“ In order to succeed your desire for success need to be higher than you fear of failure” – Bill Cosby Playing to win means giving it your all to make things happen including taking risks. Playing not to lose is about making sure that you don’t fail irrespective of whether you move ahead or […]
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The good news first. If you find yourself relating to this post you are probably a high achiever. High achievers thrive on their achievements. While power, wealth and fame may also be strong motivators too, the high of delivering a difficult outcome is unmatched. The world of a high achiever is also very different from
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Sometimes we chose a path in life where there is a risk involved. But we still go ahead because all logic and intuition point in that direction. You are anticipating challenges but it seems worth the effort. This could be a taking up a new job, starting a new business, investing in a venture or
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“Sometimes you need to press pause to let everything sink in.” – Sebastian Vettel Being a high achiever means that you are on a constant journey to scale bigger and higher mountain heights. But as you move from one achievement to the next you may find yourself unable to stop, even momentarily, before moving on
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“Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet – thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing – consistently. ” – Lance Secretan In the career of any business leader, there comes a time, when you get a new job role or responsibility, which is completely different from what you have been doing till that time and
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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough – Julia Cameron Most of us have been brought up with the quote ” Practice makes perfect”. We believe that perfection is a virtue to
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“There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker Off late, I have been interacting with a lot of entrepreneurs, both first time startups and seasoned entrepreneurs. The thing that I find common with each of these individuals is the passion they feel for their
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” I’ve come to realise your career is all about the choices you make. Every single one matters.” – Demi Lovato Manoeuvring your career through different roles and opportunities can sometimes be confusing. Often an opportunity arrives at your door and you feel unsure. On the surface it looks, feels and sounds just right. But something
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Will power is defined as : “The strength of will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans.” or “Control of one’s impulses and actions; determination; self-control.” or “The ability to delay gratification, resisting short-term temptations in order to meet long-term goals.” Irrespective of which definition resonates with you, will power is something that very few claim to have and most aspire for. This power can lead you to persevere and achieve anything, be
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Vince Lombardi said “ Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” If this is indeed true why are so most leadership development programs so unsuccessful in imparting these learnings? Alternately if leaders
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