he begins shooting, you should create the story before you open the tool. You’ll have plenty of time to design pretty slides once the story is complete, but if the story is boring, you’ve lost your audience before you’ve spoken a word.”
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Leaders Eat Last
“I know of no case study in history that describes an organization that has been managed out of a crisis. Every single one of them was led.”