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Category: brand
There’s no failure in sports!
Indeed. There’s no failure in sports. Definitely not in life! Giannis Antetokounmpo, player for The Milwaukee Bucks eloquently explained why there’s no failure in sports after his team exited the NBA playoffs. You’re always working towards a goal. Sometimes your team will succeed and other times, your team will come up short on those goals….
When does the sale happen?
For high ticket items, the sale almost always does not happen in one customer touchpoint/interaction. (If it does, I would love to learn from you and know what worked for you.) It happens over a period of multiple touchpoints and interactions between the buyer and seller. Each customer touchpoint is a step closer to the…
Delivering exceptional value to clients
In service focused businesses, meeting and exceeding clients’ expectations is everything. Providing excellent client service is both an art and a science. You can learn a lot from others’ experiences, read book(s) and blogs and watch relevant content to understand what client servicing is. Then there’s the exciting part of actually managing clients yourselves. That’s…
The best time to do a startup is…
NOW. Literally now. If you are thinking about doing a startup, want to be an entrepreneur or create something of your own, there is no better time than RIGHT NOW. There is no uniform age, timeline, state, region, phase, moment or any other factor that guarantees the best time to do a startup. I like…
What’s on your calendar?
One way to identify what’s a priority for someone is to look at their calendars. What’s there and what’s not there? If your calendar does not have the activities/people/experiences that you value or are important to you, pretty soon it will start filling up with other people’s priorities. Someone can tell you how much they…
Coffee Convoz
There are many amazing coffeeshops located throughout Nepal. From the Himalayan Java outlets (15+) and Redmud Coffee (6+) that have opened up around the Kathmandu valley, there is a growing number of new coffeeshops that have now blossomed in Nepal. Coffee Convoz, an Instagram page is visiting coffeeshops in Nepal and US and creating posts…
Working those muscles
Being more creative, more inquisitive, more evolved requires working with intention on those creative/curious/reflection muscles. If you want to be more creative, keep challenging yourself to think outside the box, look for different ways to solve the same problem or spend time around “creative people.” If you want to be more inquisitive, keep asking questions,…
Profit or Purpose first?
As a brand, which comes first for you? Profit or Purpose? Or can they go hand it hand from the start? Some brands wait to generate revenue/make profit before embarking on a corporate social responsibility journey. Other brands start with a clear purpose and keep going to eventually generate revenue/make profit. There’s no right or…
Beyond the Comfort Zone
In our comfort zones, we tend to feel at ease, almost no anxiety, stress free, and safe. In the boundaries of our comfort zones, we tend to feel some or a lot of anxiety, stress, and get defensive. Do we all have comfort zones? If so, do we stay in those zones or go beyond…
Getting through the data noise
An authentic brand story will help your company get through the data noise. How much data noise is really out there? Domo’s Data Never Sleeps 10.0 presents some numbers. Some notes from Domo: Over the last ten years, digital engagement through social media, streaming content, online purchasing, peer-to-peer payments and other activities has increased hundreds…
Transitioning from an employee to an employer
Entrepreneurship can be a beautiful journey. Many individuals enter the workforce and work for several years before striking out on their own. Some individuals go straight into entrepreneurship before working for anyone else. There are several questions/scenarios that an aspiring entrepreneur(s) considers when deciding to stay in the current job (if working) to going completely…
Is success really “self-made”?
We often see the below headline in the media (blogs, magazines, articles etc.) to describe an individual or founders’ success. They were self-made billionaires. They were self-made entrepreneurs. Then the rest of the media coverage goes something like this… Person A’s company is now worth a billion dollars. Having started in her garage four years…
Who’s the most valuable member of the company?
Since it was the founder/co-founders’ idea that led to the company’s start, is she/he/them the Most Valuable Member (MVM)? Sales team brings in clients and revenue. Are they more valuable then? How about the technology team that made the software which the sales team sold? And the human resource team who found and hired the…
Rooting for Jonathan
Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to fly, loved it so much that he went against its own flock to reach for the sky. Yet we find fewer Jonathans soaring in the skies above because society wants conformity, has its beliefs and expectations. Many buddingJonathans face the harsh reality soon as they start going to school, around…
Your Authentic Greatness
Each individual has internal superpowers. These superpowers are unique and developed through our personal experiences, environment, and evolution. Storytelling is one of our authentic superpowers. Each individual can define “success” in their own terms and go towards reaching their authentic greatness. If each of us realize and tap into our internal superpowers, live our authentic…
Your company’s “Chief Question-Asker”
“The most important thing business leaders must do today is to be the “chief question-asker” for their organization” says Dev Patnaik of Jump Associates. Patnaik says that “the first thing most leaders need to realize is, they’re really bad at asking questions. The business executives rose up through the corporate ranks because “they were good…
Here’s a piece of advice…
Giving advice to someone is a tough ask. When someone reaches out to you for advice, you are put in a position of authority or power. It could be that the person seeking your advice thinks you are the right person, have the relevant experience, have information that others don’t or for any other reason….
Sports documentaries that are worth it (updated October 2022)
As a sports fanatic, I’ve devoured the sports documentaries available in various streaming platforms. Some of those documentaries I’ve gone back and watched it again because the stories are told in a riveting way and have had a huge cultural impact. Here are the sports documentaries or documentaries based on sport figures that I really…
What’s your energy focused on?
Your energy has immense power. What you put your energy into will create the results accordingly. Being aware of your energy, focusing the energy on your important goals and priorities, and taking utmost care of your energy is crucial to achieving success and getting the results you want. The Law of Attraction is based on…