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How do you weave a compelling story around your brand and make it so captivating that your business engages and connects with customers in an enduring manner? In Building A Storybrand, author Donald Miller offers a time-tested process to these eternal questions for companies. Identifying and contextualizing the seven steps to successful storytelling as a business, this definitive series shows you how to deliver your message with clarity and emotion such that your customer is eager to partake in the journey.

Stories have always captivated people throughout history and businesses are no exception to that. But what is it about stories that makes people respond to them? Keep watching to learn the seven steps that will turn your brand into a compelling, successful story that gets customer buy-ins.

Transforming Your Business With A Storybrand

People build emotional connects to stories when they see themselves as heroes in it. Make your customer the protagonist and get them to understand and communicate what your brand is about and why someone should choose you over competition in this episode.

A story that supports your brand makes the customer the hero. Determine your customer's greatest need and let that drive your narrative.

A story is not enthralling without a twist. Every good story needs a villain. In your brand story, the anti-heroes are the customer’s pain points. Find out why it is critical to identify and address those pain points to give your brand story its happy ending.

Every story needs a villain. Define your customer's main obstacle and make it the villain that your brand helps them overcome.

A protagonist or hero needs to be able to offer support or guidance in any good story. Find out how to ensure your brand story establishes you as an empathetic, trustworthy and credible business to your customer, in this episode.

Make your brand the guide in the story, not the hero. Offer your customer a way forward with empathy and confidence.

To move your brand story forward you need a plan that offers solutions and builds a sense of security for customers. This video shows how you can approach this element of your tale.

Customers trust the guide with a plan. Present your customer with a plan for achieving what they want and mitigating risk.

The next step is to build adventure and thrill in your story. Why else would a customer get drawn to you? Learn how to lead your customer towards your brand by giving them a preview of what is on offer, in this video.

Challenge your customers to take action. Give them a direct or transitional call to action that moves toward closing the sale.

The thrill in a story comes from some level of fear. You need to make your customer understand what’s at risk if they do not choose your brand. This video shows you how to walk the tightrope between instilling too much fear, losing a prospect and too little fear, making the brand lose its eminence.

Customers need to know what's at stake if they don't buy your product. Show your customer how their vulnerability to key risks increases without your product.

People love stories with happy endings. Paint a picture of positive transformation for your customer. See how you can weave in a sense of status, power or position for your customer via your brand, in this episode.

Your customer needs a happy ending. Finish your brand story with a picture of exactly how your brand will help them achieve what they want—a win, a change, a holistic experience.

Often viewed as a necessary evil, performance reviews do have a larger, much-overlooked purpose. Tamra Chandler sets out to detect elements of a good appraisal process. After viewing this series delivered by Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director at thoughtLEADERS, LLC, you can identify fatal flaws in performance management systems, develop an effective approach, iron out problems in existing structures, plan and set in motion change, and ensure that the new system is adopted universally.

How Performance Management Is Killing Performance By Tamra Chandler

Performance management need not be a bothersome and ineffective process anymore. After viewing this video, you will be able to plan and execute the roadmap to a successful review structure.

Appraisals can become acrimonious processes that bother both managers and the teams working under them. After watching this video, you will understand eight fatal performance management system flaws that make it ineffective.

Now that you understand how erroneous performance management ideas nix their purpose, it is time to focus on your institution. After watching this video, you will be able to identify which of the eight classic performance management system flaws are plaguing your organization.

It will be easier to steer clear of flawed ways to manage performance. Some fundamental mindset shifts can rectify the issue. After watching this video, you can devise a new eight-step framework that motivates teams towards productive goals.

Getting others to agree to a shift in organizational approach need not deter you. After watching this video, you will be able to assess each of the eight fundamental shifts your company needs to undergo and prepare to influence others to agree to the changes with a handy set of questions that anticipate and clarify doubts.

If we do not know why we do what we do, we will soon lose the motivation to keep doing it. After watching this video, you can define the objective of performance management systems and design a better process by using three primary goals.

