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 #48: On Using Occam’s Razor to Solve Problems, 4 Words to Live By, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Studies have confirmed that simplifying things in life makes human beings happier. And yet most of us have what behavioral … [Read more...]
Issue #46: On the Biggest Happiness Drain, Developing Better Judgment, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Research from the London Business School points to the most fundamental things you forget when it comes to developing … [Read more...]
Issue #38: On the Truth About Vulnerability, Owning Your Career and Happiness, and More.
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) I discovered something I have in common with Harvard's Amy Edmondson – a belief in the truth about vulnerability. We … [Read more...]
Issue #33: On the Happiness Equation, Using Your Superpower, and More
INSIGHTS (on leadership/self-leadership) Everyone, including you, has a superpower, a super strength you can apply with fervor, like a superhero, to do good in the … [Read more...]
How to Find Your Purpose and Put it on Paper
The pursuit is worth it
First, a definition. Purpose is your Profound Why – Why are you working so hard? For what higher-order reason? It can’t be just to sell more widgets than you did last year – your … [Read more...]
Be Inspired By Steve Jobs’s Last Words And Live An Awesome Life.
The icon inspired right up to his last breath with words that inspire you to make more of each of yours.
A few years back, a meme was circulating about Steve Jobs supposed deathbed speech on the evils of pursuing a life of wealth. Except, it wasn't true (I … [Read more...]
Employee Happiness Boils Down to This Simple Equation
It's time for a simpler solution to employee happiness. It's time for...math?
Entire industries have been created to help people find happiness. And I'm not even counting when Apple comes out with a new i-anything. If I'm honest, so many "8 step … [Read more...]
This Surprising Question May Hold the Key to Your Happiness and Success at Work
It caught me off guard, but it's wildly correlated with you liking your job.
There are few things left that surprise me; I’m betting it’s the same for you. So when I come across something unexpected in doing research for this column, I take pause, … [Read more...]
Harvard Study: This Frequent Bad Habit is Killing Your Happiness
It's a habit you can change with just a little intentionality
After giving a keynote, I was speaking with some audience members, all CEO’s of small companies. They were describing how exasperating it is to keep today’s employee … [Read more...]
