Why: Three letters forming a word with the simplicity and, yet, the power to make us go numb, stumble for words or burst into a litany of excuses. Or whatever we respond could be the essence of the reason why (here's why again) what and how we do what we do.
Why do you donate money to charity? Why do you go to gym? Why don't you support party A and support party B instead? Why do you admire the people you admire? What have you become tired of your job? Why do you keep doing what you do after so many years?
Inspiration, goal setting and pure drive are rooted in the why of things, the reason, motivation and purpose behind plans and actions, leading to desired results. Thousands of companies complain of bad results due to having deviated from their mission, the why of their existence and reason for being.
At an individual level. a little soul searching as to why you chose your profession, the company you are with and the job you do, can help revive the passion in you. That can also help you identify new opportunities for change.
Recommended reading: Start with Why? by Simon Sinek
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Time Affluence
Time has become a commodity. What wouldn't we do with more time in a day?
"I wish I had 30-hour days," I've heard some people say. A day with its 24 hours in it does not seem to be enough to do all we we need to get done, especially at work. The truth is that, as my mom used to say, "there's more time than life."
Tal-Ben-Shahar, a psychology professor at Harvard University, says that Americans are increasingly getting busier by cramming all sorts of activities in their day, from status updating on social networks to shopping, house work on top of their regular work duties. Getting busy, or looking busy, he states, has become a norm or a desired state, leaving very little time for 'quality time,' one of the 5 key ways to happiness.
Evaluating how you spend your time against goals (business and personal), goal setting to maximize quality over quantity and allocating time to your personal life may help decrease frustration and help you feel happier.
"I wish I had 30-hour days," I've heard some people say. A day with its 24 hours in it does not seem to be enough to do all we we need to get done, especially at work. The truth is that, as my mom used to say, "there's more time than life."
Tal-Ben-Shahar, a psychology professor at Harvard University, says that Americans are increasingly getting busier by cramming all sorts of activities in their day, from status updating on social networks to shopping, house work on top of their regular work duties. Getting busy, or looking busy, he states, has become a norm or a desired state, leaving very little time for 'quality time,' one of the 5 key ways to happiness.
Evaluating how you spend your time against goals (business and personal), goal setting to maximize quality over quantity and allocating time to your personal life may help decrease frustration and help you feel happier.
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