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  • Benefits of Blogging

    Benefits of Blogging

    Daily writing prompt
    Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc.
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    I still remember the first day as a blogger, not sure of what to write and as expected very nervous and jittery. As time has moved on I have indeed realized that you get better through practice. Along with this I have realized the numerous benefits of blogging.

    Seth Godin and his blog to me really stands out. Seth has inspired people around him and encouraged all of us to start blogging as a habit.

    Read this blog to understand why blogging is indeed a good habit to inculcate.

    This is why BLOGGING regularly is a USEFUL habit
  • Top Four Aspects of Storytelling

    Top Four Aspects of Storytelling

    Daily writing prompt
    Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?
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    Public speaking does not come naturally come to humans and hence many of us suffer from glossophobia. Well in this blog post I will enlighten you on top four key aspects of storytelling for a compelling speech.

    A compelling story via your speech will have these four key aspects:

    1. Result in NEURAL COUPLING so that the audience will feel inspired to hear more of our talk
    2. Make their HEART SING
    3. MOOD CONTAGION happens when the speech is delivered that elevates the mood of the target audience
    4. The key aspects will serve as POST IT NOTES for the AMYGDALA of the audience brain.

    Carmine Gallo mentions all of these and the fact that a compelling speech should adhere to a 18 minute rule for best effect.

    To know more about the 18 minute rule and glossophobia read the below links:

    How is GLOSSOPHOBIA so NATURAL to human beings?
    GLOSSOPHOBIA
    Are you new to PUBLIC SPEAKING and STORY-TELLING?Have you heard of the 18-minute-rule , yet?
    18 MINUTE RULE
  • Why is SOCIAL MEDIA a deterrent to DEEP WORK?

    Why is SOCIAL MEDIA a deterrent to DEEP WORK?

    Daily writing prompt
    What could you do less of?
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    If I could have done something better over the last year, it would be deep work. In this blogpost I will enlighten you how social media is a deterrent to deep work.

    Cal Newport mentions at length about the importance of deep work in his iconic book.

    This book does have a lot of relevance in the modern day economy wherein doing a work of art via deep work indeed matters.

    Social media and other networking tools cause a lot of distraction and hence act as a major deterrent to doing deep work.

    Hence my advise is to use social media as well as other networking tools a little judiciously in order to save you time to perform deep work.

    This is why Distractions are detrimental to Deep Work
    Stay away from distractions
  • Play the Game of Life with an Infinite Mindset

    Play the Game of Life with an Infinite Mindset

    Daily writing prompt
    What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year?
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    Over the past one year I have realized that life is an infinite game and all of us need to play the game of life with an infinite mindset.

    As Simon Sinek mentions in The Infinite Game, we are all players in an infinite game of life. We have no choice but to play, the only choice we have is to adopt the right mindset.

    To not bother about competition, worrying about making yourself a better version demands an infinite mindset.

    Simon Sinek quote

  • What’s special about Seth Godin’s blog?

    What’s special about Seth Godin’s blog?

    Daily writing prompt
    Do you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it?
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    If there is a favorite place which I like to visit very often it is Seth Godin’s blog. To understand what’s so special about Seth Godin’s blog, I would encourage you all to visit his blog:

    https://seths.blog/

    What is striking about this blog is that he posts regularly and takes it as his responsibility to post regularly for this target audience.

    This is a lesson in itself for bloggers like me. If ever you wonder why you should post regularly look no farther than Seth Godin’s blogsite.

    Seth Godin has himself said that regularly posting makes you a better blogger by the day.

    Seth Godin an inspiration to many and his blogsite bears ample testimony to the fact that success has no shortcuts and needs hard work, focus and dedication.

  • My top Five Motivational Books

    My top Five Motivational Books

    Daily writing prompt
    Share five things you’re good at.
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    The five things I am good at are by virtue of reading my top five motivational books, mentioned in UPPER CASE below.

    1. Leading life with an infinite mindset – THE INFINITE GAME by Simon Sinek
    2. Realized that feeling of togetherness indeed makes us human – TOGETHER IS BETTER by Simon Sinek
    3. Understood how to make best use of right brain skills – A WHOLE NEW MIND by Daniel Pink
    4. How to develop good habits and get rid of not so good habits – THE POWER OF HABIT by Charles Duhigg
    5. The secret sauce for telling compelling stories and communicating in the best possible manner – THE STORYTELLER’S SECRET by Carmine Gallo

    Books we all know are our real friends. These books bear ample testimony to the same.

  • The merits of INFINITE MINDSET

    The merits of INFINITE MINDSET

    Daily writing prompt
    What is one thing you would change about yourself?
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    If there is ONE THING I would like to change about myself it would be adopting an INFINITE MINDSET to play the INFINITE GAME of life.

    Simon Sinek has mentioned that life as well as business is an infinite game in his book The Infinite Game.

    Adopting an infinite mindset reduces anxiety, keeps us focused and helps us in leading fulfilling lives. The essence of this mindset is to focus on making ourselves a better version by the day without worrying about competition.

    There are these FIVE PRINCIPLES needed to adopt an INFINITE MINDSET –

    1. Advance a Just CAUSE which acts as a GUIDING STAR for motivating myself.
    2. Constant endeavor to build trust at home and workplace wherein people feel psychologically safe in my company
    3. Respect , study and be prepared to learn from Worthy Rivals to keep playing the infinite game more effectively
    4. Avoid complacency & Prepare for Existential Flex which is run time disruption at a time things are going well. This helps me course correct as needed.
    5. Demonstrate the Courage to Lead
  • Are you an OWL or a LARK?

    Are you an OWL or a LARK?

    Daily writing prompt
    Are you more of a night or morning person?
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    If you are a late riser (OWL) or an early riser (LARK), this insight will tell you which part of the day would be more productive for you. I am a late riser i.e. an OWL. If you already figured out whether you are an OWL or a LARK this insight is for you.

    In his book When, Daniel Pink has provided the daily mood pattern for both OWLs and LARKs.

    Knowing this daily mood pattern would enable us to do our best during the most productive times of the day.

    Acknowledging that certain parts of the day we are meant to be unproductive would make us less anxious.

    Have you ever GAUGED your DAILY MOOD PATTERN?
  • Make good DIET your DOCTOR

    Make good DIET your DOCTOR

    Meat is a great source of protein and I absolutely love it. But again like other things, it has to be taken in right proportion. A good and balanced diet is nothing less than a good doctor.

    I love Steve Job’s farewell speech wherein he mentioned DIET as one of the 6 doctors in our life. If you do not have a balanced diet be prepared to have medicine for diet is what he said.

    For those of you who want to be enlightened by what he said, please read the post below:

    How is DIET one of the best DOCTORS?
  • Wear an Attitude of Optimism

    Wear an Attitude of Optimism

    If you are FIT and HEALTHY, if you ALWAYS WEAR an ATTITUDE of OPTIMISM, the clothes you wear wouldn’t matter.

    When you are optimistic, life has a strange way of looking after you. This along with being free of anxiety has a huge bearing on health and well being.

    Hence as per me if you are fit, healthy and raring to go, your attire will sink in.

    To read some very insightful posts on Optimism, please visit the links below:

    The Therapy of Optimism
    Optimism is the other name of Life

    My mantra on attire is that it should be simple and yet sophisticated like this famous attire of Steve Jobs.