21 SKILLS That Will Pay You Forever.

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1. Ability to sell and negotiate.

2. Ability to convey what you think and feel.

3. Ability to break a process down into smaller steps.

4. Ability to shut up, listen and learn from others.

5. Ability to adopt, improvise and overcome obstacles.

6. Ability to read, understand and memorize.

7. Ability to walk away.

8. Ability to manage time effectively.

9. Ability to stay positive and optimistic.

10. Ability to write words to persuade and influence others.

11. Ability to speak in front of large audience.

12. Ability to keep trying even after failure.

Psychology Of Handwriting You Should Know.

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1. Size Of Your Letters.

Big - you are an outgoing person.

Small - you are an introvert.

Average - you have a strong ability to focus and concentrate.

2. Spacing Between Your Words.

Large spaces - you enjoy freedom and independence.

Little space - you enjoy company of others more.

Very jammed words - you might be intrusive.

3. Pen Pressure You Use While Writing.

Heavy pressure - you are tensed and angry.

Moderate pressure - you are more committed.

Soft pressure - you are empathetic and sensitive.

4. The Way Dot Your Lower case "i's".

Dot high on the page - you have an active imagination.

Closely dotted i - you are organized and detail-oriented.

Dot i's to the left - you are procrastinator.

Dot i's like a circle - you are playful and have childish qualities.

IKIGAI - The Secret To Live A Long And Happy Life.

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Iki meaning 'to live' and gai meaning 'reason'.

Your Ikigai is your reason to live.

Find your Ikigai in life using the simple steps below.

1. Find And Follow Your IKIGAI.

Ask yourself these 4 questions.

- What do I love?
- What am I good at?
- What does the world need from me?
- What can I get paid for?

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing:

The last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

2. Take It Slow.

- Be passionate about everything you do.

- Be relaxed and enjoy all that you do.

- Celebrate all the time, even the little joys of life.

- Slowing down is a conscious choice and not always an easy one.

' There is nothing wrong in enjoying life's pleasures'.

HOW TO REJUNEVATE YOURSELF BEFORE NEW YEAR 2023:

1. Try 2 new good habits

- Good habits are always tough to start and continue.

- Pick 2 habits which you wanted to start.

- Drop 2 habits which you want to give up.

- Stick with your routine.

- You just have 60 days left for the new year Get going !

2. Set the happy mood for new year

- Holding grudges takes up your energy more than anyone else.

- It pulls you down.

- Forgive and forget.

- It makes you feel lighter and happier.

3. Relive the beautiful moments of this year

- Never miss a chance to thank who made your days better.

- Take a walk down the memory lane and recall the people you met and the wonderful memories you had this year.

- New year is the best time to thank them.

4. Book a dream holiday

- What better way to refresh yourself than a Holiday.

- Take few days break from your work and go for a holiday.

12 Tips To Become A Mindful Person.

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1. Don't multitask.

- Do not switch attention between multiple tasks.

- It's not good for the brain. Perform one activity at a time.

2. Stay off your phone.

- Keep off technology when you are involved in other activities or around other people.

- Look around at your surroundings. Notice the details of anything that catches your eyes.

3. Focus on the positives.

- Being focused on the negatives is a normal human tendency.

- It prevents people from enjoying the positives.

4. Pause before reacting.

- Having habitual automatic reactions to difficult events, are not very helpful ways to respond.

- Choose a helpful response, rather than reacting automatically.

- Meditation strengthens this skill.

12 must read books about power + influence

1. Influence The Psychology of Persuasion

2. The Art of War

3. How to win friends and influence people

4. 48 laws of power

5. Emotional intelligence

15 Hacks To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence.

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1. Keep Track Of Your Feelings.

- Be self aware.

- Be conscious of what makes you angry - hunger/bad news/being ignored etc.,

- Centering yourself is easy, concentrating on your breathing.

- Breathing helps you relax your nerves and gives better control of your emotions

2. Respond Instead Of Reacting During Conflict.

- Stay calm during the times of crisis. Ensure not to act impulsively.

- Main goal during conflict is finding a suitable resolution for both parties.

- Ensure your actions and emotions are geared towards finding a solution.

3. Be Responsible For Your Feelings.

- Emotions are not bad.

- Accept that you are in charge of your feelings. The moment you accept this and stop blaming others, you are a step closer to being EI.

'Emotions will either serve or master depending on who is in charge.

4. Celebrate Positive Moments.

- Relish positive moments to have a better relationship at work and home.

- It helps you to face your problems and have a solution to your problems.

Psychology Of Manipulation You Should Know.

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1. Choice of meeting location.

- You might be asked to meet in a place he/she has more more dominance and control.

- It makes them feels ownership and familiarity and where you lack them.

- Avoid getting caught in this trick, choose a place that is neutral, new to both of you.

2. Pushes you to speak first.

- By speaking first, you establish your baseline and they vigilantly look for your Weaknesses.

- They ask you probing questions to understand your thoughts better

- Dont overtalk, ask questions in return to understand the opposite person's stance

3. Manipulation of Facts.

- Lying/Excuse-making/Being two-faced/Blaming the victim/withholding of key information/Exaggeration/ One-sided bias of issue

- Dont fall for lies or feel bad for when someone starts blaming. They might be trying to manipulate you

4. "intellectual bullying"- showing off expertise and knowledge.

