“I believe that we are at our best when we are not even considering ourselves in life. During my best days, I don’t even think about or consider myself because I’m too busy working and helping other people.” - Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search For Meaning

Achieving inner excellence is a process. Building mental muscle, like building physical muscle, requires time and effort. So be patient. And this much I will tell you. The more you work on the inside, the more it will show on the outside. People cannot read your mind but they can read your body language.

“Humility is born of respect. Respect for what we do not know. Respect for what we cannot readily see. But out of this humble approach to life, we are more likely to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us, more likely to gaze into a microscope or peer at the stars and be awed, more likely to be inspired by little acts of kindness.” - Admiral William H. McRaven (United States Navy Retired).

We do what we think we can do. We don’t attempt what we think we are incapable of. But we can change that if we’re willing to question and challenge these long held beliefs. This is what I want for you.

“Success is not about never failing. It’s about knowing that when we do inevitably fail and get knocked down and bloodied, it’s all about knowing you have the mojo to get back up.”

“Helping others can provide us with enthusiasm, encouragement, and even joy by forcing us to summon them when we’re feeling discouraged. If one lights a fire for others, one will brighten one’s own way.” This is what I want for you.

Going to a seminar once or twice a year is a waste of your time and money if what you learn is not put into practice every day. If it’s not put into practice every day, you don’t see the meaningful change and when you don’t see any meaningful change, guess what, in a blanket statement people say ‘training doesn’t work.’

“The most certain way to ensure failure in this world of ours is to try to please everyone.”

Give yourself permission to disappoint some people. This gives you the freedom to say ‘no’ to certain requests and give a big ‘yes’ to others. You can never please everyone and you should stop even trying to.

Quite a number of job applications ask for your hard and soft skills. So in this episode, let’s break it down exactly what the skills are and how understanding how they are wildly different can give you an advantage when you land that interview.