Self Motivation

Recently I have understood how important it is to be self motivated. We all look for motivation in life and work. Something our colleagues become our motivation and some time our family members. A person is lucky if he has a motivator…and he’s blesses if he has a mentor who aligns him to the correct path.

But sometimes this stability is absent in our life and this absence can cause depression to a point where life seems to be uninteresting and everything suffers…Life & Work. 

At this point we fail to see someone who can always come to our help…and that’s WE…OUR SELF.

"Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly." -  Stephen R. Covey

No one knows you better than you yourself. We know what de-motivates us and we know motivates us. What we only need to do is spend some time in self realization.

“To Achieve the Impossible we need to achieve something which is very much possible – Understand ourselves….”

To be Self Motivated you need to be stable and to be stable you need to be -

1.       Accept yourself for who you are and understand yourself mentally, physically and spiritually

2.       Learn to control your mind, body and emotions so that you strengthen your inner self and make it apparent to others

3.       Begin changing what you do not like about yourself – Don’t wait for other to help you out or guide you – Just Start

4.       Have a tremendous amount of pride in yourself 

48 Laws of POWER

Laws of Power - These are very simple when you read them. But when it comes to application we simply fail. The laws are self explainatory; my suggestion is simply start applying them in small ways without thinking much on how they will help you - cause slowly you will see results.

Here are the Laws -

Law 01 ~ Never Outshine The Master
Law 02 ~ Never Put Too Much Trust In Friends, Learn How To Use Enemies
Law 03 ~ Conceal Your Intentions
Law 04 ~ Always Say Less Than Necessary
Law 05 ~ So Much Depends On Reputation? Guard It With Your Life
Law 06 ~ Court Attention At All Cost
Law 07 ~ Get Others To Do The Work For You, But Always Take The Credit
Law 08 ~ Make Other People Come To You? Use Bait If Necessary
Law 09 ~ Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument
Law 10 ~ Infection; Avoid The Unhappy And Unlucky
Law 11 ~ Learn To Keep People Dependent On You
Law 12 ~ Use Selective Honesty And Generosity To Disarm Your Victim
Law 13 ~ When Asking For Help, Appeal To People's Self-interest, Never To Their Mercy Or Gratitude
Law 14 ~ Pose As A Friend, Work As A Spy
Law 15 ~ Crush Your Enemy Totally
Law 16 ~ Use Absence To Increase Respect And Honor
Law 17 ~ Keep Others In Suspended Terror; Cultivate An Air Of Unpredictability
Law 18 ~ Do Not Build Fortresses To Protect Yourself? Isolation Is Dangerous
Law 19 ~ Know Who You're Dealing With? Do Not Offend The Wrong Person
Law 20 ~ Do Not Commit To Anyone
Law 21 ~ Play A Sucker To Catch A Sucker? Seem Dumber Than Your Mask
Law 22 ~ Use The Surrender Tactic; Transform Weakness Into Power
Law 23 ~ Concentrate Your Forces
Law 24 ~ Play The Perfect Courtier
Law 25 ~ Re-create Yourself
Law 26 ~ Keep Your Hands Clean
Law 27 ~ Play On People's Need To Believe To Create A Cult like Following
Law 28 ~ Enter Action With Boldness
Law 29 ~ Play All The Way To The End
Law 30 ~ Make Your Accomplishments Seem Effortless
Law 31 ~ Control The Options; Get Others To Play With The Cards You Deal
Law 32 ~ Play To People's Fantasies
Law 33 ~ Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew
Law 34 ~ Be Royal In Your Own Fashion; Act Like A King To Be Treated Like One
Law 35 ~ Master The Art Of Timing
Law 36 ~ Disdain Things You Cannot Have; Ignoring Them Is The Best Revenge
Law 37 ~ Create Compelling Spectacles
Law 38 ~ Think As You Like But Behave Like Others
Law 39 ~ Stir Up Waters To Catch Fish
Law 40 ~ Despise The Free Lunch
Law 41 ~ Avoid Stepping Into A Great Man's Shoes
Law 42 ~ Strike The Shepherd And The Sheep Will Scatter
Law 43 ~ Work On The Hearts And Minds Of Others
Law 44 ~ Disarm And Infuriate With The Mirror Effect
Law 45 ~ Preach The Need For Change, But Never Reform Too Much At Once
Law 46 ~ Never Appear Too Perfect
Law 47 ~ Do Not Go Past The Mark You Aimed For; In Victory, Learn When To Stop
Law 48 ~ Assume Formlessness

DISTINGUISH YOURSELF

In this cut throat competition it is important that you stand out from the crowd...if you think doing this is a challenging task...then I will try and change that thought.
 
Below are few task which you need to apply - show - implement in your daily task. Simple as they are to read - difficulty are they to implement...Why so? Simple - we cant stick to them after starting them.

An advice....Start one by one - One task at a time (1 task a week should be a good start). Try them and tell me - if they make any change in your life...

If you want any point to be explained in detail - Do comment so that I can address it.
 
1. Care as if it’s your own

2. Do your daily work with passion

3. Build Strong Relationships

4. Dream Big

5. Set the right expectations - Under promise & Over Delivery

6. Ask for help

7. Celebrate small victories

8. Set high standards

9. Know your values

10. Pursue right membership

11. Help people help themselves

12. Be a reader

13. Plan by outcome

14. Think long term

15. Embrace Uncertainty with easy

16. Ask the right questions

17. Engage with a coach

18. Be relevant

19. Getting back on your feet fast

20. Lead a volunteer effort

21. Balance innovation & continuous improvement

Innovation   to   Continuous Improvement   to  Innovation - Keep the cycle going.

22. Learn to Sell

23. Influence the influencer

QUESTIONS to ASK to a CUSTOMER

Get information from some one is really really difficult. If you ask wrong questions you will get wrong answers. That's why it becomes imperative that we ask the right questions.

So what questions should we be asking our customers....Below I am listed 5 basic questions which can work for you. Asking these questions directly may not help you get the answers immediately...but if you work your way to these questions...it will provide you valuable information. Information through which you can create loyal customers.

1. Why do you do business with us?

2. Why do you do business with competition?

3. How and when have we made it hard for you to do business with us?

4. What will you need form us in future?

5. What is one change you would like in our organisation?

Leadership - Lesson no 1

One of the most important aspect of leadership is caring. Your team member / employees are the one who are in daily touch with customer and the ones who respond / react to their needs / requirements. 

Obviously you would like them to react in a good way & fulfill their needs & requirements. Is this possible if your employees do not feel cared about? What reaction / response will they give customers when they themselves feel neglected and not cared for? You already know the answer.....

Therefore remember the 1st basic rule  " Take care of your employees so that they in turn can take care of your customers"