Striving Towards Excellence

-Karthik Gurumurthy

I just finished reading “Eat That Frog” by Brian Tracy and can’t recommend it enough for anyone wanting to boost their productivity. If you actually commit to practicing his principles consistently, you’ll see real results in your work.

Here are the key insights that stood out to me:

Tracy emphasizes developing gratitude for everything that happens, viewing each experience as progress toward something greater. He argues that continuous learners—those who constantly acquire new knowledge and skills—will be tomorrow’s leaders.

Success requires countless small, unnoticed efforts before you achieve anything meaningful. The more you help others and share credit, the more support flows back to you. True leadership happens when you do what’s right even when nobody’s watching.

People with clear, written goals accomplish far more than those without them could imagine. Your confidence directly correlates with how much impact you feel you’re making. Like a well-aligned car, you perform best when your thoughts, emotions, goals, and values are in sync.

But perhaps his most powerful question is one worth memorizing: “What is the most valuable use of my time right now?”

This book isn’t just theory—it’s a practical roadmap for working smarter, not harder.