Knowingly or unknowingly we are all sellers. As a salesperson, there are 3 objects you cannot live without. These are the ABC of a salesperson.
Daniel Pink mentions these as A (Attunement), B (Buoyancy) & C (Clarity) in his best seller named To Sell is Human.
Over the past few years, I have invented the benefits of REGRET, otherwise considered as a NEGATIVE EMOTION.
Daniel Pink goes to great lengths in The Power of Regret to explain the many benefits of embracing regret.
Having gone through this book i have now realized how to make sense of REGRET without running away from it.
To enlighten yourselves on similar insights on REGRET, read the following blogposts.
And finally read this fascinating book at your convenience.
I love to cook my own food. I love to bake cakes & many other items that keep me fit and healthy. Cooking is by the way great for mental health as well.
Research has related cooking with happiness, relaxation, increasing self confidence to name a few.
Research has also proven that baking your own cake can increase your levels of serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin — all positive brain chemicals directly associated with overall mood and happiness. This in turn drives away all DEPRESSION and ANXIETY.
Thus if you have not yet started the journey would encourage you to take up cooking.
To understand more about right brain skills like cooking, read these insightful blogs.
Cooking is a form of PLAY, a right brain skills that adds more meaning to our lives.
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.
Play is one of the six most essential right brain skills as mentioned by Daniel Pink in his path breaking book A Whole New Mind. This is a key reason I adopt PLAY in my daily life to remain in flow.
The following are the SIX RIGHT BRAIN SKILLS mentioned by Daniel Pink in his book:
Research has proven that as professionals we are more efficient when we PLAY at WORK. Look at the below startling observation that makes PLAY indeed a necessary component of our everyday lives.
Human mind has an unique capability to both go back in time and reflect as well as think about the future. When I feel nostalgic I do go back in time and think about regrets but with the power to embrace regrets, I feel truly thankful to the almighty.
Daniel Pink in his book, The Power of Regret mentions how embracing regret leads to fulfilling lives.
Regret is the second most common emotion after love and when handled in the right manner leads to a brighter future.
Read these very insightful posts from this book, right here:
Ever since I read Daniel Pink’s book A Whole New Mind, I have tried approaching my work in such a way that I enjoy every bit of it. Play in work or life adds more meaning to our lives and removes distress and anxiety.
Play is an essential aspect to turn any boring or mundane work to meaningful work that leads to fulfillment.
Research shows that people who treat work as play lead more meaningful and fulfilling lives free of strife and tension.
To understand how play makes us more efficient at work read this insightful blog post:
Daniel Pink very rightly mentions in A Whole New Mind that our economy is moving to a stage wherein we need to master the six most important right brain senses. Hence learning these skills is something I have taken a stab at recently.
As our economy moves along, left brain skills are being overshadowed by right brain skills.
Listed below are the six right brain senses which assume utmost importance in the modern day:
I am a preacher and seeker of motivation and inspiration. The following are the three of my most favorite people.
Whenever I need to recharge myself, I seek refuge in their blogs, books or tutorials.
Frequently in this fast moving life, when life hits us with a brick in our head, we need to seek refuge in these books to enliven and revitalize ourselves.
This is why these three people are special to me.
For managing screen time for myself, I stick to the 20-20-20 rule of managing screen time and hence taking breaks.
This rule has been mentioned by Daniel Pink in his book When.
