You can't reach for what's in front of you, if you can't let go of what's behind you. ... This is a daily practice for me (I hope). Past baggage weighs down future travels.

Forget purpose. Its okay to be happy without one. The quest for a single purpose has ruined many lives.

I am an anxious person. #Anxiety leads to bad decisions leads to bad futures. In 60 seconds I try to describe how I deal with my anxiety. …see more

You and only you can change your life. You have the knowledge, skills, and ability to create the life you want. But first you must accept this reality and stop expending time and energy blaming the culture, technology, your boss, your organization, your significant other, your children, or your pets for your busyness.

Scaling up should be done right, otherwise it can result in compromised customer satisfaction, low employee morale, neglected operational excellence, poor unit economics and resource mismanagement. Direct your questions to @vanikola by using #ScalingUp on 23rdth Oct, 2:30-3:30pm. Join & RT! …see more

My new podcast — Stupid Deep — just went live on iTunes!!! (Like seconds ago).☺️🚀 This is the first time in two years that I’m able to just focus on the creative without worrying about hiring, firing, company culture, taxes, client projects, internal projects, etc. That being said, our company closed down in October. Alongside this podcast I’m building a community focused on personal branding. Within that community I’m giving away my entire LinkedIn personal branding system that made our clients millions of dollars over the years (other perks in the comments). All you have to do is this: 1️⃣ Rate the show 5 stars on iTunes/Apple Podcasts. 2️⃣ Send me a screenshot and your email before Monday! 3️⃣ I’ll send you access to the community next Monday! Super excited about this. Appreciate all of your support. I’ll be giving away more throughout the week! #justQ 🖖🏽🖤 …see more

Everyone has a unique story, but not everyone leverages its power.🔥 Properly crafted, your career story helps to differentiate you from your competitors, highlight your value, and to draw others to you. This is particularly important if you’re a leader or you’ve had a career transition such as a promotion, founding a company, or striking out on your own. In my latest video, I outline three ways to better tell your career story: 1️⃣ Sell your destiny, not your history. 🔮 2️⃣ Identify your common thread. 🧵 3️⃣ Think like a thought leader. 🧠 So, is it time to tell—or retell—your career story?💁🏼‍♀️ #leadership #career #storytelling …see more

My book, The Guide to the Future of Medicine, is now available in Persian language! It was translated by Dr Farzad Moradhaseli, researcher at the Persian Gulf Biomedical Research Institue and reviewed by Dr Iraj NabiPour, Head of Persian Gulf Biomedical Research Institue. I'm so happy that my book about the future of medical and healthcare technologies can now be read by Persian-speaking students and physicians across and outside Iran. Check the English version here: https://amzn.to/1w0O3sx #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #book #reading #read …see more

When we make decisions on gut, it's not making decisions without data. It's making decisions with incredible amounts of data. In fact so much data that we're not able to comprehend what we've done, so we think of it as "gut" Many would say we drive using our "gut", we see the body language of a kid & think they may jump out after a ball. We're processing enormous amounts of pure objective data in ways we discount as "feeling". Sportspeople are also good examples. When we make decisions with data, we're either picking data we found easily because someone wanted to persuade us, or we're using our own bias based on what we wanted to think and find or on who we decided to ask or listen to. When we make decisions with data, we're processing tiny amounts of messy data in ways we overvalue as "data driven decisions" I really wish we could come to love and respect and develop the innate human qualities we all have in spades, be more aware of the problems of bias involved in this & work against that and to stop our unwavering respect and love of data. ( Clearly this doesn't apply to everything, weather forecasts are better with super computers than feelings,) …see more

