“Technological progress has merely provided us with a more efficient means for going backwards.” –Aldous Huxley The Big Idea: According to research, constantly checking our...
The Benefits of Setting a Financial Finish Line
by Parker Houston | Oct 2, 2025 | uncategorized
“When you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.” –Zig Ziglar Imagine you are watching your favorite football team this week. The game is tense, and they may not win....
Allow Obstacles to Transform You
by Parker Houston | Sep 25, 2025 | The Science of Mindset
People with a strong mindset handle obstacles in a very different way than other people. And how they handle obstacles depends mostly on how they think about obstacles. They...
Get Off the Hedonic Treadmill
by Parker Houston | Sep 18, 2025 | The Science of Happiness
Extensive research on happiness exists. And understanding how happiness works is a key life skill that has a huge impact on your life and your family. The Big Idea:...
Persistence and Acceptance
by Parker Houston | Sep 11, 2025 | Personal Leadership, The Science of Mindset
I have always considered myself to be a very persistent person. It was something my dad instilled in me early on. For most of my life, I’ve been proud of my persistent and...
How to Avoid a Slow Death by Meeting
by Parker Houston | Sep 4, 2025 | Boost Your Organizational Health, Top Teams Made Simple
What is your weekly meeting schedule like? Do you ever sit in meetings for hours with your mind wandering, or checking your phone repeatedly while people discuss information...
Be More Partner, Less Boss
by Parker Houston | Aug 28, 2025 | Boost Your Organizational Health, Personal Leadership, Top Teams Made Simple
The Big Idea: A recent survey suggests that you can give your employees a happiness boost equivalent to doubling their household income. How? By behaving more like a partner...
Research Shows that Psychological Safety is Essential for Successful Teams
by Parker Houston | Aug 21, 2025 | Boost Your Organizational Health, Top Teams Made Simple
A few years ago, a friend approached her boss to discuss an upcoming vacation. She was planning ahead and gave several months notice, to which her boss replied, “I wish I...
The Top 5 Regrets People Have at the End of Life
by Parker Houston | Aug 14, 2025 | The Science of Happiness
“Regrets are illuminations come too late.” –Joseph Campbell What if you could know what most people regret at the end of life and use that information to change your choices...
Time Boxing—Join the Top 5% of the World’s Most Productive People
by Parker Houston | Aug 7, 2025 | Productivity Best Practices
“If something is going to get done, it must occupy a physical space in your calendar.” —Stephen Covey Now this sounds really simple—but how often do you say you...
Five Essential Leadership Principles for Parenting
by Parker Houston | Jul 31, 2025 | Family Leadership
Today’s BIG IDEA— “Your greatest contribution to the world as a leader may not be something you do, it might be someone you raise.” –Andy Stanley When my first daughter was...
We Fix Stupid
by Parker Houston | Jul 24, 2025 | Boost Your Organizational Health
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different result.” –attributed to Albert Einstein Do you have stuff at your job that...
Can Leaders Have More Impact on Employee Mental Health Than Therapists or Doctors?
by Parker Houston | Jul 17, 2025 | Boost Your Organizational Health
Many years ago, I had a terrible work experience I will never forget. I was halfway through my doctoral program, working on my dissertation, trying to pay the bills, living...
Fly or Die? The Counterintuitive Truth About Power
by Parker Houston | Jul 10, 2025 | Personal Leadership
Herds of buffalo are extremely loyal followers of one leader. They do what the leader does, they go where the leader goes. If the leader isn’t there, they stand around not...
Enantiodromia: When Extremes Become Their Opposite
by Parker Houston | Jul 3, 2025 | Personal Leadership
“Old Heraclitus, who was indeed a very great sage, discovered the most marvelous of all psychological laws: the regulative function of opposites. He called it...
Thin Places
by Parker Houston | Jun 26, 2025 | Personal Leadership
“Keep close to nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in a while, climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” –John Muir Last week my family...
Never Train It, Never Get It
by Parker Houston | Jun 19, 2025 | Optimal Performance, The Science of Mindset
I was recently mountain biking with several friends when my friend Kelly said something profound. One of my friends was asking him how he is able to remain standing (as...
Take the K.S.L. Challenge
by Parker Houston | Jun 12, 2025 | Personal Leadership
“We buy things we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we don’t like.” –Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club One of my good buddies drove his car longer than...
Leaders Need To Ask Their Teams These 12 Questions
by Parker Houston | Jun 5, 2025 | Top Teams Made Simple
What do the most talented employees want from their workplace? If you knew the answer to this question, you could attract the most talented players to your company, and...
The Single Most Important Word For Productivity
by Parker Houston | May 29, 2025 | Productivity Best Practices
“It is the super-achievers, and only the super-achievers, who have learned to say No.” –Peter Drucker The word “NO” might be the most important word when it comes to...
In an Over-Committed Culture, Margin Is Your Secret Weapon
by Parker Houston | May 22, 2025 | Self Leadership
“Overload is the disease of our time. Margin is the cure.” –Richard Swenson, M.D. Probably my favorite thing in the world to do is backpacking. For me, there is nothing...
Five Leadership Books Everyone Should Read (and a Few More)
by Parker Houston | May 15, 2025 | Personal Leadership
A while back, one of my mentors told gave me some important life advice, “you have to read what you want to become.” Life is short, and the books we choose to read with our...
The Superpower of Effective Delegation
by Parker Houston | May 8, 2025 | Productivity Best Practices
The Big Idea: Delegation is a superpower that helps great leaders get more done faster. Few leaders do it effectively. Today’s article will provide some best practices to...
Mudita: The Antidote To Envy
by Parker Houston | May 1, 2025 | Personal Leadership
“It is in the character of very few, to honor without envy, a friend who has prospered.” –Aeschylus There is a famous story about the Buddha which teaches an essential life...
Good Thinking Begins With a Growth Mindset
by Parker Houston | Apr 24, 2025 | Personal Leadership, The Science of Mindset
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.” –Henry Ford Regarding core principles of personal leadership, few things are more important than...
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