Category: Mindset

The Gist:

• Many people produce and publish insights with perspectives that are useful to you.
• In every vertical there are synthesizers, whose diverse perspectives can help you make sense of your world.
• Studying different perspectives…

I don't write about politics, even though earning a Political Science major and a law degree exposed me to constant political arguments. My fundamental concern is not public policy but human effectiveness, particularly when it comes to leadership,…

There is nothing wrong with exploring what you might be or do. In fact, it might take you a while to find something that captures you, especially if it’s something you never considered. But once you are certain about what it is you are going to…

In my experience, when salespeople give themselves all zeros (or all tens) on every category of a competency model, their actual level is closer to a four or five, sometimes even lower. Conversely, those who give themselves reasonable…

At the moment of your birth, you were given a life. You didn't ask for one, nor were you aware of your rights or your obligations. Nevertheless, air entered your lungs, you started breathing on your own, and right away you registered your…

Any serious writer has to be willing to accept that their search for what is true will always alienate those who prefer to avoid realities that don’t match their ideals. The post, cataloging seven things that stunt intelligence, will appeal to…

Everything starts with your mindset, what you believe, and how you frame the things you experience. Many years ago, I was training to ride a bicycle across Death Valley. The total distance was two hundred miles. I rode one hundred miles every…

I rarely write about current affairs. I prefer to write about ideas that I believe will stand the test of time, work that will be useful in the future. I stay away from “newsjacking” and “clickbait,” strategies that get attention for…

If you possess only this one thing, you have everything you need to be grateful. The one thing that provides you what you need most of all is unconditional love from one person. Unconditional love from more than one person creates an overwhelming…

Your effectiveness and the quality of your life depends on how you interpret and respond to the world around you. The more appropriately you respond, the better your results. The opposite is also true: inappropriate responses, even to positive…