iThink Better CLUB
Weekly Expert Series
with Ram V. Iyer
What makes the difference between the high income earners, and the average income earners?
Have you wondered, as I have, what makes this kind of difference in people’s lives? Why do smart people with the same education make vastly different amounts of money? It isn’t native intelligence or talent or dedication. It isn’t that one person wants success and earns more and the other does not. The difference lies in whether each person...
1. set monetary goals, lived very intentionally, and became enormously confident by becoming more antifragile.
2. identified and mitigated the barriers within and around themselves, that were preventing them from making more money. Some of them were disempowering mindset elements that each of them possessed, and others are what I call the ‘Silent Killers of Money-Making Success’.
3. developed a business mindset, a set of beliefs and rules that evaluated and capitalized opportunities for maximum monetary gain – acquired more enabling ones and got rid of disabling ones.
4. developed business thinking, a systematic way of evaluating the exchange of value to maximize personal compensation.
Not even top business schools teach you how to develop a ‘business mindset’. 
Many of them are schools of management (go look at the names of the top 20 b-schools) which produce managers for large businesses (most MBA graduates go on to work for large businesses or management consulting firms). Some people pick up a ‘business mindset’ from their business families and friends, and others from their mentors. Yet others, stumble upon it after years of experience. Unfortunately, most do not... because they don't know what it is (they only know the outcomes of having it), not how to develop it.
Business schools give you the functional elements of business thinking, but don’t give you the business thinking process… you have to ‘connect the dots’ yourself.
And antifragility,… most schools don’t even know about it.
Success bias is rampant in society and at universities and places of work... they hold up their success stories (and hide the unsuccessful ones), leading most people to believe that success is easy to achieve (success bias), by being just who they are (without the need to change much). And then, people have a ‘rude awakening’, years or decades later.
Who is helping you develop business thinking, a business mindset and antifragility? Wouldn’t it be a difference-maker if you picked up business thinking, and a business mindset? And if you learned how to become more antifragile? If you learn these earlier in life, you’ll make a lot more money over your lifetime, and become truly wealthy.
What makes the difference between the high income earners, and the average income earners?
Have you wondered, as I have, what makes this kind of difference in people’s lives? Why do smart people with the same education make vastly different amounts of money? It isn’t native intelligence or talent or dedication. It isn’t that one person wants success and earns more and the other does not. The difference lies in whether each person...
1. set monetary goals, lived very intentionally, and became enormously confident by becoming more antifragile.
2. identified and mitigated the barriers within and around themselves, that were preventing them from making more money. Some of them were disempowering mindset elements that each of them possessed, and others are what I call the ‘Silent Killers of Money-Making Success’.
3. developed a business mindset, a set of beliefs and rules that evaluated and capitalized opportunities for maximum monetary gain – acquired more enabling ones and got rid of disabling ones.
4. developed business thinking, a systematic way of evaluating the exchange of value to maximize personal compensation.
Not even top business schools teach you how to develop a ‘business mindset’. Many of them are schools of management (go look at the names of the top 20 b-schools) which produce managers for large businesses (most MBA graduates go on to work for large businesses or management consulting firms). Some people pick up a ‘business mindset’ from their business families and friends, and others from their mentors. Yet others, stumble upon it after years of experience. Unfortunately, most do not... because they don't know what it is (they only know the outcomes of having it), not how to develop it.
Business schools give you the functional elements of business thinking, but don’t give you the business thinking process… you have to ‘connect the dots’ yourself.
And antifragility,… most schools don’t even know about it.
Success bias is rampant in society and at universities and places of work... they hold up their success stories (and hide the unsuccessful ones), leading most people to believe that success is easy to achieve (success bias), by being just who they are (without the need to change much). And then, people have a ‘rude awakening’, years or decades later.
Who is helping you develop business thinking, a business mindset and antifragility? Wouldn’t it be a difference-maker if you picked up business thinking, and a business mindset? And if you learned how to become more antifragile? If you learn these earlier in life, you’ll make a lot more money over your lifetime, and become truly wealthy.
THE PROBLEM...