The three primary goals of performance management systems are to develop human resources, reward them equitably, and drive performance. This video prepares you to achieve the goals by assessing how you operate currently and what you need to change.

Changing institutions can be challenging if you do not strategize carefully. After watching this video, you can mobilize support from senior leaders who can sway the decision in favor of a change.

Mobilizing support from senior leaders is possible only when you know who to approach. This video will help get past the problem of identifying leaders who are open to change, approaching them with a proposal, educating them, and engaging them in the change process.

Working out the details is part of designing a solution for a potent performance management system. After viewing this video, you can devise a three-part strategy that defines your starting point, desired outcome, and the principles for building the system.

You have three key deliverables to design a new performance management system. After watching this video, you will be able to document and assess the present state, envision future needs and aspirations, and formulate a roadmap to achieve these goals.

Now that the new plan is ready, it is time to put the wheels of change into action. After watching this video, you can prepare a visual representation of the design for easy comprehension.

Figuring out support structures as you get ready to launch the design can be daunting. After watching this video, you can put the solution to the test with minimal explanation and sufficient visual representations.

Bringing about change is only half the job done. The easier you make the transition, the more are the chances of making it sustainable. After watching this video, you will be able to anticipate and plan solutions to questions, doubts, and glitches that people face as the new system rolls out.

Change may not be convenient, but it paves the way for new practices that might work better. After viewing this video, you will be able to make a convincing case for change by analyzing what is wrong with the existing system and showing how others can benefit from the shift.

This video series is all about ethics, specifically ethical decision-making. How do we lead and make decisions ethically in an environment of constant change and ever-increasing and competing demands? What is an ethical decision and how can companies start to create a culture with ethics at its heart?\n \nJoin Adam Pacifico as he talks to Decision Scientist, Dr. Tremaine Du Preez, as they delve into her extensive research and consultancy to understand what an ethical decision is and how culture, values, psychological safety, all have a place in organizations understanding and application of ethical leadership dilemmas in a post-pandemic world.

Ethical Decision-Making – With Dr Tremaine Du Preez

It is important that leaders can identify ethical decisions in the context of a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. Learn how to identify them in this video.

The Three Elements To Identify An Ethical Decision

The three elements of an unethical decision include: (1) It breaches a core value (2) It has no clear answer (3) There are unequal stakeholder impacts.

Tremaine uses her work with multiple clients across sectors to reveal some startling insights on how company values have an effect on our decision-making.

Can Values Help Companies With Ethical Decision-Making?

The organizational North Star will not be enough as people are not clear on what it means 'to do the right thing'. Principles and ideas without clarity cause decision-making quality to decrease.

Tremaine uses her research and consultancy work to assess the mistakes she has seen so we can avoid them.

Telling people to do the right thing is problematic. Just don’t do it. Leaders need to spell out what it means to do the right thing in the organization and what are the specific behaviours that underpin them. Also, the assumption that ethics and compliance go together is false. They are two very different things.

Tremaine outlines what she has seen during her research and consultancy work as best practice or companies getting things right in this area.

Organizations need to build an ethical muscle and mindset which is embedded into the culture. It takes a collective approach from all areas of the business that is truly representative of the people, processes, and environment.

How important is psychological safety to the challenge of making ethical decisions as an organization

To get it wrong can be career limiting. The biggest obstacle to developing an ethical mindset in an organization is the lack of a shared language.

Tremaine outlines how one company has successfully created a living library of ethical dilemmas for people to utilise whenever they need it.

How Companies Should Address The Issue Of Ethics

Different values create a lens through which to see a problem or challenge. Customs and values change over time. Having a lack of diversity of thought means you might miss the changes.

The Edelman Trust Barometer 2020 Survey outlines how trust has changed. The adoption of ethics will be driven by commercial factors and forces.

