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  • Fulfillment results from satisfaction of these THREE INNATE psychological needs..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book Drive

    We have three innate psychological needscompetence, autonomy, and relatedness. When those needs are satisfied, we’re motivated, productive, and happy.”

  • This is why most people resort to shortcuts..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book Drive

    The problem with making an extrinsic reward the only destination that matters is that some people will choose the quickest route there, even if it means taking the low road. Indeed, most of the scandals and misbehavior that have seemed endemic to modern life involve shortcuts.”

  • These 6 senses guide our lives and shape the world

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    Design. Story. Symphony. Empathy. Play. Meaning. These six senses increasingly will guide our lives and shape our world.”

  • Information to Conceptual Age – This is where our modern day economy stands at

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    We are moving from an economy and a society built on the logical, linear, computerlike capabilities of the Information Age to an economy and a society built on the inventive, empathic, big-picture capabilities of what’s rising in its place, the Conceptual Age.

  • If you are FACED with CHANGE , remember this advice..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    Change is inevitable, and when it happens, the wisest response is not to wail or whine but to suck it up and deal with

  • These are the SKILLS needed to stand out in the modern day CROWDED marketplace

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    Mastery of design, empathy, play, and other seemingly “soft” aptitudes is now the main way for individuals and firms to stand out in a crowded marketplace.”

  • If you are one of this kind , the future belongs to you.

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind—creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers.”

  • The modern era demands a mix of Left and Right brain capabilities.This insight explains

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    Today, the defining skills of the previous era—the “left brain” capabilities that powered the Information Age—are necessary but no longer sufficient. And the capabilities we once disdained or thought frivolous—the “right-brain” qualities of inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness, and meaning—increasingly will determine who flourishes and who flounders.”

  • It’s never too late to start your second innings in life.This wonderful insight will force you to think

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    Set aside a half hour to picture yourself at age ninety and to put yourself in the mind of ninety-year-old you. What does your life look like when you view it from that vantage point? What have you accomplished? What have you contributed? What are your regrets? This isn’t an easy exercise—neither intellectually nor emotionally. But it can be enormously valuable. And it can help you satisfy one of Viktor Frankl’s most powerful imperatives: “Live as if you were living for the second time and had acted as wrongly the first time as you are about to act now.”

  • “Intrinsic Motivation” is directly proportional to CREATIVITY.This explains

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book Drive

    For artists, scientists, inventors, schoolchildren, and the rest of us, intrinsic motivation—the drive do something because it is interesting, challenging, and absorbing—is essential for high levels of creativity.”