Many people in the world live in silos (or with their heads in the sand). Digitally created cartoon ostrich burying its head in the sand. They have spent decades, entire careers, or even lifetimes in a job function, company, industry, geography... They have singular and strong perspectives about the world around them - they think that is the ONLY way to see the world and make decisions based on those singular or narrow perspectives.
It is a lot like the six blind men who only feel one part of the elephant and have decided that is all there is to the elephant - ears (think those are large fans), legs (think those are tree trunks), the elephant's trunk (think that is a snake), the tail (they think it's a rope), the body (think that's a wall) and the tusk (think that is a spear).
Many people in the world live in silos (or with their heads in the sand). Digitally created cartoon ostrich burying its head in the sand. They have spent decades, entire careers, or even lifetimes in a job function, company, industry, geography... They have singular and strong perspectives about the world around them - they think that is the ONLY way to see the world and make decisions based on those singular or narrow perspectives.
It is a lot like the six blind men who only feel one part of the elephant and have decided that is all there is to the elephant - ears (think those are large fans), legs (think those are tree trunks), the elephant's trunk (think that is a snake), the tail (they think it's a rope), the body (think that's a wall) and the tusk (think that is a spear).
DO YOU WANT TO…
Share your expertise & perspectives?
You have excelled, and have unique perspectives that enable your excellence. You want to share those with others a community of curious and engaging ACHIEVERS.
Feed Your Curiosity
You are curious… about the world, other fields & people… and other perspectives. You want to hear other perspectives from people from other fields.
Have Engaging Conversations
You seek interesting people and engaging conversations. You’re tired of having the same old conversations with the same old people.
THE DIFFERENCE…
We get the audience engaged in the discussion. We ask you, the expert, a few questions, and then facilitate the audience (you) engaging directly with you. We then ask each audience member what they learned from each expert they listened to, and follow up the next week on how they applied it in their life. This goes on every week for 52 weeks! They gain new perspectives, come up with new ideas, applied many of those ideas to create greater value, become more successful, and make the world better.
ABOUT RAM
I have worked in the business for over 30 years and reached several highs and lows. I have two master’s degrees, one from MIT, a business degree, an extensive network, knowledge and skills, extensive travel, experiences, and constant learning….and enjoy teaching and mentoring people.
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), I had the time of my life, surrounded by curious people from various countries, different fields, and many perspectives (some ‘scary smart’ ones too!) who opened my mind… I “learned to learn” at MIT and came to expect more of myself, and what I can do for others. This initiative to share perspectives from people like you is my way of helping people around the world to ‘expand their minds, hear different perspectives, learn more (about the world and themselves), THINK BETTER, become more innovative, and make the world better place for all of us! Please join me…
That’s just the shiny trailer. Click here for my entire juicy story…
“I thoroughly enjoyed the interview with Ram. I had scheduled twenty minutes but continued for over an hour because his questions were so engaging”
“I loved being interviewed by Ram! He asked incredibly insightful questions. As an added benefit – I learned so much from him during our discussion. Along with being a great interviewer, he is an amazing thinker!”
“An interview with Ram is a treat. He asks thoughtful, probing questions and the conversation develops as a real dialogue. I’d sign up to talk with him any time! Business Thinking Radio is one of the great podcasts”
LET’S HELP MORE PEOPLE BECOME ACHIEVERS!
Let us help people become more knowledgeable, more intelligent, THINK BETTER, smarter, more intelligent, a better business person, make more money and BECOME ACHIEVERS… among their peers, classmates, friends, competitors, family, colleagues…
What makes the difference between the high income earners, and the average income earners?
Have you wondered, as I have, what makes this kind of difference in people’s lives? Why do smart people with the same education make vastly different amounts of money? It isn’t native intelligence or talent or dedication. It isn’t that one person wants success and earns more and the other does not. The difference lies in whether each person...
1. set monetary goals, lived very intentionally, and became enormously confident by becoming more antifragile.
2. identified and mitigated the barriers within and around themselves, that were preventing them from making more money. Some of them were disempowering mindset elements that each of them possessed, and others are what I call the ‘Silent Killers of Money-Making Success’.