Realistically if you asked people what they wanted in 1905, they would not have said " I want a faster horse". We use lines like this all the time to be lazy. There are two issues. 1) If we'd asked people what they wanted they would have said more money, easier jobs, more love, cheaper food, so we then ask more specific questions. By the time we do that, we remove the ability for outlier suggestions. If you ask what the problem with horses is, nobody will suggest a car, because you've set the context. 2) We also only see the world through our expert domain. If you ask a surgeon how to improve my back, they suggest surgery, if you ask a furniture designer, they suggest a better chair to manage the pain. To Quibi, TikTok is a bad TV station, when to a kid, it's a good way to feel connected as time passes. What disrupted the cigarette industry was vaping, what disrupted lighthouses was GPS, what disrupts Fireworks are drones displays, what disrupted Compact discs was codecs and cheaper storage Expertise, the questions we ask, the assumptions we make, are all deadly to any meaningful innovation The great news is that imagination and listening to customers is really cheap. …see more

Every thing you want to know about the Kochhargate that has rocked ICICI Bank and raised key questions on corporate governance in Indian banking and the role of the boards

Where does the Money come from? Is philanthropy always to be celebrated regardless of source of capital? Are all institutions of any kind anywhere in the world have roots in some form of exploitation? Difficult questions to answer. https://lnkd.in/ft7-Sgx

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS. If I blame, I live in the past. When I take full responsibility, I can finally learn from what I did wrong and move forward into the future. Seems trite. But I owe everything to this so simple idea. …see more

10,000 views milestone! 🙌 Thanks to everyone who took the time to watch, like, and share the TEDx talk since May. If you haven't had the chance: https://lnkd.in/g3RzAQA …see more

Sounds familiar :) Image Credit: The New Yorker #startups #Entrepreneurship #fun …see more

It is an exciting time to be working in immersive reality technologies. They will radically change our paradigms in years to come. Moreover, while these are early days for AR/VR, a few niches, including gaming and entertainment, are already making headways in creating exciting new user experiences. However, AR/VR as a means for training and upskilling the modern age workforce could be the most potent application of the immerse technology in the days to come. I anticipate significant AR/VR startups from India in the coming years and look forward to working with them. …see more

Some of the most sustainable #memories we have are either harsh or kind words by somebody. The influence simple words have on someone's life is very high. Just a word can change your life. A kind word can inspire you and make you a better person while a harsh word can stay on like a thorn that you remember for a long time. Many decades ago when I was in 8th grade in school and struggling in Math, my teacher said, "You know you have potential to be first in school. Please come to me with any questions if you are struggling. I will help you, I want to see you reach your full potential." These three sentences and one person changed the trajectory of my life. From then on, I did extremely well in Math, loved the subject (I was doing poorly because I was not interested), and chose engineering because I loved math and problem solving so much. I didn’t know how 2020 would turn out when I chose this year’s resolution to practice kindness more mindfully. My belief that kindness can take us all a long way is only strengthened with current events. Each one of us is fighting our own battles, being kind costs nothing and it creates a positive ripple effect. It’s said, ‘ #Love & #kindness have far greater influence than #punishment upon the improvement of human character’ #SuccessHabits …see more

The case studies of large public company boards are well-documented. The role played by the boards of start-ups need to be highlighted equally given their unique responsibilities. In India, independent (not investor or founder) board members joining a start-up is not a common practice. There is a need for successful entrepreneurs to become independent start-up board members. Early-stage start-ups (series A), require the board to be a mentor, while boards of well-funded (series B & C) start-ups should transition into a fully functioning board for successful compliance, governance, and value addition. For a board meeting to be productive, it should be incisive, and lay the roadmap for better performance. Typically, when three or more investors join a start-up at various stages, the board dynamics can become complex. CEO and investors should, therefore, invest quality time in nurturing relationships, and build consensus, which is critical for a start-up to scale without hiccups. Over the past decade, I have witnessed how there is value destruction when Board conflicts don’t get resolved quickly and effectively. #StartupBoards#Ravi Venkatesan https://lnkd.in/fPMiqcF …see more

Top tips on how to build a responsible business from seven successful women in business: https://virg.in/ifc Holly Branson

People CONSTANTLY make excuses! But your excuses only limit your own success. Push yourself out of your comfort zone, nothing truly exciting or life changing happens in the comfort zone.