Pawan Kumar

“Duke University’s legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, or Coach K as he’s often called, famously came up with the dictum, widely practiced in sports, of “next play.” If you miss a shot in basketball, swing and miss in baseball, or throw an interception in football, you should quickly reset your mind and keep going. Focus on the task at hand rather than on what just happened.”
― Matt Abrahams, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot

“You’ll be amazed how quickly people adjust their expectations of your availability once you put stronger boundaries in place.”
― James Schramko, Work Less, Make More: The counter-intuitive approach to building a profitable business, and a life you actually love

“I don’t need to do more smart things. I just need to do fewer dumb things. I need to avoid making emotional decisions and swinging at bad pitches. I need to think!”
― Keith J. Cunningham, The Road Less Stupid: Advice from the Chairman of the Board

“There are two kinds of people in this life: Those who walk into a room and say,
‘Well, here I am!’ And those who walk in and say,
‘Ahh, there you are.”
― Leil Lowndes, How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships