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“The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.” – Joshua Becker Recently, the principle of minimalism has been trending worldwide. It became the subject of numerous self-help books, Netflix series, and more. The movement has resonated with a lot of people. It inspired everyone to declutter […]

“Before the reward, there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.” – Ralph Ransom I feel privileged to live in a stunningly gorgeous region of the world called the Palouse. This area is surrounded by rolling wheat and other crop fields that are quite stunning, especially […]

“If you change the belief first, changing the action is easier.” – Peter McWilliams Have you ever tried to change something in your life – a habit, a regular practice, or learn a new skill, and yet it always seems like you get pulled back to the old way of doing things? Almost like there […]

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi The world – its people, its technologies, its cultures – they are all constantly changing. Everything we see around is not absolute. It either regresses or evolves into something better. In the process of evolving, engineers are there. Engineers are change-makers. […]

“Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard work.” – Henry Ford All of us have our genius zones. The idea of a genius zone is that you have a special combination of skills or attributes that, when utilized, allows you to do your absolute best work. In your genius […]

“Feedback is the breakfast of champions” – Ken Blanchard First of all, happy #StarWarsDay. May the Fourth be with you 🙂 Think for a moment – Are you able to identify your own blind spots during your leadership and personal development? Probably not – that’s why they are blind spots, right? Don’t worry too much […]

“Failure is success if we learn from it.” – Malcolm Forbes In your journey as a leader, failure is crucial to your success. That may be hard to wrap your head around, but stay with me. Part of your progress will come from learning and growing as you apply the lessons that come from your […]

“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence, and inspiration.” – Robin S. Sharma In the course of your career as an engineer, you may have desires to transition from being an individual contributor on a team to leading a team. This can be a challenge as you will face […]

“Slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects.” – Greg Mortenson If you are trying to find a new career opportunity, sometimes getting job interviews can be a difficult task, let alone landing the job. There are times that you will receive no answer from your applications, delayed responses, or even quick […]