Competence in what you do has gone from being the primary measure of trust to just 24% of what defines trust between customers and companies. Ethical attributes define the remaining 76%.

What does it take to make your passion your vocation and then ensure that it stays that way? Leadership trainer Paul Smith shows you how through five case studies that talk about how to sustain excitement for your job. Smith is a speaker and leadership trainer specializing in storytelling techniques and has authored books such as Sell with a Story and The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell.

Uninspired by what his new position entailed, Paul Smith recounts how a story his friend narrated made his job seem more meaningful.

You can’t order people to love their job. But you can help them find passion for what they're doing by sharing inspiring stories with them.

See what marketing toilet paper taught Paul Smith about changing behavior. In a nutshell: Permit yourself to be creative in what you do.

Work can be more creative than it seems. Look for the right stories to encourage risk taking and exploring different ideas.

Thinking about the meaning your work brings to the lives of others can give you a sense of purpose.

Stories teach understanding and empathy. You can ignite team members' passion for their products with inspiring stories from customers.

Value the time of your team as much as you do yours as leader. Those marathon Monday meetings that help you stay up to speed? No, they are not working.

Survey your department and ask them what the worst parts of their job are. Ask them what changes they would make if they were boss for a day.

As a leader, watch out for negative stories damaging your organization. They can strike a toxic note. Use positive stories to quash the negative ones.

Stories can be damaging to an organization when they're negative or wrong. Use the power of positive stories to squelch the toxic rumor mill.

Now that you know the importance of helping yourself and others find passion with a positive story, Paul Smith has a parting gift: 3 tips on how to find the right stories.

To find stories that can generate passion, mine your own experiences and draw from others in your team. Try a fun story contest, for one.

In this course, leadership expert Audrey Daniels teaches you how to embody the traits of an assertive leader, and how to show empathy in a way that motivates others. By leveraging the art of assertiveness, you'll learn how to lead with confidence and compel others without alienating them. As one of the most challenging traits for leaders, developing your own assertive leadership style is crucial to your success and your organization’s.

Developing Assertive Leadership By Audrey Daniels

As one of the most challenging traits for leaders, developing your own assertive leadership style is crucial to your success and your organization’s.

Assertive Leadership: Increasing Your Visibility As A Leader

A common myth is assertive leadership can be damaging to the morale of a team. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to examine the benefits assertiveness provides to your organization.

Being an assertive leader has many advantages. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to identify advantages for your leadership style.

It is critical for you to be aware of yourself and who you are as a leader if you're going to be leading others. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to improve your self-awareness as a leader.

The Importance Of Self-Awareness In Assertive Leadership

Module 3: Assertive Leadership And Emotional Intelligence

Empathy allows us to relate to others and in some cases compels us to take action. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to identify the advantages of demonstrating empathy.

Taking out the time to improve our actions helps us to respond in a positive manner.  After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to examine how altering how we manage ourselves helps us improve as leaders.

Knowing how to respond in different work situations is critical for effective leadership. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to improve your awareness of your surroundings, especially in your work environment.

Successful leaders are learners first and foremost. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to craft a learning plan for continually developing yourself.

Module 4: Communicating With Diplomacy And Tactfulness

Words can help convey or undermine what you're trying to say including the actions you want to execute. Are you effectively communicating with your team? After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to distinguish the best ways to inspire those you lead.

Nearly 93% of communication relates to our body language, tone, and other complex gestures and sounds. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to identify the best ways to communicate in a positive and assertive manner to get your point across.

Leaders who truly change lives have the extraordinary ability to captivate others by embracing differences and forming strong connections with employees. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to use three simple ways to get your team onboard with your vision.

Module 5: Intention Matters: Leading With Purpose

At its most fundamental level, effective communication is the exchange of thoughts, information, ideas, and messages between people or groups. When your message is clear and concise, it is easier for others to understand and respond. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to use precise language to motivate your team.

As a leader, it is important to set standards. This includes drawing the line and maintaining choices. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to be more comfortable saying "no" when needed so you can focus and say yes on what's important.