- They take advantage of you by imposing alleged facts, statistics, and other data you may know little about

- Dont lose your stance. If it is a pre-planned meeting, do your homework to have better knowledge.

27 Life Lessons You Should Learn From The Game Of Chess.

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1. Make every move with an intent. Align your actions with a pre determined strategy.

2. Learn to play and live less obviously. Be unpredictable and interesting.

3. Always consider the whole board when deciding on a move. See the big picture.

4. Spot patterns. Learn to see patterns and take advantage of them.

5. Play for the advantage. If you already have it, maintain it. If you don't have it, create it.

6. Accumulate small advantages.

7. Trade wisely. Where possible, trade low value positions for better ones.

8. Everyone's playing their game. The problem is that not everyone knows they are playing.

9. Castle your king. Protect the things that are most important.

10. Cut your losses. Sometimes you are going to lose. Try to minimize your losses and move on.

11. Never get too comfortable. Keep thinking, looking for new opportunities.

12. Every move is important.

51 Basic Skills Men Must Master In Life.

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1. Basic household repair.

2. How to buy a dress. Fit, fabric, texture, patterns.

3. Improve posture.

4. Know your body measurement.

5. Communicate what you want to barber.

6. Give a good massage.

7. Read body language.

8. Drive car and bike.

9. Throw a punch.

10. Squat, dead lift, bench press properly.

11. How to spot fake news.

12. Stand up for others.

Psychology Of Procrastination And Tips to Tackle Them.

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1. Perfectionist's Fear.

- Procrastination is the subconscious fear of failure.

- If you put off a task long enough, then you don't have to face up to the potential negative results.

- Don't stick to getting minor things 'just right', it causes delay in continuing the task.

How To Tackle:

- Try visualizing the completion of your task in the positive way.

- Understand perfection is a myth.

- Put in your best effort and realize that's all you can do.

2. Dreamer's Lack Of Action.

- Person who is highly creative and has many brilliant ideas but can't put them to action.

- This happens as there is no goal setting involved after the idea has been created.

- Aimless approach manifests lack of decision making and delays.

How To Tackle:

- Once you have an idea, write down a timeline of what you want to achieve and by when.

- Do this daily to keep yourself on track and accountable.

7 Powerful Mantras To Live By.

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1. It's not what you cannot do, but what you can do.

- When you think of a goal or a task, your brain immediately comes up with reasons why you cannot do that task.

- Try to reason out each negative thought with a positive thought.

- Itis too tough? It is a great learning experience

- It will be too time consuming? It does not give me time for worrying or time wasters.

- Slowly, you will find the positive side of why you should be doing the task and how easily how you can do that.

2. Forget the mistake. Remember the lesson.

- Mistakes are very common. Everyone makes mistakes.

- What you learn from that mistakes and avoid the same mistake again makes all the difference.

- Learning from your mistakes is smart, learning from athers mistakes makes you wise

3. I am enough. I do need to prove anything to anybody

- We spend most of our time to impress someone that you are worth it

- Realise what you want in life before you deviate very far from your goals, trying to prove yourself

- If you are changing, do it wll, for yourself

9 Common Mind Games People Play On You.

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1. Gas Lighting

Using denial, lying, misinformation, and contradiction to make you doubt your sanity, memory and perception.

How to OUTSMART:

Disengage and walk away.

2. Negative Humor

Making critical remarks disguised as sarcasm or humor to make you feel inferior or less secure.

How to OUTSMART:

Remain calm. Smile and put that person in the spotlight by asking questions.

3. Victimhood

Designed to exploit your good will, guilty conscience, protective and nurturing instinct in order to benefit personally.

How to OUTSMART:

Don't get emotionally involved or let go that relationship.

4. Pretend Ignorance

Playing dumb in order to get away with behaviour or things.

How to OUTSMART:

Judge action not intention.

25 Things You Should Know About Yourself.

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1. What is an ideal day to you?

2. What is your passion?

3. What are your 'non negotiables' in relationships and friendships?

4. What is your life philosophy?

5. What are your strengths?

6. What are your weaknesses?

7. What people like about you?

8. What is successful for you?

9. What can you do for hours happily?

10. What do other people come to you for help with?

11. What activities are boring to you?

12. What drains your energy?

12 must read books to overcome procrastination and anxiety

1. Atomic habits

2. Eat that frog

3. Unf#ck your brain

4. Declutter your mind

5. Hyperfocus

12 must read books on decision making and problem solving.

1. The great mental models

2. Thinking fast and slow

3. The art of war

4. Algorithms to live by

5. Poor charlie's almanack

Habits to make your life happier in 66 days.

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1. Say "no" when you mean "no".

- Master the art of saying "no."

- Never commit yourself to something you cannot do and struggle later.

- Try something like, "I'd love to help you, but I can't give the time and effort to this task that it deserves".

2. Manage your money carefully

- Spend money on things that bring you joy and happiness

- Invest in yourself that is the best investment you could do for your future.

- Never postpone simple joys in life.

3. Set your alarm few minutes earlier

- Dont underestimate the power of waking few minutes early.

- It gives the great feeling that you are already in charge of your day.

- when you feel you are in charge, you end up feeling happier.

4. Be prepared for the next day

- write a to-do list considering your life goals, the previous night.

- Ensure every move of yours is in the direction of your goals.

- Working towards your goal on a daily basis boosts your happiness.