One of most powerful concepts in the science of strategy is seeing the world as made up of balancing forces of complementary opposites. These forces include the subjectivity and objectivity, weakness and strength, problems and opportunities, creation and destruction, conflict and cooperation, unity and focus, ground and climate, costs and benefits, decisions and actions, opponents [...]
Tagged art of war, forces, strategy, sun tzu, yin and yangVinod Khosla is a Indian-American venture capitalist billionaire. He is an influential personality in Silicon Valley. He was one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems and became a general partner of the venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers in 1986. In 2004 Khosla formed his own firm, Khosla Ventures.
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Conflict is too costly to lead to success. While good strategy can help succeeding in conflict, the best strategy is always avoiding it. No matter what its outcome, competitive success is judged by its rewards and the costs of conflict always decrease those rewards. Over time, conflict has [...]
Tagged art of war, conflict, enemies, peace, politics, strategyPRESIDENT Barack Obama has triggered controversy across the US by announcing he will give a live TV address to children today to mark their first day back at school.
Conservative Republicans have accused him of bringing politics into the classroom and school boards across the nation have been inundated with calls from parents planning to keep [...]
Tagged barack obama, classroom, politics, power, schoolroom1. Buy the Best Suit You Can Afford
Most professional clothiers will tell you it is better to own 1 good suit than 2 cheaper ones. Why? Because the better the suit, the more enjoyable and longer the wearing experience. The two biggest factors in the quality of a suit are cloth and construction. Cloth used [...]
Tagged business, fashion, professional, suitsDon’t underestimate the power of the business card and what it can do for you. It portrays the personality and image of your company and can be the difference between success and failure
The following tips explain how to design a business card that will serve as an effective sales and marketing tool, while properly conveying [...]
Tagged american psycho, business, business card, fashion, perfection, self improvement“No two minds ever come together
without thereby creating a third, invisible intangible force,
which may be likened to a third mind.”
Napoleon Hill
1. The average group works best with two to eight members, no more
than 12—time is the constraint.
2. Meet regularly, weekly if possible. Meet in a nice, preferably inspirational
place if possible. Make sure it’s a well-lit [...]
Poker—both on- and off-line—requires many skills and abilities. Below are some of the traits and skills we speculate are needed to be a successful poker player and the characteristics needed to triumph. We argue that all of these can be utilised in other contexts to bring about success in other areas of life.
1. Critical evaluative [...]
Tagged mastermind, money, poker, wisdomJim Collins opened his book ‘Good to Great’ with the statement, “Good is the enemy of great.” He explained that when we have good schools, good businesses and good government, we are prone to accept that level of quality as sufficient. Collins observed: “Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is so [...]
Tagged achievement, enemy, good, greatness, hungerLaw 1 Never Outshine the Master!
Law 2 Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies
Law 3 Conceal your Intentions
Law 4 Always Say Less than Necessary
Law 5 So Much Depends on Reputation – Guard it with your Life
Law 6 Court Attention at all Cost
Law 7 Get others to do the Work for [...]
1. Don’t Cheat on Your Wife. Don’t cheat on your wife, period. But especially don’t cheat on your wife if you’re planning to run for national office. I learned this lesson from John Edwards in August.
2. Don’t Hire a Prostitute. Don’t hire a prostitute, period. But especially don’t hire a prostitute if you’re already well-recognized [...]
Reading with your mind first; not your eyes. Utilising your subconscious to absorb information.
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”
Mortimer Adler
His accomplishments are inspiring, but it’s his methods that are truly legendary.
The parallels between Albert Einstein and modern entrepreneurs are almost as countless as the comparisons made about them: Imagination. Unconventional thinking. Love of the mysterious. But what really made Einstein tick? It’s one thing to understand what Einstein did. It’s entirely another to [...]
Tagged business, einstein, entrepreneur, ideas, inspiration, thinking“All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts“. James Allen
I have learned that I cannot blame others for my life, or my state of affairs – they are my creation, the end product of my thoughts and actions. Man makes or unmakes himself [...]
Tagged as a man thinketh, audio tape, happiness, james allen, lifeNicholas Boothman, now a lecturer and licensed master practitioner of neurolinguistic programming (the art and science of how the brain affects human connections), says that the key to making others like you quickly lies in establishing a rapport: you have to find out what you have in common or, if you seemingly have nothing in [...]
Tagged attraction, business, communication, networking, social“It is neither the smartest nor the hardest working CEOs who succeed in business. It is the ones who best communicate their firm’s vision to customers, vendors, and employees. Speak like a CEO shows you how.”.
–Tom Stemberg, CEO of Staples
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Tagged ceo, communication, ebook, entrepreneur, presentation, public speaking, speak, Steve Jobs10. Guiliani saying out of early caucuses and primaries. (Sun Tzu: You can’t get ahead by falling behind.)
9. Romney’s not partnering with Christian conservatives in Iowa. (Sun Tzu: On intersecting ground, make allies.)
8. Hillary spending everything on Super Tuesday. (Sun Tzu: Without resources, your army will die.)
7. Obama taking over a month to separate [...]