When we talk about adaptability, we often think of the platinum rule which includes taking individual's values, styles, needs and emotions, then connecting with them in a way that is effective. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to implement practices for motivating and encouraging your team.

The Power Of Meeting People Where They Are

Responsible leadership is all about having a mindset that says, “I am the person who must make this happen.” As Forbes puts it, "responsible behavior in leadership is a willingness to take charge and not shirk from decisions." After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to answer the question "Exactly what is responsible leadership?"

Two authors, Kouzes and Posner, caution organizations about hiring the most talented and the brightest individual when they do not possess the personal and social skills needed to be an effective leader. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to recognize how you behave in calm and stressful situations.

A leader is someone who inspires confidence with everyone in the organization. The idea of doing "small" things regularly over time is a powerful tool we often overlook in our hurry to show grand results now.  After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to identify three key components of being a consistent leader.

Admirable leadership starts with understanding our personality and character. Being aware of our habits helps us in positioning a positive leadership presence. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to take steps to be fully attentive and aware of your overall conduct.

Plan, intent, direction, and goals are all words to describe purpose. As leaders how we engage and motivate others often depends on how we communicate those words with our excitement for the project.  After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to communicate with enthusiasm without offending others.

Keeping your word, following through on promises, and delivering on time is important not only to your team but your reputation and the organization. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to follow three important rules to being trustworthy.

Being accountable is about being responsible for the result. Ownership is about initiative and accountability is about follow-through.  After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to acknowledge your actions and see how they affect your team members' abilities to accomplish their goals.

Being a leader is not a position but a behavior. There are certain standards to uphold when leading others. After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to provide compelling impressions of your leadership.

“Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect" — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Great leaders have to be valued in order to be successful. When employees respect you, they are more likely to work harder to accomplish a shared goal they believe in.  After listening to this lesson, you'll be able to identify key principles that leaders should keep in mind when appealing to their team.

In this video, the instructor shares a few more resources to improve your leadership skills.

Popular podcast host, author and creator of The 4-Hour Workweek,Tim Ferriss, succeeded against all odds. Track his journey to understand why success needs to be sustainable, and based on a personal well-being code.

Tim Ferriss of The 4-Hour Workweek is a fervent advocate of sustainable success. What set him on this path, and why does he advocate the importance of well-being in achieving goals? Refocus on your mental health to outperform yourself, he says.

Work-life balance is foundational to sustainable success. The better you feel about yourself and your well-being, the more effectively you will perform at work.

Self-love is often equated with complacency. Tim Ferriss shows why embracing yourself, even when struggling, is vital. Self-acceptance is the first step towards heightened productivity.

Accept Yourself, Even Without The Big Wins

Putting pressure on yourself can have a negative effect on performance. Even when things aren't going your way, find a way to focus on your strengths.

Did you think you would never learn how to swim? Never say never is the Tim Ferriss mantra. He demonstrates why the impossible is usually possible if you put your mind to it. All you have to do is figure out what motivates you.

Never say never to overcoming any seemingly difficult obstacle. Find a defined sense of purpose and that will help you fight your fear and achieve what may seem impossible.

Learn to tell the difference between productive discussions and unnecessary disagreements. Rather than waste time on counterproductive debate, be open to different perspectives, says Tim Ferriss.

Arguing does not make us more inclined to listen. Approaching a debate with humility and an awareness of other possibilities opens the floor to better discussion.

Tim Ferriss relies on Stoicism to cope with bipolar depression. Learn how this tool has also helped him make sound business decisions. Follow this three-step process to tackle fear and emerge on top.

The future is uncertain and fear of the unknown can be paralyzing. You can battle uncertainty by focusing on what you can control, like the Stoics do.

How to keep motivated to achieve a far-fetched goal? Learn what Tim Ferriss does to achieve the bigger goal. Stop procrastinating, he says, and find incentives to do the things you set out to.

