Food for thought

  Mastery requires feedback. In today's article I will summarize 10 checklist items which you can use to know if you are ready to give feedback, especially when faced with a difficult conversation. The same, with detailed explanation can be found in Brene Brown's book, ' Dare to Lead '. If you enjoy today's read, I highly encourage you to purchase the book and read. The book is about leadership - but leadership with a human face. It discusses the unusual idea that a great leader has to be vulnerable. The book is a roadmap for anyone who wants to lead mindfully, live bravely and dare to lead. The checklist is as follows: I know I am ready to give feedback when: I am ready to sit next to you rather than across you. I am willing to put a problem in front of us rather than between us or sliding it towards you. Help someone through the hurdel rather than pointing out their participation in the problem. I am ready to listen, ask questions and accept that I may not fully ...

I am an avid reader of James Clear's weekly newsletter 3-2-1 newsletter. Sometime back he shared a thought-provoking piece by Andrew Anabi, an entrepreneur and creative director. I have since preserved it in my journal to serve as a constant reminder of life's impermanence. It reminds me to always cherish every moment and experience in my life, it taught me how to always stop and pick my roses as I go through the various stages of life. Life's nature is transient, I live mine in the present and try to cherish every exchange as if it were my last. ‘How to cherish life’ – Andrew Anabi Like most people, your are probably waiting for something to happen. Maybe you are waiting to fall in love, maybe you are waiting for your career to take off. But this is the problem. You are eager to get someplace other than where you are. You want to be somewhere in the distance where the grass is greener. However, the grass is never greener, but it does fade. It fades and becomes something el...

1.     About 99% of the time, the right time is right now. 2.     No one is as impressed with your possessions as you are. 3.     Dont ever work for someone you dont want to become. 4.     Cultivate 12 people who love you, because they are worth more than 12 million people who like you. 5.     Dont keep making the same mistakes; try to make new mistakes. 6.     If you stop to listen to a musician or street performer for more than a minute, you owe them a dollar. 7.     Anything you say before the word “but” does not count. 8.     When you forgive others, they may not notice, but you will heal. Forgiveness is not something we do for others; it is a gift to ourselves. 9.     Courtesy costs nothing. Lower the toilet seat after use. Let the people in the elevator exit before you enter. Return shopping carts to their designated areas. When you...

1.     That thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult — if you don’t lose it. 2.     If you have any doubt at all about being able to carry a load in one trip, do yourself a huge favor and make two trips. 3.     What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. At your funeral people will not recall what you did; they will only remember how you made them feel. 4.     Recipe for success: under-promise and over-deliver. 5.     It’s not an apology if it comes with an excuse. It is not a compliment if it comes with a request. 6.     Jesus, Superman, and Mother Teresa never made art. Only imperfect beings can make art because art begins in what is broken. 7.     If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a pyramid scheme. 8.     Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in...