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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,...
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....
Gratitude Is A Daily Discipline of Training Your Brain What To Pay Attention To
The BIG IDEA—The research is clear that gratitude changes your brain chemistry and wiring, your leadership results, your physical health, and the health of your organization. Gratitude is like a plant I love and appreciate my wife deeply, she is an amazing partner and...
A Strong Finish in 2024
Louis Zamperini was a skinny and scrappy kid from California—nicknamed the “Torrance Tornado” for his incredible speed in running events. If you haven’t heard of him yet, I have a blog post dedicated to his life story here, which is a short summary of what became a...
Work Expands to Fill the Time Available
On November 19th, 1955, British naval historian C. Northkote Parkinson published a humorous article in The Economist with a lengthy title: Politicians and taxpayers have assumed (with occasional phases of doubt) that a rising total in the number of civil servants must...
The Ultimate Test of Leadership—Do You Create More Leaders?
“The best measure of leadership is whether you create more leaders.”—John Maxwell You place a very low ceiling on your leadership potential if you don’t take the time to mentor and develop others. Good leaders create loyal followers. Great leaders create other leaders...
Change Your Definition of Success
“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”–John Wooden (1910-2010) John Robert Wooden was hired by UCLA as the head basketball coach in 1948....