To achieve what we want, we often have to do things we don't want to do. One solution is to create compelling incentives that will help keep you from giving up.

Tim Ferriss does not let the status quo dictate his style. Unfazed by good examples around him, he set out to rewrite the rules for himself.

Don't Be Afraid To Challenge The Status Quo

When the status quo isn't working, it may be necessary to lead change. This means pausing to think and examine behaviors, organizations and systems, and tweak them.

Saying 'yes' might be good for your career initially. However, Tim Ferriss learned that in the long run, saying 'no' spells personal well-being. Get more done by doing less. It works!

Too many opportunities can become overwhelming and unproductive. Do less, focus on the important few and ignore the rest for greater well-being and results.

Like all of us, Tim Ferriss deals with procrastination too. Here are a set of questions he asks himself to avoid postponing the important tasks at hand.

Why You Procrastinate And How To Fight It

When it's hard to start a task or project, set lower standards and achievable goals. Work for small wins that will motivate you to keep going.

You can influence others in many ways. Learn how to maximize your impact in meaningful ways from this example. Know your audience and recalibrate your message, as Tim Ferriss did.

With leadership comes responsibility. In sharing your experience with others, you have the power to influence and help.

Azim Premji's is a story that has fired many imaginations. Follow the tycoon-turned-philanthropist, informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry, on his journey from a student to one who was forced to step up and own the business world. It is also the story of how he used his power and status for the benefit of others.

What can a 21-year-old electrical engineering student from Stanford teach you? For starters, don't give up on those dreams of doing good. Azim Premji has come a long way since then but the journey has been very fruitful. Taking charge head-on, not shying away from taking responsibility, and putting generosity above all.

Sometimes life throws us responsibilities we don't want. Azim Premji shows us how to commit, even when it's out of our comfort zone. You should take charge of the situation even when it's not your choice.

Inheriting a debt-ridden business was not what Azim Premji had dreamt of in his salad days. Stepping into the unfamiliar territory of consumer goods didn't faze him, he began expanding and diversifying. How did he go about crafting this progress?

Changing times can present new opportunities. Do not be afraid to try something new and different, or venture into unexplored areas. Just be sure to research and prepare.

You are as good as the company you keep. Azim Premji understood that early on, and that is why he surrounds himself with bright people unafraid to speak the uncomfortable truth. This episode looks at his IT foray.

It's important to surround yourself with people who will challenge and expand your thinking. Work hard to bring those people into your organization, then listen to them, even when they ask that you consider uncomfortable perspectives.

What can you do to convince GE chief executive Jack Welch? The Wipro boss knows how to deal with rejection--by not accepting defeat and making a stronger case for himself!

Rejection, obstacles, and unfair circumstances naturally occur in work and life. Your success will depend not on avoiding them, but on how you choose to respond to them.

Trust those gut feelings. Scientists agree that the brain sifts through stored information and new inputs to come to a decision. Find out how Azim Premji's two major decisions relied on gut instincts. It is time you trusted that little voice telling you to take up a challenge.

A gut feeling, or intuition, is often your innate understanding of something based on experience and knowledge. Follow your gut and you will most likely achieve the right outcome.

Attention to detail is a trait to hone. It helps to raise the bar and boosts your brand's reputation. A pen sporting the Wipro logo illustrated this well. Here's what happened.

Mistakes with details can reflect poorly on even a successful leader. While attention paid to small details sharpens your ability to catch bigger errors. Thus, it is important to pay special attention to details that will ultimately improve your reputation.

Dreams take time to realize, that does not mean that you stop dreaming. The work that the Azim Premji Foundation began over two decades ago is showing results now. Sometimes it is more important to believe in the good that you bring to others and keep doing it even when the outcomes seem far off.

The toughest challenges can take time, even years, to address. Do not expect immediate results. Be patient and celebrate small victories along the way.

