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Mudita: The Antidote To Envy
“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 lesson. One day a king invited the Buddha and his monks for lunch. On their way to the palace,...
Feel the Fear, Then Do It Anyway
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” –Henry Ford In 1987 psychologist Susan Jeffers wrote her bestselling book Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, which sold millions of copies. Many successful entrepreneurs and business leaders rank this book...
The Trial is My Teacher
“Accept whatever comes to you, woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?” –Marcus Aurelius Theodore Roosevelt was born with crippling asthma. As a child, even the slightest exertion would leave him bedridden for weeks. Then one...
All Great Thinking Begins With a Growth 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 developing a strong mindset. Great leaders need endurance. They need hope. They need creativity....
Resist Nothing
Until he was 29 years old, Eckhart lived in a near-permanent state of severe anxiety and suicidal depression. He was quite miserable in his life, living in a constant state of internal turmoil and self-torturous thoughts. One night before his 30th birthday, he was...
Could Taking More Vacation Days Help You Get a Raise?
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it…including you.” –Anne Lamott According to Greg Mckeown, bestselling author and winner of the Young Global Leader Award 2012, many driven leaders fall into a predictable pattern of workplace success: Work hard Get...
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...
