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8 days ago
1. HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING – Always be positive. Think success not failure. Beware of negative environment. 2. DECIDE UPON YOU TRUE DREAMS AND GOALS – Write down your specific goals and develop a plan to reach them. 3. TAKE ACTION – Goal are nothing without action. Don’t be afraid to get started. Just do it. 4. NEVER STOP LEARNING – Go back to school or read books. Get training and acquire skills. 5. BE PERSISTENT AND WORK HARD – Success is a marathon not a sprint. Never give up. 6. LEARN TO ANALYZE DETAILS – Get all the facts, all the inputs. Learn from your mistakes. 7. FOCUS YOUR TIME AND MONEY – Don’t let other people or things distract you. 8. DON’T BE AFRAID TO INNOVATE; BE DIFFERENT – Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity. 9. DEAL AND COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY – No person is an island. Learn to understand and motivate others. 10. BE HONEST AND DEPENDABLE; TAKE RESPONSIBILITY – Otherwise, Numbers 1-9 won’t matter.
21 days ago
Worldview is a very important thing. It influences how we see the world, how we see others and more importantly how we ourselves and our position in the world. I have been thinking a lot lately on what my world view is? What are the things that shaped it and how correct or incorrect those things are? My worldview needs to change, the question is can it change? How? What do I need to change my world view? In what aspects do I need to change it? What do I hope to get from this exercise? Join me as I embark on a journey to change my worldview.
56 days ago
Just got an email from Steve Ballmer (yes, I am a subscriber to Microsoft executive emails) about the new normal. The idea of the email is that things have changed so much in the economy that the new normal requires new efficiency and that this will be driven by IT innovations. According to him the nature of the shift is “After years of economic expansion fueled by unrealistic rates of consumption and unsustainable levels of private debt, the global economy has reset at a lower baseline level of activity. Today, people borrow less, save more, and spend with much greater caution.” And the slew of products that Microsoft is releasing is supposed to help with IT efficiency to produce the new normal. Maybe it will, maybe it wont. My view is that the changes are so fundamental, that the new normal is going to lead to massive increases in net economic welfare (NEW). That is the new, in the new normal. While I agree with with Mr. Ballmer on the basic premise of the new normal and I ...
98 days ago
1) Define your goal 2) Set out your strategy 3) Plan out your problems 4) Build in reserves 5) Relate it to timeframe 6) Create a master plan 7) Action today
100 days ago
1) Drive 2) Persuasion 3) Perception 4) Strong ego need to win 5) Respond to failure with optimism 6) Confidence in your own ability 7) Know what you inability will permit you to do (know your limitation) 8) Plan strategy and measure performance continually 9) Short term view when measuring performance and Long term view when measuring success 10) Final destination is clear, measurable, specific in time quality and quantity values 11) Immediately accurate and objectively urgent in all deliberations 12) Choose people to assist them with the strength they do not have to fill in the gaps
