INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) A CEO of a major company once told me, "Winners exude a desire to win and willingness to put themselves out there to push through … [Read more...]
Issue #118: On the Worst Advice Ever, Overcoming Analysis Paralysis, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) There are enough things in the world around us, and in our day to day, that strip away our confidence and stoke our self-doubt. … [Read more...]
Issue #113: On Prioritizing Like a 5-Star General, the Great Happiness Trap, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) One of the great myths is that there’s not enough time. When I catch myself thinking this, if I pause, and I’m honest with … [Read more...]
Issue #51: On the Key to Forming Habits, the Self-Improvement Trap, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Research shows that people often fail to establish habits because they’re unwilling to exert self-control in the short-term to … [Read more...]
Issue #6: On Asking for Help, Getting Unstuck, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) • It’s not surprising many of us have a hard time asking for help, research shows that self-reliance consistently … [Read more...]
‘Shark Tank’ Took a Bite Out of This Founder, but He Swims On (and You Should Too)
The founder of #besomebody took his mauling on the show as just another day in the ocean of entrepreneurship. Here's what you can learn from the resilient Kash Shaikh
The Sharks on ABC's 'Shark Tank' were in a feeding frenzy, and Kash Shaikh was wearing chum underwear. At least in the eight minutes viewers saw. (Shaikh was actually … [Read more...]
A New Study Shows the 6 Best Ways Parents Can Help Their Children Build Their Career Skills
The study shows the top six skills that working adults learned from their parents (and how you can help them along).
Some things in life you just don't learn until later on. Some of the biggest impact my parents had on me didn't become clear until I started parenting my … [Read more...]
Warren Buffett’s Little Known ‘Noah Rule’ Is the Key to Surviving Adversity
The Oracle of Omaha admits there was a time when he saw the future, but it wasn't enough.
I was recently in Florida talking to an audience member after a keynote I gave on flourishing in change. She said the keynote was timely because her company … [Read more...]
A Huge Study Says This is the Number 1 Productivity Trick (I Tried It–It Works)
Productivity hacks are a dime a dozen. This one's worth a little investment
When it comes to the category of productivity hacks, I’d like to know who its publicist is and hire him or her, because the press is unbelievable. From productivity experiments … [Read more...]
A 10-Year CEO Study Shows the Single Most Important Behavior of the Most Successful Leaders
Exhibiting this one behavior makes you an astonishing twelve times more likely to be a high-performing CEO
Ten-year CEO studies conducted by a team of psychologists, economists, statisticians, and data scientists don’t come along every day (but still more offers for a 0 percent APR … [Read more...]
