“While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it’s a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control.
Yet in our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you
through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.”
Daniel Pink in his best selling book Drive makes us realize the fact that all human beings have an INNER DRIVE which needs to be liberated.
“Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.”
Every 20 minutes looking 20 feet away for 20 seconds is a great rule for taking breaks especially if you are working on a computer for your daily work.
Daniel Pink mentions about this insight in his book When
“There are two ways to build a career or a business. We can go through life hunting and pecking, looking for opportunities or customers, hoping that something connects. Or we can go through life with intention, knowing what our piece looks like, knowing our WHY, and going straight to the places we fit.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Find Your Why
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Together is Better”.
Modern day instant gratification seems very luring for a Gen X millennial.
In the past ordering a gift and physically receiving it used to take time.Nowadays order something from Amazon and you immediately receive the product.
For watching a blockbuster movie one had to wait for a long while.Nowadays Netflix , youtube.com enable instant gratification.
Even for that matter making friends is so easy courtesy social media e.g. Facebook.
Though instant gratification is something the human race is proud about , this has given rise to a bunch of side effects which are indeed very harmful.
Not getting something instantly can lead to depression , anger and hence the number of suicidal cases , mental ill health cases are on the rise for a modern day millennial.
Though often overlooked , is a serious topic to reflect on.
“The combination of your WHY and HOWs is as exclusively yours as your fingerprint.”
“Fulfillment is a right and not a privilege. Every single one of us is entitled to feel fulfilled by the work we do, to wake up feeling inspired to go to work, to feel safe when we’re there and to return home with a sense that we contributed to something larger than ourselves. Fulfillment is not a lottery. It is not a feeling reserved for a lucky few who get to say, “I love what I do.” For those who hold a leadership position, creating an environment in which the people in your charge feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves is your responsibility as a leader.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s Find Your Why
“There’s just one problem with feelings. They can be tremendously difficult to express in words. That’s the reason we so often resort to metaphors and analogies.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Find Your Why
“The goal is not simply for you to cross the finish line, but to see how many people you can inspire to run with you.”
Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Find Your Why
Anders Ercisson the WORLD EXPERT on WORLD EXPERTS has noted that TOP PERFORMERS are really good at TAKING BREAKS at the right time.
Daniel Pink mentions about this insight in his book When