Category: career
Talent retention
Retaining the best talent in your company takes work-a lot of work. A competitive salary is just one part of the compensation package to keep the best talent within the company. Having a great company culture, a clear company mission and vision, challenging projects, mentorship culture, learning culture, making a social impact are some of…
Entrepreneurial
The entrepreneurial journey is not everyone’s cup of tea. A few individuals love the adventure, risk and everything else that comes with entrepreneurship yet most love what they do and live happily also. Each is a life choice we make. Yet entrepreneurial skills are something we can all strive to have. I believe you don’t…
Continuing education
The graduate is an obsolete word now. As technology changes industries, people and work, a degree will not be enough for you to sustain or stay competitive. With AI set to create jobs as well as replace mundane jobs, we need to stay on top of our game. This means colleges and universities cannot promise…
Mentors in our lives
I strongly believe in mentorship. Mentors can play a crucial role in our personal and professional lives. No matter what stage we are in our lives, a mentor can have a tremendous impact. Just read a nice article on ideas.ted.com The 5 types of mentors you need in your life. –Mentor #1: The master of…
Perspectives
Getting various perspectives on topics, moments, and events in life will help us see them from a different angle. I strongly believe that seeking out different perspectives and points of view will not only benefit us personally but also professionally. There can’t be just one way to do things such as one way to make…
What people see and don’t see
Awareness
The dictionary definition of awareness is the quality or state of being aware: knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists. As I got older (I’m not that old!), I’ve come to realize that awareness is the starting point to becoming better. If we are not aware of where we need to improve, how will be…
All talk, no action
Once upon a time, I used to follow rap and hiphop music almost religiously. I grew up in New York City and was influenced by the rap and hiphop culture. It didn’t take me long to let things get to my head and think that I knew everything about the culture. Then one day as…
Beyond startup leadership
The entrepreneur starts out with an idea. He/she takes that idea, executes it, and makes things happen. There’s so much action in an startup environment. As the startup begins to grow, new challenges arise. Some of the early growth challenges include finding other “startup type” people to join the company, retaining these people, and also…
Mentorship
I strongly believe in mentorship. Mentors are people who can help you grow personally or professionally. I have been extremely lucky to have some amazing mentors. Mentorship is even more important in Nepal. A lot of young people join colleges or universities hoping to land jobs when they graduate or start their own enterprise. Many…
Podcasting stats & facts
Digital detox in practice
If you’re looking to digital detox, here are some helpful tips from Jay Shetty. He mentioned these tips in a video conversation with Jim Kwik. Jay breaks down digital detox into three key steps. First is awareness. Build a digital diet sheet. See how much time you are actually spending on your phone and on…
What’s in your draft?
A lot of times we don’t get to see the best stuff from people. Most of us are working behind the scenes. We are working on our draft for that book, for that podcast, for that website or for that special thing to come out to the world. The world is eagerly waiting for you…
Say Yes!
Derek Sivers, an entrepreneur and musician shared several life changing experiences in an interview with Tim Ferriss. Derek shares a story of when he was 18 and played in a band. One day, the band’s bass player told Derek that he could not go to play in a show in Vermont and asked Derek if…
Iteration is perfection!
The best advice she ever received. That’s what Miki Agrawal said.
Goal setting
Have you found yourself struggling to achieve your goals? Do you feel overwhelmed that you don’t have enough time to work on your goals? Do you put off working on your goals for tomorrow or the week after? Here’s something useful to answer the questions above: A KICK ASS GUIDE TO GOAL SETTING A ONE…
Beauty of not yet
Professor Carol Dweck, Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford talks about her groundbreaking work on developing mindsets. She emphasizes the power of “yet” in helping students succeed in and out of the classroom. What a beautiful concept!
Growth feedback
Positive feedback makes us feel good. We feel like we’re walking on air when we hear good things about ourselves. Yet positive feedback does not help us get better or grow professionally. We need constructive feedback. Here’s a good article How To Take Constructive Feedback Like A Boss
“Rest at the end, not in the middle”
A must watch interview with Kobe Bryant. Kobe talks about his greatest teacher, greatest challenge since leaving the game, passion for storytelling, his greatest weakness, excitement for failure and so much more.