Category: Self-Discipline
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Every Worthwhile Goal requires Sacrifice
One of the lessons I took from ancient myth: Heroes always sacrifice something: There are few shortcuts for the most important things in our lives – health, relationships, a beautiful home, meaningful work on problems you care about Are you willing to pay the price? If you liked this post, you will also like Set…
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The Greatest Distance in the Universe
The greatest distance in the universe… is within us. It is the distance between our potential and our actual performance. When we are young, we have so much potential: talents, dreams, and capabilities. Most of these possibilities remain just that – potential, unmanifested and untapped. It is horrible to look at the chasm between what…
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How to make Behaviour Change Stick
It’s January. New year is a time for reflection on how life is going… and often to make changes. Why does behaviour change fail? Here are 3 reasons why I see people fail at behaviour change: What to do to help Behaviour Changes stick? If you liked this post, you will also like the guide…
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Consistency… the key to Long Term Positive Impact
It is not what we do on our best day that will truly make an impact on the quality of our lives, it is the habit we can stick to on our worst day that will make a lasting difference. For the last 2 years, I have joined a strava monthly 100kms run challenge every…
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Great Strategy without Great People is nothing
Ideas + Capital + Talent = enduring great business. Ideas are everywhere, nothing special about an idea. Capital is plentiful for those who have proven themselves. Today there is so much capital sloshing around looking for moderate returns. The Scarce Resource… Talent, true talent… is rare. Talent isn’t potential. Talent is systematic repeated high performance…
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The 3 Approaches to Work
I recently heard Sadhguru share 3 ways that people approach life and work: Idiot – these people don’t enjoy what they do each day Smart – these people have created a life where they do enjoy the activity and the people that they spend time with each day Genius – these people have learnt to…
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The Ability to Pay Attention
Whats the most important human capability for the next thirty years? The Ability to Pay Attention To hold your attention on what you decide is important. to stay focused as it becomes boring… and to stick with something through boredom to the insights that only emerge on the other side of boredom. Today I am…
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Reps vs Hours
What matters most in the gym? The hours you spend or the reps on the weights? In the areas where you must be highly competent to succeed in your role: are you accumulating hours or reps? Do you just do your job or do you spend time practicing the important skills that make you effective?…
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3 Lessons on Focus from Dandapani
I first met Dandapani at an Entrepreneurs Organisation event in Istanbul in 2012, I have since met him in Boston and then helped bring him to Barcelona to spend a day with our Entrepreneurs’ Organisation chapter. Dandapani teaches some simple but highly important lessons about awareness and our mind, and how to be intentional about…