Business is ultimately about people and we can’t be effective in business without having some insight into people.
Often we are held back by the fear of competition, disapproval and dislike.
Negative thinking and negative emotions have their importance: they sharpen your focus on dangers, threats, and vulnerabilities. This is critical for our survival.
In good times as well as in bad times, the basics of success remains the same. When you are caught up in the rat race and totally immersed in chasing your goals, it is highly likely that you might be missing the very basics that will define your success.
It’s okay to feel down or think pessimistically sometimes, but choosing to respond with optimism, resilience, and gratitude will benefit you far more in the long run.
We should realize that we have, deep within ourselves, deep pools of great ability, that can be tapped, if we’ll just dig deeply enough.
Detach, disengage and embrace fresh perspectives. Develop the habit of learning from looking at your thoughts and actions through an outside lens.
As everything we do in this world, be it work, business, politics or relationships, it is through humans, and we may still be successful if we understand and use the basic laws governing human nature and behavior to our advantage.
We also must realize that we are now living in the most uncertain times of our lives. Things are changing at a very rapid pace and we do not have much control on what is going on around us. Probably the only thing we can still control in our mind and thoughts.
In the times of uncertainties, it is best to focus on ‘what we can control’ and just drop ‘what we can’t control’.
Your beliefs about yourself, your preoccupation with your ego and self-worth can be self-limiting and self-diminishing.
The ability to make wise choices is the most valuable skill a person can develop.
Put time and effort to promote your personal brand.
All that we humans have achieved until now be it our space outreach or the most advanced automation, it is due to the power of our minds.
In business and in life, at times it becomes a must to just drop the burden.
Successful people are not people without problems; they are simply people who have learned to solve their problems by utilizing the powers of their minds.
There is no weakness in asking. If we wait for someone to give us what we want, chances are we might never get it.
Every day try to convert your reactions to responses. Reactions are always instinctive, whereas responses are always well thought of, just and right to save a situation from going out of hands, to avoid cracks in relationship, to avoid taking decisions in anger, anxiety, stress or hurry.
Knowing the background and history of the person you are trying to connect with can be of great help.
It is quite easy to get approval if we ask enough people, or if we ask those who are likely to tell us what we want to hear. The likelihood is that they will say nice things rather than be too critical. People tend to avoid difficult conversations. Also, we tend to edit out the bad so that we hear only what we want to hear.
If, instead of seeking approval, you ask, ‘What’s wrong with it? How can I make it better?’, you are more likely to get a truthful critical answer. These answers will help you in improving and becoming a better version of yourself. Constant critical evaluation is key to constant improvement.