Think Different

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

― Apple Inc.

The Power of Pull & Serndipity

Shape Serendipity, Understand Stress, Reignite Passion The Power of Pull
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Serendipity can be shaped. Being in the right place at the right time
is not a new concept; the catchy little phrase has been with us since
childhood. But is a fortuitous encounter that leads to a new business
contract pure luck? Are some people luckier? Does luck last?

We believe you can shape serendipity. This is a very counter-intuitive
notion. After all, most of us believe that serendipity is pure luck.
How can you shape luck? While chance is an intrinsic element of
serendipity, we believe that you can significantly alter the
probability and quality of the unexpected encounters in our lives.

Three choices determine how we shape serendipity:

Where we spend our time. People are spending more time in virtual
environments, especially social network platforms, because they
instinctively sense that these environments are often rich catalysts
for serendipity.

How we spend our time. These physical and virtual environments attract
a large number of people. How do we stand out and get noticed so that
we attract unexpected encounters?

How we maximize the value of the unexpected encounter. If we are not
prepared when the unexpected encounter finally occurs, it will not
yield much value. Listening deeply, being attentive, and understanding
what the other person is involved in prove invaluable in converting a
chance meeting into a more valuable sustained relationship that keeps
on giving.

Finding and pursuing passion in work. We all need to more effectively
integrate our passions and our professions. This is a very popular
topic with the readers who approach us, eager to know more. Why
integrate passion and profession? Even more importantly, how?

The truth is, we all have the potential for passion. Some of us are
lucky enough to be already pursuing our passion as our profession. The
rest of us can find or develop our passion. We can pursue the passion
that has lurked inside since our childhoods, bring it to the surface,
and nurture it. This might mean that we redesign our careers, change
fields, pursue reduced workloads, or develop the parts of our jobs
that are truly meaningful and satisfying.

Small moves smartly made. Many people tell us that the sub-title of
our book really speaks to them: small moves, smartly made, can set big
things in motion. That is ultimately the power of pull. By harnessing
the techniques of pull, we find that we do not need massive resources
to have big impact. Pull allows us to draw out people and resources
that can significantly amplify our own efforts. Rather than financial
leverage, think of it as capability leverage.

And it is a form of leverage that we can all tap into as individuals.
It isn't just for companies. This is a key message. It says that the
changes that need to be made in business start with each of us as
individuals. If we don't begin to master the techniques of pull in our
personal lives, our institutions will have little possibility of
change. On the other hand, if we begin to understand the power of pull
at an individual level, we will become catalysts for much broader
change at the institutional level and beyond. By using the power of
pull as individuals, we not only achieve our own potential more
effectively, we set into motion processes that will help institutions
to achieve their potential as well.

This is another key message to relieve stress. We don't have to wait
helplessly for massive institutions to "get it." We have the ability
to make change happen ourselves. And there is a pragmatic path that
does not require us to make massive investments of time and effort and
wait long periods of time to reap the rewards. We can move in
incremental steps that accumulate over time into fundamental change