When you are in love the following is something that happens naturally:

$ You prepare very well for it.
$ You present yourself very elegantly with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm.
$ Your discipline and punctuality is impeccable.
$ You connect and communicate very effectively.
$ You are at your best and nothing less than the best

Is this not true?

When you analyze the best performances in your life (work or business or sports or any activity), all the above points would be true and you will discover that you have always excelled when you did what you have loved, thus producing great results along with loads of satisfaction.

This is because when we love what we do, we connect with our heart directly. This is what that great leaders and entrepreneurs are made off. They are intensely in LOVE with what they are doing. Their LOVE is undying and unconditional and their passion helps them surmount any obstacles and challenges they face.

All eminent leaders have followed this attitude towards their work and this is what makes them great. They also love and motivate the people they work with.

Tim Sanders has written a bestselling book on this very topic “Love is the Killer App.” The book’s premise is that we will find success in business by helping others grow, by sharing our knowledge and by loving the work we do and the people we work with.

True leaders realize that Love is the basis of everything in life. The sooner you adapt to this, the easier it is to be more successful.

“Fall in Love with whatever you do, others will think its luck” - Naveen Lakkur

This is the Valentines Day effect…

One common asset everyone inherits while trying to achieve success in their life is “Stress”. The amount of stress varies from individual to individual and situation to situation. Many times it’s also directly proportional on how fast an individual wants to climb the career ladder.

Each one of us strives hard to distinguish ourselves from the crowd, and in the process add to our already existing stress level. But very few actually can over ride this stress wave and be successful in their career. The question then that raises its hood is “Are these successful people immune to stress? If not, then how are they able to manage it so well?”

I learnt from Mr. Jnan Dash (a technology visionary and Silicon Valley veteran) the definition of Stress. He says, “Stress is the delta between ‘What you project you are’ and ‘What you really are’.”

Let us answer the above question with the help of the above definition.

The key to success is by working smartly and reducing the gap between the two levels. This starts with first realizing “Where you are actually” and then acting on “What needs to be accomplished” in an effective and efficient manner.

Please note that ‘Where you project yourself determines what you become’.

Success = Delta(Projected, Actual) = Stress - leads to growth

Failure = Delta(Actual, Projected) = Comfort - degenerates

It’s common to long for the comfort zone in our career not knowing that it disables our skills silently. Whereas every stress that comes along is actually a challenge and opportunity in disguise. You should see the opportunity not the problem. And then experience the wonder it creates to your career.

Entrepreneurs treat their Stress as An Asset !