Whenever we tend to go through painful experiences in life, we often keep pushing on because of the age old advice we have been given, which is “No Pain, No Gain,” That advice is sometimes true, but many times, following it could be the worst thing you could do. When you are in the gym, soreness is good. A burning …
Entrepreneurs (and highly motivated Employees) are like farmers. We need to work very very hard by planting a lot of seeds to get a chance to succeed. But we also need to work intelligently. We need to ensure the seeds are actually of the right kind and of high quality. Then we need to water it day in …
There are many factors why people have difficulties in achieving their goals. But the two biggest reasons are – Working in the wrong direction or using the wrong system. If you are on the right direction but using the wrong system, it is like walking from New Delhi to Beijing instead of boarding a flight. Your hard work won’t reward …
I was recently invited to be the keynote speaker at India Emerge Youth Summit 2018 organized by VIT University. I am a corporate speaker and usually do not do many university events, however because they were following up with me diligently for a while, I accepted the invitation. When they started advertising my appearance, I received an email from …
By Anubhav Srivastava There is a story of a traveler walking across vast distances who got tired and stopped by a farm to get a drink of water. When he entered the farm he saw a dog who was whimpering and crying slowly whilst laying on the floor. The owner came out and the traveler asked him for the glass …
By Anubhav Srivastava – For Speaking/training at your organization, email [email protected] When are People Most Productive? Some people say they are most productive when they are cool and relaxed or when they are fit. Some people say they more productive when they are motivated or when they have a positive working environment. But do you know, when most people …
By Anubhav Srivastava Conventional sales wisdom says that everyone is not your customer. That’s true! Just because there are thousands of types of fish in the sea, it doesn’t mean all of them are edible! But conventional sales wisdom also says the following – you should sell to someone who needs you. That’s a myth or at least incomplete …
By Anubhav Srivastava How many of you are into sales? If you are a business owner or have a sales job, you will probably raise your hand. If you are not an owner but an executive, you may raise your hand. If you do not belong to any of the above categories, you may not raise your …
By Anubhav Srivastava Many of us have big goals and most of us work hard to achieve them and yet many times we do not hit those goals despite working very hard. There are various reasons why we may not achieve our goals despite working very hard, but perhaps one of the biggest reasons is that we are working …
By Anubhav Srivastava One of the biggest myths in time management is that time is money. Time is not money at all. Let me ask you a question. If you lose money, can you make it back? Of course you can! It maybe easy or extremely hard depending on your circumstances but it is not impossible. But can you get …