Aviv’s Blog
To Lead is to Transform
Unhappiness Epidemic At Work
The Economist writes this week in Hating What You Do about the epidemic of unhappiness at work. It claims “the most obvious reason for the rise in unhappiness is the recession, which is destroying jobs at a startling rate and spreading anxiety throughout the workforce. But the recession is also highlighting longer-term problems.” We find the analysis superficial and narrow minded. The recession is a...
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True Success
True success is not simply getting to the top. You do not need to win a gold medal. Not at all. True success is doing what you love to do and doing it fully well to create results that last beyond you. Success is to find your sweet spot and express your passion and capabilities in ways that make a difference and create significance. To...
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The Vitality Secret
“I Am Not Aware I Am 100 Years Old” says composer Elliot Carter in his conversation with Charlie Rose on his birthday. Carter’s 100th birthday was celebrated with the NY Symphony playing his new work, Interventions for Piano and Orchestra. What is the secret of extraordinary vitality and creativity? What keeps him going at 100 years old? Carter gets up every morning ready for the...
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The Seven Lucks
The 1st luck is to be healthy and able. The 2nd luck is to have food on your table and a roof over your head; to not suffer cold and deprivation. The 3rd luck is to be able to work, to be productive and to add value. The 4th luck is to enjoy companionship and love, to know you are not alone. The 5th luck...
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The Greatest Pragmatism In The World
The greatest pragmatism in the world is to have a dream you work toward realizing. To say, “I don’t dream. I deal in reality.” is to negate your power and to deny your ability to transform reality. Your ability to work and to realize your purpose and dream is the most real thing in the world. It is reality. Put differently, without idealism, a “realistic”...
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The Ten Commandments ala Will Smith
This is a great 60 Minutes piece. It’s so good I had to find an excuse to post it here. I therefore made up the Ten Commandments ala Will Smith in the spirit of this interview. 1. You shall view yourself as only slightly above the average talent. 2. You shall have a ridiculously sickening work ethic. When other guys are sleepin’, you shall be...
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Priests & Firefighters – What Do They Have In Common
Questions: What do Priests and Firefighters have in common? Answer: They both deal in matters of higher intervention, and they both rush in where angels fear to tread. Priests try to light a fire in the house and firefighters try to put it out. Well, perhaps. The right answer though is that they both made the top of TIME’s list of the happiest people by...
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The KEY: Happiness Matters!
This Key helps you re-discover happiness with new eyes. Take a few moments to reflect on the 20 elements that lead to a happy and actualized life. Discover how you can help the people who work with you, your friends and family to be happier and which of these elements you might want to focus on for yourself. The Elements of Happiness Are you surrounded...
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