How Fast or Slow is Success?
Steve Martin, describing his success as a stand-up comedian, says, “The course was more plodding than heroic; I…took incremental steps studded with a few intuitive …
Less Stress, by Definition
Stress is the difference between the way things are and the way we think things should be. We can have less stress simply by letting …
The Four Reasons We Get Stuck
If any success for our organizations or ourselves seems elusive, then we benefit greatly if we can see what’s stopping us. Sometimes we get stuck …
Not Too Much, not Too Little
Too much structure, process, and regulation strangles any endeavor. Too little limits growth and, ultimately, everyone’s happiness. Just the right amount makes things easier, speeds …
Why We Defend at Work and Why We Shouldn’t
Many of our interactions at work are fraught with tension, resistance, and defensiveness. We can tell because of the tightness or numbness we feel in our …
Who Do You Say You Are?
The thoughts that most determine our success are the ones about who we think we are. If we find ourselves stuck, it’s likely because we …
Say It Out Loud
The tools we use to raise our buzz–to feel good before acting–involve finding thoughts that feel better to think than we are feeling now. We …
Secret Weapon Against Invading Emails
There they are. Staring at us. Draining us. We spend lots of energy resisting and attacking them. And just as we think we’ve conquered them, more appear, …
Five Steps to Set and Hit Goals For Real This Year (Even Those You’ve Failed at Before)
Setting goals at the start of the year is good and necessary. Yet our goals often seem tinged. While we may say things like, “This …
Let Your Heart Be Light
In every moment, we can choose optimism or pessimism. We can focus on what’s wrong or see things getting better. We can feel bad or …