Highlights from the book – The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Seek Long-Term Happiness: Naval emphasizes the importance of seeking long-term happiness over short-term pleasures. This involves aligning one’s values and actions with a sense of purpose and fulfillment. The Power of Knowledge: The value of acquiring knowledge and developing a diverse set of skills. He […]
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10 Rules of Ikigai Stay active; don’t retire: Those who give up the things they love doing and do well lose their purpose in life. That’s why it’s so important to keep doing things of value, making progress, bringing beauty or utility to others, helping out, and shaping the world around you, even after your
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This book by Dale Carneige, gives us good insignts on how to win friends and more importantly talks about how to be a likeable person.
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Writing is the most important skill any professional can have. I have also written various posts on business writing on this site, however this particular training was special to me because of the “Flair” it adds to your writing.
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There are only 3 Goals: To want nothing. That’s contentment. To do anything. That’s freedom. To have everything. That’s happiness.
Whenever you are starting a new goal or habit do not use external motivators. You must be doing it for yourself and not for others. It’s hard to compete endlessly because there’s always more to compete with someone or something and there is always someone or something better out there.
How to make every decision at twice the speed? Remove choice, What’s the counterintuitive way to having more time? Remove time, How to add an hour to the day with only one small change? Remove access.
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Studies suggest that Communication skill is one of the top skill required to be hired and promoted for any role. So effective business writing skills can make or break your career and is really a big deal. I came across this great course from Judy Steiner where she lays out some basic principles of writing. I have started to actively apply some of her tips in my day-to-day communications and I can see improvements already. You can take this training from here.
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Last week I watched a very interesting series on Netflix. This show interviews legendary coaches of our generation where they share some of the rules they live by, which have helped them succeed in their lives and careers.
I found it very interesting, and I could relate to some of my experiences with my career. In some way, a project manager is also like a coach who is responsible for the project’s / team’s success and is dependent on his players (resources) to deliver their best.
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Anger is part of human experience and it should not be an obstacle in creating a good life, good relationships, or advancing in careers. Everyone has anger, the only difference is that some people admit to their anger issues, and some don’t. Simple ways to keep your mood and temperament in check is by making sure to get good food (decent carbs, proteins, ), Good exercise (~35 mins), Good Rest (~7 hours ), this by itself should avoid most of the unwarranted behavior. I am grateful to Marlene Chism for her great course on Anger Management which not only taught me the below concepts but also helped me realize things that I could improve when it comes to improving my temper.
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For any successful career, building and maintaining a great relationship is critical.For building a good relationship beginning is the most important part where you have the opportunity to make a good first impression.
I always believed this to be important but was hoping someone would give me 5 simple things I could do that would help me do that. I came across a video by Todd Dewett, which had these simple steps.
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Gaur gopal das compares our journey in this world to 4 wheels of the car that need to be aligned to keep the car’s balance. These 4 wheels are Personal life, Relationship, Work life & Social contributions
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