No one in the world has achieved great success without some setbacks. Michael Jordan once said, “I’ve missed over 9000 shots in my career, I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game’s winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over...
Colonel Sander’s received his first social security cheque of $99 at the age of 65. Though he didn’t have financial security, he decided to invest this money and find a way to sell his fried chicken recipe. Today, he is known all over the world...
25 times Tim Ferris’s book “The 4 Hour Work Week” was rejected by publishers. 1009 times Colonel Sanders’s KFC chicken recipe was rejected by restaurants. 5126 vacuum cleaner prototypes were rejected before James Dyson finally succeeded. How many rejections have you faced?...
A man was walking through an elephant camp and to his surprise he observed that the elephants were not caged or chained, still they did not move much from their respective stations. He wondered why the elephants don’t just use their strength and leave the camp....
As businesses continue to face the COVID challenge, you can utilize the opportunity to shine and make your position invaluable in the organization. According to a survey, when employees are cared for in the workplace, 95% of them are likely to stay in the company...
No matter where you stand in the organizational hierarchy, you must choose to be a leader. Let me share a short story, there was a senior nurse at hospital in California who was in-charge of the emergency department. The strategies employed by the hospital to...
It was a cold and chilly day in Pennsylvania, and an 89-year-old man was confined to his home because it was snowing outside, and at his age, he could not venture out. He informed his daughter about his situation, who was naturally worried that her...
Napoleon is considered one of the greatest strategists of all time. His specialty was creating small, mobile armies that could quickly wage decisive wars. During the battle of Ulm, Napoleon's forces, although outnumbered, surrounded 3000 Austrian troops, cutting off any escape route. Decades later, and the...
In 1989, 7 months before the Berlin Wall tumbled, Lou Hughes was appointed as executive board's chairman for Opel. It was the European subsidiary for General Motors. The breaking of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989 brought in a range of dilemmas for this...
As Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes, “Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.” When it comes to time, you need to...
An interesting story about decision making was once told by Leo Velski Julian. A group of children were playing by the railway tracks. One child was playing on the disused track while the rest played on the working track. At this moment, a train arrives...
Did you know X-Rays, Penicillin, and Coca Cola were all invented by accident? What you are working on today may not always succeed, but it will surely give rise to new ideas that might change your fortunes. So stay curious!...