The narrative always was: We need to trust each other and then we can be vulnerable. It can’t be more wrong. It’s the other way around: When we show vulnerability, we earn trust. So resist the temptation to be perfect with your audience (whether it’s your tribe, partner, colleagues, kids, …
Becoming good at something. Discovering you’re not good at what you thought you were good at. Failing. Overcoming adversity. Getting to know yourself. Sacrificing yourself for others. Owning things. Getting rid of things. Getting to know luxury. Looking at the same thing, person, relationship, from multiple angles. Playing a different …
I used to think everything is for sale. I was wrong. Reputation, integrity, self knowledge… Just some things that aren’t for sale. Neither the stuff many companies seem to know how to recruit for.
People that are/react angry are afraid of something. Fighting and fleeing are responses to fear. If you encounter a person who is (or becomes throughout a conversation) angry; what you definitely shouldn’t do is reinforce their anger by demanding their attention or even worse, demand their understanding of your point …
Ergo. Media is more powerful than weapons. Ergo. Media = mass influence. Ergo. Media is a primary influence activity. Already 500BCE a form of this quote was found in ‘Teachings of Ahiqar’ in the form of “The word is mightier than the sword”. Seems to have a lasting truth then. …
There’s no such thing as logical, there’s only what matters to you.Chris voss
“Obsession is the only path to victory.” This quote came to mind the other day. There’s great depth in it, and, as I go back in my personal history also a great truth. Everyone has 24 hours a day. Obsessing over your performance, the things you control, and dedicating all …
Anyone should always be armed with a pen. Just in case you have something to write that makes a difference.
You have two ears, two eyes and one mouth. You should use them accordingly. Chinese saying. This is all about listening. Us Westerners, we think Asian people are often quiet. They think we are rude because we never let other people finish and/or jump in continuously. This stuck with me …
Even though we don’t know what someone is going through, we could know. We could know. We have the potential to discover. We could use empathy. We can ask. We may automatically assume it’s alright. But it might not be. It’s not them. It’s us. If we shift perspective, probably …