Nothing is as bad as it seems.
Reality is a mirror, showing us where our choices have led us.
Instead of unconsciously allowing the past to drive us, we can learn from it to drive the future.
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In 1962, South Korea was the 3rd poorest country in the world. Now, it’s one of 5 richest countries in the world. They pulled this off by investing in human capital, not by starting from 1800 and trying to catch up to the colonial powers.
First we shape them, then they shape us.
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If you are healthy, have someone who loves you, and enjoy a household income greater than $34,000, then you are in the top 1% globally. Think about this.
Why?
Those who don’t ask why they have all this, have no reason to ask ‘why’ when it’s taken away from them.
Resilience and equity go together.
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Researchers have found that in-office productivity is at a 75-year low. They’ve also found that productivity and trust have a symbiotic relationship.
Imagine you’re among the those who’ve figured out how to bend the culture to one that nourishes trust, thereby, yielding productivity. However, you also realize that that the way to get back on track is inconvenient and filled with effort.
Write a letter from the ‘you’ in 5 years to the ‘you’ right now. What would ‘you’ write?
We can cede our status to chance, or use it to create a bright future.
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Deadlines establish runways, not finish lines.
Use the time that you’re given to gather the momentum needed for takeoff.
The price of the specialty generics that threaten to capture your market share might be almost the same as yours.
A Wall Street Journal analysis of pricing data found that CVS and Cigna were charging 24x higher for these drugs than what drugmakers charge; UnitedHealth Group’s prices were 3.5x as much.
For example, the cancer drug Gleevec went generic in 2016 and can be bought today for as little as $55/month. CVS Health and Cigna can charge ≥$6,600/month because they set the prices with their in-house pharmacies.
How much are patients paying for the specialty generics that you’re up against? As important: how much are patients paying for your product? If you don’t uncover this, who will?
The weakest teams are the strongest. They have the power to hold back everyone else.
Who are the laggards? How much time and focus are you focusing on them?
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Feedback will puncture the ego that stands in the way. Learning about ourselves can be painful.
Get out of your own way and be grateful to those who cared enough to give you a chance to level-up.
Lectures are meant to transfer knowledge to them.
Experiments that follow build their self-confidence.
A worthwhile training program sells both knowledge and self-confidence.
