Life Lessons!

We are always looking for a balance, yet this balance will lead us to average. Work-life balance is a myth created by those who do not know how to priories what is important. The popular aphorism which goes as follows; “ Imagine your life was a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you are keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls- Family, health, friends, integrity are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered ’ It is through balance that we become average and as we already know being average is mediocre. We cannot balance both sides of work and family and expect to be the best in our chosen area of expertise. It is only by knowing our priorities that we can achieve greatness. Knowing what’s import...

There is this story that I once came across during my research on productivity. Charles Swabb a famous business man in 1918 once hired a productivity consultant Ivy Lee to help him get more things done and push the business forward. When Ivy Lee visited Charles in his office he had only 15 minutes to convince Charles on how to get more things done be more productive. During his 15 minutes with Charles, Lee explained his simple method for achieving peak productivity as follow: At the end of each workday, write down the six most important things you need to accomplish tomorrow. Do not write down more than six tasks. Prioritize those six items in order of their true importance. When you arrive tomorrow, concentrate only on the first task. Work until the first task is finished before moving on to the second task. Approach the rest of your list in the same fashion. At the end of the day, move any unfinished items to a new list of six tasks for the following day...

The dip is a term popularized by the author Seth Godin. " The Dip refers to "the long slog between starting and mastery." Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority who are able to get through The Dip by persisting longer than most . To be the best at anything you have to quit. You have to quit the right stuff at the right time. From his analysis and research, all of us always end up with moments when we want to quit. Either because the stuff you might be doing is boring, not worth the time, or stressful. The key to knowing when to quit is through understanding moments when we are in a dip, because such moments will later define our lives in future. We have to understand that before making a decision to quit we have to look into the long term. We have to ask ourselves what is the ultimate reward? Because when we are out of the dip, we are more empowered and no other situation will hamper our progress. We should neve...

We are all programmed. Since birth, all the actions and decisions we have made are as a result of our the environment that we grew up in and the beliefs/paradigms that we have been exposed to. That's why the Jesuits always boast  "Give me a child for his first seven years and I'll give you the man", It is easier for children to acquire habits at a younger age than when they are older. Habits are ways through which we minimize our brain from making choices for the simple daily life activities. It is the way our brain automates making choices. If you can think of the routine you have every morning, it is always the same, even at times you might be surprised how you've arrived at home since this a daily routine which has become a habit. And that's why we keep getting the same results over and over again. The habits that we choose is directly proportional to the results that we get in life, that...