Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readIf you’re looking for a companion book for 2024, this may be it.Karl Jung said life really begins at forty; until then, you’re just doing research. Confucius said everyone has two lives, and the second...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readA new method for my new year's resolution.I'm trying a new method for my new year's resolution: Rather than setting goals -- which I think are over-hyped and not always...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min read“It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.”I’ve been thinking about this since I read it a few weeks ago: “It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.” I...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readGiving your team more work than you trust of them leads to micromanagement.If you expect more of your team than you trust them: It often leads to micromanagement, lack of autonomy and ultimately frustration (for...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readThe fascinating science behind Zoom fatigue.The fascinating science behind Zoom fatigue: When your visual field expands, it's a message to your brain to relax -- there's nothing...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readRyan Holiday's 38 rules for reading books.Author Ryan Holiday has 38 rules for reading books -- some of them are really, really interesting: * 27) If you want to understand...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readFind your No’s, and be proud of them.When you think of some proud moments in your life, or career — are they times you said Yes, or times you said No? It’s harder, and takes...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readCoaching, and therapy, are like gyms for the mind 💪 Ever since I started managing, I wanted to become a coach. Wonderful coaches had touched my life in ways I can't describe -- I thought it...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min read“Invest yourself in everything you do. There's fun in being serious.”“Invest yourself in everything you do. There's fun in being serious.” Things get more interesting the more you know about them 🙂
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readMaking stone look transparent.“Veiled Lady,” by Rafaelo Monti, c 1860. “We can’t see through stone, but through tricks of light and polish, Raffaelo Monti created the...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readBe honest, not just transparent.“Transparency” is thrown around a lot as a self-evident positive quality. There are even laws named after it (California Pay Transparency...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readWhat I know of you, is what you tell me. SO TELL ME!What I learned interviewing multiple candidates for a role: ***I know NOTHING about the person I'm interviewing EXCEPT what they tell me...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readDitch the "fancy" hotels & cafes -- pick a spot that has meaning for you.Had a very fun, and very unconventional, networking session yesterday -- at the grocery store! Our awesome international advisors Antony...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min read“Forgiveness is accepting the apology you will never receive.”“Forgiveness is accepting the apology you will never receive.” - Shawne Duperon, founder of The Forgiveness Project. So beautifully said....
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readStep into the space between the information. Why are simple things sometimes so hard to do in a company? Because colleagues talk past each other by simply exchanging information...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readTake that trip you always wanted with your parents.My father's final letter to me -- one lesson I'll always pass on: ***If you still have the chance, take that trip you always wanted with...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readApproaches to organizational management.I learned a lot about innovative approaches to organizational management from Tim Ferriss's wonderful podcast with the co-Founder...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readA page from a James Norbury book.Just ordered these wonderful James Norbury books for my son. "Which is more important," asked Big Panda, "the journey or the...
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readFinding the sweet space between not enough boundaries, and too many walls, is an ongoing life experience.Finding the sweet space between not enough boundaries, and too many walls, is an ongoing life experience.
Ali AssarehJul 19, 20241 min readUkrainian striker Oleksandr Zinchenko dedicates a goal he scores to his daughter.Ukrainian striker Oleksandr Zinchenko dedicates a goal he scores to his daughter — who’s watching live on TV 💗 The game was held in...
