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Top 5 Motivation Killers We Need To Be On Guard Against

March 3, 2014September 5, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Anybody can start something and anybody can quit – but it takes a winner to finish. Nobody wants to be a failure, nobody wants to be a quitter either. However, not everybody who starts something is able to finish the job.

A lot of people start new ventures with great excitement and enthusiasm. They get off the starting line and start to run for sometime. But something happens on the way and they start to lose the motivation. Probably they start to doubt themselves or their ability to succeed. Finally, they give up on their dreams and fail to reach the finish line.

Following Rules – Does It Always Produce Pleasant Experience?

January 28, 2014August 30, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Talking about a perfect world at the coffee table, several years ago, a good friend shared this with me and asked what would I do in that situation. Today, I would like to share the situation here and ask the same question to you.

Consider a group of children playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused (for unknown reasons). Only one child is playing on the disused track while the rest are all excited and busy playing on the track that was in use. Suddenly you notice that the train is coming, and you are just beside the track interchange.

Positive Thinking – It Takes Work While Negative Is Automatic

January 28, 2014August 17, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Positive Thinking is what we all aspire to develop. But technically speaking, negative is what subconsciously we are susceptible to. Here is my perspective on why it is so hard to think positive and remain that way consistently and what can we do about it.

Photo Courtesy of Bill Butler

Did you know that our mind can do 100 trillion calculations per second? What an amazing instrument under our possession!

Did you also know that, even with this infinitely powerful brain, it is impossible for you to smile and be angry at the same time? If you want to test this, give it a try… right now – I can wait.

Margaret Heffernan Brilliant TED Talk – Dare To Disagree

February 4, 2013August 13, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Margaret Heffernan, the author of the book Willful Blindness delivers this incredible TED talk I just watched. In this brilliant talk, she shares the story of Dr. Alice Stewart from Oxford who was the first doctor to find out that the X-Ray of the pregnant women was the leading cause of Cancer in small children.

Margaret, in this talk, shares that, even though plenty of evidence, research results and public records were produced by Dr. Stewart, the authorities of European and American medical establishments took 25 years to abandon the use of X-Rays of pregnant women.

Time Management – How We Manage Our Time And What We Get From Life

February 4, 2013August 10, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

It's amazing how many people do not read one book in their lifetime after getting out of school (or college). Well, I was one of those as well for several years. Never read a book, never attended a seminar or a workship for a long time!

Until one day, a family friend handed over "The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People" by Dr. Stephen Covey and, that one book, changed the direction I was headed towards in my life. That was the first book I picked up, and since then, I never stopped reading.

Avoid These Fatal Email Mistakes

February 4, 2013August 8, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Email is the most commonly used mode of communication today and it is very important to be on top of your inbox. But it's also important to avoid these common communication mistakes that can cost a lot if not managed properly.

I have been guilty of making all of them at one time or the other and I am still working on some. However, here is a list of some of the most common email mistakes that are easy to make, yet we must intentionally avoid:

The Hot Air Balloon Problem Solving Approach – Up, Up And Away!

February 13, 2013August 4, 2012 by Bill Butler

Let’s face it, who doesn’t have problems? If you have problems in your life, that’s simply means that you’re alive. Problems come unbidden, and oftentimes unexpectedly. So when they do, no matter their size, they need to be dealt with.

Many of our problems are a result of our own blunders. We often make mountains out of molehills such that avoiding the day ahead seems like the only viable option. But the truth is… avoiding problems will not solve them. It will only serve to magnify and exacerbate them.

Life Is Like Running A Marathon, Not A 100 Yards Dash – Everybody Wins!

January 28, 2014August 3, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

One thing I enjoy doing is, going to the Toastmasters meetings and participating. I have been an active Toastmaster for sometime now and that has really impacted my public speaking and leadership abilities in a positive way.

It was a funny moment today when I was asked to speak about my favorite game in the Olympics and I was kind of not up-to-date with the progress today. I had to admit and everybody laughed!

However, one of the speakers, shared the history of the Olympics. He shared how it all started and how slowly it evolved in today's form of game where 28 games and more than 300 events are being organized in London as I write this post. I felt that was an amazing story!

Effective Communication – The Vital Component To Success With People

February 4, 2013July 21, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Did you know that Effective Communication plays a vital role in the success of every professional and personal relationship? Research has shown that our ability to communicate effectively with others does more good than any other skill that we may have or develop.

What we accomplish in our career and in our personal life is determined largely by how well we can communicate with others and how effective we are in inspiring others

When You Say Things In Anger – The Nail In The Fence Story

August 6, 2017July 18, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. One day, his father gave him a bag of nails and a hammer. The father, then asked the son to hammer a nail into the back of the fence every time he lost his temper going forward

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger a bit, the number of nails hammered daily gradually started