“When you make the decision to start something new, first figure out the jobs you want to do. Then position yourself to play where no one else is playing.”

“We frequently applaud failure in theory, but the dirty little secret is that it makes all of us feel at least a little ashamed.”

“Disrupting yourself is critical to avoiding stagnation, being overtaken by low-end entrants (i.e., younger, smarter, faster workers), and fast-tracking your personal and career growth.”

“At a career peak, there is certainly the specter of competition from below, but just as importantly, theres the risk that if we arent on a curve that satisfies us emotionally, we may be the cause o...”

“When you disrupt yourself, you are looking for growth, so if you want to muscle up a curve, you have to push and pull against objects and barriers that would constrain and constrict you. That is ho...”

“The more closed your network, the more you hear the same ideas over and again, reaffirming what you already believe, while the more open your network, the more exposed you are to new ideas.”

“You will never get the best out of anyone professionally unless you understand what motivates and makes them tick personally - as a human being”

“Career is a marathon race, not a 100-meter sprint ~ Deepak Mehra”

“We are in an age that assumes the narrowing trends of specialization to be logical, natural, and desirable. Consequently, society expects all earnestly responsible communication to be crisply brief...”

“It may actually be more healthy to be disturbed, confused, or searching than confident, certain, and secure.”

“The GURU is Inside.”

“At our core there is silence and stillnessthat is truly who we are when you peel away the titles, the ego, the thoughts, the beliefs, the intellect.once you get REALLY naked you will see that who y...”