10 YEAR GOALS We make to do lists. For today or perhaps the week. We make annual targets. At work. Both for ourselves and our teams. Most of the time when you do any of these tasks, after a few months and years you cannot remember what you did or accomplished. The tasks are too shallow, …
YOUR PHONE IS STEALING YOUR FORTUNE If you have seen the recent documentary Social Dilemma you come to a shocking realization. As much as we are addicted to social media, updates and notifications, the technology and the platforms have been designed to addict us to them in order to monetize our attention and generate revenue …
WORDS CAN WOUND You don’t listen. You are arrogant. That was pathetic. Loser. Terrible work. ??? These are things we often see in emails or phone calls at work. Many times we are the creators of these words. They hurt. Often for a long time. They lead to broken relationships. Even a simple “???” is …
THE BENEFITS OF TRUTH Speaking the truth has many benefits. It makes things clear for everyone. You don’t need to remember what you said or did once. Everyone can see your authenticity and connect with you. You build stronger relationships. Business colleagues trust you. Speaking the truth when you have done something wrong is also …
MEDITATE ON LOVE ANDCOMPASSION FOR ALL There is a superpower that can make us 2-3 times more productive, increase our lifespan by 10-20 years, improve our skin, hair and overall well being, boost our happiness dramatically and increase our productivity at work. That superpower is compassion meditation. Compassion awakens the super powers within us and …
HOW DID I DO TODAY Benjamin Franklin had a wonderful habit to not only set his priorities for the day but to also then see how he had done against them. A lot of people make a to do list but very few review how the day went. It’s been a week + into the …
HOLD STRONG OPINIONS WEAKLY The proverb says the trees that cannot bend in the wind will break. Abraham Lincoln asks us to plant our feet firmly in one place and stand there. We are asked to be firm and assertive. We are also asked to be open to change. What are we supposed to do …
FORGIVE AND REMEMBER What to do when your team makes a mistake ? When things don’t go well ? When someone forgets something that is important ? The compassionate view may be to forget and forgive. Be humane and kind and let the whole matter go. Protect the team. This is likely to lead to …
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT, NOT WHAT YOU DON’T You are a magnet and you attract people, events and gifts into your life. Research shows that you attract to yourself these things by way of cognitive expansion. What does this mean ? It means that when you focus on a goal or a subject and …
FEED YOUR CRAFT In the COVID crisis many jobs have changed with people working from home and using more technology. Many jobs have become redundant with robots replacing them especially in manufacturing. Many more changes are yet to come. How does one prepare for such a scenario to continue to grow professionally ? Only one …