3. developed a business mindset, a set of beliefs and rules that evaluated and capitalized opportunities for maximum monetary gain – acquired more enabling ones and got rid of disabling ones.
4. developed business thinking, a systematic way of evaluating the exchange of value to maximize personal compensation.
Not even top business schools teach you how to develop a ‘business mindset’. Many of them are schools of management (go look at the names of the top 20 b-schools) which produce managers for large businesses (most MBA graduates go on to work for large businesses or management consulting firms). Some people pick up a ‘business mindset’ from their business families and friends, and others from their mentors. Yet others, stumble upon it after years of experience. Unfortunately, most do not... because they don't know what it is (they only know the outcomes of having it), not how to develop it.
Business schools give you the functional elements of business thinking, but don’t give you the business thinking process… you have to ‘connect the dots’ yourself.
And antifragility,… most schools don’t even know about it.
Success bias is rampant in society and at universities and places of work... they hold up their success stories (and hide the unsuccessful ones), leading most people to believe that success is easy to achieve (success bias), by being just who they are (without the need to change much). And then, people have a ‘rude awakening’, years or decades later.
Who is helping you develop business thinking, a business mindset and antifragility? Wouldn’t it be a difference-maker if you picked up business thinking, and a business mindset? And if you learned how to become more antifragile? If you learn these earlier in life, you’ll make a lot more money over your lifetime, and become truly wealthy.
THE FORMAT…
Every week, we’ll bring in a different expert from a different walk of life. It will consist of three parts:
- 30-minute curated interview with you, the expert.
- 20 minutes of Q&A between the attendees and you, the expert.
- 10 minutes of breakout group discussions among the attendees (you can join too) as they brainstorm how to leverage the new knowledge and perspectives in their lives…
LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE BETTER THINKERS TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER!
SOME FEATURED EXPERTS
Dr. Valerie Young
- World's #1 Expert on Impostor Syndrome
- Think differently to accept who you are, not who you "think" you are
Jay Allen
- The Contrarian Networker
- Do NOT go to networking meetings
- Bring your Dream Connections to you!
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
- Executive Coach to CEOs
- #1 Leadership Thinker in the World
- #1 Executive Coach in the World
- Author of 4 NYT Bestsellers
What makes the difference between the high income earners, and the average income earners?
Have you wondered, as I have, what makes this kind of difference in people’s lives? Why do smart people with the same education make vastly different amounts of money? It isn’t native intelligence or talent or dedication. It isn’t that one person wants success and earns more and the other does not. The difference lies in whether each person...
1. set monetary goals, lived very intentionally, and became enormously confident by becoming more antifragile.
2. identified and mitigated the barriers within and around themselves, that were preventing them from making more money. Some of them were disempowering mindset elements that each of them possessed, and others are what I call the ‘Silent Killers of Money-Making Success’.
3. developed a business mindset, a set of beliefs and rules that evaluated and capitalized opportunities for maximum monetary gain – acquired more enabling ones and got rid of disabling ones.
4. developed business thinking, a systematic way of evaluating the exchange of value to maximize personal compensation.
Not even top business schools teach you how to develop a ‘business mindset’. Many of them are schools of management (go look at the names of the top 20 b-schools) which produce managers for large businesses (most MBA graduates go on to work for large businesses or management consulting firms). Some people pick up a ‘business mindset’ from their business families and friends, and others from their mentors. Yet others, stumble upon it after years of experience. Unfortunately, most do not... because they don't know what it is (they only know the outcomes of having it), not how to develop it.
Business schools give you the functional elements of business thinking, but don’t give you the business thinking process… you have to ‘connect the dots’ yourself.
And antifragility,… most schools don’t even know about it.
Success bias is rampant in society and at universities and places of work... they hold up their success stories (and hide the unsuccessful ones), leading most people to believe that success is easy to achieve (success bias), by being just who they are (without the need to change much). And then, people have a ‘rude awakening’, years or decades later.
Who is helping you develop business thinking, a business mindset and antifragility? Wouldn’t it be a difference-maker if you picked up business thinking, and a business mindset? And if you learned how to become more antifragile? If you learn these earlier in life, you’ll make a lot more money over your lifetime, and become truly wealthy.