Last week I attended a course on Attracting, Hiring and Retaining the Best People. It was session 1 of 3 organized by StartupDigest University, the insider’s guide to the startup world. This week was session 2 and the topic was Top 5 HR Mistakes & Compensation 101. “Right now there is a war on talent. [...]
So recently I was invited to a 3 evening course at StartupDigest University via Hacker Dojo on Attracting, Hiring, and Retaining the Best People. Today was day 1. More to come over the next 2 weeks. StartupDigest is the insider’s guide to the startup world and the evening was hosted by Gagan Biyani, Co-Founder of Udemy, where [...]
So you want to tweak your wakeup time to feel better and ultimately sleep less and have more energy. Education and a system are ultimately what you will need to achieve this. Here’s both, the education and a system to get you started and feeling better each morning. The Education A good night’s sleep always [...]
Body language is a fascinating topic. It has always been on my top topics of interest when reading books. Body language is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Us humans send and interpret such signals subconsciously. And thus is where the power of being able [...]
Last weekend I attended another awesome Bay Area seminar organised by Jeff and Kane to discover the distinct models and techniques to exponentially increase my tangible results. Who are Jeff and Kane For over a decade now, Jeff and Kane have been dedicated to modeling the most successful executives, service professionals and independent contractors to [...]
Looking back at my childhood I see I was afraid to fail. And I shouldn’t have. I wish I failed more. I wish I took more risk and failed more often. I wish I was wiser back then to see that failure isn’t about looking or feeling bad. Who cares what other people think. Who cares about [...]
I have been very busy over the last few months building up the content of my 2nd blog. It is called “The Road to Silicon Valley“. The Road to Silicon Valley chronicles my early days of arriving in California (from Australia) with nothing more than a suitcase of clothes & gadgets. The Road to Silicon Valley’s aim [...]
I just finished reading a New York Times business best seller which geeked me out big time. It’s called Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most. The book is based on 15 years of research at the Harvard Negotiation Project. The content walks the reader through a step-by-step approach with examples demonstrating how to [...]
Few of us are natural-born leaders, according to John C. Maxwell, the author of Developing the Leader Within You. Fortunately though Maxwell teaches us that the traits that are the raw material of leadership can be acquired. As Maxwell explains “You supply desire and I will show you how to be a leader”. So I [...]
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience. ~ Teilhard de Chardin 1881 – 1955 While having an amazing time in NYC mid August with my beautiful friends, it dawned on me that life is all about having experiences. Let me explain. Weeks before this amazing [...]