A friend of mine sent me this poem by a Budhist monk. In its simplicity, it sends us a welcome message: If you can solve your problem Then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, Then what is the use of worrying? Taking the time to focus on the present helps
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. The book talks about 4 principles deriving from the ancient wisdom of the Toltecs who were known to be “people of knowledge” and dedicated themselves to maintaining traditional spiritual knowledge of their ancestry. The Four Agreements talk to several premises, including that fundamentally we no longer pay deliberate
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” – Dalai lama “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind” – Gandhi “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion ” – Dalai Lama “First they ignore you, then they laugh
Great leaders bring a lot to the table – Their experience, their skills, and their ability to motivate and rally their organizations to achieve results. Such high performance has much to do with creating an environment of transparency and trust; an environment wherein employees open up, express opinions and take risks because they see their
I had dinner with my brother and his family the other day. At the restaurant, his son the kindergartner, is coloring with crayons. He is trying like crazy to color inside the lines, his tongue is sticking out with maximum concentration. Bruce leans over to him and says “way to color within the lines!” I
When I interview management candidates , one of the questions I always ask is “Tell me how you are thinking about the first 90 days on the job.” While I know that the candidate rarely knows the details of the position and the organization, the answer to this question tells me a lot: Do
Fearlessness The following is an excerpt from a book written by Margaret Wheatley and published with her permission on a daily blog called the Daily Good. It is about fearlessness and is worth reading in entirety. But, this passage in particular caught my attention and is an inspired metaphor for life and work. Enjoy! What would it
One of the biggest productivity killers is when projects don’t get completed on time, when deadlines slip. How much value you place on your time, and the time of others, is directly proportional to how much you and your team will accomplish. When you miss deadlines, you are signaling that it is ok to delay.
My customer Jeff Desich, invited me to attend an amazing conference he hosted for his customers this weekend. One of the speakers said this: “Excellence can never appear while mediocrity is standing there.” Very true. I have been thinking about this topic a lot lately. I wrote about the book, The Four Agreements, that i
Making the Decision Right by Tania Fowler Adam Grant, a management professor at the Wharton School of Business in Pennsylvania says: “You’ll face plenty of win-win choices in your life. The quality of the decision you make will be determined not by picking the right one, but by the actions you take post-decision to make the