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  • Are you FAILING to ADOPT a GOOD HABIT?Learn how to TRIGGER the HABIT LOOP..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Charles Duhigg from the book The Power of Habit

    Habits develop in a region of limbic brain named “basal ganglia”.

    The habit loop consists of three components.

    1)Cue – The trigger based on which brain decides whether to consider sequence of actions as habits.

    2)Routine – Repetitive sequence of mental , emotional , physical activities that form a repetitive routine.

    3)Reward – The reward that is expected out of automating the loop whether good or bad .

    It is the ability of the brain to continuously automate repetitive patterns as habits to reduce size of brain and increase efficiency of the brain.

    This is an awesome book to understand how to develop good habits & update wrong habits with nicer habits..

  • Are you an ETERNAL PESSIMIST?Wise words to change you for good..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek

    “I find, when you’re an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.”

  • Are you KNOWLEDGEABLE and RESTING on past LAURELS?Hang on , the NEXT STEP is WISDOM..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek

    Knowledge is related to someone being intelligent with good IQ levels in learning things really fast.

    Wisdom comes with emotional intelligence in being able to see patterns and connecting the dots..

    What counts is wisdom since it is based on context.Ability to apply knowledge by being mindful of the context is wisdom.

    Nothing explains the difference better than the following great saying of Simon Sinek.

    “Knowledge is understanding based on what has been studied and learned. Wisdom is understanding based on what has been felt and experienced.”

  • As a BUSINESS LEADER are you AWARE that the GAME of BUSINESS is indeed INFINITE?Learn to be an INFINITE PLAYER..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game

    Finite players – Obsessed with beating the competition , believe in short term gains

    Infinite players – Obsessed with the journey in trying to make a better version of their ownselves everyday.Not pertubed by competition.

  • Are you into the PROFESSION of HIRING PEOPLE?Agree or not these TWO kinds can’t be ignored..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Guy Kawasaki from the book The Art of the Start

    The following are two kinds of people we end up recruiting –

    1. Ones those who do NOT have any MAJOR WEAKNESSES – NEITHER do they have any MAJOR STRENGTHS
    2. Ones those who HAVE MAJOR STRENGTHS – THEY MAY HAVE MAJOR WEAKNESSES as well.

  • Is your SALES PITCH missing a TRICK?Rehearse this for desired results..

    Art of the Start” by Guy Kawasaki mentions some very important points on “pitching”for entrepreneurs.

    One such concept is “Answer the Little Man”.

    When you are trying to make a point , be it in a presentation to a venture capitalist or to an audience , always imagine a SMALL MANsitting on your shoulder and asking the question ” SO WHAT “ after every point is made.

    This way we would make more relevant & easily understandable comments.

  • As an ENTREPRENEUR are you AWARE of a WORTHY RIVAL?This will ALWAYS KEEP you in the GAME..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game

    In a finite game e.g. football there are fixed set of players , rules are fixed , duration is fixed.As a result of this “winning” , being the “best” are options.

    In infinite games where duration in unknown , rules are not predefined , players are unknown it is of paramount importance to a player to keep playing with the goal of advancement of a “just cause”.

    In such a game where being the “best” or “winning” does not matter , it is very important to know and pick a “worthy rival” from whom a thing or two can learnt for survival in the long run.

  • As a LEADER what matters to you most , IQ or EQ?This INSIGHT will change you for good..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek from his book The Infinite Game

    Whereas performance relates to IQ(Intelligence Quotient) , trust relates to EQ(Emotional Quotient)

    Performance is given more value by finite minded leaders who put numbers ahead of people.

    Trust is given more value by infinite minded leaders who are willing to take the risks to form trusting teams.

    In the modern day workplace there is an increasing emphasis being given to trust since performance can be taught whereas trust is more human in nature.

  • Are you AWARE what it takes to be a LINCHPIN?Muster GUTS to MASTER these 3 things..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    1. Masters the limbic brain(devil) and lets their rational brain take charge of the fear , stress of the limbic brain when it comes to taking risks in order to create insanely different things to achieve fulfillment.
    2. Challenges the status quo
    3. In the modern age where factory model has become irrelevant , has the guts to take risks to avoid sheep-walking.

  • Are you CONFUSING GOAL with VISION?Know the DIFFERENCE before its TOO LATE..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Simon Sinek

    The best and the crispest way to visualize the difference between Goal and Vision is the following definition by Simon Sinek.

    The difference between vision and a goal is the finish line.

    • A goal is 26.2 miles. You can simply count the metrics and know when you’ve completed your goal.
    • A vision is having a crystal clear sense of what the finish line looks like, but no idea of how far away it is.