Whenever you are tempted to complain, do not complain. Follow Simon Sinek’s advice, see below.
Things will start getting more manageable.
For similar such Simon Sinek insights read below:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/?s=simon+sinek+quotes
Both hockey and soccer that I love are both team sports. I will elaborate in this blog post why I love team sport.
Team sports are characterized by high performing and trusting teams. When you experience the team in action, you realize the value of working and being successful as a group.
As Simon Sinek says:
“A team is NOT a group of people who WORK TOGETHER.
A team is a group of people who TRUST each other”
Also I am constantly reminded that SUCCESS is a TEAM SPORT.
Please read this blog on Navy Seals and what makes them so SUCCESSFUL.
If I had won the lottery, I would have translated the Lottery to preaching of Optimism.
I am very impressed by Simon Sinek’s Optimism Company and I would love to start something along similar lines.
The money won through lottery would help me fund my Optimism Company.
Optimism not only energizes but is the single most important positive emotion that enlivens us.
To know more about the Optimism Company read:
I like reading various self help, motivational books. In this blog post I will let you know why I am a big fan of the author Cal Newport.
The books written by Cal Newport encourage us to stay away from the addiction of social media in order to do meaningful work. Deep Work is a great example of the same.
So Good They Can’t Ignore You, teaches us the virtues of DELIBERATE PRACTICE and enlightens us on the CRAFTSMAN MINDSET for lasting happiness in life.
Finally A WORLD without EMAIL argues and zeros in on the benefits of non-email based communication for better success rates.
Along with Cal Newport, Simon Sinek, Dan Pink, Carmine Gallo and Seth Godin are my other favorite authors.
To read some insightful blogs related to Cal Newport visit:
https://viewpointsunplugged.com/?s=cal+newport
Book of the day – This book won’t disappoint you.
Celebrating favorite family traditions together gives a lot of joy and happiness. To understand the criteria for a family to be in full flow read this blog post.
In my opinion an ideal FAMILY is one wherein there is a subtle balance of differentiation and integration.
By differentiation all members are encouraged to try out novel ideas based on their acquired career capital. Whereas integration would mean all members unite and integrate to achieve common and critical goals for the family as a whole e.g. taking care of a minor during ill heath.
This fine balance of differentiation along with integration would enable the family members to remain in full flow, making it a delightful place.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi enlightens us on this wonderful insight in his best selling book named Flow.
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During my leisure time I fearlessly express gratitude to elevate my spirits and feel blessed.
Research has proven that taking gratitude visits not only elevate our spirits but result in everlasting happiness as well.
Nothing summarizes the virtue of expressing gratitude than this iconic quote of Simon Sinek.
The following quote from Dan and Chip Heath further strengthens the above argument:
“Expressing Gratitude pleases the Recipient of the praise, of course, but it can also have a BOOMERANG effect, ELEVATING the spirits of the GRATEFUL PERSON.”
Finally let me sign off telling you how the construct of a gratitude visit may look like.
Book of the day is Power of Moments by Dan and Chip Heath.
Not exactly an ATTRACTION but a place I CRAVE to VISIT each weekend is a LAUGHTER CLUB, just a few miles from the town I stay. I love Laughter clubs since they encourage PLAYFULNESS.
Laughter Clubs are ones wherein people from different parts of the city, different walks of life assemble and spend quality time SIMPLY LAUGHING.
Research has shown that LAUGHING stimulates RIGHT BRAIN thinking and encourages PLAYFULNESS.
This brings more meaning in our lives and make them fulfilling.
Daniel Pink mentions about the same in his book A Whole new Mind.
Also take out some time to read this wonderful book from Daniel Pink.
Being in Flow can elevate the performance of an individual wherein work seems like Fun. Hence these are the Five Things I do for Fun.
Outside work, these are the FIVE THINGS that give me INNER PEACE.
To read more about the Flow experience and why it is so energizing read this blogpost.
To me my Pet is like my own child and hence the ONE THING I would like to make my pet understand is : I HAVE YOUR BACK.
Leadership is very similar to PARENTING. The ones who need your help i.e. your family your children, your pet need to live their lives without FEAR.
For this to happen, i as a LEADER need to ensure that I HAVE THEIR BACK.
My first name as well as my identity starts and ends with motivation. I PileOnMotivation will explain you in this blog why I love my first name, Motivation.
Motivation is needed to remain Optimistic in life to drive away anxiety and fear from our lives.
The origin of PileOnMotivation was related to piling on motivating together with preachers and seekers of motivation. This in turn would provide us the faith and optimism to imagine a brighter future for ourselves.
I love these quotes of Simon Sinek on motivation and hence Optimism.
“OPTIMISM is NOT the DENIAL of the CURRENT STATE. OPTIMISM is the BELIEF that the FUTURE is BRIGHT.”
“Optimism is the ability to focus on where we are going, not where we are coming from”.
“Optimists FOCUS on the PLACE they are GOING. Pessimists FOCUS on the OBSTACLES along with ROUTE. To become an OPTIMIST, simply look AHEAD.”
And finally let me end with a famous quote of Zig Ziglar.
To motivation yourself and feel optimistic feel free to read these blogs meant to motivate the unmotivated.
