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What Do You Need to Amputate to Get Unstuck?
*Photo by Gautier Salles “Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than hanging on.” –Eckhart Tolle Aron Lee Ralston was born on October 27, 1975, in Marion, Ohio. He moved to Colorado at the age of 12 where he quickly became obsessed with mountains....
Are You Immune To Changing?
Today’s Big Idea: We all have a kind of emotional immune system that may be hidden from our awareness and preventing us from making changes we want to make in our lives. Today we will explore Harvard research that illuminates this habit we all have. In their book...
Stop Giving Advice and Pushing Your Agenda, Do This Instead (Motivational Interviewing)
Today’s Big Idea: Advice rarely works. In leadership, you need communication strategies that increase your odds that people will listen to what you have to say. This post will highlight research-based techniques you can begin using to influence those around you. I was...
Get Off Autopilot!
.Today’s Big Idea—As a leader, it is essential to understand how to change your own habits, and how to help foster change in others. Science clearly reveals that some ways work better than others. A friend and colleague of mine, an executive coach, recently asked me a...
Why Leaders Need to Understand The Science of Happiness
The Big Idea—Authentic happiness is an extremely important thing to understand—for people, for leadership—and for life. When I say happiness, I am also talking about fulfillment, meaning, and joy—and avoiding the painful heartache of regret. If you are reading my...
Direction is More Important Than Speed
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...
In the Modern Era of Distraction Addiction, You Need This Skill
“Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” –Pablo Picasso We are only just beginning to see the long-term effects of our hyper-connected internet and smartphone era. Research from neuroscience and performance psychology is beginning to paint a compelling...
