Octavian Mihai

Most current books give exceptional examples that drive a certain point home. Of course it is fine to give Apple or Google as examples and trend setters. Of course it is inspiring to listen to the stories of becoming of great thinkers. Of course we’re sitting on the shoulder of giants. With hindsight one might always say [...]

BASIC MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS: PROJECTS VS OPERATIONS Projects are defined by a beginning, a closure and by the accomplishment of a specific goal. Examples of personal projects: graduating from university, buying a house or changing your job. Operations are ongoing recurring activities. Example of personal operations: Staying in shape, eating healthy or walking your dog. So staying healthy is [...]

OVERVIEW So, as you might already read in Where Do We Go From Here? A Blog’s Life early last month, I have started an experiment. I had a couple pointers: To publish whatever inspires me. My interests were exploring concepts in creativity, marketing, business and personal discovery. To post with almost daily frequency To keep my posts as [...]

MAKE THIS PLEDGE TODAY Next week, I will be better than today. 1. FIND YOUR EXCELLENCE Please be honest. Buy a notebook. Look into the past. (See How to be remarkably creative on-demand (tips) ). List your abilities. Be honest. For each ability you think you have find a series of successes you achieved. There is [...]

TL;DR: Get real, know yourself, get things done. CONTEXT: Jonathan suggested to me to write a post about results. However, one cannot write about results without mentioning successes and failures. INTENT: No particular intention. Just some insights while exploring the success, failure and results’ concepts. 1. BE PROACTIVE AND A CLOSER Close the door to your room. [...]

Got some mail today. I was told that my writings seem to support a pretty square vision of advertising. My personal position: I dislike hypocrites. Our society and tribe will not get anywhere unless we accept our human condition. I’ll stop here. Catch me for a beer if you want to get philosophical. My official position: Everybody should do [...]