We have one life and making the best of it is in our hands. Yet how many of us snatch back lost opportunities? Azim Premji went back to complete his electrical engineering degree, albeit through distance learning, 25 years after he had to quit it. The learning here is that it is never too late to do what you want to, remember, we live once!

There will always be many demands on your time. If something is important to you, get it done even if the wisdom suggests it is not worth it. Understand that we only have one life and we need to make the best out of the available opportunity.

We need far less than we think we do. Switching off fans and lights when not in use, flying economy, using both sides of the paper... for Azim Premji, little steps go a long way in conserving the already overstretched resources. Have you thought of ways to bring down your carbon footprint?

The climate crisis is the biggest problem facing our planet today. Look around you for ways to reduce your carbon footprint with small changes; flying economy, turning off unused lights and fans, brushing teeth with the water off, to name a few.

Helping those in need is an inherited trait for Azim Premji. With idols such as his doctor-mother and Mahatma Gandhi, it is not surprising that this billionaire businessman is steadily giving away his wealth to charity. Giving comes easy when you set your mind to it, however, you don't need a fortune to begin.

Mahatma Gandhi believed wealth should be shared. If you have the privilege to have accumulated wealth beyond what you can spend, help others and share your wealth. This help can be either with cash or with time.

Being a better thinker can improve your relationships, your work, and your emotional intelligence. In this course, Alyssa Lowery Ph.D., a philosophy instructor at Vanderbilt University, will walk you through her very best advice on ways to improve your thinking, including what to do and what not to do when tackling a complicated idea, problem, or conversation.

How To Improve Your Thinking By Alyssa Lowery, PhD

Being a better thinker can improve your relationships, your work, and your emotional intelligence. But “improving your thinking” is so abstract; it’s hard to know where to start, or what starting would even look like. In this course, you'll learn how to do just that from Alyssa Lowery Ph.D., a philosophy instructor at Vanderbilt University.

We often think of thinking as an isolated, solitary activity. But after this lesson, you'll be able to recognize the way in which thinking happens with other people.

Being a great thinker starts before you ever crack open a book or enter a conversation. After this lesson, you'll be able to begin cultivating the virtue of open-mindedness.

Our cultural emphasis on efficiency is often in tension with what makes for great thinking: patience and care. After this lesson, you'll be able to take your time with an idea or question, setting yourself up for a thought you can be proud of.

Some of the most critical tools in your thinking toolkit are distinctions. After this lesson, you'll be able to deploy one essential distinction to avoid being swept into a haze of messy ideas.

A place where vagueness often slips into thinking or conversations is in confusing descriptive and normative sentences. After this lesson, you'll be able to use this distinction to this more carefully about these important concepts.

When you're already inclined to think something, it's easy to be satisfied with the first argument for it that you hear. But after this lesson, you'll be able to look for the strongest argument to keep your thinking sharp.

You might already be skeptical of Wikipedia, but what makes for an actually trustworthy source of information? After this lesson, you'll be able to trace an idea to its source and then make sure it meets your standards.

Generalizations are both fast and useful, but sometimes they become a way to avoid thinking carefully about a topic. After this lesson, you’ll be able to use generalizations effectively, and avoid them when necessary.

Now, what's this really about? After this lesson, you'll be able to use the philosophical trick of "thought experiments" to clear away the fluff and get to an idea's core principles.

Perhaps the most famous philosopher of all time, Socrates, opened almost all of his conversations with one question: "What is that?" After this lesson, you'll be able to avoid being stumped by this simple question and instead provide a clear account of your subject matter.

When you already know you're right, it's really easy to dismiss your opponents. After this lesson, you'll be able to use the principle of charity to make sure you give those who disagree with you their proper due.

One of the most familiar fallacies is the ad hominem. But after this lesson, you'll be able to point out this fallacy accurately and avoid a common mistake: making the ad hominem fallacy's evil twin.

