Archive for the month December 2019
Many of my friends and regular readers of this blog know that this year I have been publishing a new post every day on this blog. That’s more than 330 posts in a row so far.
I get looks of…
I ate nothing for a week during Sep 30-Oct 6.
Because I was doing my second 7-day water fast. I did the first one during October 2018 (11th – 17th).
Those who do water fasting do it for different…
I have seen friends win.
I have also seen them stop chasing their dreams. I see them close their startups, leave their unfinished book inside a folder that they’ll never open, and abandon their YouTube channel.
While I cheer the…
I have written and published 2 books and completed 1 book-length project. I have also helped friends and clients write and publish their books.
Here is what I have learned in the process of completing high-quality long-form pieces of 10,000…
The modern mind is constantly fighting a battle against information overload.
It is not the mind’s natural state or a natural territory. Even then mind needs to navigate this territory while the person within whom the mind lives, continues to…
I recently hosted an event and noticed how we care so much about capturing memories, that we don’t immerse ourselves in the experiences that create those memories.
Often times, our intention behind creating certain memories is to just capture them…
Most of our failures don’t come from not doing what we need to do, but from not doing what is required long enough.
We take 1 step forward, and 2 steps backward.
And are constantly struggling at the bottom rung…
I have mentioned about pair programming earlier on this blog, in the context of
getting things done.
It also works if you are trying to grow a business.
A parallel to pair programming in the context of business is…
It is great to be able to get up in your bed and go about your daily routine the way you do every day.
It is comforting.
It is also seemingly comforting and enjoyable to watch reruns of your favorite…
When growing a business, revenues and relationships are both important.
It is tough for someone starting out because oftentimes to build trusted professional relationships you need to give before you can take.
And, for mindful giving of ideas, you need…
Inbound requests and referrals are great for business growth.
But they can have a greater impact on your business if you converted more of them.
The inbound leads and referrals definitely some level of trust capital built-in. But it does…
Long-time back I learned that to keep a client from getting angry or frustrated you need at least 2 of 3 of the following:
On-time deliveryDelivered within the client’s budget (or less that they are used to)Or exceptional quality
If…
It is not tough to be an achiever.
You can do it without burning the midnight oil.
But extraordinary achievement takes a little more than that. To do that one needs a constant application of skills and time, and unending…
I met someone today.
This person asked for some help which she could not have gotten from anywhere else at that point.
I made a small sacrifice and helped her out.
Later she wrote a story and mentioned what I…
It takes a lot to host an in-person event and more to do it right.
Starting from getting people to register, or to buy the tickets.
Both paid and free events are tricky because there are so many moving pieces…