I came across a video this morning where a business owner shared how she had been grappling with an overwhelming sense of loneliness for nearly three years. She described how her family couldn’t relate to her business challenges, her employees weren’t the right audience for such conversations, and even fellow business owners seemed reluctant to […]
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The ultimate aim is achieving the results you desire. Effectiveness should be your primary goal, especially when embarking on a new task or objective. Efficiency, while it has its merits, can sometimes lead you swiftly in the wrong direction or impede your progress when implementing new outcomes. Efficiency is relentlessly pursued by entropy, much like
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“When you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou Intriguing advice, isn’t it? It resonates profoundly, not just for personal growth but for the entire world. In the realm of business, the common choice to remain stagnant is often cloaked in the guise of “I Know.” “I know everything I need to know, why bother
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Looking at it from an outsider’s perspective, conflicts are often quite obvious, and their nature is usually apparent. However, when you’re in the thick of things, it’s a whole different story. Sometimes, you just can’t see the forest for the trees. I don’t have a simple solution for continuously identifying and addressing your blind spots
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In Oliver Burkeman’s book “4000 Weeks,” he delves into the fascinating concept of the pace of time’s passage. Research suggests that as we age, time appears to speed up, and this phenomenon might be attributed to our lack of engaging in novel experiences. When we settle into our daily and weekly routines, predictability sets in,
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I’ve been pondering why businesses often seem endlessly complicated, and here’s what I’ve realized: There are very few strict rules in business; you have a remarkable degree of freedom in how you run things. This freedom can lead to what’s called the paradox of choice, where having too many options can actually hinder decision-making. In
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I used to suffer from phone fear, always opting for email communication to avoid calls. Recently, I challenged myself. A few weeks back, I received an interesting email from a stranger, and instead of hiding behind my keyboard, I decided to call him. It was a Friday afternoon, and I thought, why not? The result?
Our work environment has evolved significantly, unlike our brains, which have remained relatively unchanged for thousands of years. While our brains continue to operate at a basic, tribal level, the technology and computing power around us have advanced exponentially. Email, though a vital tool, often falls short in facilitating meaningful human connections, engagement, and motivation,
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Let’s Explore the Paradox of Email Congestion In our quest to improve efficiency, we often find ourselves in a paradoxical situation, much like the phenomenon observed on expanding roadways. As roads get wider, they attract more traffic, leading to greater congestion. This theory, known as induced demand, holds true for email inboxes as well. Consider
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You can’t produce a baby in 1 month by getting 9 women pregnant,” as Warren Buffet so wisely puts it. When I first came across this quote, it gave me a hearty laugh. It’s a blunt reminder that many “leaders” expect instant results from a flurry of actions, thinking they’ll see the payoff within a
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