The Compass Mind: A Short Guide to Think in All Directions
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Revised 2022 Edition
Thinking outside the box is more than just a business slogan. It means approaching our issues and troubles in innovative ways, conceptualizing difficulties differently, and in ways that you had never thought of before. We are often told to think out of the box but how exactly do we do that? How do we develop that unique ability to confront problems in ways other than how normal people confront problems? How do we cultivate the ability to look at things differently from the rest of the crowd?
This tiny book explains how you can learn to think out of the box and see problems from different angles based on a Chinese proverb that says - A wise man makes his own decisions, while an ignorant man follows the public opinion.”
Thejendra Sreenivas
Thejendra Sreenivas is a Technology manager with nearly 28+ years of experience in the IT industry handling a variety of technical roles & projects. He is also an Author and Life Skills coach. He offers personalized coaching in Self-Publishing, Financial Literacy, IT Asset Management, and various Self-Improvement concepts. He has also written 20+ mild & wild books on a number of subjects. His inspiration for writing unique books comes from Toni Morrison who said, “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”Please visit his web cave - www.thejendra.com for details of his books, articles and coaching information.
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The Compass Mind - Thejendra Sreenivas
Acknowledgments
My first thanks go to Toni Morrison, a famous American author, and recipient of countless awards including the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, who first planted the incredible seeds of writing a book in my head. Even though I have never met her it was her amazing quote, "If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it," that inspired and motivated me to write articles and books nearly two decades ago.
My second thanks go to my family members, friends, neighbors, and relatives for helping me accomplish this literary feat by completely forgetting or ignoring me on countless weekends while I was pounding on my keyboard with wild ideas setting my head on fire.
My third thanks go to the various bits and pieces of enlightenment gained from dealing with countless people over the years, opening all the mental taps, personal and witnessed experiences, pleasant and nasty encounters, rational and irrational thoughts in solitude, wake-up calls, famous quotes, and most importantly those bizarre ideas being mysteriously pumped into my brain by a naughty higher power. So, a lot of earthly and cosmic folks have directly or indirectly contributed to the flow of thoughts presented in this and all my other books.
Thejendra Sreenivas
Book Publishing Coach
www.thejendra.com
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Good day. My name is Thejendra Sreenivas. I was a Technology Manager in the IT industry for nearly 30 years. Before entering the IT industry, I was also an electronics lecturer for a short duration.
I have written and self-published 35+ books on various subjects. All my books are available in both Paperback and eBook on all major book retailers. I am also the Editor and Publisher of a font-optimized digital magazine called Self Improvement International which contains articles on personal development, workplace issues, humor, writing, and publishing.
I am now a Book Publishing Coach and offer services like Assisted Self-Publishing, Manuscript Formatting, Facebook Ads, Ghostwriting, One Page Websites, Article Writing, and Podcast Creation. In addition, I also offer Personal Development Coaching.
Please visit my web cave - www.thejendra.com or www.author-world.com for details of my books, magazine, and coaching information.
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T:\THEJENDRA-PRODUCTION\BOOKS-MAGAZINE-2021\LOGOS\DIVIDER1.pngAbout the Series
The Executive Personal Development Series is a set of short non-fiction books on business management, leadership, inspirational, motivational, and self-improvement topics. Each book is an imaginary discussion between a retired professor who thinks unconventionally and a corporate executive who thinks like the crowd. This is a unique professor who thinks, "What is popular may not be right, and what is right may not be popular."
Most self-help books are normally written in a textbook or step-by-step guide formats. But these books are written like a novel in a conversational style with interactive lectures, candid arguments, and idle talk between the two who belong to different generations. Each book discusses some self-improvement concept or an aspect of the executive’s personal or professional life and the professor enlightens, alters, or completely demolishes the executive’s earlier thinking and assumptions.
The first book in the series is The Power of Laziness followed by The Extreme Minimalist and others. However, each book can be read independently.
Preface
Thinking outside the box is more than just a business slogan. It means approaching our issues and troubles in innovative ways, conceptualizing difficulties differently, and in ways that you had never thought of before. We are often told to think out of the