I used to rack my brain trying to figure out how to get ahead. Was it all about luck? Did I need how to learn how to play politics? Were there secret skills I needed to learn? Should I do my best work and trust that things would work out? How far can hard work get me?...
Let’s contrast two ways to improve your performance at anything – work, sports, etc. The results and the experience of the journeys will be radically different. Different levels of effort will be involved. Different outcomes will also be generated. Each approach...
“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. ” – Archimedes Where do human beings find the capacity to overcome obstacles, solve challenges, and navigate the uncertainty and complexity of the world? Most people...
My head hurt. I was ready to give up. Seven years ago my wife and I quit our jobs to travel the world. Six years ago I started a business instead of opting back into the corporate workforce, aka “the grind.” It was all great at first. I did what I loved,...
“There is nothing outside of yourself, look within. Everything you want is there. You are That.” Rumi My first encounter with a real-life “coach” was back in the early 2000s. I was in my 20’s and working at a furious pace, eager to make my mark as a Senior Product...
I’m writing this blog to share, not how I’m a mini-hero, but how I almost did something awful. I believe that we learn much about our character when we pay attention to how we operate when nobody is watching. Doing what’s right, even when it’s inconvenient, is...
