Some salient notes from the book
- If there’s an elephant in the room, introduce it.
- Even if you are in the position of strength, be fair.
- Have something to bring to the table, people would be more welcoming of you to join in then.
- Get the fundamentals right, fancy stuff does not work without that.
- When you are screwing up and nobody says anything, they have given up on you (that’s a really bad place to be).
- Playing sports is not about learning the technicalities of the game but about teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, the value of hard work and ability to deal with adversity.
- The brick walls are there for a reason. They are not there to keep us out, they are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
- Manage time explicitly like money
- You can always change your plan, but only if you have one.
- Ask yourself: are you spending your time on the right things
- Delegate your work as much as possible
- What’s more fun than fulfilling one’s own dreams is to help someone else fulfill their dreams.
- Use positive language, “When does this [Disney] park close?” is to be responded with “This park is open until 8 PM”.
- Don’t complain about your problems, whining does not help, focus on working harder instead.
- Almost everyone has a good side, if you wait long enough, it will come out.
- Focus on what people do not what they say.
- Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.
- You can be an optimist if you have a contingency plan for what to do when all hell breaks loose.
- A bad apology is worse than no apology.
- No job is beneath you, do your best at whatever job you are put to.
- Rights come with responsibilities.
- If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.