I’ve been talking to a lot of business experts lately, and it’s been surprising how much this idea seems to be totally new to them, and how powerful it is once they wrap their minds around it: When you find yourself “stuck,” enter the void! What’s that mean, exactly? Well,
If you’re finding that you slink down more and more hallways with your eyes averted, that you sit and and listen to your own thoughts during meetings, that your friends are saying more and more things that rub you the wrong way, maybe it’s time to express yourself! Listen, we
In today’s column, am not going to give you any tips for leading a more successful life. Not gonna do it! No top ten skills for organizing your office. No kindhearted help with your relationships. No motivating sayings from today’s top positive thinkers. No spiritual strawberry ice cream. Nope. I’m
It seems like every time you open up the Google News page or turn on CNN there’s another report of a mass shooting. We MUST mobilize our country’s brightest minds and most resourceful institutions and figure out how to stop crazy people from killing our children and our neighbors. Even
Wanna make sure your ass gets into gear, and STAYS that way? One thing that will help in a big hurry is figuring out whether U R an X or an I. Here’s the deal: some people are extrinsically motivated [“X”], and some people are intrinsically motivated [“I”]. Actually, most
You know what used to scare me? Spiders. Then I spent some time studying them and learned that they are fascinating, efficient creatures. After enough time passed being interested in spiders instead of avoiding them, they became just another insect. You know what used to scare me? Bullies. Then I
It is possible in this age of One Year to a Healthier, Happier You, 40 Days to a Joy Filled Life, the Four Hour Workweek, and the The One Minute Manager, to recognize that most real achievement still takes time? Let’s face it, if you’re going to build a house,
It’s autumn, and the weather’s been great! I’ve been lucky enough to be able to spend an unreasonable number of days outside with friends in the past few months. Those of you who know me may have trouble believing this, but I’ve spent a lot of time listening to them
As my pal Ian so clearly articulated last week, the political mudslinging leading up to election day has done a lot to make our public discourse less appealing. Much of our private discourse hasn’t been exactly full of generosity and support, either. But in the midst of all this grandstanding
If you really want a way to get your ass into gear and to keep it there, specialize. Choose a profession, hobby or pastime that’s very specific, then set out to do everything that can be done, to learn everything that can be learned, within that specialty. Year in and
