I just finished reading the next chapter titled “Developing your most appreciable asset: People” from our book.  I have to say I am pretty pumped up:)  This is one of the biggest chapters in the book and obviously resulted in the largest mind-map so far!  There are a lot of generalizations and possible hot topics in this chapter and personally this topic is very close to my heart.  Honestly, if you missed all the previous meetings and even if you cannot make it to the remaining 3 meetings (for this book), I highly recommend joining us tomorrow.  We can have an explosive conversation on this topic…

Hope to see you all tomorrow.

Here’s a link to the mind-map: Chapter 7: People

I have been reading the book “Influencer: The Power to Change Anything” off and on for a few weeks now. 

One of the sections about influencing emphasizes identifying and changing vital behaviors.  And I could totally relate to the example on how just identifying a few vital behaviors will tremendously impact your quest for losing weight.  Here goes the list:

• Exercise more days than not (i.e. >= 4 days a week)
• Eat Breakfast everyday
• Weigh yourself daily
• Plan where and what to eat during lunch
• Make a grocery list in advance and don’t shop while you are hungry

As simple as that!  The National Weight Control Registry identified these vital behaviors by tracking people who lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for a minimum of 6 years.  So, this definitely for the long-term…

We discussed the importance of “Attitude” in our daily lives, especially for leaders.  As with many of Mr. Maxwell’s principles and ideas, this topic was inspirational and the stories he used were relevant.

Rajeev brought a very unique perspective to many of the principles through his association with Chinmaya Mission Study Group.  Through his opinion, he instilled some much need humility and spirituality in me

We agreed that reinforcing any of these principles was one of the most important tasks for them to be most effective and long-lasting.

Happy reading and we hope to see you all on February 20th as we explore chapter 7: People.

Here’s the link to yesterday’s MindMap one more time: Chapter 6: Attitude

In this chapter Mr. Gardner focuses mostly on respecting people from other cultures and backgrounds; which is critical, again in a global workplace.  Mr. Gardner focuses on the education of respect right from infancy to adulthood.

I probably didn’t capture the entire chapter into the MindMap because there is a lot of detail around specific examples; so you might be better off reading the chapter anyway.

But just to give you a head-start on the topic, here’s the link to the MindMap: MindMap for the Respectful Mind

The third in the series of the “Five Minds for the Future” MindMaps is here!

Although I want to be more on the creative side, I end up being the synthesizing kind most of the time; not a bad outcome, but I strongly believe that truly innovative and revolutionary changes emerge from a creative mind only!  So, I am hoping I can stretch my creating mind as I reach my mid-30s

Hopefully this chapter and the MindMap can help me and other people in the same boat. 

Anyway, here is the link to the MindMap: MindMap for the Creating Mind

The second in the series of the “Five Minds for the Future” MindMaps is here!

Check out synthesizing mind, which I believe is one of the most important in the 21st century of globalization and limitless information!

Here’s the link to the MindMap: MindMap for the Synthesizing Mind