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Have You Written Your 2025 Life Plan Yet?
One morning in 1972 Yogi Berra awakened his wife and three sons and piled them into the car to drive to his Hall of Fame ceremony. They were in a bit of a hurry, and it soon became apparent he had taken a wrong turn somewhere. He accelerated, hoping he would make it...
The Top 5 Regrets People Have at the End of Life
“Regrets are illuminations come too late.” –Joseph Campbell The BIG IDEA: What if you could know what most people regret at the end of life and use that information to change your choices long before your death? Now you can. My father’s story If you have ever felt a...
Can Leaders Have More Impact on Employee Mental Health Than Therapists or Doctors?
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 in a dingy apartment, and working 32 hours a week. It was a challenging season of life. I had...
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,...
Your Brain is Fooling You Every Day, Without Your Awareness—Here is What to Do About it
The Big Idea: The phenomenon of Cognitive Bias has been studied for more than 50 years. Despite decades of research, most leaders are not aware of how these errors in thinking influence their decisions every single day. The best leaders will learn about (and ways to...
5 Essential Leadership Principles for Parenting
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 born, the nurses could tell we were total rookies in the parenting game, so they graciously...
Time Blocking—Join the Top 5% of the World’s Most Productive People
"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 are going to do something and it never hits your calendar, then never gets done? If...
