by Rajan Singh | Dec 26, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Whether it is working on my startup or preparing for the Civil Services exam, I have never needed motivational videos or a pep talk to get going. In fact, you ONLY need these three things to achieve any goal: 1. Take up a goal only if you are willing to happily accept...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 26, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
When I was leaving my job at McKinsey after a relatively short stint of 18 months, a classmate remarked that I was being hasty – in the initial few years on any job, one has to pay the dues. I disagreed – and still do. There are no dues to be paid. We are born free...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 26, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
During my stint in the police, I was once overseeing a jampacked swearing-in ceremony for some new ministers at the Kerala Raj Bhavan (Governor’s official residence). The crowd was in a celebratory mood and hard to control. So when the Chief Minister’s car arrived,...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 21, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
Most of us suck at managing our time. And here is the biggest mistake we make — we try really hard to finish our to-do list. When that does not happen, we get frustrated and blame ourselves for being lazy. In fact, we feel absolutely certain that there is some hack...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 20, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
You can’t sustain a habit unless you learn how to NOT quit. We rarely quit because we decided to. Instead, this is what happens: 1. After sticking to a habit for a few days or weeks, for whatever reason, the streak breaks. For a few days or weeks, we don’t show up. 2....
