Archive for the month September 2019

Creativity helps us use our imagination to come up with something new or original.
When this happens, growth follows.
If we stop coming up with new ideas, we stagnate and move towards professional death.
There are some reasons because of…

Many of us read to learn.
Both fiction and non-fiction teach us something new.
Fiction shows us life and a new world as the author sees them.
Non-fiction works best for topical learning.
It is ok if you read fiction…

We often pay more importance to transitions than to what comes after.
A new job, wedding, or starting a new business are big transitional events but the real work starts after these events are over.
Getting a job takes effort…

Until you are right, be wrong.
There is no other way to grow and innovate.
You can increase your chances of being right by being prepared.
By learning before you attempt something.
By getting people who have walked the path…

A couple of months back, I realized that I was binge-watching Netflix shows and following too many vloggers on YouTube. It was eating into my productivity and sleep. I wanted to stop it so when a family member nudged me…

Are you looking for a job?
If yes then here are some basics to help you.
Resume or LinkedIn Profile does not get you a job. It is a tool that helps get your foot in the door.
Job search…

A sale is a transaction of value between two parties.
The party that believes that the value they are offering is more than what they are getting in return has an upper hand in the transaction.
To develop such a…

The key to getting your work noticed is to produce work worth noticing.
Such work gets people to leave what they are doing to check out what you made.
It makes an impact or at least creates a ruckus.
To…

Today I want to share two quick hacks to grow a startup.
The first one is for service-based businesses and agencies and the second one is for Software as a service (SaaS) startups.
For agencies and services based businesses generating…

Big projects take time and energy.
It is natural to rest after finishing such a project. 
One should definitely do it.
But we should be wary of a short break turning into long periods without another significant project.
It makes…

A pet peeve of clients who work with agencies on search engine optimization (SEO) and content marketing projects is that the agencies take a long time to deliver on the results they promise.
And, these might even be professional agencies.…

Writing and publishing online helps you organize your thoughts better.
It helps you stand out.
You can also learn a lot about anything by writing about it.
These are the obvious benefits.
But one of the less thought and big…

To keep a commitment we need to show up.
We can only show up if we are willing to keep the commitment.
Having the will is okay, and is the starting point but showing up is what makes it work.…

There are those who can’t sleep because they have insomnia or other sleep disorders.
A vast majority can’t sleep because they have internet.
The Internet opened the world to us but it also erased the boundaries between sleep and wakefulness.…

Most of us need to work every day to keep the wheels spinning, whether at a job or in our business.
This work goes on from morning to evening, leaving no room to learn.
It works until it doesn’t. When…