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“The Monk who sold his Ferrari” is a spiritual fiction by Robin Sharma- a former lawyer, an author, and a top-class leadership expert in the world. This fiction is about a successful lawyer named Julian Mantle and how he and his life changed after his spiritual awakening took place, after a near-death experience. The story begins with Julian’s massive heart attack in the middle of a packed courtroom. The author provides the readers with a…

We have already subscribed to a very unconventional way of discussing the book summary of ‘Emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ’. In this second part of the series, learn about various emotional skill. Tailor your emotional aptitude for a fulfilling life. We will discuss optimism, hopefulness, the flow, how to control and possibly channel anger, anxiety and other negative feelings to your own advantages. Goleman termed this ability as ‘The Master Aptitude’.…

Importance of emotional intelligence is being discussed quite recently. Daniel Goleman’s best-seller book ‘Emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ’ touched many aspects and application of emotional intelligence. This article is a summary of its ninth chapter which discusses the application of emotional intelligence in a relationship, ‘Intimate Enemies’ Why are these Enemies Intimate? Goleman termed this chapter, creatively but quite provokingly, ‘Intimate Enemies’. He described how emotional intelligence is essential for a…

Work performed in a state of intense focus by avoiding any form of distraction such that one pushes their cognitive capabilities to their limits is deep work. This terminology of deep work isn’t scientific. But it does clearly point to something we all already knew, and have experienced. We can also define its counterpart term called shallow work. Shallow work is non-cognitively demanding, logistical-style task and that can be performed while distracted. Any multitasking work…