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Blindsight: How To Know Things About Yourself That You Don’t Know
“Know Thyself.” –Socrates A colleague of mine recently shared a story with me. A few years ago she was working in a key leadership position for the president of her company—we’ll call him Steve. She was eager and excited about her new role. But several months in, she...
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...
Organizations With a Structured Onboarding Process May Retain 50% More New Hires
Right after graduate school I began working at a maximum security prison. The pay was good, the work was exciting, and they offered student loan forgiveness programs. I was assigned a work mentor who would help with my onboarding process. The first stop was the armory...
Perfectionism—The Secret Thief of Dreams
Most of you have probably never heard of Lord Acton, but I bet you have heard the phrase, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” attributed to him. John Dalberg-Acton—or Lord Acton—was a 19th century historian. His story is really quite tragic, and...
The 80-20 Rule
“If you don’t have time, you don’t have priorities.” —Tim Ferriss The BIG Idea—A minority of your actions create the majority of your results. Wilfreid Fritz Pareto (aka Vilfredo Pareto) was an unusual Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, and political...
Find Yourself By Getting Lost
Last week I checked off a bucket list trip by backpacking the Lost Coast—with two friends I’ve known for more than 20 years. After living in California my entire life, this was yet another amazing area of California I’d never explored. If you are not familiar with the...
Run Your Household Like A Great Company
Starbucks has become renowned for their atmosphere of impeccable customer service. In fact, just go online and you will find a wealth of books written about business principles that made Starbucks such a success. But if you have been to a Starbucks lately, you know...
