“What disturbs and depresses young people is the hunt for happiness on the firm assumption that it must be met with in life. From this arises constantly deluded hope and so also dissatisfaction. The life of every individual, viewed as a whole and in general, and when only its most significant features are emphasized, is really a tragedy; but gone …
If you try to be what you are not, you are inviting eventually guaranteed failure. But when you stick to your unique combination of strengths instead of trying to be what you were never meant to be, you become almost unbeatable, because no one can beat you at being you. Imagine you’re in a race, but instead of …
There is a story of a sage who also had supernatural powers to influence the cosmos. The emperor summoned him and pointed to a particular star in the sky. “Can you remove that star?”, asked the emperor. The sage said “Yes.” “Remove that star then”, said the emperor. The sage said “Okay.” He looked at the star, closed …
When you talk about legends in the business and investment world, you can’t skip over Charlie Munger. With his passing on November 28, 2023, we lost a true giant in the field. Munger, the right-hand man at Berkshire Hathaway, was more than just a savvy investor; he was a fount of practical wisdom and level-headedness. His team-up with Warren Buffett? …
= You can’t prevent a Coronavirus outbreak, that is the job of the government. But you could have minimized its impact on your business, had you taken the following steps. Here they are! 1) Never Put All Your Eggs In One Basket It is important to not put all your eggs in one basket. If your business has required exclusive …
1) Radical Tip 1 – Consider making work from home a more regular feature. Obviously this depends on the industry you are in. If you run an airline, your pilot can’t work from home! But companies that have been able to continue most of their operations while working from home, should consider making it a permanent feature. There are only …
There has recently been a quote being circulated around which says something like “2020 is the year to survive, don’t even talk about profits and losses. Don’t talk about your dreams and plans. Just make sure you stay alive! “ It has been attributed to business magnates such as Ratan Tata and Jack Ma. Mr. Tata has already said it’s fake …
False Belief 1: A successful business should always have hundreds or thousands of employees These days the success of a business is perceived by how many fancy offices it has and how many people are working for it. Of course, this doesn’t pay any attention to the fact that the same business maybe posting growing losses every year with no …
No matter how much people try to justify networking, the truth is most of it is a waste of time. The Problems 1)Most people only blabber on about themselves when networking, about what they have done in the past, what they are looking to do in the future etc.They talk too much and hardly listen. Here is the deal. Nobody …
Recession – The one word that puts fear into the minds of most business-people. It is being speculated that a global recession is just around the corner, based on the change in spending habits of consumers in the recent past and sales getting lower in many industries. So assuming, it does happen, what should business be doing in a recession …