The Truth About Influencers

Most influencers are lying. They tell you that you can make a 6 or 7-figure income working 2-4 hours a day while chilling on the beaches of Maldives. You have no bosses, no stress, full freedom, lots of money, creative work, and public adulation. You travel while you...

How to Find Your Inner Motivation

Today, during a Q&A session I was conducting at Nokia, someone asked — “How do I find motivation for a task?” A part of the answer is hidden in plain sight — in your own life. Take this example: Nobody likes filling out forms, waiting in...

The Pain of Growth

Talking about growth mindset has become such a cliche that not a day goes without hearing it. Then why aren’t we all adopting that mindset? Because growth does not come free. Take the example of muscle growth — how does it happen? You go to the gym and...

The Yerkes-Dodson Law

Why do deadlines improve performance? It makes no sense because deadlines create anxiety, which is the enemy of focus and productivity. For that, we need to understand Yerkes-Dodson law. When we have a deadline, our brain releases an alerting chemical called...

Pain is Private While Success is Public

What happens when you take a risk? If you succeed, people will sing folklore about you on LinkedIn. And if you get really lucky, Harvard will write a case study, which MBA students will interpret in all kinds of funny ways. But if you fail, you will bear the pain all...