The Greatest Source of Failure
The greatest source of failure is not a lack of talent, capital, or ideas. And it’s not politics or the lack of opportunities. The source …
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An Unusual Productivity Boost
Here is a rather unusual productivity boost that takes just 2 minutes per day: set simple, quiet bedtime and waking up buzz-raising routines. Each night …
Some Wind In Their Sails
When people are down, they can’t be productive and they pull others down with them. Sometimes all they need is some wind in their sails. They …
You as Superhero
The start of anything worthwhile is a thought. Nothing happens until someone has a thought like, “Hey, this would be cool.” When you direct your …
Focusing on What’s Missing to Get What You Want?
We can choose to focus on lack or on appreciation. Focusing on the lack of anything pretty much always prolongs whatever is lacking. Focusing on …
Give and Get
The sages tell us that the best way to get what we want is to give it to others first. Sounds like an odd approach. …
Never Underestimate
Never underestimate your ability to dramatically improve even the toughest, darkest, most challenging situations by modeling resilience, calm, and unconditional faith in others. Raise your …
Because Inertia
People who try to raise their buzz–to feel good then act–often report that they fall right back to a not-so-good-feeling state. Somehow. they can’t hold …
Why Anticipate Success
The sages tell us that we get what we focus on. That means that focusing on a problem has an odd but reliable way of …
Sometimes This Is All We Need
Sometimes all we need is someone to say, “You’re fine, life is good, everything will work out.” You’re fine. Life is good. Everything will work …