The 95:5 Rule
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Have you heard of the 95:5 Rule? Based on research by Professor John Dawes, this rule states that at any given time, only about 5% of buyers are actively in-market for a particular product category. The remaining 95% represent future buyers who will enter the market when the need arises. But what does this have to do with your career? Turns out, quite a bit. Think of your career journey like a long hike. At any given point, you’re actively exploring a small number of opportunities – maybe 5% of what’s out there. These could be new roles within your company, a promotion you’re chasing,...
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The Success Factor!
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Review of the The Success Factor!
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What it really takes to achieve anything?
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To achieve anything in life, you need to earn for it each and every day. -> Risk -> Dedication -> Focus -> Goals -> Persistence -> Failure -> Actions -> Sacrifice -> Study -> Habits -> Hard work All of this comes before success in the Dictionary and in Life.
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Social Media and Deep work
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In one of the recent interviews, a Doctor mentioned he won’t let his chIldren sulk in social media but rather would be comfortable of them having Johnie Walker or doing drugs here and then. Is social media really becoming that evil? Sure it makes you addictive. With all new algorithms, the social media companies are playing dirty tricks to your mind without you even realizing how much time you are spending on them and going for aimless wandering targets. Am not trying to be anti social here but if you want to be great at ‘deep work’, such as learning, aiming for promotion, running a...
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About Billionaires
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Billionaires don’t “create jobs.” They extract value — time, talent, creativity, effort — from others at an industrial scale.
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Learn, Learn, Learn
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A gazofilacio: Italian word for the store of poems you have in your head. In Clive James words, it means a treasure chamber of mind. Of everything a person must maintain, his mind is most important, and king of all is his connection to reality. Educate yourself, and don’t rely on others to teach you. This is easier said than done. How to be a voracious learner? Voracious leaders do devour to read multiple books, they pepper conversations with tidbits from completed courses, they take out-of-the-box approach to opportunities and risks. With the world moving at a pace, speed of learning is...
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Fortune's Children
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Fascinating read of Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt
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Too much of a good thing can be..wonderful
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CEO Job
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Hope Theory
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Occam’s Razor: Law of parsimony
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info_outlineIn one of the recent interviews, a Doctor mentioned he won’t let his chIldren sulk in social media but rather would be comfortable of them having Johnie Walker or doing drugs here and then. Is social media really becoming that evil? Sure it makes you addictive. With all new algorithms, the social media companies are playing dirty tricks to your mind without you even realizing how much time you are spending on them and going for aimless wandering targets. Am not trying to be anti social here but if you want to be great at ‘deep work’, such as learning, aiming for promotion, running a business, transitioning to next phase of your career or life, you may need to give up social media. There’s power in actively selecting the trade-offs you want to make.