Tag: life lessons

The 7 Disciplines of Success

April 6, 2012 • Blog • 1 comment

I am great fan of motivational guru Anthony Robbins and have invested some time lately to listen to his recordings based on his bestselling book “Unlimited Power”. Although this has been around for quite some time, its lessons are everlasting and relevant for all time.

Today, I’d like to highlight Robbins’ 7 Disciplines of Success. These tenets are based on the approach of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and model themselves after a successful person’s beliefs, syntax (language), and physiology.

How to Stop Procrastinating and Start Producing

March 15, 2012 • Personal Branding • 2 comments

Image courtesy of Tony Robbins Facebook Page

Can you find more time to do the things that truly matter to you? How can you devote your energy to what’s truly important?

In a bid to further optimise my life, I recently started to listen to an audio recording by self-help and motivational guru Anthony Robbins called The Time of Your Life.

Relentless Focus – A Strategy for Success

March 2, 2012 • Blog • 3 comments

Courtesy of Lifehack

Ever wondered why some people can accomplish so much while others simply drift by? After all, don’t we all have only 24 hours a day and 7 days a week?

The trick is not in doing multiple things at once. In fact, the more multi-tasked you are – checking your Facebook account, listening to a sermon on iPod, reading the papers, and writing an essay – the less productive you will be.

The Element by Sir Ken Robinson: A Book Review

February 29, 2012 • Book Reviews • 6 comments

If you’ve never heard of Sir Ken Robinson, you obviously haven’t followed the TED series of inspirational talks.

A renowned thinker in the the “development of human potential”, Robinson spoke about the need to reinvent education to better develop the diverse talents, aptitudes and passions of individuals all over the world.

The Power of Positive Language

February 14, 2012 • Personal Branding • no comments

Tap the power of positive words today (designed with Crello)

Wonder why things do not turn out the way you like them to? Caught in a downward spiral of disappointment and negativity?

Well, perhaps you need to start by rewiring the way you think, and rephrase the things you say.

What Dragons May Teach Us

January 22, 2012 • Blog • no comments

Courtesy of Hong Kong – a Visual Research Blog

As we celebrate the arrival of the Black Water Dragon this Chinese New Year, the fengshui masters and economists have given varying prognoses of what it’ll bring for the year.
Taking a different trajectory, I thought it’d be fun to look at the traits of this mythical beast and propose what it could possibly mean for us, with a few lessons by the side.

Fearing versus Failing

January 14, 2012 • Business and Management • 1 comment

Lucy wouldn’t have discovered Narnia if she didn’t open that wardrobe (courtesy of WikiNarnia)

As humans gripped by our lizard brain (aka the amygdala), our automatic reflex is to freeze in our tracks when encountering any of the following:

1) A potentially great product or service which does not have any known markets

The Last Lecture: Book Review

November 10, 2011 • Book Reviews • 1 comment

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” – Randy Pausch (RIP 25 July 2008)

I first blogged about Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch back in 28 July 2008, 3 days after his death from pancreatic cancer. So moved was I by the video of his last lecture (do watch it if you haven’t done so), that I bought the book. Of course, this was way before the recent death of the more famous Steve Jobs of Apple.

Lessons from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

September 20, 2011 • Book Reviews, Personal Branding • 1 comment

Are you tired of running the rat race? Wonder how you can better fulfill your life dreams and live more abundantly?

Part self help book, part fable, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by leadership guru Robin Sharma is a slim novel that packed powerful life and leadership lessons.

Ready for the 30 Day Challenge?

July 17, 2011 • Blog • 1 comment

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Have you always wanted to do something but somehow didn’t have the time, guts or will to see it through? Do you want to see a positive change in your life while embarking on a fresh adventure in an otherwise humdrum existence?

Why not try the 30 Day Challenge?