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  • Why WINNING in LIFE no longer matters?

    Why WINNING in LIFE no longer matters?

    Daily writing prompt
    Are there any activities or hobbies you’ve outgrown or lost interest in over time?
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    Earlier any event I used to participate my goal was to win. Winning in every aspect of life, mattered a lot to me. Over time, I have realized that Winning no longer matters in the infinite game of life.

    As Simon Sinek said in his pathbreaking book, The Infinite Game, life as well as business is an Infinite game.

    In such a game, players come and go, the game just goes on an on. Hence there is nothing like WINNING in Life. There is only STAYING AHEAD or BEHIND.

    What this also makes us realize is that COMPARING with OTHERS is a fool’s errand.

    Our goal is to be a better version of ourselves by the day and leave a legacy behind.

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  • The Gift of Infinite Mindset

    The Gift of Infinite Mindset

    Daily writing prompt
    What is the greatest gift someone could give you?
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    If someone could give me my greatest gift, the gift would be of blessing me with an infinite mindset.

    Infinite mindset wherein we think of bettering ourselves by the day instead of comparing with others, is the most important skill we need to compete in the infinite game of life.

    The game of life is truly infinite wherein winning does not matter, what matters is to keep playing with an infinite mindset.

    Infinite mindset embraces abundance and recognizes a worthy rival from whom we can learn to hone our skills by the day.

    To know more about Infinite Mindset and how it can help you effectively play the infinite game of life, please read the below blogs.

    Simon Sinek’s The Infinite Game is a must read for all those who want to adopt an infinite mindset.

    Play the Game of Life with an Infinite Mindset
    The merits of INFINITE MINDSET
  • Adopt the Infinite Mindset for Life

    Adopt the Infinite Mindset for Life

    Daily writing prompt
    Is your life today what you pictured a year ago?
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    Over the past one year or so I have longed to play the infinite game of life with an infinite mindset. I would motivate you all to adopt the infinite mindset for life.

    Simon Sinek in his book The Infinite Game, has explained the merits of adopting an infinite mindset to play the infinite game of life in the best possible manner.

    Listed below are the five principles which need to be constantly nurtured to adopt the infinite mindset:

    1. Define a Just Cause which should be your guiding star in life
    2. Constant endeavor to Build Trust at home and family.
    3. Learn from Worthy Rivals without comparing with others.
    4. Prepare for Existential Flex to course correct whenever needed.
    5. Be courageous to lead without fear.
  • Play the Game of Life with an Infinite Mindset

    Play the Game of Life with an Infinite Mindset

    Daily writing prompt
    What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year?
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    Over the past one year I have realized that life is an infinite game and all of us need to play the game of life with an infinite mindset.

    As Simon Sinek mentions in The Infinite Game, we are all players in an infinite game of life. We have no choice but to play, the only choice we have is to adopt the right mindset.

    To not bother about competition, worrying about making yourself a better version demands an infinite mindset.

    Simon Sinek quote

  • My top Five Motivational Books

    My top Five Motivational Books

    Daily writing prompt
    Share five things you’re good at.
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    The five things I am good at are by virtue of reading my top five motivational books, mentioned in UPPER CASE below.

    1. Leading life with an infinite mindset – THE INFINITE GAME by Simon Sinek
    2. Realized that feeling of togetherness indeed makes us human – TOGETHER IS BETTER by Simon Sinek
    3. Understood how to make best use of right brain skills – A WHOLE NEW MIND by Daniel Pink
    4. How to develop good habits and get rid of not so good habits – THE POWER OF HABIT by Charles Duhigg
    5. The secret sauce for telling compelling stories and communicating in the best possible manner – THE STORYTELLER’S SECRET by Carmine Gallo

    Books we all know are our real friends. These books bear ample testimony to the same.

  • The merits of INFINITE MINDSET

    The merits of INFINITE MINDSET

    Daily writing prompt
    What is one thing you would change about yourself?
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    If there is ONE THING I would like to change about myself it would be adopting an INFINITE MINDSET to play the INFINITE GAME of life.

    Simon Sinek has mentioned that life as well as business is an infinite game in his book The Infinite Game.

    Adopting an infinite mindset reduces anxiety, keeps us focused and helps us in leading fulfilling lives. The essence of this mindset is to focus on making ourselves a better version by the day without worrying about competition.

    There are these FIVE PRINCIPLES needed to adopt an INFINITE MINDSET –

    1. Advance a Just CAUSE which acts as a GUIDING STAR for motivating myself.
    2. Constant endeavor to build trust at home and workplace wherein people feel psychologically safe in my company
    3. Respect , study and be prepared to learn from Worthy Rivals to keep playing the infinite game more effectively
    4. Avoid complacency & Prepare for Existential Flex which is run time disruption at a time things are going well. This helps me course correct as needed.
    5. Demonstrate the Courage to Lead
  • THREE Magic Genie WISHES

    THREE Magic Genie WISHES

    The Three magic genie wishes of mine would be as follows:

    1. Feel INSPIRED and FULFILLED every single day
    2. Ability to FOCUS and engage in DEEP WORK which helps to leave behind a legacy
    3. Ability to adopt an INFINITE MINDSET to improve myself as an individual every single day.

    Even in my prayers to god, these are the three wishes I wish come true.

  • THREE historical events I cherish the Most

    THREE historical events I cherish the Most

    Daily writing prompt
    What major historical events do you remember?
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    The THREE historical events I cherish the most are as follows:

    1. 1983 – Invention of the Internet – This ushered in the knowledge worker age and heralded the era of STARTUPS.
    2. 1986 – James Carse published the book Finite and Infinite Games, which later inspired Simon Sinek to give birth to his book The Infinite game
    3. 2007 – The year in which Steve Jobs gave a storytelling masterclass while launching the iPhone.

    These three events are particularly noteworthy from the point of view of inspiration and motivation.

  • Life is an Infinite Game

    Life is an Infinite Game

    Daily writing prompt
    When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?
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    The time when i felt like a grown up is when I realized that life is an Infinite game. This is when I realized that competition hardly matters, what really matters is being a better version everyday.

    Frequently we end up comparing with others and get stressed up without realizing that god has handed each one of us a different question paper to solve.

    Read these insights to know more –

    Understanding the Infinite Game of Life
  • Adopt an Infinite Mindset

    Adopt an Infinite Mindset

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?
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    The topic about which I have changed my mind is about my mindset. I have learnt to adopt an infinite mindset to confidently play the infinite game of life.

    As Simon Sinek mentions in The Infinite Game, the game of life as well as business is infinite. Hence adopting an infinite mindset with an abundance mentality is the only solution to stay ahead in the game of life.