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Your Onboarding Is Failing You: The Truth About Your First 90 Days

Introduction  Starting a new job usually comes with excitement and high expectations. You receive your welcome email, complete paperwork, attend orientation sessions, get access to company systems, and meet your new colleagues. Everything may appear organized, but there is often a gap between being introduced to a company and actually becoming successful within it. There is a good chance your onboarding is failing you, and it may not be your fault. Many organizations focus their onboarding on policies, procedures, training sessions, and administrative requirements. These things are important, but they do not always prepare a new employee to perform effectively. Knowing how a process works is different from understanding how an organization actually operates.  Onboarding Teaches Processes, But Performance Requires More  After leading large supply chain and logistics operations across warehouses, export networks, and global teams, I have seen this situation repeatedly. A ne...

5 Hindrances to Self-Mastery

Introduction Self-Mastery refers to the ability to control one's own desires or impulses. It can be defined as self-control i.e., to be able to exert a strong will against the impulses of oneself to create the future that we wish to create. Master Shi Heng Yi discussed 5 Hindrances to Self-Mastery in the TEDx VITOSHA. He grew up in two different ways of life as he was born in Germany and at the same time, he got the chance to learn about the ancient art coming from the Shaolin Temple. At the age of four, he got introduced into the monastic practices for the first time, nowadays known as Shaolin Kung Fu. A master from the Shaolin Temple told him a story in which a man, who was living close to a mountain, every day thought about how would he climb that mountain and what would he see on the peak of the mountain? Finally, when the day came, he arrived at the foot of the mountain and asked more than 30 people about how they got up the mountain and what did they see there? They all told ...

7 Steps to Self-Fulfillment: Brian Tracy

Introduction: Self- Fulfilment refers to the feeling of satisfaction that you achieve by doing whatever you want. It’s the feeling of contentment. In today’s busy world, you can easily feel unhappy or feel the need for self-fulfilment. You may feel broke, that is, you do not have enough money, or that your relationships are not where you want them to be. You may wonder that if you get something like Money, a Home, Expensive Car, then, you’ll be happy. But the truth is that real happiness in life or self-fulfillment does not come with material things only. Desires, if uncontrolled and developed irrationally, keeps on increasing day by day. Self-fulfilment can be achieved when you have a mindset for it. Brian Tracy has given 7 steps that you can take to achieve self-fulfilment. Brian Tracy’s 7 Steps to Feel More Fulfilled and Happy: 1. Surround Yourself With Positivity According to Brian Tracy, Positivity in life is essential for healthy and happy living. But our environment and the peop...

Hyperfocus: How To Be More Productive In A World Of Distraction

Introduction: What is Hyperfocus? Hyperfocus refers to highly focused attention that lasts over a very long time. When you have hyperfocus, you can concentrate on something so hard that you tend to lose track of everything else going on around you. In it, one task fills your entire attention space. It makes a person completely immersed in work and as a result, makes him/her happier. Chris Bailey introduced two important concepts; ‘Hyperfocus’ and ‘Scatterfocus’ in his book ‘Hyperfocus – How to be more productive in a world of distraction’. Both Hyperfocus and Scatterfocus are crucial. Hyperfocus allows a person to stay focused on one problem and execute whereas Scatterfocus allows a person for creativity and new insights. Four types of tasks: Chris Bailey, in his book ‘Hyperfocus – How to be more productive in a world of distraction’, mentioned that there are mainly four types of tasks: 1. Necessary work – These are very unattractive yet productive tasks. We do them only when we have a...

The Ant Philosophy By Jim Rohn

Introduction: Ants are popularly known to be the most laborious creatures known to human beings. We all have heard several hard work and commitment stories of Ants from our elders or have read them in comics or various storybooks. Jim Rohn has given ‘The Ant Philosophy’ wherein he talks about the Ant’s 4 step process to success. It’s a simple yet powerful philosophy and can be followed in our daily lives. 4 steps of Jim Rohn’s ‘The Ant Philosophy that lead to success: 1. Ants never quit. According to Jim Rohn, the first step of the process to achieve success given in ‘The Ant Philosophy’ is to Never Give Up. Ants do not quit. If they are heading in some direction towards something, they won’t stop and find another way if you try to stop them. They’ll try to move to the sides, climb over or go under, etc., to find a way. They never quit looking for a way to get to the place where they want to go. Even if you squish an anthill, they build it again, no matter how many times you do that. 2...

The Law Of Compensation: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Introduction The law of compensation was discussed by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his book called ‘Essays’. This law implies that a person will always be compensated for all his efforts and contributions, no matter what kind of effort it is or how much or how little it is. In his opinion when someone makes efforts, his/her reward may not come back right away at that very moment, all at once or in the manner that he/she might have expected it, but it will come sooner or later in some of the other forms. Transform your life through these books  Million dollar Habits | Eat that Frog | Ikigai | Think and Grow Rich | Twelve Pillars It’s not necessarily just the money or financial gains. You can give love and get love or something other than love in return. By helping others, you may get back happiness, financial rewards, or fulfilling relationships as compensation. The world we live in works in mysterious ways. How to use The Law of compensation in our lives? What you have in your mind i...

12 Riches Of Life: Napoleon Hill Part 2

Introduction Napoleon Hill's 12 riches of life is one of the most important pieces of advice for all of us. If we learn to implement these tips in our life then we can also become good thought leaders. Everyone gauges riches with material possessions but a person can be called rich if s/he can inculcate the below-mentioned riches. In our last article, we explored the first six riches and now we will understand the rest of the riches. 12 Riches of Life by Napoleon Hill 7. Willingness to Share One’s Blessings: A true leader or a truly great person knows that it is very important to give back to society. It keeps a person grounded and there is a sense of deep self-satisfaction. The simple process of sharing multiplies all the other riches as well. This the seventh and a very important one of the 12 riches of life by Napoleon Hill. 8. Labour of Love: It is a well-known saying that when you love what you do, your vocation becomes a vacation. According to Napoleon Hill, the eighth one ...

12 Riches Of Life: Napoleon Hill Part 1

Introduction Napoleon Hill has given 12 riches of life which are long-lasting and adds long-term richness to your life. Amongst the various other Success pathways given by Napoleon Hill for people in general and specifically for leaders, 12 riches of life are the gems as well as these can help you become a great leader, and a rich person in life, in a true sense. 12 Riches of Life by Napoleon Hill 1.Positive Mental Attitude: The first one of the 12 riches of life given by Napoleon Hill is the Positive Mental Attitude. It is not just limited to thinking positive and good things all the time but is actually beyond that. The attitude of a person is a combination of his/her thoughts, feelings, and actions. 2.Sound Physical Health: It’s a well-known saying that ‘Health is Wealth’. A healthy mind resides in a healthy body. Thus, if you have an unfit body, it will lead to an unfit mind. According to Napoleon Hill, that’s why Sound Physical health holds second place among the 12 Riches of Li...