Loud Thinking

Archive for April, 2013

Use Personal Rituals to Make
Changes Stick

How many times have you promised to exercise more, or start meditating, or spend less time at the office? To make changes that last, create rituals — highly specific behaviors that you do at the same time every day (or on specific days you select). Willpower is a limited resource, so use less of it by making challenging activities automatic. By setting a time for your routine, you don’t have to spend energy thinking about when to get it done. If you find yourself faltering, reduce the challenge but stay the course. Run three days a week instead of four. Repetition, even in very small doses, builds capacity. Any positive change you can make will be hugely satisfying — and a source of inspiration to make the next one.

Today’s Management Tip was adapted from “How to Make a Change that Lasts” by Tony Schwartz.

“Life is truly a ride. We’re all strapped in, and no one can
stop it. As you make your way from youth to adulthood to
maturity, sometimes you put your arms up and scream; sometimes you just hang onto the bar in front of you. But the ride is the thing. I think the most you can hope for at the end of
life is that your hair is messed up, you’re out of breath, and
you didn’t throw up.”

— Jerry Seinfeld

My tweet message to PMLN

PMLN must clarify Saudi gift of 20 Bullet Proof vehicles when donation/contribution of foreign govt to any party is prohibited?

My tweet messages to Najam Sethi to meet severe power emergency in Punjab.

1. @nayyarahmad: @najam_sethi @najamsethi 2 holidays are peanuts it’s emergency there4 order closure of all shops offices marriage halls by 6PM

2. @nayyarahmad: @najam_sethi @najamsethi Marriage halls should only serve cold drink, soup or tea and close by 6PM to meet power emergency.

Humility is being modest, meek and teachable.

“Live simply so others may simply live.”

Mother Teresa (1910-1997);
founder of the Missionaries of Charity

My tweet to Mian Shahbaz Sharif

@nayyarahmad: @CMShehbaz @najamsethi @najam_sethi Thank u Shahbaz Sb 4 not forgetting ppl and talking to CT CM for the water problem due to load shedding

JANG newspaper reports that President Asif Ali Zardari paid Rs.6000/- as tip along with Rs.4000/- bill of his dinner at a Karachi restaurant. Hope this amount was not paid from the poor taxpayers account, who doesn’t earns this much, even in a month?

“Authentic happiness isn’t something we can go out and get, buy, beg, borrow or steal, it’s only something we can be, and it’s a choice we make with every breath we take.”

— Dennis Merritt Jones

Get Customers to Advocate for You

When deciding whether to give you their business, prospective customers trust one source of information above all others: their peers. To sell more, you need to get your current customers marketing and selling — advocating — for you. First, find the core customers who are passionate about your company. One way to do this is by asking the “net promoter” question: “How likely are you to recommend us to a friend?” Then, for those who respond with “highly likely,” make it easy for them to do so right then. Give them the option to easily post a recommendation to their Facebook friends, LinkedIn connections, and Twitter followers. Try giving them the tools to write a product review on a site important to your market. Or make it simple for them to upload a video singing your praises.

Today’s Management Tip was adapted from “Memo to the CEO: Customers Are the Key to Growth” by Bill Lee.