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March 2009

Distractions

-Karthik Gurumurthy

There are certain things that can rob us of focus, kill the effectiveness of what we are doing and diminish the quality of our lives. When it comes to living fully, this threat is dangerous.

What am I talking about?

Distractions, Interruptions. Drifting. These not only grab our attention but to some extent interrupts our action.

We are  constantly bombarded with distractions and some of them we volunteer. We constantly check our text messages, emails, voicemails, orkut and Facebook accounts. We chat, text, talk and take off tangentially from time to time.

Can some of those activities be beneficial? Of course some can, but not all.

Distractions are those things that prevent us from doing the important work we should be focusing on.


Execution

-Karthik Gurumurthy

The smallest of actions is so much greater than the biggest of intentions. Leadership is all about making great things happen. About getting great things done. About the translation of beautiful ideas into brilliant results.

We live in an interesting world. Too much overpromise and underdelivery. But world-class leaders are different. Remarkably so.

They talk less. And do more. They are masterful at execution. They are acutely focused. On creating value. On what's most important. On birthing their best into the world.