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  • Why are “Type A” personalities prone to depression?

    Type A personalities always want to stay ahead in the race and win in life.

    The brutal fact of life that they fail to realize is that the game of life is NOT FINITE.There are no clearly defined metrics in place to decide a winner or loser in the infinite game of life.

    He who is wise realizes that Life is an Infinite Game where there is nothing like winning or losing.No one will ever be declared winner in life for the plain and simple fact that there are no clearly defined rules , duration is unlimited and players come and go.

    The following quote from Simon Sinek if used as a guiding star can make life really beautiful to live and help achieve true fulfillment.

    “There is no such thing as “WINNING BUSINESS” or “WINNING LIFE” , there is only AHEAD and BEHIND.”

  • The DNA of “Optimism”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

    “Optimism is the ability to FOCUS on where we are going , NOT where we are coming from.”

  • The best quote which makes us realize why together is indeed better

    The following quote adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better makes us realize why being Together is indeed Better.

    “To go FAST go ALONE , to go FAR go TOGETHER.”

  • Truthfulness and Trust go hand in hand

    Nothing summarizes this very truth than the following quote from Simon Sinek:

    “TRUST is BUILT on telling the TRUTH , NOT telling people what they want to hear.”

  • The Art of precise “Succession Planning”

    An iconic and infinite minded leader who loves his organization is one who does thorough and precise succession planning to ensure that the organization is in good hands even after he/she leaves the organization.

    In essence the reason the organization exists i.e. the WHY should not be lost when the visionary leader leaves.

    Nothing summarizes this better than the following great quote of Simon Sinek , adopted from The Infinite Game.

    “The ability to adopt an INFINITE MINDSET is a pre-requisite for any LEADER who aspires to leave their organization in better shape than they found it.”

  • The options we choose in life reveal our intentions

    Life is an infinite game where there is nothing like WINNING or LOSING.In the game of life there is only STAYING AHEAD or BEHIND.

    The only choice that we have in life is to choose to play the INFINITE GAME with either an INFINITE or FINITE mindset.

    The option that we choose to play the game in the end reveals whether we are playing for the short term or we are long term oriented.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game

  • Realizing this truth will help achieve “Fulfillment” in our lives

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s leadership quotes:

    “The VALUE of OUR LIVES is not determined by what we do for OURSELVES.

    The VALUE of OUR LIVES is determined by what we do for OTHERS.”

  • Understanding this truth about life would help us lead our lives better

    Adopted from Simon Sinek”s book The Infinite Game.

    James Carse’s Game theory talks about infinite and finite games.

    Life and business are infinite games where :

    1. There are no clearly defined rules
    2. Players can come and go and there in no definite number
    3. There is no end limit or time in an infinite game

    It goes without saying that in such a context there is nothing like “winning” or “losing” since the goal should just be to stay alive in the game.This very philosophy has been very well highlighted by Simon Sinek in the following quote:

    “There is NO such thing as “Winning Business” Or “Winning Life” , there is only AHEAD and BEHIND.”

  • Understanding the Golden Circle

    As shown in the snapshot , the WHY and HOW in whatever we do relates to the LIMBIC or emotional brain which only understands signals.

    WHAT we do is directed related to the rational brain or neo cortex since this can be reasoned out logically

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Start With Why and this is a lesson how to direct communication to produce a desired effect

  • Organization communication with respect to the marketplace

    As shown in the image , the communication should start with WHY.

    The percolation of the vision should trickle down to the makers of the product so that the WHAT in the product reflects the vision and is able to communicate the message to the end customers , part of the marketplace

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Start With Why