If people cannot trust you, you will not succeed. You need people to believe you, have confidence in you, depend on you. Losing trust is easy. You forget a promise you made. You fail to do what you said you would do. When business owners, executives and managers cannot be trusted, no one will buy from them or work for them.... Read more »
The Japanese love fresh fish. However, the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were... Read more »
Once a king called upon all of his wise men and asked them, ” Is there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in every circumstances, in every place and in every time. In every joy, every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? One answer for all questions? Something which can help me when none of you is available... Read more »
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students’ answers ranged from 20g to 500gm. It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it... Read more »
Highly-successful people love to work. Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods practiced for 12-15 hours per day to reach their skill level. Bill Gates worked 20-hour days for years. Thomas Edison, who wanted to work at night, built thousands of unworkable light bulbs before discovering one that worked. Hard-working employees have... Read more »
You have problems if you focus too much on money or too much on production. If you focus too much on money, all you think is “get money, get money, get money.” You borrow as much money as you can. You convince people to pay you for services or goods you have not produced. You gamble or invest hoping you will get... Read more »
If you hate yourself, you will most likely fail. If you love yourself, your chances of success are much higher. So what can you do to increase your love for yourself? Simple! “If you love others, you will love yourself.” “If you hate others, you will hate yourself.” “A healthy state of being... Read more »
When you fall in love, it seems like your love will last forever. So you get married. You want a permanent feeling of love. Yet sooner or later, it happens . . . no more spark. Perhaps a marriage counselor tells you to take a weekend trip together. So you give it a try and you feel a little spark again. But once you get... Read more »
People’s lives seem to run by clock-time. Our sleeping, waking and working schedules are dictated entirely by the clock. Time becomes measurable, it becomes finite. Time cannot be extended except by extending the time when something is due. Deadlines may be stretched, but not time… Besides this kind of space-time... Read more »
If nothing ever scares you, success is easy. You never feel hesitant, shy or nervous. You take action. However, when you do not act, it is probably because of fear. Fear is the inability to face someone or something. You prefer to avoid it. When you cannot face an issue, it seems complicated or stressful. For example, if you... Read more »
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