Sunday 28 June 2020

More Problems Mean More Opportunities




"God offers everything on a platter to the fools and throws challenges to the intelligent because fools cannot encounter challenges while intelligent can overcome them successfully." ―Professor M.S. Rao


People are often scared of problems and stay away from them. But the truth is that problems unlock their hidden potential and throw innumerable opportunities to grow in life. In this blog post, I will discuss exploring opportunities from problems.  

When we look at entrepreneurs and leaders they don’t complain about problems. They see problems as opportunities and think exponentially to create new products and services. They have a unique mindset toward problem-solving.  

Currently, COVID-19 is a problem. But it offered humans to think about climate change, communities, and global societies. It made humans become simple and humble with an emphasis on hope. Once the infectious disease was a problem. Thanks to Sir Alexander Fleming who invented penicillin and ended it. So, problems bring out the best.  

If you perceive problems as problems, they cause you stress and strain. In contrast, if you perceive problems as prospects, they offer you energy and enthusiasm to achieve success. I brooded a lot whenever I had problems in my childhood. After I joined the Indian Air Force when I was 19 years old, I began to view them positively. I identified the root causes and overcame them effectively. After I became a professor in educational institutions, I began to write case studies, explained to students, and improved their problem-solving skills. Additionally, I shared the knowledge freely on my blogs. After I became an author, I began to inspire my readers with positive psychology. Thanks to the change in my perception and improvement in my attitude, personality, and behavior from diversified backgrounds. Currently, I view problems as prospects.

Don’t keep your problems as pending. Solve them by exploring different solutions. Apply each solution to reach your desired outcomes. If you don’t solve the problem, it leads to anxiety and you end up with regrets in your life.


Leave Your Mark

“Your ability to solve problems and make good decisions is the true measure of your skill as a leader.” —Brian Tracy

Drew Houston, the co-founder of Dropbox once remarked, “The happiest and most successful people I know don’t just love what they do, they’re obsessed with solving an important problem, something that matters to them. They remind me of a dog chasing a tennis ball: their eyes go a little crazy, the leash snaps and they go bounding off, plowing through whatever gets in the way.” Life is all about packaging and presenting in a positive way to inspire others. There are people who rose from the mud like the lotus. Let us look at the lotus, not the mud. Similarly, let us look at the opportunities, not problems.

Train your brain to view problems as prospects and work smart to achieve your success. Be ahead of times and technologies. Identify the problems that you can solve in the future and offer innovative solutions to stand out from others. Here are some areas where you can explore to leave your impact—cybersecurity, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence to name a few.  If you want to leave your mark, identify the challenges of the future, take one challenge you are passionate about, and invent innovative and simple solutions to solve it. 


“Every problem is a gift. Without them we wouldn’t grow” —Tony Robbins

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Friday 26 June 2020

“The future of leadership and coaching depends on how the executive coaches will think, guide, and help leaders and senior executives resolve complicated challenges by providing innovative and simple solutions.” ―Professor M.S. Rao




“The future of leadership and coaching depends on how the executive coaches will think, guide, and help leaders and senior executives resolve complicated challenges by providing innovative and simple solutions.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Be clear about your goals and objectives. Anticipate what the other party expects. Bridge the gap between them to achieve a win-win outcome. Above all, create a graceful exit to the other party to end the negotiation process with a sweet note.” ―Professor M.S. Rao



“Be clear about your goals and objectives. Anticipate what the other party expects. Bridge the gap between them to achieve a win-win outcome. Above all, create a graceful exit to the other party to end the negotiation process with a sweet note.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Emphasize soft tactics in the first stage, hard tactics in the second stage, and again soft tactics in the third stage to achieve the desired outcomes during the negotiation process.” ―Professor M.S. Rao




“Emphasize soft tactics in the first stage, hard tactics in the second stage, and again soft tactics in the third stage to achieve the desired outcomes during the negotiation process.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Hard tactics involve threats while soft tactics involve compromises. Hard tactics involve criticism while soft tactics involve conciliation. Hard tactics involve rigidity while soft tactics involve flexibility. It is ideal to emphasize smart tactics by sandwiching hard tactics between two soft tactics and blending hard and soft tactics as per the situation to achieve a win-win outcome.” ―Professor M.S. Rao



“Hard tactics involve threats while soft tactics involve compromises. Hard tactics involve criticism while soft tactics involve conciliation. Hard tactics involve rigidity while soft tactics involve flexibility. It is ideal to emphasize smart tactics by sandwiching hard tactics between two soft tactics and blending hard and soft tactics as per the situation to achieve a win-win outcome.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Smart tactics is to sandwich hard tactics between two soft tactics and blend hard and soft tactics as per the situation to achieve a win-win outcome.” ―Professor M.S. Rao



