I use Twitter as a commonplace note: https://t.co/vPr6DeA0d4 CTO In Sales • Homeschooling dad Building @siteaudittools & @thoughttonote
I have been lucky to work with some of the finest Indian bureaucrats (both IAS and non-IAS officers). The mainstream media only highlights the bad apples, never talk about the many self-less actions of thousands of officers.
This whole thread is super awesome. Saving it.
Flywheels are gigantic wheels mounted horizontally on an axle. They are difficult to rotate at first. As the momentum builds up, the momentum will sustain the rotation of the flywheel. Amazon executives put it into practice. They used it to build a formidable business.
Happiness comes from being who you actually are instead of who you think you are supposed to be. — Shonda Rhimes Once I became comfortable in the way I was, I became not only happy but confident too.
Our mind can store enormous amount of data. But it can hold only few ideas on the top of the mind. Our mind will drift to those ideas when we take a walk or a shower. Listen to this episode to know how you can keep top thing in mind:
Converting your brilliant idea into a revenue generating stream is hard. Have a clarity in objective and focus in execution:
Tesla's Fall From Grace In China Shows Perils Of Betting On Beijing
Do you have a framework to learn? In this video, I go in detail to the learning framework that I follow - consume, produce, and engage. Watch it: Reply back with your insights & questions
“I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” — Beyoncé, singer-songwriter If you don't bet on yourself, why should anyone?
I have been thinking the quote: Depth is how; breadth is options. Today listened to @craigburgess & @NickWinkelman about language, coaching, & high performance. Amazing episode which reinforced this quote. Some notes from the episode
If you analyze the countless challenges that leaders face, you will arrive at two primary challenges. Listen to this short episode to know those two primary challenges:
A small win to celebrate. Gravitas WINS podcast reached 500 downloads. 12 weeks. 17 episodes. 500 downloads. Not much. I'm only getting started. Thank you for listening and sharing.
Every action we take online is a choice. If capturing attention was the skill that defined the last decade, discernment will be the skill that defines the next. We should be careful with the way we invest our time, money, and attention. - @ProfileRead :
Here are some of the best essays which shaped my thinking:
Constantly looking down at a mobile device causes neck pain and possible muscle damage known as "text neck". This can be prevented and relieved by proper posture, holding devices at eye-level and stretching exercises. #usefulscience via @usefulsci
It's a small business and a long life. You're going to see all these people again - Richard Parsons, former chairman, Citigroup Make sure you treat your juniors well. They will climb up their career ladder. Who knows you may have to work with them as a peer.
Books play an important role in building our competence. But there are so many books. @elonmusk said we should view knowledge as a semantic tree. We should first learn fundamental principles, i.e. the trunk and big branches, before we get to the leaves, which are details.
Is striking a balance always right? And all others wrong?:
The true character of a state is perhaps best exposed by its choice of enemies - @harsh_mander Of all the sad news during Covid, which I heard many, this is the most heart breaking
The four things mankind craves the most are freedom, happiness, peace, and love, none of which can be obtained without first giving it to someone else - John Wooden In chasing happiness, we chase away happiness. Give happiness to another, you attract happiness
When we think of building our career, we implicitly link it to job, contract, and company. Can we build a career without really tied with a job contract? There is a new trend on the rise. Know it to take advantage of it: #careers
If we don't know what an ideal job is, how will we ever land on it? In this short episode, I define what factors contribute to ideal job: Reply back with your questions and comments #careers
Thank you @karanshukla27 for leading today's book review session. Thank you @RyanHoliday for "The Obstacle Is The Way."
Happy to see @FeedHive_io dashboard today. Thank you for following me.
Don’t let lies strangle you of your destiny. You can beat the giants:
Sell & buy projects less than $5k. You can also browse some of the interesting projects here:
Do you have a framework to learn? In this video, I go in detail to the learning framework that I follow - consume, produce, and engage. Watch it: Reply back with your insights & questions
There are tremendous lessons to learn from the great people of the world, but there are just as many to be learned from the quiet people around us. - John Wooden Want a relatable, inspiring life? Don't look far in distance. Look around you.
One tweet from @SejalSud and I got 20 new subscribers. 🍾 Thank you Sejal
Language controls discussions, discussions control relationships, relationships control business Speaking well is an art. There is no art without heart. Will you participate in today's Gravitas WINS show to know how to "Say it well?" Join via:
Everything around you that you call life, was made up by people that were no smarter than you - Steve Jobs So don't wait for approvals from others. Get going doing.
Both Apple and Amazon are successful technology companies. Yet their operating philosophies differ. Based on their operating philosophies, you can frame a mental model to build your career. Here this short episode to know how:
The greatest danger in business and life lies not in outright failure but in achieving success without understanding why you were successful in the first place. - Jim Collins
Can you be ambitious and yet feel fulfilled? The answer to life’s most troubling philosophical choices is not “or” but a curious combination of both.
We read books. We watch Videos. We attend webinars. Do we really put any thing into practice at all? In this weekly episode of Gravitas WINS show, I discuss few ideas that I implemented & benefited Watch it: Reply back with your insights & questions
Success is being in a position to do more of the things that you LOVE doing, and none or less of the the things that you HAVE to. Do you know what success means to you?
The lesson I learned about humility is this: Don't talk about what you have or what you are. But trumpet about what you do. Listen to this episode to know how you can get started on trumpeting about yourself:
• How much money should I set aside for groceries? • How much will it cost to renovate my house? • If I work hard, will I become CEO of a company? Most questions in life don't require precise answer. Approximate answers are ok.
Flashes of insight come when your mind is relaxed and not focused on completing a specific task, allowing the mind to make new connections between seemingly unrelated ideas - @kelleybros
Flywheels are difficult to pull first. Once momentum builds up, it gets you a breakthrough. In this episode, I explain Amazon's flywheel and how you can use it to build a flywheel for your personal and professional life:
Spoke to some of the finest upcoming leaders from Chandigarh @AIESECinIndia. Left with more questions than I answered.
There is nothing wrong in knowing the "best practices." But blindly applying those best practices without knowing the context will only result in disaster. Beware of cloning best practices without knowing the context.
Productivity is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude. In this weekly episode of Gravitas WINS show, I show 5 unconventional ways to think about productivity. Watch it: Reply back with your insights & questions
A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind. - Napoleon
Luck is just the flip-side of risk. If so, then we can classify luck and deal with it as we deal with risk. Don't you agree? James Austin took the pain to classify luck. Listen to this episode to learn the types of luck and how you can prepare for them:
Don't compare your first page with someone else's 600th page. Start small, but start. When I got into engineering college, I didn't even know what a flowchart was. After 20 years, today I'm a CTO. Listen how I got started on this path:
Think in the morning, act in the noon, read in the evening, and sleep at night - William Blake
You’ve got to make your deposits before you can make a withdrawal - Steve Schwartzman, chairman and CEO, Blackstone Group This is true in case of finance, community building, networking, health....and so many other things in life. What deposits are you making today?
Japanese know earthquakes will happen. They don't treat earthquakes as "if" but "when." You won’t know the exact moment storms and floods will come, but you can be sure they will come. Better to build your life on a rock rather than sand.
