We are born with two innate fears, fear of loud noises and fear of falling (or being dropped), all others have been acquired over the course of our lives. Furthermore, most of them have been “manufactured” by our minds based on the variety of (in)valid inputs from our surroundings. If there’s an idea that seems risky, but you can’t stop …
You become your expectations
Expectations, standards and what you believe in will go a long way towards determining your final outcome, your performance and contributions.
Our leaders lack self awareness
Self-awareness is essential for everyone, and it is even more important for those in leadership positions with strategic responsibilities. Leaders must know what their strengths are and even more importantly they must know what are the areas where they are not as comfortable at this time. Continue educating yourself, continue expanding and building your experience portfolio, but be aware of …
Be fearless and connect to your inner child
Connect to your inner child to reinvigorate your determination, belief and focus in order to continue after your goals with even greater energy. Don’t you remember how fearless you were as a child and how much fun you had going after the things you wanted (putting aside the times you got in trouble for a moment)? Better yet, if you …
Age is just a number, don’t let it limit your growth
Your experience, skills and education matter more than how old you are. The quality you bring to a team depends on your past performance and your track record, not when you were born so please stop using it as a self-limiting factor in advancing and moving forward. You are never too young or too old to make a career move. …
Believe in yourself and move forward
I know that Mondays can be a bit more challenging than other days for some people, but today has set a new record. The amount of self-doubt and lack of belief in future success was overwhelming. Nearly half a dozen people have expressed how difficult work was; how challenging school was; how hard it was to commute and the list …
Managing massive enterprise projects
Large enterprise projects can be daunting and seem insurmountable at times, but we all know that that is not true. It is not true as they have been done before and if others have completed them successfully, who says that you won’t be able to do the same. And when going gets tough, breathe and remind yourself of these four …
Don’t apologize for your opinions
Be authentic, transparent and most importantly, be who you are. Now, don’t confuse this with being confrontational or difficult for no apparent reason, what I actually refer to is sticking to your beliefs and opinions which are backed by facts, experience and values. If you have seriously considered all options and alternatives and you have formed an educated opinion don’t …
Speak and act with confidence
We have all witnessed someone who exudes confidence and captivates the room the moment they walk in. Some of the qualities that help them are part of who they are, their DNA in a sense and can’t be learned. However, many other things that go a long way towards your overall confidence and credibility can be learned and they barely …
Confidence and humbleness
Everything you do professionally and personally should be done with confidence and belief in your skills, knowledge and experience (unless you are wrong of course). You are in your current position because you are good at what you do and you want to be even better. One of the prerequisites to success is believing in yourself by displaying confidence (which …