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Fly or Die? The Counterintuitive Truth About Power

Fly or Die? The Counterintuitive Truth About Power

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 knowing what to do. Early settlers of the frontier quickly realized that if they took out the...

Enantiodromia: When Extremes Become Their Opposite

Enantiodromia: When Extremes Become Their Opposite

"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 enantiodromia, a running contrariwise, by which he meant that sooner or later everything runs into its...

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Thin Places

Thin Places

“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 and I spent the week at family camp in the Santa Cruz mountains. Established in 1906, Mount...

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Never Train It, Never Get It

Never Train It, Never Get It

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 opposed to sitting down while pedaling) for much of the ride. This requires much more effort (at...

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Take the K.S.L. Challenge

Take the K.S.L. Challenge

“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 anyone ever imagined. Every time he showed up in his 1999 green Toyota Solara, our other friends...

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Leaders Need To Ask Their Teams These 12 Questions

Leaders Need To Ask Their Teams These 12 Questions

 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 build a world-class team. Well, I have great news for you! The Gallup Organization has spent...

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The Single Most Important Word For Productivity

The Single Most Important Word For Productivity

  “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 being extremely productive. Once you identify what is supremely important (read prior posts in...

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