Understanding the art of human connection

How failure can be the key ingredient to your success In this age of social media, everyone only shares and rubs their success in other's faces - people rarely share their downfalls. Why? We are afraid of being judged for these missteps. But who said mis...

Listen and learn how celebrities stay out of jail Imagine how hard it can be trying to stay out of jail when the court of public opinion's verdict is already guilty. For celebrities, it is twice as much. So how do celebrities manage to stay out of j...

A new way to think about coping with instability “If I knew then what I know now”... We say this all the time when we look back at things that didn't go according to plan. We beat ourselves up over our past misstep. But scary as it is, instabili...

How to ensure lifelong customer loyalty The reality of things is that even if you are not a business owner, every one of us has customers. And as our guest Joey Coleman puts it: "We’re not paying attention to maintaining the relationships...

How to put a stop to our most unhealthy comparisons Even when things are going great in our lives, it's human nature to gauge how well we are doing in comparison to others. So why do we do this and what purpose do these comparisons serve? Is it even h...

How to avoid self-obsession in this selfie age Are human beings wired to be self-obsessed or is it something we pick up along the way due to constant exposure to media darlings of the moment, backed by the constant need to compare ourselves agains...

Secrets you don't know about negotiation - Part 3 Once again, professional negotiator and “Countable” CPO, Alex Kouts joins us on this show for the final round of this best negotiation secrets. In case you missed the previous episodes, check them...

How to be creative in spite of your day job Being creative can be time-consuming if you are already busy with a day job and all. However, you can coax your inner creativity by engaging in activities that provoke emotion. Can your skills be appl...

Secrets you don't know about negotiation - Part 2 Thanks for joining us again for the second part of these multi-series on negotiation. We are privileged once again to have the Chief Product Officer of “Countable”. If you listened to Part 1, you ...

The Secrets you don't know about negotiation - Part 1 Negotiation is one of the most crucial skills. It’s equally as important as salesmanship. Unfortunately, most people hesitate to master it because of unfairly attached negative qualities that people...

Why trading time for money is a fool's errand There are those jobs that tend to milk you for minimal rewards, no vacation time, no sick days and to add on to that list, no medical insurance. Until it dawned on Adam Corolla (bestselling author, a...

You don't have to be a genius to be creative Contrary to popular belief, the spark of creativity is not something that one is inherently bestowed at birth. There are some recurring patterns that suggest otherwise. And these show us that creativi...