Archive for the ‘Success’ Category
Have you ever embarked on some ventures or engaged in some tasks which you felt uncomfortable about? You tried to convince yourself that you are doing what you should do but somehow it just didn’t feel right. What did you do next? People talk about ‘getting out of our comfort zone’ and ‘no pain, no [...]
Positive attitude alone doesn’t guarantee you success in life. However, without the right positive attitude to boost your effort, it is akin to driving an F-1 sports car powered by RON95 petrol. Not a very pretty sight, don’t you agree? So, how do you build a positive attitude in your life? Here are 7 suggestions [...]
“Attitude is everything. Your attitude determines your altitude.” I’m sure you have heard the above like a million times (and if you are active in sales, a billion times). Many people come up to me and ask me how they can develop a positive attitude because they feel that it is important to enable them [...]
It’s half-time in a tough game. What goes on in your head now will determine your outcome in the second half. Will you stay focused on your goal? Or will you allow your mind to wander? In the sales industry, people are quite wary about achieving a significant portion of their entire year’s target midway [...]
“Don’t tell lies. Or else your nose will grow longer!” Has anyone ever told you that before in an effort to stop you from telling lies? Well, has it ever occurred to you that the warning itself is a lie? Isn’t it amazing that it takes a lie to stop someone from lying? So, is [...]
Can you spot what is so ‘consistently inconsistent’ about the picture above? Yes, it’s the plastic bag. The one that is wrapping the ‘I’m not a Plastic Bag’ bag. This is downright hilarious, if you ask me. What’s the point of spending millions promoting the banning of the use of plastic bags when an eco-bag [...]
Once there was a very rich elderly man who went out for a drive in town. As he stepped out from his car, he dropped a $1 coin which rolled out of sight. He immediately knelt down to search for the missing coin. Just then, a young passerby stopped next to him and asked, “What [...]
I’ve seen professionals whose face turned white just before they deliver their speech. I’ve also seen sales people, entrepreneurs and executives slaughter their presentation in cold blood. What is public speaking and why does it give grown ups butterflies in their stomachs? Let me start off by asking you a point blank question. Do you [...]
Sometimes, things get rough. And it makes you wonder if you had made the right decision when you tendered in your resignation letter. That question just haunts you like a restless spirit. Well, just as some mothers experience post-natal depression, many new entrepreneurs also experience what is called post-start up depression. What is it and [...]
