Valuing surplus time We value money over time. As Seneca rightly said – “People are frugal in guarding their personal property, but as soon as it comes to squandering time they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy.”The decision to spend time is driven by the need …
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Relativity and coaching In a recent behavioral science conference, that I attended, one of the themes that was reiterated was being multidisciplinary in approach; Bringing concepts from different fields to solve a problem. Upon reflection, I found it relevant for coaching. One example is that of the concept of Relativity. The main idea of relativity …
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Perfection trap There are three dimensions to perfectionism I have to be perfect Others expect me to be perfect I expect others to be perfect It becomes hard to zoom out and see that the very trait which we think will makes us successful will eventually sabotage our success and rob us of a rich …
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Indicator of calmness The test of calmness is not the absence of stress but our ability to handle stress and come back to equilibrium as quickly as possible. Our threshold and our time to recover are good indicators of how calm we are as a person. Working with intensity Whenever I have spent more time …
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Past as a guide The past is a useful guide only if it can show something about the future. Warren Buffet says that in the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield. However, we must peer and try to look through the windshield to know where we will be heading. Power …
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