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Category: career
What’s guaranteed after college?
Nothing. Nothing is guaranteed after college. For current college students, preparing for the chapter after college is crucial and the planning should start as early as possible. The job market is dynamic and keeping abreast to the demands of various industries/job openings is important. To prepare for the job market, college students should start early…
Klay Thompson talks financial wisdom
Is the bike worth it?
Getting a bike (or any vehicle or any big purchase) has two sides. The benefits are easier mobility from point A to point B, saved time and money over a long period of time. The costs are its regular maintenance, fuel, insurance and tax. For any big purchase, the benefits comes with the costs. An…
Adapting to change
The only constant in life is change. We’ve heard the age old adage many times. We’ve even given the same advice to others at times. Yet many of us have a hard time adapting to change. We’re wired for staying in our comfort zones and with what we know and who we know. Sometimes the…
Are you visible?
There are leaders, innovators, creators, change makers and artists all around the organization. Do you have an environment where those people get noticed or do they feel like the work is not a place to showcase their skills/talent? The initiative to create a platform can come from the organization’s side or the individual or group…
What you build
What you build, you can be proud of it. What you build, you put your sweat in it. What you build, you can live with the results. What you build, you can have no excuses. What you build, you are the best person for it. What are you building today?
Money resources
Some good resources related to money: 4 Spending Habits We All Need to Break 7 Money Habits Every Millennial Should Develop The Psychology of Money – How Saving and Spending Habits are Programmed in Your Brain 7 best income generating assets to invest in today Ultimate guide to personal finance
A college degree
What’s a college degree worth today? Is the college experience more valuable than ever because learning will be continuous and the degree itself is not the only real achievement? What’s the value proposition of going to college these days? If you don’t go to college, how marketable will you be in the job market? Is…
A coach
A really good manager is a good coach. The coach can guide, provide perspective and tools for their team members to succeed. I believe 80% of the team’s success (productivity, efficiency, effectiveness etc) depends on the manager. The rest on the team members’. If the manager is a good coach, then not only the team…
Data privacy laws
“Data is the new oil.” “Data is not the new oil.” Whichever statement you agree with related to data, most of us can definitely agree that data is important. Data is the engine that AI runs on. As more data gets generated through smart devices like never before, companies are working aggressively to profit from…
Desire to grow
Employees are the company’s true asset. They are what makes the company grow. As the company grows so will the employees. If the employees are not growing (personally and professionally) as the company grows, then eventually the employees will look elsewhere. The desire to grow is within all of us.
What gets employees going?
An intern joined a startup. The intern completed her paid internship. She graduated college and started working at the same company full-time. She was motivated, dedicated and hungry since day 1. Fast forward 7 years, she still has the same zeal for the work. What got the intern, then employee, then manager and then a…
How interesting is your book?
Each person’s life is a book. It’s a journey. You write the chapters. When you write the different chapters of your book, how do you feel? How are you going to write the next chapters of that book? Will it be more of the same from before or are things going to be different going…
First impressions
First impressions are very powerful. We always remember those first times when we experience something. For a new employee joining an organization, their first experiences with the people they meet, tasks that are given, the tone they are communicated with, everything matters. Focus on the employees’ first impressions when they do get hired for the…
Information overload
With the advent of the internet, information is now at the tip of our fingers. There is (almost) no lack of information on any subject from any part of the world. With so much information on the web, it is becoming harder, challenging, and almost unmanageable to get to the right information from a credible…
Being present
Every now and then, there comes a moment that changes everything. We all have those moments. They don’t come too often and once they do, we need to really be aware and take full advantage of it. Just showing up is a step forward. Most people don’t show up-they get lazy, complacent, or not aware…
Positive vibes
Positive vibes will attract positive energy which will lead to positive results.
That seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull was not your regular seagull. If Jonathan was a regular seagull, I probably won’t talking about him neither would you. Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to fly, loved it so much that he went against its own flock to reach for the sky. An outcast to its own flock, he chased his dream…