Archive for the year 2022

Decide to createCreate once or twice, take a breakSee someone else create and experience success. You start againBe more committed this time and continue for 2-3 weeks, and then stopYou want to get back again. Someone suggests you engage with…

1. Alert 2. Happy 3. Aware 4. Stable 5. Patient 6. Generous 7. Nonjudging 8. Not prone to mood swings 9. Finds it easy to stay calm in unfamiliar situations 10. Becomes calm again soon when angry because they can…

99% of people: Busy with mundane No control over habitsNo sense of their valuesWorking on what’s urgentNo space for what’s importantNo processes or systems-driven worSay yes to everything that comes their way Too much hustle. Not enough progress. 1% people:…

Times change, and with them how we do things, and run a business also changes. There are two ways to launch a new product or service. One way is to prep first without knowing whether what you are launching will…

Some time back, I completed 1,500 posts on this blog. And wrote a total of 1 million words in the process. Of these posts, more than 1250 came in 3+ years of daily writing. Here are 5 lessons I learned…

An interesting lifeWork without meetingsSpending time in natureTaking long leisurely walksDoing work that energizes youCreating more than you consumeReinventing yourself every 2-3 yearsSpending more time with those you love and care forAutomating or delegating anything you do more than onceBeing…

1. Write  2. Learn 3. Show up 4. Deep rest 5. Get 1% better 6. Apply what you learn 7. Share in public what you learn 8. Reach out to those who are on a similar path 9. Do high-impact…

Ideas are powerful. You can become an idea machine. You can even become an idea mogul. Here is how: By forcing yourself to come up with new ideas. Think of a random topic and write ten ideas. Ten names for…

Since Jan 1, 2019, I have been publishing a post on this blog every single day.  That’s 1257 days of publishing a post every single day. Since Jan 1, 2022, I have also been posting on Twitter daily. Those who…

Start small to accomplish your 10-year goals in 10 months. First, compress your 10-hour work day into 5 hours. Then go for 4 hours. Then aim to compress into 3, then 2 hours. Continue until you compress it into 1…

This is by no means an exhaustive list but I wanted to share ideas that will work for most people. Step away from whatever is overwhelming you. Even if for an hour or two, or a day or a week,…

We need energy to do things and build stuff. To increase your energy, work with people and on projects that energize you. There are two parts to it – finding the right people and finding the right projects. How do…

Life happens. Things change. And it is in these moments we need to find our center and we need to find our calm amidst the chaos. There are many ways to stay and become calm when things are chaotic. Here…

You stand out. You build your brand. You attract opportunities. You create pathways for growth. You invest your time in your own growth. You exercise your creative muscle and get more creative. Your build relationships which are the core of…

I recently did an email marketing audit for a dear client. They are among the top US companies in their industry and have been pretty consistent with their email marketing efforts. I set out looking for how they could increase…