Maximise Potential

  Wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year. As 2021 dawns on us we all want to feel more self-confident. However tough 2020 might have been we can make a fresh start in 2021. This is a great time to recalibrate our priorities. Self-confidence is wonderful quality strongly correlated with success. A lot of times we see people who are highly successful and it is a direct result of their self-confidence. It is not something that you just have when you are born but rather it is something internalized after years of hard work and proving your competence in your area of expertise.  Here are the 15 ways I have identified to become a more self-confident person.  Keep track of your accomplishments  - Everyone has had success at some point in life either in school, extracurricular activities or college. Write down every single achievement you have ever had right from your start. This can be anything from learning a language, learning a sport, or academic achievements...

  I wanted to end the year by sharing books I liked reading this year across various topics like technology, business, success and leadership among others. Most of them are business books which is my preferred genre. Here are the 35 books I liked reading in 2020. At the end of the article I share the books I liked right from 2015 till now. Leadership in War by Andrew Roberts  – The historian produces a quick leadership primer selecting 9 leaders for his analysis. I liked the one on Napoleon, Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. Napoleon's presence on the battle field lifted soldiers and he was known for his speed. He also never wasted any time. Churchill believed it was his destiny to become prime minister in 1940 and embodied courage at every point of his life. The lessons are interesting and applicable for leaders from every arena. How I Built this by Guy Raz  – This was a breezy read and the main points for entrepreneurs to note are to be open to ideas, overcomin...