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The Willingness to Look Foolish
“A wise person can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” –Bruce Lee A few years ago I read a passage in a book from one of my favorite authors (Mark Batterson) that stuck with me. He talked about the importance of the...
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
"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...
Self-Compassion Is Not Fluff. Research Shows It’s Inseparable from a Champion’s Mindset.
“Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion on all of those unwanted parts of ourselves.” –Pema Chodron The Big Idea –One thing is certain—leaders cannot develop a true champion’s mindset without practicing the skills of self-compassion. Before you...
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 and...
In an Over-Committed Culture, Margin Is Your Secret Weapon
Today’s BIG IDEA—“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 quite like heading into the wilderness with no cell phone reception, and no daily...
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...
