Since books are the oldest mass form of readable media containing learnings, book recommendations – especially from famous people – get asked a lot. And the recommendations may change you. They may change you a lot. But one thing is so simple that it’s rarely written in books, although most …
We open our e-mailboxes to see if something interesting came for us. Read that again. And let it sink in. Most people receive tens and some hundreds of mails per day. Why? Managing tens, let alone hundreds of mails is a day job. If you receive hundreds of mails a …
After watching Slumdog Millionaire this weekend, I was left with some thoughts. One of the things that stuck with me is this. Whatever your sorrow is, it doesn’t make sense to worry about that in the hierarchy of things. When you read this, you probably have access to good internet …
When our surroundings change beyond our control, we are challenged to change ourselves. We may have lost our job. We may have lost half of our customers. We may look at a near future where we have zero customers and we burn our complete buffer and maybe more. In these …
Which one is better? Since to every end is a means… Is being productive a long term game and feeling fulfilled a short term game? Or is it the other way around? Specifically if they serve the same purpose. Do they? Today I spoke about this with a good friend …
“Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” And it’s this only true for stock picking? Where do you look when everyone’s looking to the right? It’s up to you to decide.
I used to believe that positivity is this important value to strive for. That positivity brings you further in life. That the art of being positive is one of the things you have under control even if you have no control at all. But what I discovered is this. Positivity …
When four cars drive up to an equivalent crossroad at exact the same time. Who’s first? Since all the drivers arrived at exact the same time, none of them has the right to go first, simply because they have to give priority to one of the other cars. Every car …
In times like this we have the opportunity to be humble and stand still. What hasn’t changed? What things have value and what is overvalued? We will still need food. We will still buy clothes, eventually. We will still go and travel, eventually. We can make change in this ghetto, …
What’s better, much work or quality work? I think the answer is easy. What matters is showing up consistently, with attention, empathy and bravery. If you show up that way every day, the body of work will build with the quality you need for the people you seek to serve.