👋 Hi everyone! 🧠 I help leaders build competency and confidence via "Gravitas WINS" program 🤝 I help small business owners solve their business problems with technology 👇 Is the door to my world; follow the threads
Hey @ianmiell, have you written about the recent Docker changes?
Hi @orangeturban, we've talked abt this topic. I like what @DougConant presents here 👇
Listened to "Leadership with integrity" podcast on Knowledge Project between @ShaneAParrish & @DougConant My favorite bits here 👇 (Dough packs so much into each sentence; you can peel each of these and dig deeper)
Peter Drucker was a proponent of "making a lead decision that removes hundreds of other decisions." In this episode, I give three examples of how I use lead decisions in my life. Please listen.
Survived a Credit Card fraud today. Sharing my experience for an educational purpose. : IndiaInvestments
A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind. - Napoleon
There are people who fix problems and people who complain about problems, and the two sets are remarkably disjoint. @paulg You may not change the entire world. Yet you can change the world that knows you. You can change the world that you know.
We all want to grow. But we are afraid of the unknown. How can we overcome the fear of unknown and grow? That's the topic of today's Gravitas WINS show at 7 pm. Join via:
A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life. –Charles Darwin Reason why most Indians waste other's time is because we don't value other's life
Thank you for following @BidhanA42490296 Have you written anywhere what you’ve learned from Gita?
Sometimes I went to exams without studying. I cleared them. Can I extrapolate to go to exams without studying? There were times, I studied hard but failed. Can I conclude there is no use in studying? What do you think? Read for more:
When we speak in English, we don't differentiate between a temporary condition like being sick, and a permanent condition like being black. But Spanish do. If you want to carve a better worldview, learn more than one language.
Once upon a time... Those are the wonderful words you heard as a kid. Even as a teen, you enjoyed stories. Even now, as an adult you love to listen to stories (sometimes it takes the form of gossip :-) )
Do you review your days, weeks, & months? I heard Jim Collins keeps a simple tracking system in xls to measure how good his day was. @rishabh_grg mentioned something similar in our interview: Though I have weekly reviews, didn't have any day tracking
Can I schedule this goal on my calendar? If the answer is no (because lose 10 pounds isn’t a schedulable event) then you just need to come up with smaller enabling goals
As you grow in your career, one skill that will make you stand out is "Structured Communication" A thread on what structured communication is and how you can develop it. 🧵
You may read, watch, and listen to some of the most innovative ideas floating around the internet every day. The only thing that matters is, what are you going to do with that idea. Read how some of the ideas that changed my life:
You can only grow your career as big as you grow yourself. Are you surrounding yourself with people who challenge you? Who encourage you to grow? Who help you see bigger picture? If you want one, come and join @gravitaswins community. Details:
I am scared of ML I send an email to a friend. He replies back. Gmail marks it as spam. He & I email for years. Spam ML models hv bn trained for long. Not afraid ML will take my job. Afraid, helpless folks will be impacted by it & can’t be rectified
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you - Mother Teresa That is my motto with Gravitas WINS coaching program.
Magic escalator of knowledge gap: Don't try to take someone from "current" knowledge to "all" knowledge". Take them to "target" knowlege. Nice advice for writers from @xavierroy here
10 types of burn-out. Identify what you suffer from:
Not "will raise the quality of services" but the prices...
“A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His ‘becoming’ happens during his daily routine.” Joe Louis What is your daily routine?
System or goal is a wrong question. If you focus on the system but not the goal, you'll end up with "Surgery Is Successful 💃, Patient Is Dead 😳" situation. Read how you can marry both:
This is why tools focused on a single purpose always have a better user experience. Clubhouse has better experience when it comes to audio clubs.
Microsoft warns thousands of cloud customers of exposed databases | Reuters
When you’re at the beginning, don’t obsess about the middle, because the middle is going to be different once you get there. Start. Improve as you go. Find new milestones. Did you start anything new recently?
Your audience needs a structure to organize and comprehend what you say. In today's Gravitas WINS show, I present structured communication. Please attend via at 7 pm
First delight, then instruct. - Gustav Friedrich Been running a free webinar every Thursday for past 27 weeks. I keep the webinar light and a delight. I interact with audience before the start; ask questions in between; tell jokes...and then hope they learn a thing or two
Lucid explanation of connection between petrol price and economic activity; and how center is depriving states of their share. Glad to hear Indian politicians rely on data and also able to explain them well. Example of gravitas - competence and confidence. #gravitaswins
• What is storytelling in a business context? • How can you use stories to build credibility? • How can you use stories in critical conversations such as interviews and leadership talks? Watch my interview with @keepkwizing : #storytelling
All good things come to those who wait. BUT Time and tide wait for no man. Wise men think alike. BUT Fools seldom differ. Every good idea and it's opposite are true. You need a mentor to contextualize an idea for you. Do you have a mentor?
My answer to How do I develop a strong presence and personality?
Which Companies Belong to the Trillion-Dollar Club?
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people - William Butler Yeats Most often we want to impress people with our language. Don't. Express. Not Impress.
work from home will become a norm, even state govts will encourage it. Will companies (esp IT) embrace their (only) operating model?
Do people tell you "I don't understand what you're saying" or "You're not making sense"? Your audience needs a structure to comprehend what you say. In this 29th Gravitas WINS show, we'll talk about "Structured Communication." Come and join us
When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights. - G. K. Chesterton History is replete with examples for this. Don't fight for rights. Fight for equal dignity for all humans. Treat everyone with equal dignity.
How often author of the book drops by in a book review session and answers questions? Thank you @aashishc for writing the book; and dropping in to answer questions. Will cherish the moment for long.
Have you said this? • can't write blog posts as my English is no good • can't record vidoes, as I don't have great camera I used to Then I read Fast, Cheap, Viral by @aashishc Started creating linkedin posts, videos, live webinars, courses... Will share my learning 👇
Luck is just flip-side of risk. We have many ways to manage risk. If luck is the other side of risk, can we then manage luck? Here in this video, I talk about four different ways you can manage luck: #career #investing
Japan offers 319 terabits per second bandwidth >
The man with outward courage dares to die. The man with inward courage dares to live. - Lao Tzu Found this to be so true during this pandemic times. It takes courage to live and live to the fullest.
Faith is to believe what we do not see. The reward of faith is to see what we believe - St Augustine You've to start before you see it. You unfold life as you move forward.
Luck = Preparation + Opportunity How can you prepare if you don't know what is coming? Want to turn lucky? Think about future. Here in this video, I explain the process I use to think about the future:
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?
Are you moving towards your goal or just spining round and round?
