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Last month, I heard this great talk by Jyri Engestrom, a successful Internet entrepreneur on the topics of happiness. He said, most people have five regrets in life – all of which resonated with me. And you probably would agree these are the most common regrets as well. If so, then I ask you – why not address them now before you are dying so you can live life with no regrets. ...
I am republishing this article with new content as my learning on how to ask someone to be your mentor has evolved. 🙂 Hope you will find it useful.
We all need formal and informal mentors to help us grow and learn. Young professionals have more of a need for formal mentors. Seasoned professionals needs more a broader network, but not necessarily formal mentors. It’s more helpful to have “Board of Advisors,” a group of people you know and can go to for specific advice. ...
Many of us only remember to start networking when we hate our current job or when we are between jobs. Unfortunately that is the worst time to start networking. You can come across
Even if you consciously try not to be any of the above, you may still come across that way if you are “networking” on a timeline. The key to networking is “to be interesting and interested.” You cannot just focus on what you need at the moment. It’s also a time to really to get to know the other person and see how you can help them. ...
When I wrote about How to Network without Using Small Talk , I received a lot of email responses and interest. I am not surprised to hear that most found networking uncomfortable. I am glad to hear these networking articles are making it a little less intimidating. I wanted to continue on this journey with you and demystify how to network effectively. ...
I didn’t think this movie, Trolls, was going to be any good. Both of my kids love the music in it. Finally, we watched it last weekend. I was only half watching it for the first 20 minutes. It seemed like just a silly, happy cartoon, with lots of bright colors and singing. My kids were glued to the TV. ...
Are you stuck? Do you want something badly at work (e.g., promotion, work life balance, better boss, challenging assignment) but somehow can’t seem to take any action toward making it happen? You are not alone. Inertia, the inability to do something different from our routine, happens to all of us. How do you do overcome it? Take this pain and pleasure challenge! ...
I started this tradition last year and really liked how it influenced my decisions and actions the rest of the year. I am doing it again this year to define my new year aspirations
1. Define ways to build new habits instead of setting goals. I found this is helping me evolve into a better human being. ...