Do you have the Growth Mindset?

What does a Challenge mean to you? Success and Failure, OrSomething exciting to learn from?  Do you believe that Success isdecided only if you have talent Or You believe that Success cancome for those whoput in the hours, the work?  If you chose the second optionfor both, then you have 

What is the story you are telling yourself?

You may say “What story?” The story of your life. We all have a story of how our life has been and what will happen to it Question is: does your story inspire you or make you feel helpless? Is your story defined by your past or is it shaped by your future?

What do you want?

What do you want in life? Can you clearly say or expressWhat you really, really want? It may sound like a strange Question But often we get distracted because we don’t know what we want: this year, this week, this day so, once again What do you want in life?

Cave you fear to enter, has the treasure you seek

Cave you fear to enterHas the treasure you seek– Joseph Campbell What are you afraid of right now?What about the future, scares you? You may want to begin a startup, start a new job or a relationship, a new fitness regime or move to a new city Fear will be the first reaction You are… Continue reading Cave you fear to enter, has the treasure you seek

Discomfort is the price of admission to anything meaningful

What is most meaningful for you in life? Do you truly, passionately desire it? What discomfort are you ready to face for it? Everything good in life has to fight inertia Coming out of the inertia means coming out of the comfort zone Coming out of comfort zone equalsPain, uncertainty, discomfort Before you start chasing… Continue reading Discomfort is the price of admission to anything meaningful

What motivates you?

Goals, tasks, To-do?Is there something deeper than that? Values! Values are Vector They give force in a specific directionsaid Elliot Jacques in his book Requisite Organization Values are powerful whenthey are simple to understand eg Authenticity is what you say, what you do and what you feel are the same As leaders, what Values are you driven… Continue reading What motivates you?

My first act of free will is to believe in free will

Free will or destiny? What do you believe in? William James, the father of American psychology,wrote to himself “My first act of free will is to believe in free will” if you believe that you have free will,you will have power over your life Imagine what your life,your day, your weekwould be if you had all… Continue reading My first act of free will is to believe in free will