“The measure of success isn’t if you have a tough problem, but whether it’s the same one you had last year.”– John Foster Dulles Sometimes, a simple statement contains so much wisdom. It’s okay to fail. In fact, fail fast. It’s okay to have problems, but make sure you address them when they pop up. […]
Once you understand that failing leads to positive results, then it’s not a question of whether you will fail, but how fast and often you are able to do so. Are you afraid of failing? Don’t worry if you are, because I am too. But think hard about everything you are at least semi-good at. […]
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Do you lie? I was taught that lying can be appropriate in certain situations. These “white lies”, as we call them, often keep the zen flowing in relationships, while other times, they can help encourage others and give them the much needed confidence to improve themselves. But we go too far. We really do, especially […]
I’m careless, but it was worth all the marks I lost in those Math tests during my school years. Many of us come up with brilliant ideas all the time, but we stop ourselves from acting on them because we think it’s just not good enough. We want to perfect the blueprint first, but it […]
The start of the year is a great time to think about SMART goals, but it’s not enough to blindly follow this widely popular approach. SMART goals. You know, specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic and time-based. There are slight variations floating around (as listed below), which gives it a more comprehensive definition: S – specific, […]
