In today’s business world, we are obsessed with big data, economic and financial models, everything is data-driven or model-driven, and every decision is made based on logical, analytical and rational thinking. But the problem is we live on a planet of 7.75 billion human beings whose thinking and behaviors are often driven by emotions andContinue reading “The Power of Psycho-logic – Great Ideas that Don’t Make Sense”
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From Stone Age to Digital Age, Whoever Tells The Best Story Wins
One hundred billion people have walked this planet. Nearly eight billion of them are alive today. Each has a unique story to tell. No matter what generation and technology are, from the days of the Stone Age all the way to the Digital Age and everything in between, storytelling is crucial for survival as wellContinue reading “From Stone Age to Digital Age, Whoever Tells The Best Story Wins”
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brian, Change Your Life, Change Your Reality
What we think and feel, for better or worse, has a profound effect on our lives. Our thoughts and emotions have consequences so great that they literally create our realities in the real world. Connecting the dots between the outer, physical world of matter and the inner, mental world of thought has always presented quiteContinue reading “Train Your Mind, Change Your Brian, Change Your Life, Change Your Reality”
What Can We Learn From The World’s Greatest Freedivers
How long can you hold a breath? The average adult can manage 30 seconds. Can you reach one minute? Perhaps two? Can you fathom reaching nine minutes, two seconds? Natalia Molchanova achieved that time, the women’s world record in static apnea—holding her breath while motionless in a pool—in 2013. Molchanova, considered by many to beContinue reading “What Can We Learn From The World’s Greatest Freedivers”
How To Create Remarkable Moments To Make The Most Of Your Life
At the beginning of his memoir Chasing Daylight, Eugene O’Kelly wrote an extraordinary statement: “I was blessed. I was told I had three months to live.” What would you do if you had only three months to live? It’s often through contemplating death that we come to realize what is–and isn’t–important in life, and howContinue reading “How To Create Remarkable Moments To Make The Most Of Your Life”
Stop Moving Fast & Breaking Things, Start Mastering Patience & Persistence
Many of today’s entrepreneurs and startups live by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s now-famous motto: “Move fast and break things.” Zuckerberg intended for this to inform internal design and management processes, but it aptly captures how entrepreneurs regard disruption: fast is always better. “Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are notContinue reading “Stop Moving Fast & Breaking Things, Start Mastering Patience & Persistence”
Bet On Things That Never Change In A World That Never Stop Changing
Things that never change in a world that never stops changing are the most important things to pay attention to. Change gets most of the attention because it’s exciting and surprising. But things that stay the same – how people behave, how they think, how they’re persuaded – are the real meat of history. PeopleContinue reading “Bet On Things That Never Change In A World That Never Stop Changing”
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