The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice..
“The difficult task is to marry relentless discipline with creativity, neither letting discipline inhibit creativity nor letting creativity erode discipline.”
Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice
Thus the right amount of discipline when married with creativity can create magic.
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice..
“Everyone gets luck, good and bad, but 10X winners make more of the luck they get.”
Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice
Thus just being LUCKY is not enough, LUCK needs to be made use of as well. This is what makes 10X leaders special.
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice..
“If you want to achieve consistent performance, you need both parts of a 20 Mile March: a lower bound and an upper bound, a hurdle that you jump over and a ceiling that you will not rise above, the ambition to achieve and the self-control to hold back. ”
Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice
Having the discipline to remain within the bounds of the 20 mile march is what differentiates consistent performers from others.
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Cal Newport’s book So Good They Can’t Ignore You.
This highlights the importance of deliberate practice.
“It is a lifetime accumulation of deliberate practice that again and again ends up explaining excellence.”
Adopted from Cal Newport’s book So Good They…..You
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Cal Newport’s book So Good They Can’t Ignore You..
“A job…is a way to pay the bills, a career is a path towards increasingly better work, and a calling is work that’s an important part of your life and a vital part of your identity.”
Adopted from Cal Newport’s So Good…..You
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book Talk Like TED
“Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking,” Jobs told the graduates. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
Adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book Talk Like TED
The following self help and motivational 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.”
Adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book Talk Like TED
This is why great presenters are truly courageous.
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book Talk Like TED
“Science shows that passion is contagious, literally. You cannot inspire others unless you are inspired yourself. You stand a much greater chance of persuading and inspiring your listeners if you express an enthusiastic, passionate, and meaningful connection to your topic.”
Adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book Talk Like TED
This is why passion spreads as a disease.
The following insight has been adopted from Carmine Gallo’s Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs..
“New research into cognitive functioning—how the brain works—proves that bullet points are the least effective way to deliver important information. Neuroscientists are finding that what passes as a typical presentation is usually the worst way to engage your audience.”
Adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
The following insight has been adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book The Storytellers Secret.
“The 18-minute rule isn’t simply a good exercise to learn discipline. It’s critical to avoid overloading your audience. Remember, constrained presentations require more creativity.”
Adopted from Carmine Gallo’s book The Storytellers Secret
Thus the 18 minute rule is the secret to any successful presentation.