“Smart tactics is to sandwich hard tactics between two soft tactics and blend hard and soft tactics as per the situation to achieve a win-win outcome.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“I was not blessed to study in standard educational institutions and I was not blessed to teach in standard educational institutions. I was cursed to be born in a toxic family and grew up in a toxic environment. Yet, I achieved success in my life because of my self-education, learning, and bitter experiences.” ―Professor M.S. Rao




“I was not blessed to study in standard educational institutions and I was not blessed to teach in standard educational institutions. I was cursed to be born in a toxic family and grew up in a toxic environment. Yet, I achieved success in my life because of my self-education, learning, and bitter experiences.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“When you want to deliver an inspiring commencement speech, research about the audience thoroughly, brainstorm several ideas, shortlist the best one, prepare a unique content and rehearse several times to build your confidence, connect with your audience effectively and ensure takeaways successfully.” ―Professor M.S. Rao



“When you want to deliver an inspiring commencement speech, research about the audience thoroughly, brainstorm several ideas, shortlist the best one, prepare a unique content and rehearse several times to build your confidence, connect with your audience effectively and ensure takeaways successfully.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Add value to your communities and societies as per your age, experience, environment, and availability of resources to lead your life with purpose and meaning.” ―Professor M.S. Rao




“Add value to your communities and societies as per your age, experience, environment, and availability of resources to lead your life with purpose and meaning.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Delivering a commencement address is a great responsibility. So, you must choose your topic wisely and choose your words carefully.” ―Professor M.S. Rao




“Delivering a commencement address is a great responsibility. So, you must choose your topic wisely and choose your words carefully.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Conformists remain in their comfort zone and seek validation and approval from others. In contrast, non-conformists come out of their comfort zone and leave their marks.” ―Professor M.S. Rao



“Conformists remain in their comfort zone and seek validation and approval from others. In contrast, non-conformists come out of their comfort zone and leave their marks.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Life is all about peaks and valleys and they come in battalions.” ―Professor M.S. Rao




“Life is all about peaks and valleys and they come in battalions.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Authors win their readers intellectually while speakers win their audiences emotionally.” ―Professor M.S. Rao




“Authors win their readers intellectually while speakers win their audiences emotionally.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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“Be crisp in content and clear in communication to move masses.” ―Professor M.S. Rao



“Be crisp in content and clear in communication to move masses.” ―Professor M.S. Rao
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Monday 22 June 2020

Jack Ma's Life Lessons and Rules for Success



“No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the dream you saw on the first day. It’ll keep you motivated and rescue you (from any weak thoughts).” —Jack Ma 

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba rose from humble origins and became a role model for other entrepreneurs globally. In this post, I will outline lessons from his leadership.

Jack Ma was born in 1964. He was an English teacher and ventured into the e-commerce business. He has entrepreneurial zeal and enthusiasm. He encountered several failures and finally became the richest person in China. He was rejected by Harvard and KFC. Time and timing favored Jack Ma. When he entered into business internet was booming. He knew English which became an advantage to him. He used the English language effectively and the timing of the internet swiftly to start his e-commerce business. Here are some lessons to learn from his leadership. Love the government but don’t marry it. He did not get any support from the government. He took money from customers and showed more returns to his customers. Customers became happy and respected him. Take risks. Create opportunities for the people and the government. Empower others to be successful in this world. Make other people powerful. Never give up.

Hollywood inspired Jack Ma. He likes the film ‘Forrest Gump’. He adopts Taiichi philosophy. He enjoys reading and writing. He implores his employees to work hard for others, not for themselves. He opines that young people are depressed and often complain a lot. They must improve their mindset and view the world with optimism and explore opportunities. He wants to teach young people and intends to spend time with them.


Never Give Up

“Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” —Jack Ma

Jack Ma is intelligent and practical. He is cool and composed. He has tons of enthusiasm with a sense of humor. He is a good listener and a great storyteller. He shares anecdotes and examples to connect with others. He is diplomatic in his business dealings. He is an ideal example that nothing is impossible in this world.

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Sunday 21 June 2020

How Did Hitler's Speaking Skills Help Him Come To Power?




“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” —Adolf Hitler 

During the global lockdown on June 21, 2020, I viewed the movie ‘Hitler - A Career’ on Netflix to understand Adolf Hitler’s strategy, leadership, and speaking style to share with my readers. The movie is a long compilation of documentary footage. I read his autobiography Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”) when I served as a corporal in the Indian Air Force in 1988. I viewed some of his videos on speaking before I authored my award-winning book on public speaking titled, ‘Secrets of Successful Public Speaking: How to Become a Great Speaker.’ URL: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Successful-Public-Speaking-Speaker/dp/1628656107.

