The Key to Mental Toughness: Three Tips from Madam Pele
When it comes to developing mental toughness, these three tips will help you go farther and last longer than perhaps you ever thought possible.
The Oatmeal Habit – How to Form Habits that Stick to your Ribs
When I adopted my oatmeal habit, I had no idea I was unlocking a powerful way to form good habits that last. Here’s what I discovered, and how you can put it to work.
A Sling and a Miss: 6 Keys to Building a Growth Mindset
With the right attitude, we can benefit from failure as much as from success if we approach challenges with a growth mindset; here’s how.
Leadership Sketchbook: 7 Keys to Mastering the Art of Leading
Taking a cue from master artists, a leadership sketchbook may be just the thing we need to master the art of leadership; here’s how.
Slow Burn: How to Turn Today’s Motivation into Tomorrow’s Success
All too often our motivation flames out long before we reach the goals we aim for; what we need is a slow burn. Here’s how to light a fire that will last.
The Law of Slow Leaks – Why Important Things Fail and What We Can Do About It
The Law of Slow Leaks explains why things we hold to be important sometimes fail us when we need them, and what we can do about it.
Finding Direction – 3 Ways to Blaze a Clear Path Through Life’s Forest
Today’s world can be like an immense overgrown forest; finding direction through it can be a challenge. Here are three ways to blaze a trail through it, and make it one worth following.
Get Curious! How to Overcome Adversity with Two Simple Words
There’s no shortage of ways our plans can run off the rails; one sure way to get them back on track can be summed up in two words: Get Curious. Here’s how it works.
Making Time: There’s Never Enough; Can We Make More?
Time – there’s never enough of it, and everyone seems to want more; is making time an option? With a change of perspective, I think so.
Going the Distance – 7 Secrets for Success in Love (and Leadership)
When it comes to love or leadership, going the distance means forming relationships that run deep; while my son and his bride backpack to the northern shores of Iceland, I thought I’d share seven ways to help make sure they, and we, stay headed in the right direction.
Run of the (Tread) Mill – Finding Magic in the Mundane
Some of the most important tasks in life may not be spectacular or exciting; to help us keep at them anyway, here are six ways to help us find magic in the mundane.
Lines for Leaders: “Get That Guy”
Dr. Richard Feynman shares a key insight about how some of the smartest people got that way; if we follow his idea of “get that guy” we can do the same, and become better leaders in the process.