“Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot […]
“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” — Mary Lou Cook If you are like me, you may have wondered how to be more creative in the past. Sometimes we fall into a non-creative and routine-based rut that we would love to get out of. You do not […]
“Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson This is part-2 of the 2-part series on reducing the fear of public speaking. You can read part-1 here. Let us get moving right along! 8. You do not have to be Perfect and Witty Always and There is no Silly Question […]
“Expressing ideas is often the only way to fully understand what ideas are, and to know what it is you really think.”― Scott Berkun, Confessions of a Public Speaker Do you feel anxious when you have to make a public presentation? Are you terrified of asking questions because you feel like you appear silly? Are […]
“Whatever you do or dream you can do – begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe It is the new year. Here is wishing you a magical and wonderful 2016! Here is wishing that you make it your best year yet! While you do not need to wait […]
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”― Franklin D. Roosevelt This is part-2 of the 2-part series on taking massive action. You can read part-1 here. We have already discussed the following: 1. Ditch Analysis Paralysis and Overthinking: Make Choice Work For Your Massive Action 2. The Dilemma […]
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” ― C.G. Jung Many of us want to take massive action. Most often, we also have the best intentions in mind. If you are like me, you have excitedly made plans and elaborate ideas on how to proceed further in your plans. It could be: […]
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”-Walt Disney Walt Disney was born in 1901 in the US state of Illinois. As […]
“Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.” – Peter Drucker, Management Consultant, Educator, and Author Are you an entrepreneur looking for some inspiration? If you are, you know that the path that you have chosen is not an easy one. There are days when things are going great. Then there are […]
This is part-2 on the three part series on how to be relentlessly creative. You can read part 1 here. If you like the ideas in this post, please leave me a comment below or send me a message about your unique creative challenges and how you overcome them. Moving on right alone to the […]
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! What better way to finish the year than with a post on action? Let us begin! Action… Why do we have such a problem with taking action? Often, you may have the best intentions and […]
“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” – Paul J. Meyer What are some ways to be super productive? Have you had days of great productivity where everything just moved along effortlessly? Have you also had days where you found it difficult […]
“Among the mechanisms of human agency, none is more focal or pervading than the belief of personal efficacy. This core belief is the foundation of human agency. Unless people believe that they can produce desired effects and forestall undesired ones by their actions, they have little incentive to act.” – Albert Bandura, Exercise of Human […]
“Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.”― Ayn Rand Image: Vocalemily via Flickr CC Learned Helplessness is the psychological state experienced by people when they feel that they have confronted something that is beyond their realm of expertise and control, something that feels unpleasant to them, and they […]
“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake – you can’t learn anything from being perfect.” -Adam Osborne Do you allow yourself to make mistakes and be all right with them? Or do you talk yourself into an attempt to do a “perfect” job? Being and doing the best that you can […]
“Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.”― Charlotte Brontë This is part-1 of the two part series on how to find your center of happiness! What are some ways to rediscover your center of happiness? Happiness is a highly charged topic these days. Everyone and everything is promising to make […]
“One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.” ― Hannah More How can we take great action in our life? […]
This is Part 2 of the 2-part series on How to be Amazingly Productive. You can read Part 1 here. If you would like to just see and go through the visual SlideShare presentation, please scroll to the end of the post! Now moving on to Part-2: 8. Creatively Productive Work Spaces “We’re trying to […]
This is Part 2 of the 2-part series on Inspiration. You can read Part 1 here. If you would like to just see and go through the visual SlideShare presentation, please scroll to the end of the post! Here is a summary of Part 1. 1. Breathe In: Breathe deeply and imbibe the world around […]