Adolf Hitler was a master strategist, great orator, and an expert in the propagation of his ideals and ideas. He had suicidal tendencies when he was young. He served in the German army as a corporal. He exploited each crisis. He manipulated people with his rhetoric for his political and ideological ends. He was impatient and hungry for power. He was constantly on the move. He played double games. He made major decisions when he was in the mountains.  He felt loneliness in the end.


Adolf Hitler—A Great Orator

No leader is entirely good and no leader is entirely bad. There is always something to learn even from bad leaders. Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933. He was an energetic and inspiring speaker. He was a crowd captivator and knew how to mobilize masses. He talked about national pride and persuaded his people in the name of nationalism. He knew how to adapt to his audiences. He was an expert in body language and knew how to give pauses to enable his audiences to understand the essence and applaud. His content was crisp and communication was clear. He wrote his speeches and edited them several times to drive home his ideologies and messages. He rehearsed his prepared speeches, delivery, hand gestures, and body language. He included animation to convey his ideologies emphatically. He took feedback from his facial expressions, vocal expressions, and body expressions to improve his oratory. He perfected the art and craft of public speaking by emphasizing excellence. He created a unique brand by including in his speeches the words such as “sword”, “fire”, and “blood” and he relied on symbolism, with metaphors such as the eagle and swastika featuring heavily.


Emphasize Character, not Charisma

Adolf Hitler was a charismatic and visionary leader with a vision of 1000 years for Germany. But he failed to accept the realities and refused to take feedback from his generals. At times, he made poor decisions thus losing in World War II. As successes come in battalions the failures also come in battalions. He enjoyed both successes and failures one after another. He was unable to reconcile the failures that came in battalions and committed suicide finally in 1945. He left behind a shameful legacy for his nation.

Greatness comes from character, not charisma. To conclude, emphasize the right means to achieve your ends. Emphasize humanity and serve global societies to leave your everlasting legacy.


"When you are in the light, everything will follow you. But when you enter dark, even your own shadow will not follow you, that is life.” —Adolf Hitler

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Professor M.S. Rao
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Saturday 20 June 2020

Words of Wisdom―Build Your Body of Work




“If you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead, no matter where you come from, what you look like or who you love.” ―Barack Obama

I enjoyed listening to Barack Obama’s commencement speech in 2009 at Arizona State University. There are several takeaways from his thought-provoking and inspiring speech. Here are some of them. You cannot rest on laurels. The clapping of success is a byproduct. There is always more to learn and achieve. Materialistic possessions display poverty of ambition. Don’t compromise your values, principles, and commitment. Politicians often talk about polls, not principles. You must work hard and explore smart ideas. Question conventional wisdom. Let bygones be bygones. Focus on rebuilding things. Nobody cares about your money. Care for the people around you. Build your body of work consistently. Challenges are a privilege. The tough moments encourage you to try harder, dig deeper, and discover the gifts you never knew that you had within you.  Build your body of work.


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Professor M.S. Rao
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Thursday 18 June 2020

Walking Styles and their Personality Types







When I was working as a professor in a private educational institution in India, a few of my students asked me why I always walked alone. They added that most faculty members walked in a group or with their colleagues. They found me unique and different from others. They informed me that they liked the way I walked alone with grace. I liked their compliment. Now I started to analyze the reasons behind walking alone instead of walking with others.  

I served in the Indian Air Force where I used to do a parade in groups. I worked in teams. After the office hours, I used to walk with my friends in civil clothes. After I left the Indian Air Force, I preferred walking alone as civilians could not keep pace with my walking style. 

People are different with different walking styles. In spite of leaving the Indian Air Force, I still walk like a soldier with chest up. Most people appreciate that I walk graciously while a few criticize that I walk aggressively. Of course, it depends on their perceptions. Here are some observations about the personalities who walk alone. They are confident. They believe in themselves. They have strong wings. They have a strong direction. They have a clear focus on their goals and objectives. They cannot be distracted easily. They hit the bull’s eye.

I walk alone because I am a fitness freak. When I walk alone lots of ideas flash on my mind and I capture them in a pocket diary that I always carried with me. I started jotting my ideas on my smartphone recently.

According to the various personality types, I belong to the category of The Driver and The Influencer. I discovered that because of my military, teaching, and training background, I am logical and productive and I know how to get the things done effectively.


Conclusion

"I love walking because it clears your mind, enriches the soul, takes away stress, and opens up your eyes to a whole new world.” ―Claudette Dudley

People have different personalities because of their heredity, environment, and upbringing. To conclude, there is nothing like a good or bad walking style. Everyone has their own style of walking based on their personalities. Let us respect them irrespective of their walking style.   


“I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one's batteries.” ―Grace Kelly

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