A common phrase is "begging the question." But for philosophers, this phrase has a very particular meaning. After this lesson, you'll be able to use the phrase in its philosophical sense and avoid the fallacy to which it refers.

Answers are overrated! After this lesson, you'll be able to ask two key questions to get to the heart of any issue, problem, or conversation.

Some of our most popular ideas rely on untenable claims about truth as a whole. After this lesson, you'll be able to avoid these often contradictory claims and speak more confidently on one of the most fundamental questions.

It's tempting to think that thinking alone can solve all of your problems, but sometimes you need to use a different approach. After this lesson, you'll be able to recognize situations where thinking might come up short and deploy another strategy instead.

Now that you have finished the course, how do you ensure that you get the best out of these lessons? Learn in this lesson.

Self-help guru Robin Sharma offers the ultimate key to success, and it is a secret that 95% of people seem to be unaware of. His book, The 5 AM Club, explores how a significant change in your daily routine can also turn about your life for the better. Let's get started.

If you are looking to boost your creativity, productivity, health, and overall happiness, Robin Sharma has a simple solution: wake up earlier! Find out why he recommends an early start to the day.

The main reason why we are unable to complete what we set out to do is a distraction. We are always getting waylaid by digital distractions, people, and even our busy minds. Is it possible to rein in these horses? Here's what science says.

Neuroscientists say waking up at 5 AM enables heightened focus on a high-value activity, and achieves flow using the improved processing power of the brain. The process is aided by the prefrontal cortex, which temporarily ignores distractions.

Did you know that a massage can come to your aid more than as a relaxing technique? There are many such tips in this episode to help you join the 5 AM club.

Tips to wake up early include discipline, working out for super fitness, a controlled diet, passion for work, and a full-body massage.

People who make history, the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, have certain qualities that make them who they are. Of course, they wake up very early, but there's more to it. Find out how they structure their days to outperform themselves every day.

Internalize The Four Focuses Of History Makers

Four qualities that set apart great minds: they are not defined by their talent but by how they realize their potential, they avoid distraction, personal mastery practice, use day stacking to improve by 1% daily.

So Robin Sharma has convinced you to wake up at 5 AM. But what will you do once you are up early? Here are four things you should concentrate on, suggests the self-help guru.

To improve personal mastery, work on your mindset (psychology), heartset (emotionality), healthset (physicality), and soulset (spirituality). These are the four Interior Empires to work on in the victory hour of 5 AM to 6 AM.

Learn the keys to forming habits, also find out why some people fail at what they set out to do while others succeed. Robin Sharma lays out the five scientific truths behind excellence.

Implement The Habit Installation Protocol

Willpower, personal discipline, recovery, four-part habit-forming routine, and heightened self-control constitute the science behind excellence.

Simply waking up early won't be enough. You need to distribute the victory hour wisely. Robin Sharma suggests the 20/20/20 formula. Take a look at how it works.

Divide the victory hour into 20-minute time slots for exercise, reflection, and growth. The 2X3 Mindset requires you to triple your performance to double your effectiveness.

Besides resting the body and mind, quality sleep elevates performance and improves life expectancy. Learn how to put a perfect end to the day in this episode.

Try relaxing with a chat, meditation, read something calming, or take a bath. Stay away from technology to avoid sleep deprivation.

Peak performance is not possible without periodic breaks. Know more about the twin-cycle of elite performance and how to set it in motion. The proverb, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, makes complete sense.

Embrace The Twin Cycle Of Elite Performance

Alternate focused work with fun and relaxation to recharge and renew yourself. Take two technology-free complete off days in a week to trigger elite performance.

The Happiness Advantage By Shawn Achor

The Happiness Advantage By Shawn Achor

The Happiness Advantage By Shawn Achor

Episodes

1. Happiness Can Fuel Your Success

2. Happiness And The Competitive Edge

3. Changing Your Outlook

4. Training Your Brain

5. Benefit From Failing

6. Begin Slowly

7. The Pathway To Positive Change

8. Social Connection