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monapatel

CEO, Motivate Design

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Joined on August 5th, 2015

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@jacqvon I have been thinking about doing it for years, but my excuses held me back. Then I went to a meeting with a fairly large financial company, and was appalled at how the company employees were acting. It's as if they didn't care about their company. To be honest, I was jealous. They have millions of dollars in their budget, and I started dreaming about all the good I could do with one of those millions. It was around then that the Excuse Personas started taking shape, and I realized that my job (I talk about being a teacher as my calling in the book) was to teach people not to consult. The book was a way for me to get down everything I wanted to say to help those employees who felt stuck and teach them a method to get unstuck. I still don't know how giving away the "secret" to how we've been able to help companies innovate and grow is smart, but I guess we'll find out whether writing this book was a smart decision soon enough!

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@melissajoykong 1) My (totally made up) three requirements: a) benefit the people who work at the company/make money b)benefit your customer in a unique, meaningful way c) help to make the world a better place. If you're doing all these things, you are probably growing. 2) Ask What if?. If you feel stuck, take 3 minutes to come up with ways to get unstuck. By doing so, you'll realize that you have plenty of options, and it's up to you to take one. To me, designing your life is about deciding what you want in and what you want out, and making sure you are constantly moving in a direction that brings you happiness!

on Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think

5yr ago

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@melissajoykong There are so many but I've personally been fascinated with finances and helping people understand more about spending money, learning about wealth, saving and investing. We've been working for years in this space, and I personally have worked on everything from ATMs to some of the newer fintech startups. Helping more people understand how to get out (or stay out) of debt is a passion area of mine. Healthcare, energy, and some of our work in the non-profit sector also have huge impacts in terms of quality of life. Interestingly, this question is part of why I wrote the book. I can't help everyone through consulting, but maybe I can help them if I just made it easy for a driven person to do what I would do on a project! (I talk about this more in the last chapter!)

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