The fourth of Gandhi’s seven spiritually detrimental traits is knowledge without character. In the world of entrepreneurship, think of this fourth trait or sin, as being all analytical while ignoring your “softer” side. In other words, you deal only with cold, hard facts, and brush off the intuitive, emotional, and creative elements of your self. [Read more…]
The Seven Deadly Sins of entrepreneurship — part three
[Today’s selection is courtesy of 70 Reasons Not to Be an Entreprenuer (and why I wouldn’t do anything else) by Michael A. Babiarz, copyright 2013, all rights reserved]
The third of Gandhi’s seven spiritually detrimental traits is commerce without morality. In today’s terms, we mean conducting business without ethics.
Let’s face it. It’s hard to be honest and ethical when others around you aren’t. [Read more…]
The key to success in everything
There is a singular skill, which if you possess it, is the most definitive predictor of success in any component of a human life. Whether we speak of success in business, success in work, success in relationships, or simply success defined as a satisfied and well-lived life, this one element is the key driver towards achievement in any area.
What is this magical skill, potent elixir, million-dollar idea?
Do you see the halos around everyone?
Treating others fairly is a trait most of us aspire to and admire. To badly paraphrase Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., all of us want to judge our fellow humans by the depth of their character. Yet psychologists, through numerous studies, find that virtually all of us exhibit a form of cognitive dissonance known as the “halo effect.”