PERSPECTIVE - with Henry Calix

You were saying? I'm sorry what? You had a plan for 2020? Mike Tyson said, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face." Everyone has their own story of 2020. One thing is for sure, literally the entire world can say no one expected any of the events of 2020. Regardless of who you are and how 2020 impacted you. One lesson in my perspective we have to learn from this year...

Out of the unlikeliest places and unlikely of things a great outcome may be born. 

"I'll Try my best" - How come it comes across as a negative statement? Is it a pre-excuse to prepare others in case we fail? Is it lack of confidence? Why would it be if the Frase speaks of doing one's best? 

Listening is not passive at all. Listening is the most active thing one can do. Listening requires intent. Intention to understand, not to respond. Like one of the 7 habits of highly successful people says: "Seek to understand, before being understood." 

Don't wait for opportunities to "come to you". Go looking for them. Be aware of your surroundings so you don't miss the opportunities that are all around you. 

No matter how difficult life may get, Let's be thankful nothing is for ever. Thankful for every moment we are alive. Let's take a moment and be thankful for the all the things we normally take for-granted. Thankful for the moments life continues to gift to us.  

How do we know when we've made the right decision? How can we make decisions that very personal to us? How can we avoid making decisions under pressure? Listen to this quick episode to keep top of mind how to make good judgement decisions. 

A conversation on the pressure placed on young adults at the end of their teen years into the early 20's. What society dictates they should be doing and how they feel about the pressure to please their parents and society. Heath Ledger was quoted saying: "Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house, as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy." Deep statement by the late actor but it is so real in today's society. Share this episode with someone you think might feel better about themselves from hearing this. It's about being happy with who you are in life and enjoying the journey of finding your path in life.

How do we face subjects, or face situations that are heavy with emotions without getting emotional about it? 

Too often, and too many fall into the trap of not going for what they would love to do or accomplish just because! It's time for you to just go get it, just get up and do what you want to do, just get it done!

When a business focuses on Human Capital, the rest is taken care of by the people in the business. 

Don't put up excuses, you either want to get things done or you don't. The two biggest excuses everyone has, no matter what the excuse is, the underlying message of the excuse is either "I don't have time. Or, "I don't have Money." 

Failure only happens when you stop trying. Therefore Success becomes the ability to keep going no matter what obstacles or how many challenges you face. So don't stop trying.

What if no one had told you what failure was? What if no one had told you what a mistake was? What if you were born knowing only success? In this episode of Perspective Podcast we explore the idea of knowing only how to succeed by means of perseverance and consistency without the notion of society's definition of mistakes and failure. What if, success is inevitable?