If you want to get better at decision making, then have a point of view.
When you don’t have a point of view, everything is debatable.
Know what you believe and what you don’t.
Once you know what you support and don’t, decisions become faster and seem obvious.
In this subscription economy, if there is one thing that we all should subscribe to is – INSPIRATION. 🙌
We all get inspired by various different things. But there’s a problem.🥺
You run out of inspiration – if not immediately, but eventually.
Either you lose interest or you get inspired (read distracted) by a new shiny thing.
And before you run out of inspiration and stop the engine (your idea or project) completely – you need to refill yourself with some more inspiration.
That’s why even though most of the advice is repetitive and you’ve already heard before, you need to read inspirational books and blogs📖, listen to podcasts 🎧 or watch YouTube 📺, and follow thought leaders on LinkedIn, etc.
You need to keep recharging yourself with the new inspiration before the current one expires. ⛽️
Being inspired is different than being alive. 😇
When you’re inspired – you’re more optimistic, positive, and make things happen faster. ⚡️
Subscribe to “INSPIRATION” – and never cancel that subscription. 💳
A little pain and discomfort is a sign of growth — let it be work, career change, exercise, etc.
A lot of pain and discomfort is a sign of burnout.
But you need to know the subtle difference between the two.
As sometimes when you are too complacent in what you are doing, even a little pain feels like a burnout.
That’s why a lot of the times what you think is a burnout might actually be a growth opportunity.
Just retrospect and see if you’re too complacent with your life – that would tell you the real truth.
This illustration from Tim Urban is the perfect way to start off the new year!
Let’s not get discouraged about the plans that we didn’t complete, the opportunities we didn’t win, and the dreams that we didn’t fullfil.
Instead, let’s get excited about the plans that are worth pursuing, the opportunities that are worth winning, and the dreams that are worth chasing — as there are many of them still available for each one of us!!
Wish you all a very happy, prosperous, and successful 2022! 🎉👍
I was recently asked in an interview how did I learn to be bold.
This quote describes my philosophy the best: 👇
“Fear is temporary, but regret lasts forever.”
Take a plunge.
Life is actually simple. We make it complex.
Here are a few ways to simplify it again: 👇
Are you stuck? Ask others for help.
Are you confused? Ask more questions.
Do you feel angry and frustrated? Meditate and focus on positive things.
Did someone make a mistake? Ask them what happened and tell or help them how to fix it.
Did you make a mistake? Say sorry, learn a lesson, and move on.
Did someone hurt you? Share your feelings with them.
Did someone help you? Say thank you and offer help.
Is someone angry at you? Say sorry, and just talk to them.
Are you angry at someone? Leave your ego aside and just talk to them.
Did you think of someone? Reach out to them.
I typically post about Avoma’s progress and positive thoughts on LinkedIn.
The truth is — life is not all glorious at my end. A lot of things don’t work as per my plan.
But the thing is — I don’t worry too much about things that are not going well.
I retrospect about it, but I don’t worry about it.
If I keep worrying about it, it takes away my focus from celebrating the things that are going well and doing the things I need to do.
There is always something that’s NOT going well literally every day.
Imagine if I keep worrying about such things every day.
Life will be miserable and I will be always worried.
That’s why I focus more on what’s going well and enjoy these achievements.
Hope this might be helpful for someone out there who is worrying about things are not going well in their life, but ignoring all the things that are already going well.
Quite often we don’t realize, delaying a decision or a lack of action is a decision.
If a decision is right or wrong, you only “learn” in hindsight. You never “know” that in foresight.
Life will be a whole a lot easier if you simply relabel “decision” to “experimentation”.
So much of our energy and mental bandwidth is wasted in comparing ourselves with others. 🤷♂️
Wouldn’t it be more effective if we invest that energy in comparing against ourselves, a.k.a. “retrospection”? 🤔
Compare less. Retrospect more. 🧘♂️
Amazon had popularized this leadership principle called “bias for action.”
I find it is not only valuable for leaders at a strategic level, but also extremely useful for individual contributors on a day to day execution level.
Speed is your biggest weapon as an early-stage startup – especially in competitive and hyper-growth businesses.
Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive thinking.
Having a bias for action means you’re not afraid to make decisions and take action, even when you face uncertainty.
The first step to develop a bias for action is to simply put down your thoughts into some document.
Write down any fact, question, concern, idea, or task that you are thinking about.
Once you write down the first sentence, writing down the next one becomes comparatively easier.
The more you write down, the more clarity you get, and the path for execution becomes clear and easier.
Every single time, when we are brainstorming new initiatives, and when things get all overwhelming, I’ve seen writing things down has worked like a charm.
That’s when I realized, “bias for action” is not some fancy leadership principle that I need to learn.
It simply starts with writing down the first sentence.
Aditya Kothadiya 